"gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun" (gbergey)
11/09/2016 at 22:42 • Filed to: Corvette, Canada, Make Canada Great Again, Stingray, Kinja, Burnout
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"gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun" (gbergey)
11/09/2016 at 22:42 • Filed to: Corvette, Canada, Make Canada Great Again, Stingray, Kinja, Burnout | 2
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Year end summary of the ‘vette:
Bought in May 2016 for $10,000 Canadian
‘74 Stingray, 350 & 4 speed Borg-Warner Super T-10. Math tells me I have a 3.90 rear end.
I worked a lot of 90+ hour weeks this summer, but still managed to drive it almost a thousand miles! Best mileage on a tank was 11.85mpg, worst mileage was 7.3mpg
Current to-do list:
Replace left high beam bulb
Fix/replace rear deck vent drain hose (water in “trunk”)
Install windshield washer fluid reservoir
Get intermittent wiper switch
Possibly need new windshield wiper fluid pump
Install door pulls
Reattach door cards
New weather strips
New T-top seals
Convert to breakerless ignition
Re-mirror rear view mirror if possible?
$ New front bumper cover + Paint
$$ Carpet Kit
$$ Leather Seats?
$$ 3.55 diff
$$$ Tremec TKO 500 trans
Kinja doesn’t seem to like my original 8+MP images, images may be kinja’d
valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option
> gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun
11/09/2016 at 22:57 |
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It’s a pretty car that’s for sure. I haven’t really looked at used Corvettes so was $10k a good deal?
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gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun
> valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option
11/09/2016 at 23:08 |
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That’s like $7k US, it was a fantastic deal. Most up here run between 15-18, and the early ‘70s and late ‘60s are on the other side of $20k... or $30k.. or $40k for well restored ones.
Sure, I have a scruffy BLUE interior and had to redo pretty much the whole suspension, but that’s a Nice Price all day long
Moves-Like-Senna
> gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun
11/09/2016 at 23:58 |
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NO WAY! I know the previous owner of that specific vette, you don’t live on the Sunshine Coast do you?
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gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun
> Moves-Like-Senna
11/10/2016 at 00:23 |
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Wow this is a small world!!! No, I took a couple ferries over there from Vancouver Island with a friend and a SUV, bought the car and drove it home and the friend drove the SUV loaded with the previous owner’s stash of parts :D
What gave it away, the non standard seat and door panel upholstery?
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Moves-Like-Senna
> gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun
11/10/2016 at 10:34 |
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Very haha! I grew up in the coast so I know most of the cars that have been there and that’s the only blue vette (C3) that I know of there haha.
That sounds like an epic trip! East or West side of the island? Or are we talking south aka Vic?
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gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun
> Moves-Like-Senna
11/11/2016 at 01:14 |
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East side, middle, Qualicum Beach.
We caught the 8:30 ferry out of Nanaimo and I didn’t get home until around 9:30 that night.
Larry was a really nice guy, he seemed pretty sad to see the car go... I should try to dig up his number and tell him it’s got a good home here
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Moves-Like-Senna
> gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun
11/11/2016 at 09:13 |
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I know it very well haha, the only family we have in BC lives in Qualicum Beach. Moreover, Parksvill and Qualicum are the view from my parents house across the straight.
It’s a long ride from Nanaimo, that’s my most dreaded ferry ride ever!
He is a very cool guy and I’m sure he was. He loved the car and tried his best to keep it in good shape. Definitely do!