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1977-1982 Corvette Air Condition Control Repair & Installation
Do you have to play with your air conditioning control switch to make the system operate? Is the control lever sloppy? Do you sometimes hear a slight hissing sound? All of these symptoms are related to the air conditioning co...
1963-1976 Corvette Steering Relay Rod Rebuild
On manual steering 1963-1976 Corvettes, the relay rod is often overlooked when attempting to fix sloppy steering. However, it can be one of the leading causes of an ill-feeling steering wheel. In a previous article, we showed y...
1970-1977 Corvette T-Top Weatherstrip Installation
There comes a time in the life of a Corvette, especially the older C3s, when the weather seals need replacing. Our project Stingray is going on 35+ years-old now and the seals, including the T-tops, doors and windows, are start...
1959 Fuelie Corvette – The One to Have
Today, someone with a decent stash of cash seeking to buy a high performance sports or musclecar has a sizeable selection to choose from. Those wishing to confine their choices to U.S. shores can consider Vipers, Camaros, Musta...
1963-1982 Corvette Steering Box Rebuild
Sometimes, no matter how well you take care of your Corvette, there are certain items that just wear out. The steering box on your Corvette is definitely one of those pieces. Often the steering box lubricant NEVER gets changed ...
1968-1982 Corvette Headlight Actuator Removal & Seal Replacement
We’ve all seen this scenario. You spot a nice-looking C3 Corvette tooling down the road, but, oops, it’s daytime and both of the headlights are popped up. Or even worse, the Corvette is looking cock-eyed with one light up ...
1968-1982 Corvette Headlight Vacuum Hose Kit
If you are the proud owner of a 1968-1982 Corvette, then you are probably aware that your headlight system operates with vacuum. These cars are around 30-40 years old now, so if you haven’t already experienced problems wi...
How To Rebuild The Rear Brakes On a 1953-1962 Corvette
Many times we like to go out to the garage to tinker with our Corvettes, or even attempt major overhauls on certain components. One thing that can get overlooked is the brakes. The service manual only “kind of” expl...
1962-1974 Corvette Tachometer Drive Cross Gear Replacement
Mechanical tachometers were standard equipment on Corvettes from their inception through the 1974 Corvette model year. Unfortunately, they’re all prone to the same problem: Eventually, the cross shaft gear in the distribu...
1977-1982 Corvette Air Condition Blower Motor Replacement
You turn your key on and you hear a low rump, rump, rump sound coming from the far right hand corner of the dash. You realize that it may be the blower motor so you turn the fan switch to high just to be sure. It now sounds lik...
How to Rebuild the Front Brakes on a 1953-1962 Corvette
In last week’s edition of CorvetteMagazine.com, we tackled the rebuilding of the rear brakes on our 1957 Corvette. In this second of a two-parter, we’re moving to the front. In the same format as last week, we’...
1965-1982 Corvette Brake Rotor Replacement
If you are like me, you want your 1967 to 1982 Corvette to stop just as good as it goes. So when it comes to your brake system, you want it to be of top quality. You want to install everything one time and be sure that ever...
