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In the same box, do you have your color setting set to something greater than 256 colors?

Northie, try right-clicking on the desktop background and choosing "properties". Then, Go over to the "Settings" tab and move the Screen Resolution slider all the way to the right.

What, you were expecting all of us to agree with you? :wink: I forgot to add, you may want to buy a bottle of injector/fuel system cleaner (~$5) at the gas station and dump it in at your next fill-up. I think STP makes it - it's a blue bottle. On a car with mileage that high I'm sure there's some crap in there that needs to be set free. It can't hurt. RE: your correllation between premium gas and better milage - there is none, really. Since your engine has a displacement only marginally larger than your average 4cyl, I'll bet it's running a pretty high compression to make that kind of power. Therefore, you need premium just to run normally. Other than that, rather than engage in an argument, I'll leave it up to you as to what to do with the car.

23-26 is pretty darn good for a mid-90s large car. For a free MPG upgrade, try these tips: - no hard starts or stops. Use the throttle gently at all times and keep the RPMs low if you can help it. - on the highway, keep the windows up and use the A/C. Around town, drive with the windows down - try not to drive too much faster than 65mph. Cars are basically calibrated to get optimum MPG at 55mph. Once you go past 65, fuel economy can start to drop drastically (depending on your engine) - don't let the car warm up for more than a minute, if you do so. - make sure your air filter is clean and your spark plugs are good. If you didn't tune up the car yet, do so. - make sure the tires properly inflated. Check them frequently.

Awesome pics. I've got to get down there one of these days.

Hmm...let's see. Designer wardrobe, or ZZ502 for the Corvette. Decisions, decisions.

Looks like I'm getting a fully clothed NOS for my birthday. It's probably all for the best - my dogs bite :wink: Thanks for the birthday wishes guys. Between the marathon Ohio trip, getting the car to the storage place, walking 5mi for Pancreatic Cancer Research, and scrubbing a 16x8 garage door, I'm pretty beat so I'm just using the rest of the day to crash. Nothing special this time around. Thanks again.

I'd like to meet ijusthackedthissite, and give him the ass-kicking of a lifetime.

Well, that was a real character-building road trip. Anyone ever try driving 600 miles and back in a day? Well, we did it. Anyway, here's the details - the body is in pretty good shape with the exception of a couple of areas: the front lip has some cracks in it, there's one crack in each fender, and there was a repair done to the driver's side footwell. All of that can be fixed with some fiberglass matting. At least no panels need to be changed. The paint is rather lousy, but it's coming off anyway. The bad thing is a good portion of the interior parts aren't reusable, but I sort of knew that going in. Here are some pics of it in my driveway yesterday morning. Right now it's at a storage place, but I'm actively looking for a local with a garage that they'd be willing to rent out to me. AAS: I'd be more likely to rent an enclosed car carrier, but I'd love to take it out west. Satty: 8-track players are ahead of this car's time. I'm fortunate to have AM and FM in the same unit . If you're looking for a C3 like this, do your homework before you buy. Get The Corvette Black Book and take it with you when you go looking. You'll have the engine castings, carburetor numbers, trim codes, etc with you, so the seller can't BS you and tell you the car is original when it's not.

I wasted four minutes reading this thread, and I want them back.

All should be well now. The hacker edited the global IPB footer template. I deleted the modified code, and I'm not getting any more popups. How about the rest of you?

I found it. The sleazebag edited the global IPB footer template. I got rid of the modded code and the popups are gone for me. How are the rest of you guys?

All of the above plus: most SUV drivers. Jeep Grand Cherokee drivers are the worst, followed by Expedition/Explorer drivers. A soccer mom in a Tahoe/Suburban will piss me off every now and then as well.

Happy birthday guys. NOS, think you can handle three gigs in one day?

No, not unless the people across from me or next to me don't mind wearing what I'm eating.

My wardrobe basically consists of clothes bought at WalMart, outlet stores, or given to me. Not because I can't afford it, but because I place almost no emphasis on fashion. I'd much rather spend my money on my car(s).

Three years later, this line still cracks me up:

Here's my list. Bob, I bet you won't be all that shocked when you read it 1 NY New York 8,143,776 2 AZ Yuma 80,900 3 AZ Lake Havasu City 50,316 4 NV Paradise 215,085 5 AZ Surprise 56,487 6 NV Spring Valley 162,255 7 NV Sunrise Manor 185,435 8 AZ Mesa 453,257 9 AZ Chandler 223,517 10 AZ Tempe 167,917 11 AZ Phoenix 1,441,718 12 AZ Avondale 53,797 13 CA Madera 49,239 14 UT St. George 59,938 15 NV Henderson (finalist) 231,457 16 AZ Gilbert (finalist) 145,217 17 AZ Peoria 129,227 18 NM Las Cruces 77,797 19 CA Visalia 99,575 20 TX El Paso 591,179 21 AZ Scottsdale (winner) 225,454 22 NM Santa Fe (finalist) 64,226 23 CA Bakersfield 274,413 24 TX Odessa 91,981 25 CA Chico 64,425

BigPontiac: I will if he has it. Based on the comment he added later in the auction, I don't think he has it anymore. I'm not too worried about finding a tranny, as M21s seem to be pretty plentiful. Northie: It looks like that because it's missing 685lb of big block Chevy under the hood, and the interior is completely out of it. These cars actually have a really nice, low stance.

*awaits response from wpbharry*

me------> That's exactly it. When you think about it, this car is closer to completion than the typical "20 footer" that looks great till you get up close. People freak out when they see a car like this, which is probably why I got it for half of what it's worth. An Eckler's catalog is on the way, and soon, a 1968 Corvette Assembly manual will be as well. The hardest part will be finding a correct 427 block, heads, and carbs (yep, it's a tri-power car )

Thanks for the well wishes, guys. I'm so excited it'll be pretty hard to sleep for the next week. We just called the owner, and I think he was expecting us to say "Sorry, we can't find a way to ship it." because he sounded pretty upset. When we told him that we had a car carrier reserved and were coming on the 28th, he brightened up. As promised, here are the first pics: eBay Listing

Just so I can gather some info, whoever is having the problem, could you please post your screen resolution settings? I'm at 1280x1024 right now and everything looks fine. If you're at a lower resolution, I could see the side-by-side Holden VE pics causing a problem. Let me know

Over here I mentioned some big news not related to my vacation, well here it is: I'm now the proud owner of: *drum roll* A 1968 Corvette convertible. My father won it on eBay on my behalf while I was away. It's a project car in boxes, as the owner started the restoration but didn't finish it. All the hard work is done. It just needs new paint, an engine and tranny, and to be put back together. Here's the stats: 1968 Corvette convertible hardtop and softop L68 427 - 400hp M21 4 speed manual originally silver over silver, but changed to dark red over black I plan to put the car back to the original color combo, since I want to find a correct 427 and M21 to put in it. The car's in Ohio, and I have arrangements to go get it next weekend. I have no pics right now other than the ones from the auction listing, which are on my dad's PC at home. I'll try to get them tonight and post them.