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1968, 1982, 69, 81, 82, ac, books, c3, corvette, diagram, diagrams, embarq, free, phone, wiring

68-82 wiring diagrams for anyone

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papawana on Feb 24, 2008

Mar 23, 2026 08:25 PM
by tubbut

5,125

649,766

C3 General

1982, 81, chevrolet, corvette, engine, heat, pictures, plug, sheilds, shield, shields, spark

1982 Spark Plug Heat Shield Question

rmm82 on Mar 2, 2011

Jul 26, 2025 12:32 PM
by stingr69

12

2,997

C3 Tech/Performance

1981, 69, 81, big, c2, c6, corvette, diameter, exhaust, fit, inch, pipe, restrictive, vette, xhaust

3 inch exhaust

aworks on Jul 4, 2010

Jul 13, 2025 01:17 PM
by vettebuyer6369

17

13,308

C3 Tech/Performance

73, 81, air, corvette, exhaust, long, manifold, removing, tubes, vette

Removing a.i.r. tubes from manifold

81fixerupper on Mar 13, 2008

May 7, 2025 07:24 PM
by vettebuyer6369

12

2,587

C3 Tech/Performance

1981, 1982, 81, anntenna, antenna, box, c3, consol, corvette, electric, location, pic, power, relay, switch

Power antenna relay on an 81

KapsSA on Mar 7, 2010

Jan 30, 2025 12:20 PM
by Schifferli

15

9,501

C3 General

1977, 81, 82, bypass, bypassing, c4, cable, control, corvette, cruise, cruse, gearbox, longer, tranducer, transducer

Bypass Cruise Control Transducer?

JGVette on Jul 21, 2005

Nov 3, 2024 02:38 PM
by 82CE4MB

7

7,963

C3 Tech/Performance

1975, 1981, 81, 82, corvette, corvewtte, engine, identification, l81, l82, location, number, options, show, stats, tag, vin

L81 Or L82 Engine In 1981 Corvette???

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mitch123 on Mar 19, 2008

Oct 9, 2024 12:41 AM
by 427SIXPACK

118

95,006

C3 General

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

'81 Gauge cluster wiring diagram ???

Nobody. on Mar 21, 2007

Sep 22, 2024 07:18 PM
by phenomenalclash

8

7,918

C3 Tech/Performance

1994, 81, 92, body, c2, c6, code, corvette, decoder, numbers, nummer, production, search, vette, vin

[Z06]

VIN# decoder

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Cdn Z06 Mike on Jan 12, 2010

Aug 7, 2024 02:10 PM
by YellowZ06-427

20

34,288

C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06

1971, 2002, 81, body, c3, correcting, corvette, door, gap, hinge, issue, molding, sag, sagging, shims, zo6

Door hinge shims

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wabco40 on Aug 1, 2008

Aug 2, 2024 02:47 PM
by 73-454VET

20

6,074

C3 Tech/Performance

1981, 81, chevrolet, chevy, closed, corvette, corvettes, hood, hoods, maual, open, release, stuck, unlatch, wont

1981 passenger side hood won't release

poed@1981 on Sep 18, 2010

Jun 11, 2024 08:57 PM
by corkywillis

15

12,806

C3 Tech/Performance

2002, 60, 81, corvette, economy, fuel, gas, gmc, liter, mileage, sale, suburban, towing, vs, yukon

Suburban/GMC 6.0 liter vs 8.1 liter

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Falcon on Aug 24, 2004

Jun 3, 2024 07:18 PM
by smartcows

21

29,191

Autocrossing & Roadracing

73, 81, cigarette, circuit, corvette, hidden, interrupt, kill, killswitch, lighter, lojack, magnet, sniffer, starter, switch

Hidden kill switch -best circuit to kill.

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MN-Brent on Apr 1, 2005

Mar 18, 2024 11:55 AM
by AtomFox

128

30,687

C3 Tech/Performance

1981, 1984, 81, assembly, corvette, download, free, helms, instruction, manual, pdf, rebuild, repair, service, workshop

Best 81 Service / Repair manual

frank_81 on Sep 12, 2011

Aug 17, 2023 01:26 PM
by gbvette62

9

10,525

C3 General

1981, 79, 81, c3, corvette, diagram, electrical, gauge, gauges, jumping, schematics, volt, voltmeter, wire, wiring

Wiring Diagram for Late C3 voltmeter?

427V8 on Jul 29, 2002

Jul 9, 2023 03:55 PM
by JV2

10

4,134

C3 Tech/Performance

1985, 81, 86, acelerator, c4, corvette, gas, pedal, pedel, sticking, sticks

gas pedal sticking

ittybittyfds on May 31, 2007

May 29, 2023 12:29 PM
by AEQ

18

13,457

C4 Tech/Performance

1980, 1981, 1981corvette, 81, choke, corvette, fuse, gages, it, light, on, problem, stays, stuck, unplug, untill

Choke Light 1981

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Gears5 on May 8, 2011

Mar 1, 2023 12:06 PM
by vettebuyer6369

28

21,419

C3 General

81, brake, calliper, corvette, cylinder, master, rebuilding, vette

SOLD FS '81 brake calipers and master cylinder

Street Rat on Apr 4, 2012

Jan 3, 2023 11:28 PM
by Jon Wickstrom

2

1,279

C3 Parts for Sale/Wanted

1980, 44, 700r4, 81, c3, corvette, dana, end, handle, horsepower, hp, rear, sale, stock, upgrade

How much HP can stock rearend handle

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Kadorja on Sep 28, 2008

Dec 23, 2022 11:28 AM
by eboggs_jkvl

25

27,429

C3 Tech/Performance

1981, 81, c3, c4, charcoal, charcol, corvette, emblems, medium, metallic, racing, sale, side, silver, silvercharcoal, speedometer, summit

1981 Charcoal Metallic/Silver 34k miles

914eener on Aug 21, 2005

Oct 6, 2022 08:06 AM
by Sabre34

8

6,939

C3s for Sale/Wanted

1980, 1981, 81, air, bonnet, corvette, edelbrock, edelrock, eps, fit, gap, hood, hoods, intake, l82, performer, pictures

Edelbrock Performer Air-Gap under 1980/81 hood

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C3Paul on Dec 18, 2010

Sep 26, 2022 09:25 PM
by Shovels and Vettes

20

7,081

C3 Tech/Performance

14, 81, c3, c4, corvette, drag, mile, miles, quarter, races, stock, time, times

1/4 Mile Times Stock C3

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gmsnowball on Feb 11, 2008

Aug 26, 2022 10:55 AM
by vettebuyer6369

49

13,944

C3 Tech/Performance

02, 1996, 1999, 2002, 81, corvette, drivers, ground, motor, power, problem, problems, test, window, working

Help diagnosing power window problem

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Wrecked82 on Mar 20, 2004

Aug 19, 2022 09:52 PM
by woodsdesign

20

22,735

C3 Tech/Performance

ECM for '81--where to source?

1FastHaole on Feb 7, 2012

Apr 15, 2022 08:37 PM
by derekderek

9

1,841

C3 General

01, 1977, 81, 85, c4, corvette, corvtte, delay, interior, intrior, light, location, mustang, relay, timer

Interior Light Delay Timer

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whiteflame on Nov 16, 2007

Apr 12, 2022 01:18 AM
by vertige68

22

5,744

C3 Tech/Performance

1980, 1981, 600, 81, bolt, brake, corvette, crossmember, emergency, horsepower, modified, tko, tremec, vette, work

1981 corvette with Earlier double crossmember?

Stu's81 on May 19, 2010

Oct 22, 2021 05:25 PM
by vettebuyer6369

17

9,133

C3 Tech/Performance

79, 81, c6, corvette, front, lamp, lamps, light, marker, markers, removal, remove, retainers, side

front side marker light removal on a 79

C3 4ME on Jan 1, 2006

Jul 10, 2021 12:50 PM
by vettebuyer6369

10

4,861

C3 Tech/Performance

1980, 7377, 79, 81, bars, c3, corvette, door, doors, interchange, interchangeable, panel, vette, year

What years of C3 doors are interchangeable??

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Bloodvette on Feb 22, 2005

May 23, 2021 01:24 PM
by eboggs_jkvl

26

23,767

C3 Tech/Performance

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 Oct 14, 2011

May 15, 2021 10:27 PM
by vettebuyer6369

28

15,533

C3 Tech/Performance

1968, 1984, 81, 90, ac, air, c3, conditioning, controler, corvette, cover, delete, remmoving, remove, removing, removl, vette

How to remove A/C

jim-81 on Mar 6, 2012

Apr 18, 2021 02:25 PM
by James Marr

9

12,361

C3 Tech/Performance

16v, 1977, 69, 74, 81, alternator, c3, charging, corvette, regulator, test, voltage

Voltage Regulator???

damlie on Jan 20, 2009

Jan 27, 2021 01:05 PM
by lionelhutz

13

7,139

C3 Tech/Performance

19801982, 1981, 81, composite, corvette, front, gymkahana, gymkana, gymkhana, identify, leaf, package, problems, put, rear, spring, suspdention, suspension, transverse, vette

gymkhana suspension on an '81

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Kalway on Jul 29, 2006

Dec 10, 2020 12:58 PM
by John Ulrich

35

11,413

C3 Tech/Performance

1976, 1980, 81, bar, c3, c4, corvette, corvettes, fe, fe7, forums, gymkhana, pictures, rear, supension, suspension, suspention, sway

How do i know if I have FE7 Gymkhana suspension?

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sakins.02vert on Sep 21, 2011

Oct 19, 2020 01:33 PM
by CA_WxMan

21

23,583

C3 Tech/Performance

1981, 81, box, car, computer, corvette, diagram, faqs, fuse, harness, panel, rewire, rewiring, schematic, wiring

Rewiring the entire car (1981).

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mupepe on Jun 21, 2010

Oct 13, 2020 12:03 PM
by vettebuyer6369

25

10,127

C3 Tech/Performance

1981, 1982, 81, breaker, broken, bypass, cable, circuit, corvette, drivers, location, motor, power, seat, switch, work

'81 power seat inop...can I bypass?

SGAL1 on Oct 21, 2010

Jul 29, 2020 10:30 AM
by Big2Bird

18

6,525

C3 Tech/Performance

1982, 81, c3, c4, ca, corvette, corvettes, headers, legal, perfomance, short, shorty, smog, tube

Smog legal headers/manifolds?

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Marcusk408 on Oct 1, 2006

Jul 27, 2020 04:54 PM
by Cheeseoreno

31

5,583

C3 Tech/Performance

81, align, aligning, attached, bolts, c3, c4, corvette, fail, power, pulley, pumb, pump, pumps, steering, tighten, vibration

How to align the Power Steering Pump?

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81_vette! on Feb 4, 2011

Jul 2, 2020 05:57 PM
by mikep3

27

53,338

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 45, 81, corvette, degree, fitting, installation, oil, sender, temp, vette

Oil Temp & Pressure Sender locations?

JohnRR on Jan 19, 2011

Jun 12, 2020 04:43 PM
by SteveG75

13

6,499

C3 Tech/Performance

303161, 81, corvette, holes, housing, sensor, temp, thermostat

Other Than NPT Thread Difference - How do 79-80 and 80-81 Temp Sensors Differ?

TedH on May 26, 2002

May 27, 2020 11:53 PM
by vettebuyer6369

6

2,476

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 Apr 6, 2012

Apr 26, 2020 02:03 PM
by NewbVetteGuy

12

19,896

C3 Tech/Performance

1981, 81, brake, c3, corvette, cover, cylinder, fluid, leak, leaking, master, mater, replacing, reservoir, vette

Leaking master cylinder (1981).

marroan2 on May 30, 2008

Apr 11, 2020 03:20 PM
by Blondie - C3

18

6,784

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 Jun 22, 2008

Mar 28, 2020 01:41 PM
by Corvettez0601

17

3,449

C3 General

1973, 1977, 1981, 81, adjustment, c3, cable, control, corvette, cruise, gm, replace, servo, vacuum, work

no cruise control

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RonR80 on May 12, 2009

Mar 13, 2020 01:55 PM
by 7T1vette

20

17,526

C3 Tech/Performance

1980, 81, c3, corvette, drain, floor, floors, kick, panel, rain, top, turn, vent, wet, wipers, wont

Wet Floor '81

anthonyohio on Nov 7, 2005

Jun 22, 2019 08:47 AM
by Buildingerecter

10

3,710

C3 General

79, 81, bifida, c3, cars, concepts, conversion, corvette, forum, hatchback, ii, kit, spina, turbo, vette

1979 factory hatchback - rare?

clawdog6 on May 9, 2011

Apr 30, 2019 04:05 PM
by Easy Mike

17

13,081

C3 General

64cc, 81, build, cams, cheap, comp, corvette, faster, floe, heads, make, numbercl122422, part, put, trick, vette

This is how to make an 81 vette fast..CHEAP

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Jchrisd on May 18, 2006

Apr 26, 2019 04:06 PM
by c3_dk

30

14,389

C3 Tech/Performance

1980, 1981, 50mph, 81, c3, corvette, drive, final, forum, gear, gears, ratio, ratios, rear, rearend, rpm

81 performance gear ratio

billlee on Apr 17, 2010

Mar 17, 2019 06:37 PM
by foundvettelifeisgood

12

16,860

C3 Tech/Performance

81, 82, ce, corvette, cover, distributor, engine, ignition, pic, shield

1982 Distributor cover

Jfeelgood04 on May 17, 2012

Jul 6, 2018 08:56 AM
by ffarina

9

4,347

C3 General

1981, 1982, 81, 82, bracket, cap, corvette, equipment, exhaust, manifold, plug, pump, remove, smog, system, tube, unit, upper

removed smog pump on my 1981

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2885-12 on Dec 31, 2011

Jun 27, 2018 05:46 PM
by barmitch

56

30,350

C3 Tech/Performance

1967, 81, 82, c3, check, corvette, differential, end, fluid, images, lube, oil, plug, proper, rear

Differential Oil Replacement

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Bond007 on May 12, 2012

Jun 7, 2018 10:12 AM
by Primoz

61

50,715

C3 Tech/Performance

1981, 81, corvette, died, engine, idle, idling, low, ran, setting, slow, stall, stalls

1981 Corvette low idle then Dies Please Help!!!

amf133 on Mar 23, 2009

Nov 25, 2017 01:27 PM
by prostreeter

9

5,243

C3 Tech/Performance

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

1980 L82 th350 or th350c???

Hybrid117 on Jun 8, 2008

Oct 29, 2017 11:36 AM
by 7T1vette

18

17,873

C3 General

1981, 3m, 81, core, corvette, dale, evaporator, heaqter, heater, pipe, removal, replacement, shelley, tap, wilson

Heater Core Removal & Installation -- Directions

bigbird3533 on Oct 31, 2007

Oct 6, 2017 09:19 PM
by 71VetteLover

4

19,406

C3 Tech/Performance

1980, 1982, 44, 81, 82, corvette, dana, differential, end, hd, modified, rear, rebuild, strong, vette

Dana 44 in 1980-1982 Corvette?

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TedH on Sep 23, 2002

Sep 23, 2017 04:20 PM
by 82CorvetteCE

29

17,711

C3 Tech/Performance

Pinion seal replacement???

LannyL81 on Jun 23, 2006

Jun 27, 2017 09:19 PM
by trainmankjm

14

3,965

C3 Tech/Performance

1998, 81, c5, corvette, flush, forum, headlights, lights, make, mount, mounted, recessed, sale, tail, taillights

Flush Mount Tail Lights

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MotoJB on May 16, 2011

Jun 19, 2017 12:07 AM
by FX VETTE

73

20,050

C5 General

1981, 81, add, c3, camshafts, cheap, corvette, horse, horsepower, hp, improve, increase, increasing, performance, power, vette

Increase the horsepower in my 1981 corvette.

ray7459 on Feb 1, 2008

Nov 21, 2016 03:04 AM
by Ibanez540r

7

24,566

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 Nov 5, 2009

Sep 12, 2016 07:13 PM
by Metalhead140

19

19,984

C3 General

1975, 1977, 76, 81, bladder, c3, c5, c6, corvette, draining, gas, removal, remove, tank, tips

Gas Tank Removal

Juliet on Feb 24, 2002

Sep 11, 2016 01:43 PM
by 76 406ci

16

9,105

C3 Tech/Performance

1981, 81, corvette, overheating, problem, problems

Overheating problem - 81 vette

kattivone on Dec 19, 2009

Jul 21, 2016 12:57 AM
by Matthew Manney

13

5,288

C3 Tech/Performance

1981, 79, 81, 82, beige, c3, charcoal, corvette, grey, hood, money, powered, show, spiral, vbulletin, yellow

Show me your 80, 81's and 82's.

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540 vette on Mar 22, 2012

Jul 13, 2016 03:42 PM
by rudolph schenker

104

24,904

C3 General

1981, 1982, 76, 81, bypass, c3, catalytic, converter, converters, corvette, installed, pipe, sale, series, test, vette

76-81 corvette catalytic converter test pipe

Jetglow on Oct 6, 2010

Nov 19, 2015 07:33 PM
by vettebuyer6369

2

4,299

C3 Parts for Sale/Wanted

81, a5, bca, bearing, bearings, c23, c5, corvette, front, good, hubs, national, steel, van, wheel

Front wheel bearings

LannyL81 on Oct 18, 2009

Nov 18, 2015 05:01 PM
by jotto

7

1,820

C3 Tech/Performance

81, c3, corvett, corvette, fuel, gas, located, location, removal, sending, tank, tanksending, unit, vette

81 Fuel sending unit removal

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billlee on Feb 20, 2010

Nov 15, 2015 11:44 AM
by corkywillis

21

10,482

C3 Tech/Performance

1981, 81, 82, box, corvette, diagram, fuse, horn, horns, location, relay, vette

1981 Horn Relay

lcabyss on Aug 21, 2004

Nov 5, 2015 09:08 PM
by Willcox Corvette

5

12,088

C3 Tech/Performance

1981, 81, actuator, chevy, corvette, diagram, door, inop, lock, locks, power, schematic, side, wiring, working

Power Door Locks on 1981

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ALNDD on Mar 25, 2010

Aug 5, 2015 09:00 PM
by texasbaehr

31

20,939

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 Mar 16, 2004

Jul 19, 2015 08:29 PM
by Tbone01

13

6,960

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 1981, 71, 81, ac, bypass, corvette, heater, hot, install, shut, shutoff, switch, vacuum, valve, water

Water shut-off valve

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Xakk on Sep 26, 2005

Jun 28, 2015 05:17 PM
by mardyn

23

12,250

C3 Tech/Performance

81, c3, c5, color, corevtte, corvette, dash, difference, forum, leather, original, pad, repro, supplyers, upper, vendor

Reproduction Dash Pad Comparison PICS

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Hardway on Mar 2, 2011

May 31, 2015 10:21 PM
by Willcox Corvette

23

15,657

C3 General

Lowering a C3

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trevkris2 on Dec 30, 2004

Apr 5, 2015 09:58 PM
by htown81vette

30

16,241

C3 Tech/Performance

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