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  • Very cool!

    Dan

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    • I take this slight break to present a political and religious fact.


      C3 Corvettes need sidepipes.


      there, I said it. back to building a C5 in a C3 shell.
      Doing it all wrong since 1966

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      • Praise Whoever!!!!! (I'm feeling the Spirit).

        Dan

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        • Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post
          I take this slight break to present a political and religious fact.


          C3 Corvettes need sidepipes.


          there, I said it. back to building a C5 in a C3 shell.
          If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower. - Mark Donohue

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            Patrick & Tammy
            - Long Haulin' 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014...Addicting isn't it...??

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            • I suppose I should occasionally show the bit of leg-work I do
              under the stack is a printout from Mitchells that gives the data points to align a C5 Corvette

              then I needed to measure and translate the numbers to make a drawing to install the new cradle and suspension
              that is what the paper on the left then right are.... dimensions
              as an aside, in searching for the drawings, I found there is a shop that installs the C5 stuff on C3s using the cradle like I'm doing.... my install will have a bit more detail than theirs did.... nice to know it's doable, though.
              Last edited by SuperBuickGuy; October 4, 2018, 09:59 PM.
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              • as we all know, stock is WAY too reliable for my tastes.... so we remove this


                GM really should have put them on better... they just fell off



                a bit of centering


                all it needs to do is go straight up 5"


                anyone needs a new brake system...

                Doing it all wrong since 1966

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                • Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post
                  as we all know, stock is WAY too reliable for my tastes.... so we remove this


                  GM really should have put them on better... they just fell off



                  a bit of centering


                  all it needs to do is go straight up 5"


                  anyone needs a new brake system...


                  if those are stock C3 hubs i could use em....

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                  • they are - I'll knock them apart tomorrow and make sure they're good.
                    Last edited by SuperBuickGuy; October 7, 2018, 09:35 PM.
                    Doing it all wrong since 1966

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                    • a bit done... spent most of the day with Buick....

                      time to clear the space


                      I'll need to build new structure to support the fiberglass... but there is space


                      roughly in place.... it needs to move up 2 1/2"



                      of course, that means removing the cross member


                      tomorrow I'll build support structure for the frame - most likely that means building some kind of front roll cage then attaching the body to it...
                      Doing it all wrong since 1966

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                      • How is Buick??

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                        • they think arthritis.... but waiting on lab results.
                          Doing it all wrong since 1966

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                          • Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post
                            they think arthritis.... but waiting on lab results.
                            Poor boy! Know the feeling too well..

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                            • . As terrible as this sounds, hoping that it isn't anything worse....thoughts and prayers are forthcoming....
                              Patrick & Tammy
                              - Long Haulin' 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014...Addicting isn't it...??

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                              • thanks.... he is 6, and believe it or not that's approaching old age. Likely his adventure this last summer accelerated it....
                                Doing it all wrong since 1966

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