Ridiculously pristine trophy car!!! Been saving for my first Corvette 10 years. Got her. 1981 all original. 74k. 4spd. White/blue cloth. Equipped with all factory options. 190 hp. Fine by me. Shes a cruiser. Take daughter for cheeseburger and ice cream! Had her transported from Texas to new York state where I live. Now I gotta learn how to drive her!!
@DaleWalkerHoleshot Жыл бұрын
Good for you Steven, you will have allot of fun in that car. DW
@joemasters2270 Жыл бұрын
The C3 Corvettes have always been my all-time favorite.
@DaleWalkerHoleshot Жыл бұрын
C2 1967 427 roadster is mine , Cheers Dale
@markandrews919 ай бұрын
I just pick up a 79 vette and I use it as a every day driver that’s how much I love the C3 Corvettes
@andrewkoontz016 жыл бұрын
I’m 16 and I have been saving for a long time and I have found some reasonably priced c3 I’m so excited after seeing this one on what it can look like.
@DaleWalkerHoleshot6 жыл бұрын
Good for you Andrew, work hard and go for your dreams ! Dale
@nonsequitur8074 жыл бұрын
Bad ass! Extremely clean n well thought out. Sorry to hear about your dad...they're special people. They mold us into the men we are today. I still have mine but I know our days are numbered...he's 80+. Thanks for the vdo. Didn't mean to get all sappy lol
@DaleWalkerHoleshot4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Peter, and nothing wrong with loving your dad. Sounds to me like he did a great job raising his son ! Dale Walker
@Macroproxy2 жыл бұрын
Let me go back in time and buy this. Very nice. I have '69 C3, but I like this restomod
@DaleWalkerHoleshot2 жыл бұрын
Hi Joe, I had a 69 C3 with an L88, but my favorite was my C2 1967 roadster with my built 427 back in the day. Good times with my dad back then. Cheers Dale
@Macroproxy2 жыл бұрын
@@DaleWalkerHoleshot I love the look of the C2s almost as much as the C3, especially the older style cockpit interior. I'm 6'5'' and feel the C3 has more legroom and headroom than the C2... It's still a little tight, but I can drive a long stretch without issue. Mine is a original 427 BB 390HP convertible.
@VettemanLT5 Жыл бұрын
HOLY CRAP!!!!! What a car!!!
@narc61505 жыл бұрын
Geez I'm late I know you sold the vette already. Gotta say that car is a gem. Beautiful. Now I'm gonna have to watch corvette summer again.😊
@DaleWalkerHoleshot5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alex
@sagecleveland39536 жыл бұрын
I am shopping for a 1978-1982 corvette right now and seeing this car is amazing. I hope to buy more of a project car and then turn it into this over the next few years this is amazing!
@DaleWalkerHoleshot6 жыл бұрын
Good for you, take your time and dont get burnt out. Its more than a boat load of work to do it right Sage. You should see my car up on the lift, it looks as good as the exterior and interior. Dale
@sagecleveland39536 жыл бұрын
Dale Walker if the car hasn’t been sold yet would it be possible to do a quick underside view I would love to see the work you’ve put in it!
@DaleWalkerHoleshot6 жыл бұрын
Sage, Im working on my 08 Tioga class C motor home, and until its out of my way I cant do that. It will be awhile, but I want to do that video also.. My mom just passed away, so its very sad family time for us right now also. DW
@tonyengland97444 жыл бұрын
I love it looks super . So glad you put side exhaust they are the only pipes for a Vette.
@DaleWalkerHoleshot4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tony, they are leg burners but I agree 100% Dale
@jonathanriolo25784 жыл бұрын
Dale Walker my dream car is between 77 and 78 Trans Am Smokey and the Bandit in black
@DaleWalkerHoleshot4 жыл бұрын
Buy one someday and make it happen. We only live once and time fly's bye !
@papocam38535 жыл бұрын
GREAT CAR & JOB WELL DONE. C3-vettes in my opinion are the most beautiful looking, I, had an '82,brand new. traded my '78,that I also got brand new L82,4sp, gymkhana suspended. .. the '82, was a GT instead of a sports car. buckle up & Enjoy. $$$$$$
@DaleWalkerHoleshot4 жыл бұрын
Hi Papo, My dad Ray and I raced Corvettes when I was a kid. He had a few bad ass C3 big block street cars, so this reminded me of him with every turn of my wrench. My favorite is the 1967 C2 Big block cars. I restored two of those years ago. Cheers Dale
@corporalclegg9143 жыл бұрын
Dale - Our Tastes Are Very Very Similar. the ‘80-‘82 Corvette is Still my Favorite ‘Vette Model(s), Except for any Silver ‘63 Split-Window Stingray. My Dad Bought an Ice Blue ‘82 in ‘89 & He Still Has It...the Next Owner Will Be Me. You Did One Hell of a Job with this C3, but I’m Worried That You Took a Major Shot to the Head & that Gave You the Idea of Getting Rid of Her. The Wheels Are Perfect, too. I Hope You Recover from the Near-Fatal Head Trauma before She’s Sold, because I’d Choose Your ‘Vette over an ‘Anything Goes/Whatever I Want’ Evening/Life with Gwyneth Paltrow.
@DaleWalkerHoleshot3 жыл бұрын
Nice memories to share with your Dad R S ........ Cheers Dale
@djohnson48865 жыл бұрын
That hood is AWESOME!! I want one for my 81 is a brother to color wise,with a 4spd.
@DaleWalkerHoleshot5 жыл бұрын
My hood was a one off I did myself with my painter. Grafted a L88 scoop to the original 80 hood. It was allot f work but it turned out sweet.
@papocam38536 жыл бұрын
Beautiful vette, bro. I would love to test drive it. Mine was an '82 collection edition. Beautiful, but, sloooo. It had the seize fire,er,cross fire engine & the ONLY trans,4 speed overdrive. Cool G.T. Nice long trip travelers. C-3, many folks agree was the most beautiful STILL.
@DaleWalkerHoleshot5 жыл бұрын
Yeah stock they are a slug due to the wonderful smog years. Sounds like your was a clean car though.
@randallfox42658 ай бұрын
Would love to see the technique for the wrinkle paint on the seat backs. Old vid but sure whoever owns it is enjoying it.
@jonathanriolo25783 жыл бұрын
I also got a second dream car I love to own it's a 1970 Chevelle SS 454
@DaleWalkerHoleshot3 жыл бұрын
I had one years ago that i restored Jon ..... LS6 ... Cheers Dale
@jacque796 жыл бұрын
OMG I love this car.
@DaleWalkerHoleshot6 жыл бұрын
Nice to hear, thank you
@danielreyes34dr Жыл бұрын
The Clock Not Working Would Bug The Hell out of Me
@DaleWalkerHoleshot Жыл бұрын
Not me , there junk and fail to often.
@clevelandaeromotive4 жыл бұрын
I completely agree, the 80-82 Vette styling is the best of any Vette. 40 years later and they’re still try’n.
@DaleWalkerHoleshot4 жыл бұрын
Cheers SD
@keithfaulk13543 жыл бұрын
That is one fine looking car..im in the market for a 1977--1981
@krazyUPGRAYEDD6 жыл бұрын
Great CAR!!!!
@DaleWalkerHoleshot4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@fluid_thoughts27826 жыл бұрын
Great job bro!
@DaleWalkerHoleshot5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, it was a boat load of work for sure !
@djohnson48865 жыл бұрын
I started looking for big block hood after seeing yours...your hood looks right!!the L88 hood offered for my 81just doesn’t look right on the street to me..just my taste..Thank for response
@DaleWalkerHoleshot4 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing, so bought the L88 replica scoop from summit, and went to work DJ. It is a true one off, and turned out so nice.
@peterdonaldgeorge43825 жыл бұрын
Great work , Nice car
@DaleWalkerHoleshot3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter
@code3xiv6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@DaleWalkerHoleshot6 жыл бұрын
Thank you !
@PS-cq9gl2 жыл бұрын
The Dash was Cherry!
@DaleWalkerHoleshot2 жыл бұрын
People give me crap for not making it black, but it was so nice I didn't want to change it PS. Cheers Dale
@youngestson65375 жыл бұрын
A1. Topnotch. 👍🏽👍🏽
@hugsr48896 жыл бұрын
Super Corvette
@DaleWalkerHoleshot4 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@bryanlettow43896 жыл бұрын
cool C3 I hope to make mine that nice.
@DaleWalkerHoleshot6 жыл бұрын
Hi Bryan, just take your time so you dont get burnt out. Its a boat load of hours and work ! Cheers Dale
@transrus16 жыл бұрын
Very Nice !
@DaleWalkerHoleshot3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@stevenrudak2428 Жыл бұрын
How do you make claret dash to match interior?
@DaleWalkerHoleshot Жыл бұрын
You dont, I wanted to leave it that color !
@ireeeebz6 жыл бұрын
How wide are the rear wheels? And these fit stock? I have a 1980 as well that's all stock but I never see more than an 8 inch wheel when looking for wheels for it, which isn't very big.
@DaleWalkerHoleshot6 жыл бұрын
18 x 10.5 and they wont fit all stock. The car has to be at the proper ride height and the e brake cables mount moved to the top of the trailing arms. The wheel offset needs to be spot on, and even then I ran a narrow spacer along with ET lug nuts. Not a big deal but it took allot of dinking around to get them in there, with the stock fender lips and no rubbing. I now have plenty of clearance with this set up. Cheers Dale
@TheUnknown7143 жыл бұрын
Awesome video and even better looking beautiful car. I have always loved this specific Corvette. I have a question. Does the rear window open up on this year?
@DaleWalkerHoleshot3 жыл бұрын
Nope rear window does not open ... Cheers DW
@TheUnknown7143 жыл бұрын
@@DaleWalkerHoleshot cool beans. Thank you for letting me know. This car is just beautiful.
@DaleWalkerHoleshot3 жыл бұрын
@@TheUnknown714 Thanks it was a long , but fun project. DW
@lukecrowley56922 жыл бұрын
How hard was it to get the rear window tinted with those defoggers I'm looking to do the same
@DaleWalkerHoleshot2 жыл бұрын
They were not a problem, but it takes two guys that know what their doing to do this rear window Luke. DW
@Hugeroost4 жыл бұрын
Hey Dale, you still around man. I watch and go to Mecum when it comes here to houston close to me, cant help but notice how they are literally giving the late model c3's away, a practically new one with 20k miles is 10-12k. I'm thinking i need to buy one, cant hardly buy a damm 4 wheeler for that, but i couldnt live w 200hp and being picked on by stock pickup trucks. I know GM performance sells motors ready to go, at pretty much any hp you want, sb, bb, they must have 100 different choices. So i figure if i can get the car for 10 that gives me a ton a room for a motor, and i love big blocks, so why not just buy a built bb with 600hp from GM and drop it in. I know trans will need going through thats a gimme, but wondering what other problems i would encounter going this route vs SB, a 600 horse BB is mild, but at least i'd be in the game, and it fits right in there. It would either be that route or a modern 6.2, if i were rich i would just buy the LSX and go that route but damm they proud of that thing, but you would sure have something then, i think 700hp is easily obtainable with that motor but still its 20k all day. Anyway i thought i'd see what you thought since you've had a bunch o these cars, I had an 80 and a 81 in college, intake carb and headers were about all i did back then, which my chevy z71 truck would smoke now days. Thanks for any info...Roost
@DaleWalkerHoleshot4 жыл бұрын
I'm old school and also built and raced big blocks back in the day Roost. I think your much better off building or buying a conventional 420 CI to 430 CI small block to put in the car. They can make big power, and so much easier to install with less $$$, handle better and much lighter. Id go with a built turbo 400, rear gear of your choice and better snub axles. Check this out from White Performance kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJbYhZSbm7R8nas ....... Cheers Dale
@Guy-mx4fb5 жыл бұрын
How does one get rid of seems? On body work
@DaleWalkerHoleshot5 жыл бұрын
Proper fiberglass work Ernie ........... Certainly not a fun job that's for sure.
@DoggyB223 жыл бұрын
Where did you get those door sills from??
@DaleWalkerHoleshot3 жыл бұрын
Its been a while, but I think either Corvette America or Ecklers. DW
@DoggyB223 жыл бұрын
@@DaleWalkerHoleshot Hm alright I tried looking but couldn't find those etched ones -_-
@FootageFactory4 жыл бұрын
I think this is my next build
@DaleWalkerHoleshot4 жыл бұрын
Its a challenge, but it pays off in the end !
@FootageFactory4 жыл бұрын
@@DaleWalkerHoleshot Im knee deep in a 65 mustang resto, but the Vette is next. Did you do any upgrades to the rear end? From what Im looking at the shark bite doesn't fit the 1980?!
@DaleWalkerHoleshot4 жыл бұрын
@@FootageFactory Not needed without big power, I did go through it though. Tall 308's are perfect for the Richmond 6 speed i put in it. It was brand new, and I had to go through it to make it shift well. Looked like a cave man built it , until I de burred and polished many shafts and the detent ramps. DW
@dpacione6 жыл бұрын
Hi Dale,Is it still available? Thanks Danny
@DaleWalkerHoleshot6 жыл бұрын
Yes Danny I still have the car. Cheers Dale
@veteranyoutuber23053 жыл бұрын
Is it still out for sale?
@DaleWalkerHoleshot3 жыл бұрын
Sold
@veteranyoutuber23053 жыл бұрын
Dang, guess I am 3 years too late.
@DaleWalkerHoleshot3 жыл бұрын
@@veteranyoutuber2305 Yeah just about right, cheers Dale !
@rondecker85396 жыл бұрын
Is it available, how much?
@DaleWalkerHoleshot6 жыл бұрын
Hi Ron, $35K like in the description above, and yes I still have the car. Reasonable offers will be considered. I cant give this car away, so no low balling please. Happy New Year, Dale in NV.
@v4sdude1916 жыл бұрын
Dale Walker do you still have it? If you do 27k
@ssdtrain15 жыл бұрын
"MC CLOUD" is how u say it fyi,, lol >:)
@DaleWalkerHoleshot5 жыл бұрын
Who cares !
@ronbranum78586 жыл бұрын
Should have changed dash color too. Looks dumb twotoned. And those side pipes ugh...