Another voice from down under
CONGRATULATIONS on a really great site Glad i stumbled onto it,

Computer is misbehaving tonite Just lost my last post.
Quick intro> Name is Wal i live on the mid north coast of NSW Aus
About 6 months ago I was lucky enough fo find a 1979 T top 350 auto for sale.need s bit (LOT) of work but i can do alot of it myself although i am no Vette expert.
I has been converted to RHD..I have almost finished the brakes (how much fun is the hand brake repair )
Perhaps someone may be able to help me identify the heads which are not original..On them they have M/T performance,I havn"t been able to find anyone here who can help.
Kind regards to all

Wal,

Welcome to C3VR...!!! You're driving season is just beginning as ours is ending (at least in the northern tier of states).

I feel your pain on the rear brake rebuild as I just finished that project a month ago. But it is nice to have the parking brakes working again!

A guess on the heads - if they came from the States the "M/T Performance" could mean Mickey Thompson Performance.

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Jim Olson 

"The Toys"...!!!  Save the Wave!

Where I've been in a Corvette...!!!

Hi Wal i guess that the M/T is on the rocker cover? check the casting numbers and the pattern machined on the end of the head!
...Um whats a driving season ....?

Hi Jim O
Thanks for the reply and the info on the heads.I found a Michey Thompson web site and it seems it may be a bolt on worked head.
Like to know what was done to it tho.
The car has never been on the road here so any work done on it was done in the USA..It runs really well, so i gues i shouldnt complain
Yep its summer here next month and i hope we can the vette ready to enjoy some of it.
As i am a novice I figure one stupid question is ok |
What? is C3 I mean what does it mean...I know it must refer to a certain range of vetts but its only a guess

Thanks again
Regards
Wal

Hi Wal,
C3 refers to the design generation of the corvette. There have been 5 so far, and I believe the 6th is scheduled to debut in 2005. Here's a link that I ran across that has lots of great terminoligy info. for the newbie vette owner. http://vintagecars.about.com/library/weekly/aa021101a.htm?terms=corvette

Good luck and enjoy.

Andy

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1979 Corvette. 330HP 350ci Chevy Vortec. Dynomax ceramacoat headers. Holley 650 4bbl. 3 speed automatic 350 turbo tranny w/ shift kit & torque converter dyno'd @ 864 ft.lbs |IMG|http://www.rogerscorvette.com/free/milligan.jpg|/IMG|

hi rabbit iam in brissy, 1980 vett, black, in middle of resto'' what wheels have you got, or parts ?,,

Hi all, I've just registered on this great site and am looking forward to picking my 71 Coupe I've just bought. Driving season?? I live in Alice Springs so we only get a couple of days a year when it rains, so it's always driving season. Oh, one other thing that's nice.... no speed limits on the open road!!!

NO SPEED LIMITS!!!!!!!

I'm moving to Alice Springs.
I've heard that the beer is stronger there, also.

Cheers, mate!

Someone down under bought a super nice '69 coupe 427/435 out from under me last fall. Maybe it's a member here.

I went to Indianapolis last summer when I bought my '78 coupe. The seller also had this bright red beautiful '69 he would have sold me for a great price, but I couldn't justify buying two Vette's at once. I thought about it for a couple of months and decided I wanted the '69 as well. I called the guy and he said it was sold and on the way to Austrailia.

Someone down under got themselves a really nice car. I hope they're happy with it and a member here.

wozza said: Yep its summer here next month and i hope we can the vette ready to enjoy some of it. As i am a novice I figure one stupid question is ok | What? is C3 I mean what does it mean...I know it must refer to a certain range of vetts but its only a guess

A c1 is 53 to 62
some people call the 56-62 a C1.5
A c2 is 63-67
A c3 is 68-82
c4 is 84-96
c5 is 97-04

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