Talk me out of it before I own ANOTHER 2 seater with a leaky top and terrible mpg's

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion) 02/01/2017 at 15:07 • Filed to: None

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This has been parked in my grandma’s carport for about a year now. The owner, her neighbor, doesn’t have space for it (his garage/driveway is filled with jeeps and 50/60's trucks) and she has way more space than she needs for one little Prius.

So every time I come over to wash my car I see this beautiful thing, and think about how sad it is that it no longer sees any use. Every time I visit there’s a new cobweb, a new spot of dirt, a bit less air in the tires... Should I... Should I try to change that?

It doesn’t seem like the owner is too attached to it, and we’ve worked on car projects together a few times so it’s not like we’re strangers. And I mean, just look at it! This isn’t a garage queen. This isn’t what you see an old dude wheel out to cars & coffee once a month. This thing is so raw, so visceral! It’s beat up, scratched to hell, with a giant wing, a V8, and one of the only racing stripes I’ve ever been a fan of. Maroon leather interior, pop-up headlights, removable roof, what look like deep dish steelies (?). I just don’t know a whole lot about Corvettes prior to the c5. Especially with the work put into it, I would have no clue what a reasonable offer would be. Here’s a few more pics

S65 > AestheticsInMotion 02/01/2017 at 15:11

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You need it

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > AestheticsInMotion 02/01/2017 at 15:11

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l.ate ‘70s (>=’74) C3, don’t know enough to pick it down to a year. Swanky.

Tazio, Count Fouroff > AestheticsInMotion 02/01/2017 at 15:13

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You say that like it’s a problem...?

AestheticsInMotion > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/01/2017 at 15:13

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A lot better than me. I wasn’t sure if it was a c3 or c4. So are c4's the super wedge-like ones?

AestheticsInMotion > S65 02/01/2017 at 15:14

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Shit. I do need it

Sweet Trav > AestheticsInMotion 02/01/2017 at 15:14

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Looks to be a 79-82, factory motor was crap. the C3 suspension isnt great for going around corners. But it does seem to be in decent shape, check for structural rust. The common misconception with vettes are because they are fiberglass they dont rust. They do just not in easily viewable places.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > AestheticsInMotion 02/01/2017 at 15:15

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Do it

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > AestheticsInMotion 02/01/2017 at 15:16

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What’s under the hood? Is it stock or modified?

AestheticsInMotion > Tazio, Count Fouroff 02/01/2017 at 15:16

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Unfortunately I live in one of the rainiest cities in America.....

AestheticsInMotion > Tazio, Count Fouroff 02/01/2017 at 15:16

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Unfortunately I live in one of the rainiest cities in America.....

AestheticsInMotion > Sweet Trav 02/01/2017 at 15:17

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Thanks for the info! I need to find out what all has been done to it

AestheticsInMotion > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 02/01/2017 at 15:19

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If I recall correctly, he swapped in a corvette engine from a busted c6

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > AestheticsInMotion 02/01/2017 at 15:19

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Then you definitely need to do it

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > AestheticsInMotion 02/01/2017 at 15:19

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C4= like so. The C3 ran from the late 60s up until ‘82, and you can tell the general vintage by what bumpers they have - chrome bumpers = pre-’73, ‘73 has one set of chrome bumpers (rear), ‘74 is full duroplast, and ‘80-’82 has a molded spoiler on the rear one.

Die-Trying > AestheticsInMotion 02/01/2017 at 15:26

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you NEED that in your life, possibly as a daily. ask the guy what he wants for it, and see if his number is remotely reasonable.......

AestheticsInMotion > Die-Trying 02/01/2017 at 15:29

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Something with more than 4 cylinders would be pretty fantastic...

smobgirl > AestheticsInMotion 02/01/2017 at 15:29

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Get it!!!

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > AestheticsInMotion 02/01/2017 at 15:31

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Do it.

CaptDale - is secretly British > AestheticsInMotion 02/01/2017 at 16:19

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Oh man, I might give my left leg for that Vette if I didn’t need if for clutch pedals

AestheticsInMotion > CaptDale - is secretly British 02/01/2017 at 16:53

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Lucky you, it’s automatic lol. Which would be the first thing I change...

CaptDale - is secretly British > AestheticsInMotion 02/01/2017 at 16:58

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Same here. And then get rid of that awful red interior.

But then other than regular need maintenance parts I think I would leave it alone.