Joe C

I started out by replacing the rear sway bar bushings on my 85, and here I am six months later -



valve job is complete. hopefully, the heads will go back on today -

blackozvet

I hate to point out the obvious, but the sway bar is at the back of the car, underneath

Joe C

damn, I could swear the FSM, under "replace rear bushings," it says to remove the heads to equalize the weight on the rear suspension - -

confab

You CAN get the cam out of it if you remove the radiator.

(Just sayin' is all! Just sayin!)

Went

Yep...planning a cam / headers / intake etc. purchase for my '89 and afraid this is what will happen to me.

1993C4LT1

Nowhere Man

Your only seven more bolts away from removing the engine to clean and repaint

1985 Corvette

Been there, done that....still doing that. Funny how changing a bad alternator turns a TPI 350 700R4 into a miniram 383 six speed Vette over the years. One hell of an alternator. Good luck to you.

JrRifleCoach

A very wise suggestion. VERY WISE!
The L98 cam is LAME

trilkb

haha nice! Definitely the hard way to do rear sway bar bushings, Never seen the under the hood approach. I would imagine some extensions and swivels are needed.

brushmor

I don't feel so bad now where one leaking injector become a month long project to replace a bunch of stuff "while I was there".

1984Z51auto

Yep, started off to replace a valve cover gasket and a month later it had turned into a ported intake, new heads, water pump and pulleys/balancer "while I was at it".

It is a disease.

Joe C

, and for guys like us, it's terminal - there is no cure!

Sleazy Rider

best disease in the world to have. as I tell my wife, ' you know where to find me and i'm not hanging out in a tt bar or doing drugs '. once in a while, as in now i'm in the middle of HER 96 lt4, I do things on her vehicles so that keeps her happy.

aDigitalPhantom

Those "while I'm at its"....

My current project started out just needing to change the throwout bearing, and replace my custom slave cylinder mount. A few months later the car is still not put back together, and now has a rebuilt rear differential with new gears, 6 new u-joints to install, new trans/diff fluid, and I'm sure more while I'm at it.

PS
While I'm at this would be a good time to replace a few rear suspension bushings.

bigtoys

You're preachin' to the choir, Brutha!! Can I get an " Amen"?

ShadowC4

We have all been there. Mine started with changing the distributor on the stock engine and I somehow ended with a 383 crate engine. GM should make their directions on repairs more clear.

Bwbob

its all good till you go to the dealership to buy a part and sit in another one

3JsVette

Amen!

ghoastrider1

looks like a good time to replace piston return springs. Whats that red thing? Is it a splash shield to keep hot oil off the bottom of the intake?