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Just thought I would drop in and say hi. My 2006 CTS-V got rear ended a few weeks ago, and in my search for a new daily driver I ended up with a 99 Vette. Has 180,000 miles on it but has a rebuilt engine, transmission, brakes, interior and stereo. Only has a few problems like the right side turn signals blink fast, a/c doesnt blow cold even though the compressor kicks on, and the telescoping steering wheel doesnt work, and its wrapped.
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Yeah I thought it was crazy the amount that he put into it. I have more receits for $900 brakes, $2k for interior, and $3,300 for the wrap which I will take off as soon as I have some free time. I know I took a chance on what the paint will look like. I don't really know what is considered cheap, but I dont think I did too bad, I only paid $3500 more than he did for it a year ago. The only thing I miss about my CTS-V was the amount of storage it had compared to the Vette.
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Thanks, everyone seems to like it better. I did get alot of attention from the wrap, but I dont really like attention for being odd. Plus everyone wanted to touch it without asking, who touches another persons car? I wish the guy would have spent that $3300 on changing the gearing and on some nicer wheels. Thats a bummer on the damaged engine, atleast you have a reason to build it up. Hope you get the horsepower you are looking for.
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386rwhp/363rwtq is what it said in the youtube video description. I dont think they bothered porting the heads while they were in there. I think the guy was big on wraps, he had a newer camaro that they did up like bumble bee, this one was modeled after megatron and his wifes vette was done up after Optimusprime.
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I had a chance to get under the car yesterday for the first time. Looks like I get to do axle seals and a power steering cooler in the future. Good thing they left the stock balancer on while they had the engine out.
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I had a 99 back in the day I retro fitted a HUD into. The fast blinking is because you have a front turn signal out. They sit real low in the car and if you hit a puddle or it's raining water gets inside and blows the bulb. Happened to me all the time.
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http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/p-4...7-2004-c5.aspx
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http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/p-4...7-2004-c5.aspx
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I already took care of the turn signals, the previous owner installed switchback LED's and didn't install the hyperflash harness. I found it laying in the hatch. The a/c was low so I need to look for the leak, and the telescoping wheel doesn't work because of the race seats. I'm starting to figure out the old girl. I've been thinking that I should check and see if the steering lock fix has been done, its on the long list of things I need to accomplish soon.
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I already took care of the turn signals, the previous owner installed switchback LED's and didn't install the hyperflash harness. I found it laying in the hatch. The a/c was low so I need to look for the leak, and the telescoping wheel doesn't work because of the race seats. I'm starting to figure out the old girl. I've been thinking that I should check and see if the steering lock fix has been done, its on the long list of things I need to accomplish soon.