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Speedometer & Tach A redesigned... Speedometer & Tach
A redesigned speedometer/tach cluster was one of the '78 Corvette's new features. The turn-signal stalk no longer housed wiper controls but did include a headlight dimmer. | >>> DATA FILE ::: ’78 chevrolet Corvette/td> | | Owned by: John Huette, Murrieta, California (original owner) | | Mileage | 672,305 (at time of shoot) | | Original MSRP | $12,095.89 (Base '78 Corvette: $9,351.89, with $2,641 worth of options including B2Z 25th Anniversary paint, C60 four-season air conditioning, YJ8 aluminum Wheels and ZX2 Convenience Group) (per original window sticker) | | Totals | '78 Corvette production: 46,776 | | '78 Corvette production with RPO B2Z Silver Anniversary Paint: 15,283 | | >> BODY | | Production '78 Corvette | | Updates | "Fastback" rear window replaced "tunneled" rear window that had been on every C3 Corvette coupe through 1977; RPO B2Z 25th Anniversary paint scheme | | Repairs/restoration work | As needed during 30-plus years of ownership | | Paint | '03 Corvette 50th Anniversary Red | | >> CHASSIS | | Production '78 Corvette | | Suspension | Front: Independent with coil springs, hydraulic shock absorbers and antiroll bar. Rear: Independent with transverse leaf spring bundle, hydraulic shock absorbers | | Brakes | Power-assisted disc brakes with four-piston calipers at each corner | | Wheels | Original 15x8 aluminum wheels (RPO YJ8) | | Tires | BFGoodrich Radial T/A, P225/70R15 all around | | >> ENGINE | | Overhead-valve V-8, Gen I small-block (RPO L48) | | Displacement | 350 ci | | Compression Ratio | 8.5:1 | | Induction | One Rochester Quadrajet four-barrel carburetor | | Modifications | None | | Overhauls | Two (since new) | | Horsepower | (Advertised) 185 @ 4,000 rpm | | Torque | (Advertised) 270 lb-ft @ 2,400 rpm | | >> TRANSMISSION | | Original TurboHydraMatic 350 (RPO MX1) with console-mounted factory shifter | | Rearend | Production '78 Corvette with standard Posi-traction, 3.08:1 gear ratio |  Center Dash Clock and auxiliary...  Center Dash
Clock and auxiliary gauges once again occupied the center dash in 1978. John replaced the OEM Delco radio/eight-track player with a Kenwood AM/FM/CD head unit.  Front Bumper That's the...  Front Bumper
That's the original front bumper cover on this shark, as you can tell by its other-than-flat surface texture.
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