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Mid Year's What needed Improvement
I have a 1966 Coupe and it is a great car. The designers and enginner's
designed a striking body and the Corvette was improved on year after year. But, like all cars they missed the bulls eye , sometimes. I could name several, but I will name just one. 1. Windshield. Much to compicated to install. A simpler design ,would have made installing a front windshield a lot easier. Unless you do it yourself, there are few windshield installers who will tackle the job. It is your turn ...Name one thing that could be improved on a 1963 to 1967 Corvette? |
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All you have to do is look at what the Restomod crowd does to these vehicles to answer your questions. While I am not really a fan of it I can respect the time, money and ingenuity that goes into building one.
For me part of the charm of owning a midyear is just enjoying them as the factory built them. They were ahead of their time compared to most other cars in their day. If I didn’t think and feel the way I do about them I would have just dropped an LS into my 1965 rather then spending all the time and money building a 383 that looks like a stock 350/365 factory engine.
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Power convertible top.
Take care, Steve
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Y'all have some beautiful mid-years.
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My turn again.
The wheel wells should have been deeper and the hubs shorter so you could put bigger tires on a Midyear. Corvette figured it out by the time the C3 came out. |
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The basic 1963 Corvette suspension was the same for many years with the same components made from lighter materials mostly from 1984 forward. The BIGGEST improvements in Corvette handling has to be attributed to tire technology.
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ran big rigs with them ,what a mess. Crease a tube when installing and you start over again. Bias tires was the only thing you had at one time. When radial tires were introduced, longer wear,cooler running,better handleing came about immediately. |
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First, wish you did not have to hold the headlight bucket switch all the way up and down while they move
Second, the writing on the heater knobs are very hard to read while driving and do not illuminate very well at night Third, seat back latches should both be on the outside of the seat (a left and a right) |
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I agree about the seat latches. It was probably cheaper to make the seats interchangeable with each other. Would have cost more to put them on opposite sides.
I, for one, would have gladly paid the extra $1 to have them on opposite sides. Take care, Steve |
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On my 66 the seats are interchangeable.
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Regarding the heater knob illumination make sure the have the shields over the bulbs as it will direct more light to the slots.
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I was talking about how hard it is to read chrome lettering on chrome bezels, and yes my shields are on the dash illumination bulb located just underneath the clock, just whish GM came up with something better thats all |
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Adjustable strut rods. I prefer my midyears stock, but I usually replace mine with the new and improved strut rods with the locking nuts. Much easier to set camber and it stays in place.
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Installing glass in most of the 60's cars is tedious - just the way it is, molding, clips, weatherstrip. I don't know there is much to improve in the C2s - other than things the ravages of time uncover, like corroded bulkhead connectors, rust, gummed up headlight buckets, etc.
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