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One of the hard parts of long term ownership .
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That is a very pretty car, is that L79 all stock? It sounds a little enhanced. Looking very nice.
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Sorry to hear you'll be letting it go, Mark. Somebody is going to get a very nice car.

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Originally Posted by Westlotorn
That is a very pretty car, is that L79 all stock? It sounds a little enhanced. Looking very nice.
The mufflers are Flowmasters, so a bit louder than stock. I also installed a Tremec 5 speed transmission, Steeroids Rack and Pinion, LED taillights, Torque Thrust wheels, Quickfuel carburetor, Bilstein shocks, aftermarket stereo and speakers and probably a few other items I’ve left out. Everything I’ve done is reversible as I didn’t do any cutting, welding or drilling for any of the modifications. I also have everything I removed except the Muncie transmission which wasn’t original to the car and wasn’t even from a Corvette. I also have the original block which has a crack in one cylinder when the original owner only had water in the cooling system and left it outside the first winter in Denver. The car has a ‘67 replacement block.
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