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"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
05/24/2016 at 13:24 • Filed to: None

Sending a mobile mechanic to check out this ‘69 Corvette. It’s a real 427 car but the 427 is long gone. It comes with a built 454 that came out of a Camaro. Birdcage and frame are said to be solid and the ask is $12k CDN. Fingers crossed here. It’s in Barrington Nova Scotia. Any Oppos out there?

DISCUSSION (34)

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/24/2016 at 13:31

I’m glad you’re looking at...well just glad it’s not the one with a wrecked shell in the thumbnail to the left.

That would be a heck of a Vette. Chrome bumpers front and rear are the best years for this body style.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/24/2016 at 13:35

Imagining it like this:

Kinja'd!!!

Takuro Spirit > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/24/2016 at 13:36

Them flares.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Takuro Spirit
05/24/2016 at 13:39

Not a fan. They’ll have to be undone but that will mean ruining the paint. Such is life when shopping for cheap Corvettes.

shop-teacher > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/24/2016 at 13:39

That is SO much better than that other train wreck you were thinking about!

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > shop-teacher
05/24/2016 at 13:44

This one hasn’t gone through a wood chipper before :D

Takuro Spirit > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/24/2016 at 13:44

Or just keep it 70's awesome.

Kinja'd!!!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/24/2016 at 13:52

It’s not far off man.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/24/2016 at 13:55

Just needs flare reduction surgery.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Takuro Spirit
05/24/2016 at 13:55

100% nope.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/24/2016 at 14:06

That’s a metric fuckton better than the first you were looking at. Just check over the birdcage, body mounts, and windshield frame REALLY good, because C3s are notorious for rust in these places. Especially the windshield frame. And, just know, if the body is damaged, or you want to get rid of those crazy flares, fiberglass work costs serious $$$.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage
05/24/2016 at 14:13

All good info! Yes, much improved over the ‘clay pot’ I was looking at earlier.

lone_liberal > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/24/2016 at 14:17

It would be interesting to know where that engine originally came from as no Camaro ever had the 454, but if it has been built correctly I guess it really doesn’t matter that much.

crowmolly > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/24/2016 at 14:21

What trans is in it? What was it originally?

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > lone_liberal
05/24/2016 at 15:01

I’ll be replacing it with a year-correct 427 anyways so it doesn’t really bother me. Also I believe 1970 Camaros were offered with 454's

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > crowmolly
05/24/2016 at 15:01

4 speed of some sort. Probably the original one

crowmolly > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/24/2016 at 15:03

I reverse GIS’d it and nothing was listed in the add. They told you it had a 4 spd?

lone_liberal > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/24/2016 at 15:11

I’ve never heard of a ‘70 with any other big block than the 396 (really 402) but you’re absolutely correct. They did offer it. You learn something new every day! Ironically, I had a friend when I was in the Navy that had a ‘79 Camaro with a 427 out of a ‘69 Corvette. That was one STOUT car, but he was the exact wrong person to own it. He wasn’t really a car guy and had no interest in it other than it was fast.

BJ > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/24/2016 at 15:12

https://kinja.com/rallydarkstrik… is in Nova Scotia

KatzManDu > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/24/2016 at 15:15

If it’s in good shape, the frame is solid, all the chrome is there and in good shape, that’s not too bad a price.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > lone_liberal
05/24/2016 at 15:21

Cool! Maybe he has “my” engine haha

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > KatzManDu
05/24/2016 at 15:22

That’s my thinking.

lone_liberal > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/24/2016 at 15:26

What I remember most about that car, other than the front got frighteningly light at about 135mph, (we had access to the base’s runway) was that the clutch was unbelievably heavy. We had to have his girlfriend drive us home one night and she had one hell of a time with that clutch. She had to put all of her 110lbs in to it and basically stand on the pedal. In our drunken state that was hilarious.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > crowmolly
05/24/2016 at 15:28

Ad says its a 4 speed and they’re a total bitch to swap so I’ll bet it was born with one

crowmolly > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/24/2016 at 16:15

Bitch to swap? Huh?

Well, find out what trans it comes with, if anything :)

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/24/2016 at 17:29

I’m “out there” (around Mahone Bay) - Barrington is a 2 hour drive from me though :(

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
05/25/2016 at 08:52

Bummer! I’ll keep you posted on whether or not this actually happens

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/25/2016 at 09:17

For sure!!! :D

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Takuro Spirit
05/26/2016 at 09:59

That hurts my eyes

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/26/2016 at 10:05

What happened? Did the mechanic check it out?

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/26/2016 at 10:16

Freaking seller fell off the face of the earth. Ad is still listed but I can’t get through to him via phone or email. I have money and a mechanic waiting to go but he won’t get back to me. Arghh.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/26/2016 at 10:47

That might say something about the car. It’s possible he’s not talking to you because he doesn’t want someone to inspect it. He may be hoping for a “stupid” buyer that sees a cool car and just goes and buys it without knowing what they’re looking at.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/26/2016 at 10:56

That thought crossed my mind as well. If so, I consider that a bullet dodged.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/26/2016 at 11:32

I thought things were odd when they had a 454 in it instead of the original 427 but didn’t change the hood numbers.

And frankly in that year the 427 was the better motor.