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Moses Lake, WA - USA
Joined: 4/16/2005
Posts: 2134
Vette(s): 1976 L48 4-spd, Mahogany Metalic exterior, Buckskin interior 350ci/350hp, 3rd owner, fiberglass spring, 255/50-16's Torq-Thrust II
Welcome to the forum, great pictures and thanks for sharing
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Thanks for all the nice welcomes. I have been using other corvette sites for several years and just recently came across this one. As my C4 is in excellent running condition, I spend most of my time, effort and money on my 72. I am more of a tinkerer than a cruiser. I really bought it to "fix up" and improve it.
So far I have done a complete interior, new wheels and tires, new top, new VB&P front suspension, lots of stuff under the hood, had the doors both off, repaired some small fiberglass cracks, changed out the gas tank, rebuilt the headlights, brakes, and lots of other small items.
Upcoming in 2008 i will rip out the rear end and replace the spring and shocks, rebuild the trailing arms, new u joints; then maybe exhaust and fine-tune some small items. I would like to get the factory air up and running correctly before I take her on a long cruise. Eventually I want to take her to the Black Hills for the July rally in Spearfish...about 500 miles one way.
Then, maybe in another year, pull the stock engine and have a local builder build me a motor that fits my needs including a little more bling.
I love my C4, but my heart belongs to my 72..............
SSSSWWWWWEEEEETTTTT looking '72.
You do some nice "tinkering".
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Welcome to C3VR Dan...!!!
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a RED Vette...!!! Where in Minnesota do you live?
a RED Vette...!!! Where in Minnesota do you live?
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nice rides Dan, welcome to the site. i1m sure you`ll find it useful and fun. Enjoy the ride.,
Lifetime MemberLemon Grove, CA - USA
Joined: 10/17/2007
Posts: 2041
Vette(s): 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.
Dan
I live in San Diego. It is a great place to tinker with a C3. In fact if you would like to come out and see what it is like to tinker in the warm winter sunshine you can come to my house and I will even lend you my C3 to tinker with. I have a small list of tinkering to be done.
After reading what you have done it should take you only a month or so of full time tinkering.
Gilbert
I live in San Diego. It is a great place to tinker with a C3. In fact if you would like to come out and see what it is like to tinker in the warm winter sunshine you can come to my house and I will even lend you my C3 to tinker with. I have a small list of tinkering to be done.
After reading what you have done it should take you only a month or so of full time tinkering.
Gilbert
Lifetime MemberHOWELL, NJ - USA
Joined: 5/18/2004
Posts: 6812
Vette(s): 1979, Targa Blue (72 Color), Pace Car rear spoiler, L88 hood, Dark blue factory interior, 525HP 406, HD 700R4, 370 gears,Steeroids, composite rear spring, TT IIs wrapped in T/A Radials.
Very niec 72 Dan!
Really like the look of the modern TQ Thrust wheels. Those are in my future investment plans. Are they 15 inch wheels?
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I appreciate all the comments. I am in SO Minnesota (Austin). The TT2s are 16 inch with Sumitomos on.
For Christmas the old girl got a new console and ebrake console, new vacuum lines, and tubular upper control arms from VB&P. They won't be going on until spring.
I've been to San Diego years ago. My daughter and her husband are in Phoenix. They are expecting grandson #2 in a couple of weeks so we will be going to Phoenix the end of January.
Yep, I would come to San Diego to wrench if you will come to MN to wrench this week.......no heater in the garage, though.
I'll shovel out for you before I head south...............
Dan in Minnesota
Lifetime MemberLemon Grove, CA - USA
Joined: 10/17/2007
Posts: 2041
Vette(s): 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.
If you get homesick for tinkering with your C3 San Diego is
only 5 hours from
You do not have to bother about shoveling the
snow for me. My boy lives in
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