Corvette Fever Magazines-1999

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January
Shark Tech - Tach Resto (Repairing the '75 to '82 Corvette electric tachomoeter.), A/C Repair (Installing the Corvette Central '68-'79 air conditioning wiring harness.), Drivetrain Fix (Drive U-Joint replacement.), Wipe It Clean (Windshield wiper troubleshooting.), Interior Detail (Restoring the '78-'82 Corvette interior.) Features - GM's Resto Stingray (There's no better way to showcase GM Restoration Parts.), Proven Performance (We put the latest in tire technology to the test.), Original Dealer Brochures (Thank goodness not everyone threw them away.), Beautiful In Blue (A '90 L98.), When Chrome Was King (The evolution continues!), Carlisle Auction Results (It just gets bigger every year.), Original Issue (Jerry Stark bought his '70 LT1 new, and the good times haven't stopped yet.) Technical - Weather The Storm (Replacing the weatherstrips on a C4 convertible.), C4 Body Drop (Lowering the C4 Corvette.)
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March
Features - Purple Pavement Eater (This '74 eats up the pavement wherever it chooses to roam.), Long Time Coming (Paul Gentilozzi wins the Trans-Am Championship in a C5 Corvette.), I Prefer Mine Rare (A '58 Fuelie with optional heavy-duty brake and suspension package.), The Road Less Traveled (This '67 didn't take the usual restoration route.), Rhapsody In Blue ('96 Corvette Gran Sport.), Weekend At Eckler's (The 19th Annual Eckler's Corvette Reunion capped off an exciting automotive weekend.), 100 Hard Core Presto Tips (Easy ways to maintain, modify and hop-up your Corvette.) Technical - Killer Tires For Serious Drivers (BFG introduces the new T/AKD tires for Corvette.), More Power For The C5 (Installing new C5/L51 headers.), C5 Factory Racer (The Corvette returns to racing on January 30, 1999.), Going Fast By Stopping Better (A new set of super brakes for the Corvette.), Bracket Action (Installing the DRM-modified trailing arm brackets.), Keep It Cool And Original (A-6 air conditioning compressor rebuild.), All Choked Up (Boy, were we surprised at the shape of our catalytic converter.), One Cool Shark (What started out as a simple radiator-seal-kit install almost turned into a complete cooling system overhaul.)
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April
Features - Callaway C12 (Callaway Car's furmula for performance: C5 + C7 = C12.), The Driving Lesson (Car Guys teaches old dogs new tricks.), Poetry In Motion (A '73 Motion Manta Ray GT.), ZR-1 (The Ultimate Corvette?), A Blast Of Sunshine (A '66 big-black coupe in pastel.), Great Ride (When an astronaut calls your Corvette a "Great Ride", nothing else matters.) Technical - Dyno Day (A day of just playing with the dyno.), The Great VIN Mystery - Part 2 (The '72 to '80 Corvette VIN system.), The Mystery Headlight (The easy way to replace your C4 headlight.), Some Observations On The C5 (An agressive Corvette.), The Finishing Touches On Sweepstakes '79 ("78 to '82 T-top installation, new wheels, tires, and the final detail.), High-Rise C5 Hood (Installing Edder's RK Sport C5 high-rise hood.), New '99 Hidden Horsepower (Performance changes for the '99 Corvette.), Hot Ignition Mods (We install an MSD ignition system in a '74 Corvette.), Stopping The Flop (Replacing sunvisors and arms for '77 to '79 Corvettes.), Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Replacing valve-cover gaskets on your small-block.), Shark Control Arms ('63 to '82 rear-control arm bushing, strut rod, and outer spring mount repair.), Stay Tunes! A new antenna restores your C4's stereo sound.)
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May
Cover Theme - Make It Perfect! (The best of the car care products.) Features - We're Back - And We're Fast (Testing the new C5-R.), Baby Jaws (A maroon '60.), $5,875 (Would you turn down $105,000 for a '65 fuelie?), Great Corvettes Are Built, Not Born (A '65 vintage racer.), The Numbers Game (How could the '72 LT-1 Corvette lose 72 horsepower.), Radar Love ("The radio plays some forgotten song..."), Injected Muscle (The '61 Fuelie Corvette had plenty of muscle.) Technical - Warmin' Up ('68-'82 heater core and beater box rebuilding.), Brake Pad Replace (Installing new brakes on '65 to '82 Corvette.), Shark Side Pipes (If it sounds like side pipes, it must be side pipes.), Carpet Caper (Pile it on - new carpet for your shark.), Eliminating The Sag (Replacing your Corvette door hinge.), C4 Header Install (Installing Headers on an '85 Corvette.), The Switch Is On ("78-'82 door-lock switch.), A Carbon Fiber Statement (Carbon-fiber panels for your C4 dash.)
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June
Cover Theme - Ultimate Tire Guide (Tire time at the Corvette corral.) Special Section - More POWER For Your Corvette (Improve your Corvette's performance.), LT1 POWER MONSTER (Cubic inches and blowers win every time.), Big-Cube POWER (More inches/more power for your Corvette.), 129 + 350 = POWER (GM Performance Parts turns a 350ci LT1 into a 429 hp monster.) Features - Behind The Wheel (A '66 Corvette for Lisa.), The Best Of All Worlds (A 400 hp ZR1 aerobody.), The Glass House (Deciphering Corvette glass codes.), Corvette Nuts Are Made, Not Born (All it takes is the right Corvette to get you hooked.), The NCRS Does Disney (The new NCRS/Disney alliance presents limitless possibilities.), Only Yesterday... (This Corvette brought joy to a dying man. It's still a celebration of life.), Dreams Do Come True (A Corvette love affair the second time around.), Spring Catalog Section (All the best sources for parts for your Corvette.), Tunes In A '67 (Installing a stealth sound system in a '67 Corvette.), Some Assembly Required (A Corvette racer for your garage - well, maybe.), The Legend Continues (The Corvette returns to racing - big time.) Technical - Ever Had Trouble Hetting It Up? (Putting a C4 on jackstands.), Stop The Movement (Sway bar bushings for the C4.), Improved Steering Tech (Replacing the power-wteering rack in a C4.), C5 Torque Converter (C5 torque converter installation.), Let There Be Light (Replacing the '68 to '82 headlight switch.), Hot Is Not Cool (Getting the temperature lower in the '84 to '99 Corvette.), Radiator Replacement (Changing a radiator in a '58.), Rooftops Falling On Your Head ('68 to '77 T-top headliner repair.)
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July
Cover Theme - Corvettes USA (Corvette Fever presents this year's collection of reader's rides.) Features - Wouldn't Change A Thing (Bill Minko's '77 Corvette looks just as young as it did on the dreary day he bought it.), A Perfece Marriage (Sandy Rogers has it all - a happy marriage and her Corvette.), Your Corvette's Roots (Delve into DMV records to find out about your Corvette's history.), CF-Files: Jim Campbell (Corvette Fever welcome's Corvette's new brand manager into the hobby.), The '59 Benchmark (Like fine wine, the '59 keeps getting better and better.), Icing On The Cake (A '78 Pace Car for the wedding.), The Essence Of Purity (A '67 coupe for the ages.), The Long And Winding Road (The National Corvette Museum's bumpy start has evolved into a steady progression of growth and hope.) Technical - The Big Heat Sink (Replacing the C5 mass airflow intake.), I've Been Framed ('63 to '82 Corvette frames.), Slick Shift (4+6 Overdrive service - take care of it and it takes care of you.), 440 hp SuperNatural (An inside look at Callaway's Car SuperNatural LS1.), Bye Bye Big Wheel (Shark steering wheel replacement.), Let It Blow ('77 to 782 A/C control-head and control-dial replacement.)br> 1
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August
Cover Theme - Corvettes Rule! The Rule Of Four (Less desirable '54, '64, '74, '84 and '94 Corvettes can be real bargains.), Past Perfect (Ken Symond's reborn '54 is a classic from trim to tires.), Frozen In Time (This '64 has no reason to fear the Rule of Fours.), Simply Irresistible (The big-block '74 he jut had to have.), Crossing The Line (A 10-second, supercharged '84 EFI Corvette that breaks this rule.) Features - Experts' Tips: Bargain Buys (Before you plunk down your cash, see what they'd buy.), Celebrate The Legendary Challenge (Historic Corvette racing.), Complete Corvette Price Guide (Don't pay too much.), C5: Get The Best Deal (Buying a used C5.), Mirror Image (C5 and C5-R: The difference is not what you'd think.), CF-Files: Zora Arkus Duntov (An inportant history lesson for those new to the hobby.), True Survivor (Conquering cancer in a Corvette>0 Technical - An Exhausting Solution (Detailing exhaust manifolds on the Corvette.), Focal Point ('68-'74 Corvette console restoration.), The Truth About Gasoline (Hi-Po man Dave Emanuel delivers the octane.), PROM Chip: HP Or Hype? (Is the throttle performance switch for real?), Sharks Suspension (Installing shocks and a rear sway bar improve the ride on a '74.), The Battery Removal Caper (Removing the '84 to '90 Corvette battery.), CS Exhaust Upgrade (B&B Fabrication's TRI-FLO stainless steel headers and exhaust for the C5 Corvette.)
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September
Cover Theme - Lost Corvettes (The rare, the unusual and the downright quirky.) The Gordon Keeble GT (Your typical British GT-cum-Corvette V-8.), Down In The West Texas Town Of El Paso (Tracking a Motion Corvette.), Unique Collection - Rare Collector (Richard Cohen's collection of big-tank Corvettes is unique in the hobby.), A Hit Is As Good As A Myth (The '66 Yenko-Cobra killer.) Features - More Than Words (Mere words cannot convey Deb Murphy's affection for the Corvette and it's legacy.), Unearthed Corvette Toys (These toys were daily drivers for kids of the '60s and '70s.), CF-Files: Joe Pike Profile (Corvette's greatest cheerleader.) Technical - Dream Swaps (We put together three Corvettes and three different crate-engine combos. You do the dreaming.), It's Not Fun (C4 clutch-slave cylinder replacement.), Mid-Year Masters (Long Island Corvette Supply leads us on a journey to identify '63-'67 master cylinders.), C5 Power Pack (A five-step program to 40 horsepower.), The Big Leak (Sealing your LT1 intake manifold.), Suspended Animation - Part 1 (New ball joints improve C4 handling by taking up the slack.)
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October
Cover Theme - Hot, Late-Model Tech & Weekend-How-Tos! More Bracket Action (Installing DRM's camber bracket for improved tire-to-road contact.), Which Way Should It Go (Some thoughts on C4 alignment.), Suspended Animation, Part II (Simple Suspension Bolt-ons: Urethane bushings help restore your C4's handling.), Carpet: The Whole Nine Yards (New carpet for your '90 and newer Corvette convertible.), Disc Brake Upgrade: Racing Technology For The Street (Twin-caliper brake system upgrade for "88 to '96 Corvettes.), Need For Speed (Expert tips for more horsepower and performance.) Features - One Bad ZR-1 (Benjamin Roberts commands attention with his '95 ZR-1.), A Matter Of Time (John Mahoney had to wait awhile, but his patience with a '66 Corvette paid off.), Worth The Wait (It took four years to put this '72 right, but Grant Dougherty is reaping the sweet rewards.), The 2000 Corvette (The 47th edition of America's Sports Car looks to build on the success of it's three C5 predecessors.), No Ball Of Fire (This '91 Corvette is known more for it's icy cold exterior than for heat under the hood.), Few Corvettes Were Red (After almost two decades in a barn, this '54 shines up the light of day.), Fashion Statement (Jack Shruhan fashions Corvett bodies just the way he wants them.), CF-Files: Wil Cooksey (The Bowling Green plant manager has helped take Corvette production quality to a new level.) Technical - Running Cool (Rebuilding your Corvette's water pump.), On Your Mark, Get Set - Go! (Corvette Fever prepares you for a mid-year restoration.), Corvette Cooling (A primer on systems and refrigerants.)
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November
Cover Theme - Shark Attack! Wild One (This snorting '69 L71 makes Bill Mayes feel young and wild.), My Way (A reader tells, in his own words, how he made his Corvette his own.), Emissions Solutions (Making sense of '68 to '82 emission systems.), Inside The Belly Of The Beast (Replace that Shark's ratty interior.), Star Quality (Gene Anderson's Monza Red '70 shines brightly in the Corvette sky.), Glass Class (Installing a windshield and rear window in a '75 coupe.), Pack Some Power! (Repowering your shark with a new engine.), Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers! (Replacing the front bumper on a "74 Stingray.), Clear Your Vision (Shark windshield-wiper motor replacemtment.) Features - Show Season Special: The Next Generation Driving Experience (At the Route 66 Corvette Show.), Metamorphosis (Carmen Torseillo's modified '87 is a product of slow transformation.), Corvettes On The Web (A Corvette lovers guide to the internet.), Mrs. Mitchell's Ride (This '67 wasn't just another Corvette off the line.), CF-Files: Jake Drennon and Dan Adovasio (These C5 enthusiasts turned wishful thinking into an International Corvette Club.), Show Season Special: Bloomington Gold At the Close Of The Millennium (Bloomington Gold '99 was a tribute to the man who started it all.) Technical - Punishing C5 Power (Modification to the LS1 achieves nearly 400 rear-wheel horsepower.), Take It All Off (We strip our '66 for bidy and paint rehab.)
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December
Cover Theme - Rampage! (Dealer special. A performance '98 directly from the showroom floor. Shades of Yenko?) Features - Corvette Adventures - Frontier Frolic (Seeing Route 66 and the Old West over the hood of a silver C5.), Somethin' About A '72 (Joe Zimandy's 14-year memory of Ontario Orange.), Making Strides (The C5-R does us proud at Sears Point.), Luxury Redefined (This '63 Corvette, packed with options, makes cruising comfortable.), Last Shall Be First (The '96 Collectors Edition Corvettes gave C4 lovers one last chance to savor the era.), Painted Lady (This Aztec Copper '57 waited nearly 20 years for full restoration.), 1999 Corvette Fever Index Of Articles (CF's annual index will help you locate those articles from the past.), Opening Day Starter (This '82 test car was one of the first batch of Cross-Fires.), CF-Files: John Cafaro (A lifetime of drawing cars helped make him the man behind the C5's design.), Best Catalogs (Catalog bonus to make parts hunting a breeze.) Technical - A Firm Foundation ('63-'82 Corvette chassis repair.), Best Of Tech Q & A (A compilation of the most frequently asked questions to the specialists of Tech Line, Restoration Clinic, Shark Bite and Late Model Solutions.), Happily Exhausted (We install a stainless steel exhaust on a '73.), Cross-Fire Fundamentals (The '82-'84 fuel management system.), The Bump And Grind (The intricacies of camshaft selection.)
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