Good luck getting it fixed
Katrina Vette Pics
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Le Mans Master
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From: Was New Orleans but swam to Baton Rouge LA
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Originally Posted by AGVI
Sigforty, I take it you have insurance to cover the damage? Good luck fixing it.
Les
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From: Science Bitch! Mississauga, Ontario
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Originally Posted by Sigforty
I have insurance I just do not know if I want to put it back together or sell it. I have spent the last two years getting the car together and do not feel like I can do it again.
Le Mans Master
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hey sig....
don't let that shyt get to you man...... it's only dirty water..... power wash it and get out the foam scrubber, shop vac, beer, and get to work........ don't give up and let it sit there........... with 2 years into it, i wouldnt throw in the towel man............. i was close to give up on mine about a year ago and just kept going at it.... one day at a time..... take out all the interior and wiring and power wash it all down.......
ohh yeah, i need a steering wheel like that.... where u get it at?
b
don't let that shyt get to you man...... it's only dirty water..... power wash it and get out the foam scrubber, shop vac, beer, and get to work........ don't give up and let it sit there........... with 2 years into it, i wouldnt throw in the towel man............. i was close to give up on mine about a year ago and just kept going at it.... one day at a time..... take out all the interior and wiring and power wash it all down.......
ohh yeah, i need a steering wheel like that.... where u get it at?
b
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Oh, that makes me want to 
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I agree with some of the others above - get right back into it and make the car better than it was before. My first Corvette ever was a 76 coupe that was hit by 36" of water from a major flood (1994). I quickly changed the carpet, seat covers, all the fluids, etc. and it was like it never happened.
.I agree with some of the others above - get right back into it and make the car better than it was before. My first Corvette ever was a 76 coupe that was hit by 36" of water from a major flood (1994). I quickly changed the carpet, seat covers, all the fluids, etc. and it was like it never happened.
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Originally Posted by SharkAttack
My first Corvette ever was a 76 coupe that was hit by 36" of water from a major flood (1994). I quickly changed the carpet, seat covers, all the fluids, etc. and it was like it never happened.
On the first day of ownership (2 yrs. ago), my boat's exhaust riser gasket sprung a leak (thanks to a "certified Mercruiser mechanic" 
) and flooded the crankcase with salt water. I drained the oil, changed and ran it (3 times) and finally filled with Royal Purple Syn.Boat runs fine to this day with no apparent ill effects. Engine is BBC.
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From: CORTLANDT MANOR NY
The key to saving a flood car is cleaning it and changing fluids immediately. If you car still looks like that it is all over walk away and look for another vette.
Salt water in the drivetrain for this period of time has compromised every part and gasket and started to pit every surface. Mold takes over all your interior surfaces within hours. Electrical systems are corroding after 24 hours. There is a reson that insurance companies total out flood cars even if the water is relatively clean. You cannot legally sell a flood car without disclosing it because no matter what you do it will never be the same.
Unfortunately the best thing you can do with that car is to run away as fast as you can.
Salt water in the drivetrain for this period of time has compromised every part and gasket and started to pit every surface. Mold takes over all your interior surfaces within hours. Electrical systems are corroding after 24 hours. There is a reson that insurance companies total out flood cars even if the water is relatively clean. You cannot legally sell a flood car without disclosing it because no matter what you do it will never be the same.
Unfortunately the best thing you can do with that car is to run away as fast as you can.
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That just sucks the big one. I remember when your car came out of the paint shop, I was in love with it. I thought that color and those wheels together were awsome. I hate to see it in that kind of shape. I feel for you brother.
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From: Prescott Arizona
This just makes me want to 
On the bright side though, if you have insurance, maybe you can get it professionaly restored. That way all you have to do is the fun part of customizing it. 
On the bright side though, if you have insurance, maybe you can get it professionaly restored. That way all you have to do is the fun part of customizing it.
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I'm very sorry to see your your car in that condition SigForty. If it's already been asked, never mind.
I'd like to respectfully ask why you were unable to get the car out? I know something must have kept you from it. Each time I see one of these cars ruined I wonder what the owner was going through that prevented them from protecting their Vette.
Rushing to save their lives? Planning to come back for it? Didn’t think it would flood?
Thanks
Jim
I'd like to respectfully ask why you were unable to get the car out? I know something must have kept you from it. Each time I see one of these cars ruined I wonder what the owner was going through that prevented them from protecting their Vette.
Rushing to save their lives? Planning to come back for it? Didn’t think it would flood?
Thanks
Jim
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From: Was New Orleans but swam to Baton Rouge LA
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Originally Posted by jimvette999
I'm very sorry to see your your car in that condition SigForty. If it's already been asked, never mind.
I'd like to respectfully ask why you were unable to get the car out? I know something must have kept you from it. Each time I see one of these cars ruined I wonder what the owner was going through that prevented them from protecting their Vette.
Rushing to save their lives? Planning to come back for it? Didn’t think it would flood?
Thanks
Jim
I'd like to respectfully ask why you were unable to get the car out? I know something must have kept you from it. Each time I see one of these cars ruined I wonder what the owner was going through that prevented them from protecting their Vette.
Rushing to save their lives? Planning to come back for it? Didn’t think it would flood?
Thanks
Jim
