I have been looking around for a good project car for quite a while now....ever since I got rid of my stang. I just kind of happened to stumble onto this 1981 corvette. Metallic blue with glass T-tops. 100% stock when purchased. It needs some interior work, a valve job, and new valve cover gaskets. I gave $9,073.75 after taxes and and everything...not too bad for an L81 w/ 83,XXX original miles. The picture is bad, I know, but after moving I haven't found my digital camera, so I used my phone. Any comments welcome.
nice what are your plans for it?
first thing is to get the valves to stop ticking, and get her to stop marking her territory everywhere we go.
Eventually I would like to do an electric fan, side pipes, new intake manifold, msd hei upgrade kit, and eventually heads and cams when i get the cash. 190 HP in a vette is a sin.
I have added a new edelbrock air cleaner, accel superstock 8mm wires, and new plugs, and pulled the A/C and smog pump.
looks damn good. nice buy.
maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow....... but some day
Mmmm....Corvette.... Looks good and I like your ideas for it. I wish I could afford an older 'vette to build up. Make sure to do progress pics.
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Thanks everyone for the comments.
The vette will be relativley cheap to work on....because of the carbeurated 350. Summit has hedman headers for around 160 if i remember correctly. Like I said, the car needs some work. But for just over $9k i dont think i did too bad.
sooo are you still in CO?! nice vette too
L81 second slowest vette i believe
put a nice 350 or a 383 in it.
-Borsty
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L81 second slowest vette i believe
put a nice 350 or a 383 in it.
The L81 is a 5.7 350
and your right second slowest only to the v6 of the 50's, I believe
matt are you avoiding us coloradoans?
Looks really nice. I love the colour, and the rims look in prefect shape. Great find, the car looks HOT!
The 81 350 will be slow because of all the emissions crap. My dad has a 73 350 which was just before emissions and it hauls ass.
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matt are you avoiding us coloradoans?
lol yes i hate everyone from colorado (including myself....lol)...jk
No i will be at the next get together, whenever/wherever it is tho.
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The 81 350 will be slow because of all the emissions crap. My dad has a 73 350 which was just before emissions and it hauls ass
yeah the car is way too slow for me. She is running a hell of a lot stronger now that i have done the plugs and wires, timing, air cleaner, and pulled the AC and the smog pump. But its still not where I want it.
themarin8r wrote:i love that body style
Agreed. Great purchase, I would love to have that car as a project.
2004 WR Blue/silver STi
Cobb Stage II
12.69 @ 106.1mph 1.66 = 60ft
nice car my budie has one not sure what year but he put a big ass built motor in it (forgot wich one) and a 6spd tranni...thing is faster than my TA
they do make nice project cars and i love the body style.
