77 corvette c3.

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MOTORSPORT325I

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3 posts

228 months

Sunday 12th February 2017
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I am in the process of buying a nice C3 77 vette , still very nervous
Everybody says it looks awful and I standout like a sore thumb .
What do you guys think .


alabbasi

2,699 posts

94 months

Sunday 12th February 2017
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Nothing to be nervous about, buy a silk shirt and grow a handlebar mustache and OWN IT!

Edited by alabbasi on Sunday 12th February 22:52

MOTORSPORT325I

Original Poster:

3 posts

228 months

Sunday 12th February 2017
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You know how many time I have heard that lol

vaughan watkins

512 posts

218 months

Monday 13th February 2017
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If it looked awful you wouldn't be buying it, had my 75 21 years this year and still love it, beware the bug bites, I have a 66 as well now lol you've been warned, oh ad who are you buying it for you or your friends ? biggrin

alabbasi

2,699 posts

94 months

Monday 13th February 2017
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I dated a girl a few years back who's father had a 54 Corvette which he'd owned since high school. Stunning car.

The nice thing about corvettes is parts availability. You can buy just about everything for new for dirt money. An example of this is the brake master cylinder and steel reservoir. It's the same as the one that I had on my 69 C10 Chevy pickup truck and cost about $20 new to replace. I'm pretty sure it had more than $20 in metal on it.

Engines for that year are going to be smogged and low on power, but getting 1hp per CI from a small block is really cheap and easy. The last time I had a TH350 rebuilt, it cost me $600 including R&R.

Best of luck.


exitwound

1,090 posts

187 months

Wednesday 15th February 2017
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alabbasi said:
Nothing to be nervous about, buy a silk shirt and grow a handlebar mustache and OWN IT!

Edited by alabbasi on Sunday 12th February 22:52
You forgot the medallion!!

Just make sure the car is good, ..no rust on the underside inc. fuel and brake lines and check for accident damage as they are exciting to drive in the wet. Get a good 'un and you won't regret it, and all those in their modern stuff will secretly envy you. First time you get a thumbs up in the gas station, your know you made the right choice!

Every guy wants a Corvette, so just do it!