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1979, 1980, 79, corvette, dye, interior, kit, oyster, paint, steering, wheel, white

1980 Oyster Interior nightmare

80lover on 03-31-2008

02-21-2024 11:29 PM
by kmcc505

18

8,060

C3 General

1979, 78, 82, box, c3, chevy, compartment, corvette, cylinder, glove, key, keyed, lock, locks, lost, removal, remove

78-82 glove box lock removal???????

1yy07 on 04-06-2009

11-14-2023 09:42 PM
by Breezybob-C3

10

13,706

C3 General

1979, 2004, 79, box, corvette, diagram, door, forum, fuse, fuseblock, location, panel, panels, pdf, wiring

1979 Corvette Fuse Box

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spiritdancer18 on 10-03-2008

09-08-2023 11:21 AM
by georgegraz

118

105,744

C3 General

1979, board, c3, changing, circuit, corvette, corvettec3speedometercircuit, curcuit, removal, remove, speedo, speedometer, tach, tachometer, vette, working

Removal of speedometer circuit board on a 1979

79Vette4spd on 05-09-2007

08-18-2023 09:16 AM
by Bikespace

14

6,907

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 1979corvette, 400, 79, car, chassis, conversion, corvette, drag, fit, th400, transmission, tube, turbo, vette

TH 400 Trans question? Fit for 1979.

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KGKVette on 03-24-2009

06-03-2023 08:03 PM
by John 65

62

8,155

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 79, ac, air, blow, brackets, c3, conditioner, corvette, defrost, hot, schematic, time, troubleshooting, vacuum, vent, vette

79 Vette Air Conditioning Troubleshooting

Tiburon83 on 05-01-2011

03-12-2023 01:55 PM
by wwiiavfan

16

7,784

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 1979, 79, ac, air, blow, blowing, c3, corvette, dash, ducts, isnt, vent, vents, working

79 air vents not blowing

Carl79 on 09-06-2007

12-01-2022 11:17 AM
by eboggs_jkvl

14

23,839

C3 General

1979, 79, chevrolet, corvette, determine, difference, early, early1979corvette, figure, headlight, late, matt, model, slap, switch, vett, vin

Early/Late 1979 identifcation

Rick_V on 07-11-2011

11-28-2022 06:26 AM
by bmotojoe

18

11,715

C3 General

1979, 1980, 33707, bushing, corvette, cost, costs, end, engine, estamate, estimate, front, full, instal, rebuild, suspension

Front end rebuild cost ??

gs746 on 07-04-2007

11-15-2022 08:13 AM
by eboggs_jkvl

11

9,805

C3 General

1979, corvette, estimated, l82, whats, worth

Whats my 1979 L-82 worth????

260 street on 08-28-2006

11-07-2022 12:22 PM
by vettebuyer6369

18

11,427

C3 General

1979, 76, blackgrey, c3, corvette, ford, grey, hood, paint, scoop, stripes, tone, toned, tungsten

Two tone c3's, step on in

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EyeLuvCorvettes on 06-09-2008

05-05-2022 07:14 PM
by thepitstop2010

38

13,525

C3 General

No AIR pump in a '79 L-82?

page62 on 03-28-2002

05-01-2022 10:05 AM
by stingr69

18

1,880

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, chevy, control, corvette, efe, egr, location, port, switch, switches, thermal, thermo, tvs, vacuum, works

EFE Thermal Vacuum Switch Finally Works

jeff79' on 09-27-2009

02-25-2022 02:36 PM
by calwldlife

11

8,480

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 19931996, 624, 76, aluminum, chevrolet, corvette, crack, cracking, cylinder, edel, head, heads, lt1, prone, specifications, specs, torque

Cylinder Head Specifications

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mrcorvette79 on 08-02-2004

01-20-2022 12:43 PM
by derekderek

24

17,659

C3 Tech/Performance

Wild Custom C3 Is a Relic From the Past

Curated Content Editor on 12-15-2021

12-16-2021 07:51 AM
by The Phantom

3

612

C3 General

1979, 1980, 2001, 78, 79, corvette, door, driver, drivers, lock, motorhead, open, passenger, unlock, wont

Fricken door won't open need help !

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MotorHead on 06-14-2003

11-12-2021 08:16 PM
by kansas123

26

23,389

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, adjusting, carburetor, corvette, engine, hard, idle, l82, rpm, screw, set, speed, turns, warmed

Idle speed help on a 1979

mark79,80 on 07-30-2008

10-31-2021 12:44 PM
by vettebuyer6369

11

8,162

C3 Tech/Performance

17, 1977, 1979, 2554517, 2555017, biggest, c3, combo, corvette, largest, rear, rims, tire, vette, wheel

largest wheel/tire combo on a C3

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zigvs on 07-10-2009

07-28-2021 11:23 PM
by vettebuyer6369

32

59,215

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, aim, c2, c3, comparison, corvette, corvettes, corvetts, facts, l82, models, performance, produced, rare, worth

The case for the RARE 1979 Corvette...Uncommonly common

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79MakoL82 on 08-12-2003

07-03-2021 12:29 PM
by eboggs_jkvl

73

48,796

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 1980, corvette, difference, l82, oil, pan

WTB 1980 L82 Oil Pan

idtpes on 05-29-2011

06-07-2021 11:52 PM
by Bullet45

3

906

C3 Parts for Sale/Wanted

1969, 1973, 1979, 215x70x15, c3, carrier, compartment, corvette, donut, fit, p4000, pirelli, remove, size, spare, tire

spare tire size for tire well carrier

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early shark on 05-12-2007

06-01-2021 11:36 PM
by vettebuyer6369

22

4,498

C3 General

1979, 1981, 81, backfire, c3, corvette, crank, location, stalls, start, starter, starting, turn, vette, won

1981 Corvette Won't Start - - Help!!

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htown81vette on 10-14-2011

05-15-2021 10:27 PM
by vettebuyer6369

28

13,673

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 1980, belts, cam, corvette, engine, heads, l48, mild, modifications, mods, motor, number, performance, upgrades

1980 L48 Performance Mods?

Bowerss2 on 04-17-2007

04-28-2021 06:19 PM
by vettebuyer6369

19

10,692

C3 Tech/Performance

0n, 1979, 68, 77, 79, corvette, cragar, cragars, crager, mags, sears, spacers, ss, sst, vette, wheels

Need Cragar ss picks on a 79'

fastback79 on 04-21-2002

01-31-2021 01:51 PM
by vettebuyer6369

15

2,830

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 1979, 1982, 78, black, c3, chrome, corvete, corvette, molding, outer, rear, reveal, surround, top, trim, window

1978 Black trim or chrome?

spr95skt on 01-19-2011

01-11-2021 05:06 PM
by interpon

16

8,078

C3 General

1978, 1979, 78, affect, aganst, corvette, equipment, kansas, law, parts, plug, pump, remove, smog, taking

1978 corvette smog pump - can I simply remove it and get rid of it?

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seventyeightcorvette on 12-14-2005

10-08-2020 10:53 AM
by Little Mouse

21

9,436

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 1981, 79, 81, cluster, corvette, diagram, gage, gas, gauge, guage, guages, information, wire, wiring

'81 Gauge cluster wiring diagram ???

Nobody. on 03-21-2007

09-27-2020 05:15 PM
by bennybe

7

6,320

C3 Tech/Performance

160, 1979, 350, 454, built, c3, cold, corvette, degree, l82, operating, temp, temperature, thermostat, wac

thermostat temp

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css4608 on 03-13-2010

09-24-2020 12:39 AM
by 7T1vette

20

14,402

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 400, big, block, c3, c6, corvette, handle, horsepower, hp, install, stock, th400, thm400, torque, transmission, turbo

How much power/torque can a Turbo 400 handle?

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KJL on 11-20-2003

08-23-2020 05:01 PM
by domenic tallarita

23

43,539

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 78, 81, c5, control, corvette, diagram, door, heater, hose, lines, routing, vacuum, valve, valves

Heater control valve vacuum line 1979

MinnesotaJeff on 04-06-2012

04-26-2020 02:03 PM
by NewbVetteGuy

12

18,565

C3 Tech/Performance

1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 78, 81, code, codes, color, corvette, numbers, paint, plate, tag, trim, vin

Was SPC the paint code for primered cars?

Binnie77 on 06-22-2008

03-28-2020 01:41 PM
by Corvettez0601

17

2,942

C3 General

1979, 79, car, corvette, glass, install, original, prices, replaced, replacement, strip, windshield

Not happy with 79 windshield replacement

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whaler97 on 09-01-2010

10-07-2019 10:01 AM
by CMTECH

37

8,939

C3 Tech/Performance

1964, 1965, 1967, 1979, 1st, bryk1979, c2, corvette, edition, forum, manual, online, owner, owners, service

1964 Owners manual

jkuzzy on 11-26-2006

10-06-2019 02:37 PM
by Nowhere Man

12

2,283

C1 & C2 Corvettes

1979, 79, accelerating, acceleration, automatic, brake, c4, c6, coasting, corvette, emergency, grinding, hard, noise, problems

Problems with grinding noise at acceleration

djh89@comcast.net on 09-12-2009

08-30-2019 08:54 PM
by Jenn Q

18

4,935

C3 Tech/Performance

060, 1979, 1980, 280zx, adjusting, c3, corner, corvette, datsun, l82, plexiglass, reduction, stripped, ttops, weight, weights

3380 lbs with 20 gallons

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pauldana on 06-22-2010

08-09-2019 12:06 AM
by suprspooky

133

17,216

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, c3, corvette, door, exterior, handle, latch, removal, replace, replacement, vids

C3 outside door handle replacing

g mindenhall on 01-29-2009

08-06-2019 09:49 PM
by Corvette 75

8

8,796

C3 General

1979, 1981, 1996, ac, air, blow, blowing, blows, c4, center, corvette, floor, lower, vent, vents

A/C Only Blows Out the Floor

silverta16 on 09-08-2007

06-23-2019 12:45 PM
by interpon

7

8,954

C3 General

06, 1979, 77, c6, cig, cigar, cigareet, cigarette, corvette, fix, lighter, remove, valentine, wire, wont, work, working

Cigarette lighter won't work

raulotero91 on 03-06-2009

06-19-2019 04:10 PM
by lakerider57

15

7,041

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 1999, 78, ac, air, c3, conditioner, conditioning, corvette, diagram, hose, installation, mounting, vette

A/C installation diagram

dragon69 on 11-26-2009

06-14-2019 03:15 PM
by TinCanSailor

4

10,870

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 50, blade, clutch, dyno, electric, factory, fan, fans, firebird, flex, hp, loss, squeak, www2fansbettercom

Flex Fan Better than a Clutch Fan?

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Kid Vette on 09-06-2003

02-15-2019 11:53 AM
by 69427

39

58,689

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 79, 80, board, c3, controller, corvette, inop, motor, pulse, quit, switch, vette, wiper, wipers, working

Wipers not working on 79 - Help Please

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Showmevette on 09-04-2009

12-14-2018 10:04 PM
by TinCanSailor

29

19,627

C3 Tech/Performance

16521, 16521hkr, 1979, 25, c3, competition, corvette, exhaust, header, headers, hkr, hok16521hkr, hooker, installation, kit, summit, vett, work

Hooker 2 1/4 competition exhaust system...HOK-16521HKR at summitracing.com

timgman on 09-17-2008

10-24-2018 09:09 AM
by Street Rat

19

6,468

C3 Tech/Performance

05, 1979, 70, blue, c6, candy, corvette, hood, lemans, metallic, mulsanne, paint, pearl, stripe, z06

Mulsanne blue 70. Any pictures?

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Z06gal on 06-15-2008

10-05-2018 08:21 PM
by Priya

34

16,753

C3 General

1979, 75, 79, box, broke, c3, c5, corvette, fuse, lock, locks, power, removal, schematic, wiring

Power Lock Wiring

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pj_corvette on 10-22-2007

08-25-2018 06:02 PM
by Jody Hall

28

26,825

C3 Tech/Performance

1969, 1979, 79, c4, c6, clock, column, corvette, ignition, lock, removal, remove, saginaw, steering, switch

Need to REMOVE my old ignition switch

SpE3dF0x on 01-14-2009

08-20-2018 01:53 PM
by ray buis

10

64,637

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, air, body, brake, c3, corroded, corvette, fuel, line, lines, remove, removing, replace, replacing, rubber, steel

Body Off to Replace Steel Brake Line??

Witz on 04-27-2005

08-13-2018 07:26 PM
by scottjamison

19

11,822

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 6379, aluminum, bushings, c3, corvette, crossmember, differential, differentials, kit, locating, plates, rear, solid, spacer, suspension

Solid differential crossmember bushings: '63-'79

I'm Batman on 01-18-2007

08-05-2018 03:38 PM
by emersong

14

4,521

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 2006, c3, c4, c6, car, corvette, dim, fix, interior, lights, reset, stay, steps, switch, turn

Interior Lights Stay On Over 15 Minutes

marc55 on 11-20-2009

04-09-2018 09:48 AM
by 74plb

10

21,128

C6 Corvette General Discussion

15, 1979, 1982, 70, 79, change, compartment, corvette, p195, p19580d15, remove, spare, temporary, tire

Spare tire for my 79

Adam Wartell on 09-12-2008

01-16-2018 03:26 PM
by hugie82

10

5,892

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 79, body, corvette, disconnect, frame, nice, pictures, resto, steering, tips, vette

just starting a frame off resto 79, any tips?

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garym52 on 03-12-2011

01-15-2018 09:37 AM
by garym52

87

14,565

C3 General

1979, 78, 79, corvette, engine, face, l82, line, pics, red, redline, rpm, tach, tachometer, vette, whats

79 L-82 4spd tach redline

C3 4ME on 05-24-2010

12-02-2017 08:17 PM
by C3Highway

6

4,720

C3 General

1979, 1980, 81, automatic, converter, corvette, lockup, mods, parts, specs, stall, th350, th350c, transmission, vette

1980 L82 th350 or th350c???

Hybrid117 on 06-08-2008

10-29-2017 11:36 AM
by 7T1vette

18

15,815

C3 General

Matching numbers?

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fsparks on 03-13-2006

10-19-2017 03:17 PM
by Maisbiensuer

29

32,198

Factory Correct Resto

1977, 1979, bracket, cable, carb, control, converting, corvette, cruise, ford, forum, linkage, mounts, servo, stud, throttle

Cruise control cable??

rudolph schenker on 02-25-2007

07-26-2017 12:35 AM
by Retcwby

7

5,220

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 31, 75, c3, chevrolet, corvette, good, looms, plug, rm, routing, spark, sparkplug, specialties, wire

Aftermarket spark plug wire routing, PICS?

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cosmicvette on 12-17-2009

07-24-2017 10:17 PM
by 80/vette

24

32,286

C3 General

1979, bar, c3, center, corvette, forum, identify, molding, stainless, support, t, top, tops, trim, ttop

WTB: t-top stainless t-bar trim

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stinger12 on 12-23-2011

05-02-2017 02:50 AM
by bvet66

28

4,922

C3 Parts for Sale/Wanted

1979 Corvette With Wicked Custom Bodykit

Corvette Forum Editor on 04-21-2017

04-25-2017 08:22 AM
by SteveG75

16

2,326

C3 General

1979, aftermarket, alarm, alarms, corvette, corvettes, door, factory, horn, locks, polarity, reverse, stock, wire, wiring

Aftermarket Alarm system install

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pauldana on 02-02-2010

12-31-2016 10:57 PM
by wj3

22

9,032

C3 General

1979, 350, chevy, corvette, exhaust, installing, oring, performance, sb, seal, seals, stem, toke, umbrella, valve

What are valve stem seals for a 350 Chevy?

Dalannex on 04-03-2002

10-24-2016 06:56 AM
by gungatim

14

11,414

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 700r4, 79, bto, conversion, corvette, guidelines, installation, land, numbers, quadrajet, serial, speed, swap, transmission

Thinking of 700R4 swap in '79, bunch of questions

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Imo Apita on 02-07-2010

10-01-2016 03:40 PM
by jobber26

50

18,516

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 1980, 1981, 80, 81, corvette, engine, horse, horsepower, increase, l48, l81, l82, options, picts, power

L82 vs L48 1979-1981

yosshimura on 11-05-2009

09-12-2016 07:13 PM
by Metalhead140

19

17,775

C3 General

1466, 1979, alternator, c3, car, chevy, corvette, dash, dim, gen, light, panel, slightly, stays, volts

GEN light stays on dim

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C3 4ME on 06-13-2009

08-03-2016 05:22 PM
by dmaxx3500

58

22,918

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, backspacing, corvette, wheel, wheels1979

Backspacing corvette stock wheels 1979?

79VETTE... on 11-29-2010

05-31-2016 07:25 AM
by augiedoggy

17

3,975

Intros

1976, 1977, 1979, 78, american, c3, corvette, high, highrise, hirise, hood, pictures, rise, vette, z06

High Rise Hood Pictures

buffed1978 on 10-01-2010

02-20-2016 08:57 PM
by yellow 77

6

8,467

C3 General

1967, 1979, 68, brake, c2, c3, camaro, clear, colored, corvette, dash, forums, lamps, led, lenses, lights, parking, tail

Installed LED's tail lights on my 1960

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lovevettes on 01-27-2007

01-16-2016 03:35 PM
by 62-C1

30

11,988

C1 & C2 Corvettes

19115, 1979, 79, c3, cool, cooling, corvette, dual, elect, electric, fan, fans, perma, rad, run, vette

Electric cooling fan conversion - 1979 c3

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leichtigkeit on 01-22-2005

08-07-2015 03:05 PM
by Kacyc3

31

29,646

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 79, 81, close, corvette, corvettes, headlight, hot, light, normal, rheostat, sale, switch, switches, test, up, warm, wv

headlight switch gets hot (1979)

Marv on 03-16-2004

07-19-2015 08:29 PM
by Tbone01

13

6,456

C3 Tech/Performance

, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1979, battery, c3, chevrolet, corvette, drain, draining, drains, draw, minutes, vette

battery drain????

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toyvet1 on 07-30-2011

06-04-2015 07:44 PM
by Matthewjt

22

5,688

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 79, arent, blows, c3, corvette, dash, dim, dimmer, fuse, instrument, light, lights, switch, weak, wires, working

Dim Dash Lights on my '79

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cptndude on 02-20-2008

05-07-2015 01:27 PM
by corvettesummer79

24

9,599

C3 Tech/Performance

1979, 79, bad, corvette, ground, hot, installation, motor, photo, powerwire, problem, remove, sighns, start, starter

Replacing starter on 79 Corvette

FREDBROCK1 on 05-26-2009

04-27-2015 08:47 AM
by MrGoFaster

10

14,343

C3 Tech/Performance

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