A Car & Driver test of a C2 Corvette once said, "It has plenty of squeaks and rattles, but they come standard." lol
Driving my latest C3 home for the first time at highway speeds, I couldn't believe the clatter coming from the dashboard. I e-mailed the previous owner about it, and he said it happens mostly in hot weather and at high speeds, which has turned out to be my experience too.
There's an occasional clunk in the drivetrain, understandable in a 30 + year old car. And there's a noise underneath that only shows up when going over road imperfections. At first I thought it was the exhaust scraping, but I now attribute it to the rear suspension compressing. Could the rear spring (I have a composite replacement) be causing this, and if so could something be done about it pretty easily since it's external?
I still love my 'glass and hope to have it for many years, but the stiff suspension combined with all the squeaks and rattles can be aggravating on roads that didn't seem rough until I went over them with a C3. *chuckling* Smooth roads are a pleasure, though.
How bad are the noises on your C3 and do you just tolerate them as part of the trade-off or have you tried to chase some down and eliminate them?
Bill
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1979 L-82, close-ratio 4 spd, 3:70 gears
Rebuilt to 300 HP
Holley double-pumper, Edelbrock intake, headers
Upgraded suspension, American Racing S200 wheels
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