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Old 04-25-2005, 10:13 PM
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Default Re: 1964 C2 Corvette old Motion Performance Custom

-------It is a documented fact that production sidepipe Corvettes were not made until after January 1 of 1965. As a matter of fact the needed change to the frame to accomodate sidepipes was a running change during the fall of 64 after 65s were released. You can look up the actual dates in the 1965 assembly manual. I as well as many others have and have had early 65s without the sidepipe slots in the siderails. There is a 65 in Texas (if it hasnt been sold) that has one framerail with the slot and one framerail without. It probably was not the only one so configured. The jury is out as to weather all the drum-brake equipped 65s had non slot framerails as they basicly used 64 frames, but to date I have never seen a drumbrake 1965 Corvette that came from the factory with sidepipes.
-------Since I had seen 65 sales catalogs and knew that sidepipes were coming I was really on the lookout for them. The first set I actually saw was at Sebring in 1965, and it wasnt complete as one cover was missing, so it must have been converted. Shortly after that sighting they appeared on just about any Vette with more than 300hp. Hope this helps..........Bill S
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