C3 Corvette for 1990 fox Convertible

90lxcoupe said:

i dont know what that means, but i know that all corvettes made before the c6 really suck.

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I really don't agree with this at all, C3's 73-82 were undesirable for sure though. C4's were pretty good performers, especially once the LT1 arrived + ZR1's, C5's I always thought were nice cars.

I wouldn't go for this trade personally.

I used to like those...until I drove one.

Ill trade you mine, it was in a magazine, I call it sonic cherry. Here are the pix, I have more if you need them



engine bay

Some questions you must ask yourself:

1. Are you over 60?

2. Is your penis really small?

3. Do you like shiny silver nylon jackets with "Corvette" down one sleeve?

4. Do you still wear the same hairstyle that you wore when you graduated high school in 1974?

5. Do you wear deck shoes with no socks and the collar of your Polo shirt turned up?

If you answered "yes" to the above questions, feel free to make the trade.

Bear in mind that the L82 in 1979 was rated the same horsepower as your Mustang and weighed a little more. So performance will be no better. It all boils down to do you want to hang out with Corvette guys (see above) or Mustang guys.

S&B said:

Ill trade you mine, it was in a magazine, I call it sonic cherry. Here are the pix, I have more if you need them

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Two different cars and the top one is a heap

Shh Ozz ur engine looks better

your car is much nicer but you only live once, do what you makes you happy

Trade one of the rarest Fox Mustangs ever for one of the slowest, most common Corvettes ever?

Corvettes are neat, but I wouldn't trade MY car for any Corvette that came out of the late 70s. But it's your stuff, you do with it as you please!

those vettes are ssssslllllllllloooooowwwwww

I had a body man tell me one time the fiberglass bodies can be a nightmare with age. Here's a quote from Hemmings:

"Body Corvettes were among the first production automobiles to use reinforced fiberglass bodies, and they have a reputation for remaining rust- and dent-free virtually forever. But unlike steel panels that bolt on, working with damaged fiberglass requires special skills. Carefully inspect a car's body for wavy bodywork, uneven panel gaps or overspray on trim. A good tip for checking front body alignment is to line up the nose center point with the roof's center T-top seam, and if it is off, something is awry. Check the fiberglass inner surface where possible; original press-molded panels will have two smooth sides, while aftermarket parts often have an unfinished side. "Look around the corners of the hood," suggests Kenny Yager, director of research and development for Mid America Motorworks of Effingham, Illinois. "Cracks will appear in flexible places, and you can tell if it's been broken before." Not all of the Corvette body is fiberglass, though; the steel frames that support the doors can rust if drain holes are obscured, and the steel floor pan will rust if moisture sits under the carpets."

90limited said:

Yeah I understand that not much was going on under the hood, but 79 was the last year you could get the L82 engine with a 4sp.

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Too bad there's absolutely nothing special about that L82/4sp. They shouldn't even have made vettes between 73 and 97. I wouldn't trade a used chiapet for one.

I was a state inspector years ago. One day I drove a 98 Z28, a 97 Vette, and a 78 Vette pace car survivor. The Z was cool, the C5 was awesome (plan to get a C5/C6 someday due to this drive), and the vette was extremely slow, ill handling, and rode terrible. That car was a prime example too, I would never consider one. Of course my taste in vehicles is pretty different from most others, but there is it.