[s-cars] NAC - Vette parts sources?

[Dave Kase]

nevermind - I guess he's here already...



Dave Kase wrote:
> Heh, heh, yep, but maybe its worth travel plan changes!
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> theringmeister at triad.rr.com wrote:
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>> That's a given Dave, but is he going to be here in August?  8^)
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>> --
>> Wylie Bean
>> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
>> 90 cq
>> 91 90q20v sport
>> 92 UrS4
>> 01 allroad
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>> ---- Dave Kase <davekase at pdqlocks.com> wrote: 
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>>> The best bet?
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>>> http://www.carlisleevents.com/ce/events/corvettes/
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>>> Kase
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>>> theringmeister at triad.rr.com wrote:
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>>>> I think Corvette World in PA is about as close as you're going to get.  Taka's right, most of the others are in the midwest (OH, MI, etc) with the exception of Zip which is in VA.
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>>>> Is the guy's car in Switzerland?  I guess having any Corvette over there is maybe a novelty, and worth restoring?
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>>>> --
>>>> Wylie Bean
>>>> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
>>>> 90 cq
>>>> 91 90q20v sport
>>>> 92 UrS4
>>>> 01 allroad
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>>>> ---- Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote: 
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>>>>> There aren't any big vette shops in NYC or Boston. Is Callaway still in
>>>>> Connecticut?
>>>>>
>>>>> Most of the vette stuff is in the midwest:
>>>>>
>>>>> Mallett is in Ohio
>>>>> Lingenfelter is in Indiana
>>>>> Mid-America in Illinois
>>>>>
>>>>> There really isn't much in the way for doing stuff to a '79 vette- those
>>>>> late C3s were the nadir of performance. You need to do an engine swap or a
>>>>> major rework to get real power out of those cars and the suspension was
>>>>> basically the same as the C2- not much to write home about there. You could
>>>>> look into doing a full subframe swap from a C5 or C6 or go full
>>>>> double-wishbone coilover setup, depending on your budget.
>>>>>
>>>>> IMHO, not worth doing much of anything to an impact bumper C3.
>>>>>
>>>>> Taka
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Ian Duff <iduff at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>>>>> All of the above, suspension, brakes, toys in general. I think maybe
>>>>>> my "restoration" was a stretch. Perhaps closer to what he's looking
>>>>>> for would be the Vette analogy for places like 034, APR, Impex,
>>>>>> Northern European Automotive, Champion in Pompano Beach, etc.
>>>>>> -Ian.
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>>>>>> On 15 May, 2008, at 11:10, Joe Pizzimenti wrote:
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>>>>>>> Body, motor, what?
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>>>>>>> On 5/15/08, Ian Duff <iduff at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>>>>>>> Crew, I have a Swiss colleague who's visiting the US, and is looking
>>>>>>>> for sources for restoration parts for his '79 Vette, hopefully in the
>>>>>>>> NYC/northern NJ or Boston areas. Any thoughts or leads I can pass
>>>>>>>> along?
>>>>>>>> -Ian Duff.
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