She's finally home

"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario) 09/15/2016 at 20:46 • Filed to: Project69

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So yesterday I was finally able to bring the Corvette home. I was going to bring her home on Saturday but the weather had other plans, so between that and finding time to go get her from my parents house I had to wait until yesterday.

She is a 1969 Corvette with the 350 and a 4-spd manual.

Here are a few pictures of her

Here are both of my vehicles. One for work and one for play.

All of my rides in one picture. The daily (truck), the toy (vette), and the project (tractor)

She needs a little love but there are only a few things I want to go over before I’d trust her for regular driving. The radiator needs to be recored as it has a small leak and is over 40 years old. I want to go over the brakes just to check their condition. And lastly she needs new shoes, my dad neglected to mention to me until today that the tires are from the ‘70s...eesh. They look remarkably good considering their age, no dry rot or any signs of degradation, still I don’t want to take a chance.

wafflesnfalafel > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 09/15/2016 at 21:18

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Makolicious... (real side pipes?)

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > wafflesnfalafel 09/15/2016 at 21:24

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/Yea, they are real. Are fake side pipes a thing?

wafflesnfalafel > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 09/15/2016 at 21:27

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http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c3-gene…

Die-Trying > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 09/15/2016 at 21:29

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with vector wheels..........

pretty car.........

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Die-Trying 09/15/2016 at 21:32

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thanks...never knew what the wheels were and my dad couldn’t remember

and thanks...i may be biased but i think it is one of the better modified corvettes i’ve seen. kudos to my dad

crowmolly > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 09/15/2016 at 21:42

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YES.

You have the good ones, they look like Hooker Sidemounts. Watch your legs, the burns can be permanent :)

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > crowmolly 09/15/2016 at 21:44

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Haha. I learned my lesson when I was a kid. No permanent scars though

Die-Trying > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 09/15/2016 at 21:44

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these guys did a good job of getting them seen.......

but American Racing Vectors....... the wide ones look mean

period correct cars are always fun............

Takuro Spirit > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 09/15/2016 at 22:02

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All these cool cars, popping up in Wisconsin lately. Must be something in the water.

shop-teacher > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 09/16/2016 at 00:48

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SUCH a cool car! I hope you don’t change the look of it, because it’s freaking perfect like that.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > shop-teacher 09/16/2016 at 08:29

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Haha, thanks. And no, I don’t plan on changing how it looks, just making everything shinier. My dad did most of the modifications and had it painted that way back in the 70s so I’d like to keep it how it is.

shop-teacher > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 09/16/2016 at 09:02

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Having that history makes it even better.