454CanAm
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Speedvette wide body C3/C6 conversion kit
Jeff................. welcome to the forum. I can't wait to see your progress on the vert !!! Keep up the good work ! Rick
my daytime pics of my 77 daytona
wow ... Wow ............. and double WOW !!!!!!! It is absolutely beautiful !!! I like !!!!!!!!!
Yo.................... Bill is at it again.............
Check out page 74 in the August issue of Vette magazine. Bill's widebody is at Lime Rock................. again! I think they got pix of him here before. Lookin' good Bill........... Congrats !!!!!
New memeber-1977 Daytona- North Carolina
smrtmblues wrote: Welcome aboard Richard. As the guys stated...post some pix. I'm one of the widebody guys here...'73 vert and a '69 vert. The '69 is a long way from being finished, but we are driving the '73. Hope you can make it to Carlisle...there are sever…
New memeber-1977 Daytona- North Carolina
vetsrfun wrote: thanks for the welcome . i am trying to figure out how to add pics,,lol may need some help.. Glad you found us................ Welcome !! Can't wait to see some pix of your ride ! Rick
Bill is at it again...
Yea baby.................. that one's crowned !!!
Randy's Can Am
2Sharks wrote: Big Job means big money. I hope this makes everyone happy. The hitch is on the car. It cost me a ton.... never listen to anyone else... only trust yourself. I put a new fuel tank on the Can am because the welder would not work on the hitch. He s…
Randy's Can Am
2Sharks wrote: Its funny, I have had a wide body all my life, now I have two cars to match my profile!!! .................... Well, at least you found it now !!! Man, that would have been a major PITA if it let loose on the road. Sorry you're having to replace…
Randy's Can Am
AA......................................... I noticed the first two letters............ Do they stand for "Alcoholics Anonymous" ??? ..................or "American Airlines" ??? .......... .......... Inquiring minds want to know !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looking good..…
Randy's Can Am
As I said before................ this is one AWESOME ride !!! I love the front shot.............. I really like the headlight treatment ! Can't wait to see this one in person. Rick Oh yeah............. actually, it's a Can-Am II
1980 Daytona
I agree with Keith on this one !!! Randy, how did you strip the paint?????................. so quick!! Did you sand ?....... scrape ? chisel ?? ............. looks like if you had a couple more days of good weather, you'd have paint on both the vettes !! Keep…
'73 Can Am Wide Body
smrtmblues wrote: Ya gotta focus...:D Start a new thread on the widebody. Post pix, etc, etc. You know the drill... BTW...the wife liked it. Asked if you were bringing it to Carlisle this year? You know her, she likes widebodies...:7 I'll have a roll with me t…
'73 Can Am Wide Body
smrtmblues wrote: Yah...I know what you mean. The horn button mechanism broke on the '73 and I finally got the parts for that...hope to fix it this weekend. Taking the car in this morning to get the oil pump relaced...hope that fixes the clatter. Need to get t…
'73 Can Am Wide Body
smrtmblues wrote: A couple of reasons... 1. I like to keep you confused...:D 2. There is a deep down death rattle along with low oil pressure in the 454 which really troubles me...x( And the gas mileage really sucks... Rather than try to determine what is the…
'73 Can Am Wide Body
parkeracing wrote: Marv- The ghost in your camera is back. Check out the first pic in post #36. The "stain" is back, even though you just got it back from the body shop! Marv, How long did it take you to get that nice sparkle on the fender.............. looks…
'73 Can Am Wide Body
smrtmblues wrote: Question??? The Hookers have turned into rust buckets in just a couple of weeks running, especially where they come out from under the frame. The muffler shields are okay but the collector area on the pipes looks like crap. I hate to think ab…
'73 Can Am Wide Body
smrtmblues wrote: Been kind of slow at the shop with work on my car due to other claims. They are getting close to primer, as most of the body repair is done and wet sanded, then paint and pinstriping. Ceramic metallic coating............. by the way, she's lo…
'73 Can Am Wide Body
smrtmblues wrote: Alright...just to explain...:+ I have a 2-car garage with 3 cars inside and absolutely no room to work on any of them inside because of all the parts I've collected in the past year. The plan is to store the '73 & '75 for the winter and clean…
'73 Can Am Wide Body
smrtmblues wrote: Keith, I see it now that you have pointed it out, but I think it is just the camera angle and the angles of the body, as there isn't anything wrong that I recall seeing on the car. It must be that sneaky Porsche paint acting like a chameleon…
'73 Can Am Wide Body
parkeracing wrote: On the two photos of the car 3/4 front there appears to be a dark spot on the upper fender behind the front wheelwell. I wouldn't have mentioned it otherwise, but it was on both pix. Camera trick? Aged eyes? Dymentsia? Marv..................…
Progress (if slow)
parkeracing wrote: IT LIVES! My rebuilt carb isn't so good but a friend let me borrow one. Now I have to air up 3 flat tires (I miss my compressor). I want to try to get it inland before I head to Carlisle. Looks dynamite !!!!!! Can't wait till you've got her…
Progress (if slow)
parkeracing wrote: Well, it came to it's new home today. The first time it's been at my address since I bought it a year ago August. Got some interior work to do, new or rebuild (again) the carb and some other minor stuff and should be ready for the spring tic…
Progress (if slow)
smrtmblues wrote: Wow Keith!!! You're making progress on the car. Will we have a widebody gathering at Carlisle? Looks like we will get a short tail Maco too!!! Keep up the great work. Marv Lookin' good Keith.............................!!! that TKO was the be…
Progress (if slow)
Keith, you have definitely been busy..........................lookin' great ! Keep her rolling ! Rick
Just tryin' to fit in
andy76 wrote: http://www.greenwoodcorvettes.com/StreetDaytona.html Randy... take a look here.... Greenwood Corvettes has an old and a new section of their website. Their site hasnt been updated in years..probably 2-3 at least. Lots about the daytona and the WH…