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by Blue_69_malibu
Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2000 Mile 2014 Corvette - A Rough Story
Replies: 3
Views: 3220

2000 Mile 2014 Corvette - A Rough Story

http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=561009

Feel bad for the guy. It almost appears that his traction control "acted up" on him.

Don't know the guy or the car or how much he drinks, if at all.....but this is a story that probably won't have a happy ending.
by Blue_69_malibu
Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:31 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1963 Corvette
Replies: 85
Views: 118742

Re: 1963 Corvette

Upon seeing the pix, the job is a little more involved than it sounds....but well done.

Can Bair's restore the Corvette hubcaps?

Two plus years between posts? Shocking....but in a good b/c you've just been driving it! That is, after all, the real goal in all of this.
by Blue_69_malibu
Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What do you think of this color/wheel combo on a '69?
Replies: 5
Views: 4026

Re: What do you think of this color/wheel combo on a '69?

Very much appreciate the replies....but I was never really contemplating changing mine over to that. I'm all Lime Metallic/Black Vinyl Top....all the time. I just came across it "by accident" and thought it really looked cool.....and I thought I'd share it with the group. I'm under the ass...
by Blue_69_malibu
Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What do you think of this color/wheel combo on a '69?
Replies: 5
Views: 4026

What do you think of this color/wheel combo on a '69?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevrolet-Chevelle-SS-/201010883525#ht_1100wt_880 While RED has been done ad nauseum on '69 Chevelles and Camaros, I think this looks really sharp. Apparently, it's a 2010 Dodge Charger Color: Mango Tango. It's more of an Orange Metallic.....I think. It jumps out at you contr...
by Blue_69_malibu
Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cheap Impala -my next car!
Replies: 10
Views: 5863

Re: Cheap Impala -my next car!

Don't laugh, but this week I'm driving my grandparents' 2009 Impala around as I take the car to E-Check for them/get their new tags, etc.

Anyone encounter the "Airbag" warning message at one time or another?
by Blue_69_malibu
Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:12 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: Another Mini Project
Replies: 3
Views: 3441

Re: Another Mini Project

Very cool indeed! Don't laugh, but I've got a Crosley unit from the 30s that belonged to my maternal grandparents over at Lynn Drive. I'll have to show it to you sometime. (They're both still alive (89&88) but wanted their basement cleared out a few years ago in case they needed to "evacuat...
by Blue_69_malibu
Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:13 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: '70 F100
Replies: 227
Views: 90588

Re: '70 F100

Looks good already!

Yanking everything out of your engine bay, cleaning it, and then painting it can be a real PITA......BUT the end result is almost always well worth it.

If you really want a very nice looking Classic, you've got to go through this process at some point, though.
by Blue_69_malibu
Thu Dec 12, 2013 5:26 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: Tiresmoke Central, construction begins!
Replies: 108
Views: 105849

Re: Tiresmoke Central, construction begins!

Continuing the improvements.. a couple weekends back, I got a TV mounted in the garage. Gwen has this 32" unit that we weren't using at all, so she offered it to me for the garage. I found a nice $20 wall mount at Micro Center and a $5 universal remote. It swivels pretty far to the left and ri...
by Blue_69_malibu
Wed Nov 27, 2013 11:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Corvette search
Replies: 46
Views: 23670

Re: My Corvette search

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTppJvvBNZ0PoPVVm4C581XRs7-OR-f7_3rud9o2xgP55nfXbeqBw Not sure if the link will work, but a minivan chump car seems badass. -BP Not even Kid Rock, in his "slant 6" '79 (close enough) Camaro from Joe Dirt , could catch that Minivan!!!
by Blue_69_malibu
Wed Nov 27, 2013 11:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An Eventual Replacement for the Trailblazer
Replies: 14
Views: 7626

Re: An Eventual Replacement for the Trailblazer

One of the best things about my '69 plates is that the registration was good for 40 years. (If I'm wrong on the actual term, it's still one hell of a long time w/o having to pay for tags, annual registration, etc.) I bought the Chevelle in '09, so I've had it for five summers/seasons. I've put rough...
by Blue_69_malibu
Tue Nov 26, 2013 12:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Corvette search
Replies: 46
Views: 23670

Re: My Corvette search

Last weekend, at the Mecum Auction from Anaheim, a 2002 Z06 that certainly appeared nice on TV sold for.....$22,000. While Dave and I were helping a client of mine look for a Corvette last Winter, we stumbled across a car lot off of Vine Street in Eastlake to look at a C4 of some kind that we passed...
by Blue_69_malibu
Tue Nov 26, 2013 12:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Corvette search
Replies: 46
Views: 23670

Re: My Corvette search

Basement Paul wrote:Mazda MX-6 = Ford Probe Those were pretty cool too, and also ran forever with the V6.

-BP
Both came off the same assembly line.....in Flint or Flat Rock, MI if I remember correctly.

Very fun car, though.
by Blue_69_malibu
Tue Nov 26, 2013 12:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An Eventual Replacement for the Trailblazer
Replies: 14
Views: 7626

Re: An Eventual Replacement for the Trailblazer

Good advice. Is there a mileage limit or anything on your hagerty policy ? I can't recall off the top of my head.....but I haven't put more than 2K miles on that car in a year.....although I've certainly spent more than $2K a year on it. :) The only thing that jumped out at me as odd was a clause t...
by Blue_69_malibu
Mon Nov 25, 2013 7:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An Eventual Replacement for the Trailblazer
Replies: 14
Views: 7626

Re: An Eventual Replacement for the Trailblazer

I have this debate in my head almost everyday. I have convinced my self I need some sort of truck. The impala just doesn't do what I need it to outside of work. So I am currently trying the cheap paid for various car route. We'll see how it goes. 2012 Impala meets my work requirements - 4 door, 5 y...
by Blue_69_malibu
Sat Nov 23, 2013 4:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An Eventual Replacement for the Trailblazer
Replies: 14
Views: 7626

Re: An Eventual Replacement for the Trailblazer

So what's a guy, that doesn't really need a full-sized pickup, to do? :( Restore an old truck?? :mrgreen: That option is definitely on the table! If I can tow my boat with a, say 67-72 Chevy short bed, I really wouldn't need another tow vehicle. And a Posi would really help on these steep and wet b...