New guy here, need help. First Post
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 40
Likes: 0
From: Marshall Texas
New guy here, need help. First Post
Well, I'm new to this, and trying my first post. I guess first I give my story......Last week I purchase my favorite sports car. A 1979 Corvette Stingray L82 t-top for $4,000. The guy traded it in to my customer, a car dealer (I'm a banker), and the owner must not have known squat about GM engines. He just dropped a new 350 four bolt main, Edelbrock Performer RPM serious intake, Heddman Headers, and a brand new Edelbrock 1405 Carb. He traded it in to my customer for an toyota mini-truck. Anyways, my customer had been looking for 2 yrs for me and gave me a call. I took it home that day and it was running horrible. All I did was pull the plug out of the #1 cylinder, had my buddy crank until it blew my finger out, pulled the distributor and put it back in, gave it a tweak with my timing gun, adjusted the carb (running too rich) and took it around the block smoking the tires. Anyways, I'm restoring the interior now and I had one very simple and stupid question. I was wondering if someone had interior pics they could send me front and rear interior. I've already fixed the center gauge cluster, tachometer, and and all the bulbs the guy burned up putting in a stereo. Also, he didn't know how to fix the headlights so he locked them in the up position. Had all these things fixed the first two days. It's like having a new born child......that runs really fast 
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 40
Likes: 0
From: Marshall Texas
keep me in mind if you have a camera
I'm replacing parts that were missing and some that were....well....nasty. For the most part....I've already replaced all the paneling, lens, bulbs, carpet, steering wheel, etc..... I figured for $4,000 purchase price and $2,000 invested, it will not be a bad deal to have a 79 t-top vette for under $10,000 reconditioned. The engine runs like a cat on fire!!! After I do more mods to it and revamp the transmission....it'll be one nice car!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,268
Likes: 2
From: Minnesota in the summer, Las Vegas in the winter
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,589
Likes: 5
From: Salisbury Maryland
Welcome to the Corvette headache and frustration club.
You may soon be overcome with the "whileI'matit's" as well as the "whydidn'tIseethatbefore's". These conditions can get rather expensive, often escallating to over $1000 per occurance.
Despite these symptoms, more crazies keep joining this club!
However, relief is often prescibed as the following
You may soon be overcome with the "whileI'matit's" as well as the "whydidn'tIseethatbefore's". These conditions can get rather expensive, often escallating to over $1000 per occurance.
Despite these symptoms, more crazies keep joining this club!
However, relief is often prescibed as the following
- Take the Vette out for a cruise
- Put on a freash coat of wax
- Bring your spouse/companion with you
- Keep driving as all others stare in envey
- All or some of the above
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 1,077
Likes: 0
From: Northwestern South Dakota
Congrats and welcome to the forum. It is an awesome feeling taking delivery of that first corvette.....even when there is always something that needs to be done. Gives you something to do with all your free time!
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 13,178
Likes: 99
From: West Chester OH
2020 C6 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
Cruise-In IX Veteran
St. Jude Donor '08 thru '13
Welcome to the madness 
:
Sounds like you got a great deal on a nice car! I'm really impressed about a banker that doesn't mind getting his hands dirty and knows how to set timing and adjust a carb
Guys here are great about answering questions, especially stupid ones from me.
BTY, where are you?
:Sounds like you got a great deal on a nice car! I'm really impressed about a banker that doesn't mind getting his hands dirty and knows how to set timing and adjust a carb
Guys here are great about answering questions, especially stupid ones from me.
BTY, where are you?
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 40
Likes: 0
From: Marshall Texas
I tell you what....you guys were not kidding
I just got home from work and started working on the car. Got my new rebuild kit for the tachometer thinking I'd save a few bucks from buying the whole darn thing! (you know us bankers...put a coal up us and we'll spit you out a diamond) Anyhow...I broke the tachometer needle!!!!!!! Probably needed changing anyways.....but I guess I'll just settle on buying an after market now. Thanks for the comment about getting my hands dirty for a banker....probably doesn't go well together in the same sentence....dirty banker ha ha ha 
Two tears in a bucket...
Two tears in a bucket...
