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Rear Spoiler on 1975 vette (1/11)
8/18/12 9:44pm

Mynewold75vette
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San Antonio, TX - USA

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Little on the rough side right now, with new paint and new interior it will be looking fine!

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So i am doing the fiberglass on my 75 vette and i can see 4 holes across the rear deck just before the rear bumper cover where a spoiler used to be on the car. the guy i bought it from told me that they made these spoilers out of rubber like the bumpers and that it curled up and someone just ripped it off and tossed it. i've been looking and not only can i not find any pictures of a 75 vette with a stock spoiler but i can seem to find any with a spoiler that looks remotely close to what this one was like!

I'm not going to be filling the holes till mid next week, and i'm ordering my new bumpers and front spoiler on monday, looking for any info anyone might have on this!

Thanks!!

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I hope to one day be as knowledgeable as most the guys on here... but till then I'll have to just keep asking the questions with the obvious answers....

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Re: Rear Spoiler on 1975 vette (2/11)
8/18/12 10:13pm

Jeffm
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Sebago Lake, ME - USA

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1978 Silver Anniversary L82 4spd (M21) Red Leather. Pace Car is in the hands of a new caretaker.

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The factory bolt on spoilers first showed up on the '78 Pace Cars and as an option on the '79's. They were made of urethane and do look a little wavy.

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Re: Rear Spoiler on 1975 vette (3/11)
8/19/12 1:12am

tb2k82ce

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Lemon Grove, CA - USA

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1982 C3 Collectors Edition 44000 miles, sat in the sun most of its life, My wife purchased it for me for Father's Day in 2007 from her girlfriend that had it for 19 years. It is on the road again. I'm retired but it is now my daily driver.

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Is this what you are talking about?

http://images04.olx.com/ui/6/01/51/1276545200_100000051_4-CORVETTE-SPOILER-REAR-WHALE-TAIL-FITS-19747576777879-Vehicles-1276545200.jpg

You will have to cut and past this link I do not know how to make them clickable

|UPDATED|8/18/2012 10:12:12 PM (AZT)|/UPDATED|

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Re: Rear Spoiler on 1975 vette (4/11)
8/19/12 9:41am

I saw that picture of of a rear spoiler and that is not what mine would look like. These are the holes i'm talking about;

you can see the holes going straight across the back, it looks like it might have been a pretty cool spoiler, but if i can't find anything like it i'll just cover the holes!

Thanks,

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I hope to one day be as knowledgeable as most the guys on here... but till then I'll have to just keep asking the questions with the obvious answers....

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Re: Rear Spoiler on 1975 vette (5/11)
8/19/12 7:52pm

tb2k82ce

Now I have no idea. I do know that some people have put an 82 tail on their 77 that gives you a little flare at the end.

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Re: Rear Spoiler on 1975 vette (6/11)
8/19/12 9:03pm

that looks like what it may have been! but i don't think i will be going with that though... so glassing the holes it is!

Thanks for all the help!

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I hope to one day be as knowledgeable as most the guys on here... but till then I'll have to just keep asking the questions with the obvious answers....

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Re: Rear Spoiler on 1975 vette (7/11)
8/20/12 2:15am

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Lakeside, AZ - USA

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1975 C3 Stingray

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nope, the factory 1978 Corvette pace car spoiler, I have a pic on my links i posted

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Re: Rear Spoiler on 1975 vette (8/11)
8/20/12 2:56pm

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Oak Creek, WI - USA

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1981 Great White Shark. Red Interior, 350/190hp. PS, PB (SS), A/C CC, T-Tops, Going to remain as Stock as possible. Served three years in Active Duty Army, then Retired Air Force after 34 years! Badger State Vetts Car Club. 175,000 Original miles!!

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Those gotta be holes from an after-market item!!!

Dan

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Re: Rear Spoiler on 1975 vette (9/11)
8/20/12 6:06pm

tb2k82ce

USS Pampanito (SS-383) When were you in San Franciso? I served on the USS Bay AGSS318 so I'm always interested in Submariners or people are interested in the old diesel boats.

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Re: Rear Spoiler on 1975 vette (10/11)
8/20/12 8:10pm

HA! very observant!! i was in SA about a month ago on vacation with my dad, we saw the sub sitting there from another dock and worked our way over to it to take the tour. It was and AMAZINGLY cool sub, and fascinating to see that they could design, build, and run something so complex back then without computers!

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I hope to one day be as knowledgeable as most the guys on here... but till then I'll have to just keep asking the questions with the obvious answers....

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Re: Rear Spoiler on 1975 vette (11/11)
8/20/12 11:40pm

tb2k82ce

I spent sometime on one about 1 year older than that one. Almost killed me actually (flooded an engine room) another story. Had a great time while I was in the navy. You should see how they have to work everything together to make it operate. All manual or electro-hydraulics.

The US went to the moon with a space craft designed using a slide rule. Half of the guys on this form may not know what a slide rule is.

Now we are high-jacking a thread and I will be chastised for it. Beer

So let me finish off saying my submarine had spoilers on it also. Tongue

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