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Jun 6, 2006 | 08:21 AM

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Does your Corvette look like this?

Here is my pride and joy. Hopefully yours doesn't look like this, haha.

Getting the rear differential out wasn't too difficult, just time consuming. I took several photos and will be writing a how-to on this for LS1TECH.

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Jun 6, 2006 | 08:30 AM

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Awesome Tony. Cool of you to tackle it by yourself.

I'm sure you already know, with your knowledge....but whatever you do, don't use aor tools to re-install the cradle....only hand tools.

Just incase.

Jun 6, 2006 | 08:35 AM

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that is funny as ****!!!!! mine looks exactly the same way. i will snap some pics later today.

Jun 6, 2006 | 08:41 AM

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Good pics, can't wait to read the how to. You seem to know your stuff. If I had the money for the tools, I might have tackled some of the stuff that I had to pay to have done on my car. What camera you got?? Very good resolution. I got a 5.0 mega pixel SONY cybershot. I thought it took good pics, yours are even better. Looking fwd to the how to.

Jun 6, 2006 | 08:45 AM

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Just used a cheap Sony 5.0 mp camera on these photos. Reduced them in size and sharpened them via photoshop.

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Jun 6, 2006 | 09:14 AM

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Cool, good time to go ahead and throw in a clutch

Jun 6, 2006 | 09:16 AM

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Good point. Might just do that....

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Jun 6, 2006 | 10:00 AM

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Lol actually, it does

Jun 6, 2006 | 10:17 AM

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yeah mine did look like that not too long ago hahaha nice work tony, what you goin with for the new rear? what gears and what make?

Jun 6, 2006 | 10:27 AM

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Dam dude!! Good luck with the replacement install.

Jun 6, 2006 | 10:44 AM

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Lol actually, it does

Holy ****.

Jun 6, 2006 | 10:46 AM

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holy ****, that red Z06 looks like a theft recovery

Bet your neighbors hate you!

I'm going with a DTE rearend and 3.90 gears.

Jun 6, 2006 | 11:42 AM

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That's awesome your doing it yourself Tony. Good luck on it, and like everyone said, you got most of the work done, throw a clutch in there.

Jun 6, 2006 | 11:47 AM

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Wow those car ........ man

Jun 6, 2006 | 12:32 PM

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Its kinda weird to see Vette owners rip apart their cars, cool to see though

Jun 6, 2006 | 01:16 PM

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3.90's FTW... vette is gonna roll now

Jun 6, 2006 | 01:24 PM

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Nine Ball,
Hey man might want to upgrade the mainshaft in the tranny. I have seen many vettes in town with less power than your shear the mainshaft off in the diff.