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I Know I Shouldn't Have, But....

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tony barnhill

tony barnhill

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...how can anybody pass up a 1977 L82 Corvette for $1,000?

Last time it was on the road was 1997 - 20 years after it was built!

Stay with me, I'm gonna post about a dozen photos. They are just like I found it - no cleaning up or anything!
 

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For some reason, I can only post 1 photo per post!?!
 

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Hang on - I've got several more to go...wait until you see it on my trailer before you post.
 

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Here's the worst body damage...took my bodyman with me...he looked the car over from frnnt to rear, top to bottom:
 

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And the back edge of the fender...he's not concerned...told me we'd need to get a new bumper/grille surround but he can repair everything else:
 

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All door panel needs is new carpet:
 

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Leather seat just needs a good cleaning/feeding:
 

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Steering wheel horn push is laying in back...all wheel needs is cleaning:
 

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Yep, passenger door also only needs carpet & cleaning:
 

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And passenger seat just needs cleaning/feeding!
 

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Dash needs new top - all instruments are beautiful...they'd started removing things for new carpet:
 

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And she's on my trailer....that's all the photos, folks:
 

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My next door neighbor has a 25th anniversary L82 and guess who he calls if something is not quite right? He also has a 98 C5 and will sell the earlier one if he can get his price.
 
Tony, go around the car with a magnet and if it sticks, there's metal in it - RUN!! :laugh:

Of course, you have to build another V8 like the one in SSSSnake for the 'Vette!!
 
Remember, from '75 they had metal floors...no metal in it that didn't come from the factory!
 
I was being very tongue-in-cheek about the metal comment. The reverse of the old addage about checking for bondo/fiberglass.... :smile: Nice score indeed!!
 
Starting in '75 they put metal floors in them.

The crappy red paint is coming off easily...when I get it down to the crappy grey primer, Ricky, my bodyman, is going to take it down to the origial color, repair the fiberglass problems & prep/paint the engine compartment so I can bring it home & have the engine/trans installed.

I'll use the original 350 auto trans but am gonna install an '86 TPI Corvette engine....right now I'm searching for somebody to work the TPI's wiring harness & computer so it'll hook up to to the '77's wiring harness.
 
I have to ask why??

That is the most gutless period of Corvettes - around 200 BHP and damned near 2 tons street weight.

By far the least of the breed and not in great shape by the pics. As if you didn't have enough projects. Gotta get that will power thing looked at Tony (do I sound enough like a wife yet?) ;-)
 
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