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    tune up question

    Dealerships still try to milk the customer through Scheduled Maintenance offerings. Case in point: Two years ago when I imported my C6 I took it to a dealer to have the Canadian bumper pieces installed and to have the mandatory federal and provincial inspections done. The dealer was licensed to...
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    C5 / C6 Hydraulic Clutch Fluid Change

    Thanks for posting the write-up and pictures. Looks like you are a very organized and meticulous mechanic. :coolgleam: I'm curious about the fluid in the line from the master cylinder to the slave cylinder... at any time did you crack open the bleeder screw on the slave cylinder and purge the...
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    I got hit! Dang! Bummer!

    Sorry to read you got hit! Glad it wasn't any worse than you described, though any hit at all still hurts. :( Nice cars always seem to have some magnetic attraction for the poor drivers and their vehicles. :confused: But drive a beater and it seems there's a force-field surrounding the car...
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    Reducing our carbon footprint

    Local and provincial governments both need to realize that in order for recycling to be popular and effective it must be convenient and affordable for all citizens. If it isn't, people won't "buy in" to the program and some will dump their trash anywhere. :nono: We have garbage collection...
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    Well I am not happy.....

    Spring has sprung here on Vancouver Island, although it's still colder than normal for this time of year. There is still a slight chance of snow but it will be mixed with rain and will be "snow" in name only. This has been one very long winter for all and it's not going away graciously! :eek...
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    What do you do and who do you know?

    Dennis Ahola -Industrial Education Teacher (Auto Tech, Metalwork, Carpentry/Joinery) -Draftsman (Architectural, Mechanical, Structural, Electrical, & Civil) -still teaching 1/2 time (Auto Tech) even though I "retired"(ya, sure!) in 2006 -I manufacture spine-boards on an as-needed...
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    Spring into summer classic at kelowna!!!!!::::::

    That's a pretty convincing sales-pitch 07silvervette17, and I (we) definitely will keep it in mind! :coolgleam: Long weekends are always a bitch for getting-off-and- back-on the island. Ferry line-ups are unbelievable! So at this time I can't say yea or nay for sure. But it is a possibility...
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    People with Targa's or T-tops

    I much prefer having the roof on. But that's probably just one of my many "hang-ups". I know the C6 was originally engineered as a convertible but I'm convinced it was designed as a coupe. So I think the car looks more complete with its roof on. And, the radio sounds a hellava lot better when...
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    *Name A Cover Song That You Like More Than The Original?!!?*

    This is a really obscure one but some of you may have heard it: Ray Stevens version of Misty is unforgetable and hit No. 1 in the UK for 3 weeks! :coolgleam: Compared with the original by Johnny Mathis (which is excellent), Stevens' CW interpretation is about as far removed as is musically...
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    What are you doing come spring?

    "Spring Break" starts March 14th and if there isn't a dramatic change in the weather by Saturday then I'll be doing the same thing I did today: shovel snow off the driveway! :eek: I don't know what we've done on Vancouver Island to piss-off the weatherman but the price we're paying is an...
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    Introduce yourself!!!

    The date was last summer, the occasion was Installation Night for the local Rotary Club and the theme was Mexican. POR DIOS!
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    Corvette garage?

    :)One idea might be to do the inside of the garage in a ROUTE 66 theme. Corvettes seem to be synonymous with the image and memory of the tv show and with the image and memory of the actual highway. :driving: Another thought would be to pay homage to all the generations of Corvettes by way of...
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    Got to drive a Supercar today! Read on for my notes.

    Well written! Thanks for sharing your experience and impressions. We can all scratch that Benz off our "must have" list now. Anyway, it looks like it would be a difficult car to properly equip with a set of roof-racks and a trailer hitch! :driving:
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    Car murals I'm working on...

    SPECTACULAR!!! :coolgleam: Very nice renderings with excellent perspective. Congratulations! Please tell us more about how you do it. (just curious,not looking for trade secrets) Do you project the image onto the wall first or simply block it in freehand? Are the renderings done with an...
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    Pics from abbotsford bc car show this weekend

    The Corvette engine in the silver Benz makes sense and the wider-than-stock rear track hints of some changes at that end too. Perhaps the car now has Corvette suspension and drive train. Nice result! :coolgleam::driving: I like hot rods and custom cars but the grill modification on the Aston...
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