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    motor pull on an 85

    Ok....so i've found a friend with a engine puller. i get it next monday....i'm gonna pull the motor and do a rebuild ( my first ever ) i figure that i might as well since the tranny is hooped ( no reverse ). looks like more than enough room to pull motor. i'm gonna take off the hood before...
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    Are you alone?

    When i brought my Vette home and told the wife that i'd traded her quad for a vette she was pretty pissed. the next night i got her involved with picking a new colour and things calmed down. now her talk is positive and i think she is thinking she'll be driving the corvette!
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    Like indiana jones...

    intakes well anything is better than the stock intake i'm thinking. i've looked at a few upgrades and generally like them. i would like to position mine in the lower front but worry about water effects. ie. puddles or rain
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    owned my 1985 corvette 2 days!

    i doubt i'd be doing any modifications to the body so i wouldn't consider the rims if the 3/4 of an inch would make the wheels rub. besides that i think i wouldn't mind the 3/4" too much. has there been issues with the offsets breaking? i doubht i'd be drag racing but high speed cornering up to...
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    Like indiana jones...

    How is the Vararam intake different from my stock TPI?
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    owned my 1985 corvette 2 days!

    A friends kid bought it to restore, tore it apart and then wanted to go to school. sold it to his employer to pay for school. while kid is at school meets a girl and gets married. doesn't want the corvette any more! i had an older arctic cat 300 4x4 quad and i asked if he'd like to trade me!
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    Like indiana jones...

    ...I've been calling around to local autowreckers...Living in the frozen north makes finding parts for my 1985 corvette a challange. the first calls i made today were to the local wreckers. i have three wreckers withing 200km. and 7 within 600 km. zero parts leads... ouch. realisticly i'm...
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    owned my 1985 corvette 2 days!

    Anything is better than stock. i'll have to look up the bolt pattern distance. i will definately look at the C5's.... I appreciate the advice. i've been so focused on "1985" and "c4" that i rarely think of the newer years. lol. 5-3/4 offset!!!???
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    owned my 1985 corvette 2 days!

    Thx for warm welcome Thx alot. i was surprised by the welcome. i'll try to answer some questions and sorry if i missed any. yes, i live far to the north. Mile 36 on the Alaska Hwy. Right now i'm trying to re-organize the shop so i can bring the car in the one side and do the engine/...
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    owned my 1985 corvette 2 days!

    Hello to all!!! Long time lover of corvettes, first time owner. Car doesn't run, targa top is cracked, tranny is shot and the interior stinks too :) i'm so happy to own a corvette. the number one thing on my list of achievements that i wrote when i was a kid was owning a corvette some day! now...
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