When do you draw a line or do you???
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Instructor
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 169
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From: Ingersoll Ontario
When do you draw a line or do you???
Got my vette cheap but since I have got it I am addicted to buying parts. So far:
Mirrors
handles
locks
window sweeps
emblems all the way around
Drivers door
new bumpers
wheels
intake
carb
valve covers and air cleaner
tail lights
head light frames
headers
exhaust
AHHHH where does it stop.......maybe it doesn't
Mirrors
handles
locks
window sweeps
emblems all the way around
Drivers door
new bumpers
wheels
intake
carb
valve covers and air cleaner
tail lights
head light frames
headers
exhaust
AHHHH where does it stop.......maybe it doesn't
Race Director
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 19,659
Likes: 34
From: Lenoir City Tennessee
Ci 6, 8 & 10 Veteran
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15
I have had mine for over 5 years now and I have most of the reciepts in a book. The bood just keeps getting thicker and thicker. When you paint your vette, you don't want to put old lenses and old emblems back on. Just about every lens is around $40 each. Go out and count how many $40 there is. $160 just for the rear lights.
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Joined: Feb 1999
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From: Tampa Bay FL
It never stops as long as there is something broken, worn out or just "needing fixin'..."
Incredibly extensive list of repairs performed on my '80 L48 from 1997 to 2005:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=984620
Repairs didn't stop... I just transferred the obsession to my '69 L46 that I bought in January '05:
'69 Service and Overhaul manual
'69 AIM
'69 NCRS manual
'69 Showroom brochure
White Shifter Ball
Tach Needle
Dashboard light bulbs
Tack cable
Power Steering conversion
K&N air filter
Rebuilt t-arms (plus new spindles, rotors and rebuilt calipers) and associated hardware
Rebuilt half-shafts
New battery cables
Chassis Lube
Oil/Filter
Tune-up (cap/rotor/plugs/points/condenser)
Contemplating:
undercar chambered exhaust
drain/fill rear differential and remove with driveshaft for battery cable installation
New u-joints on driveshaft
Repair radio (loose connection somewhere)
Straighten/Re-chrome or replace rear bumpers
Straighten/Re-chrome or replace front bumper (bent at right front corner)
Paint touch-up rear corners of my L88 hood
AND on and on and on...
Incredibly extensive list of repairs performed on my '80 L48 from 1997 to 2005:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=984620
Repairs didn't stop... I just transferred the obsession to my '69 L46 that I bought in January '05:
'69 Service and Overhaul manual
'69 AIM
'69 NCRS manual
'69 Showroom brochure
White Shifter Ball
Tach Needle
Dashboard light bulbs
Tack cable
Power Steering conversion
K&N air filter
Rebuilt t-arms (plus new spindles, rotors and rebuilt calipers) and associated hardware
Rebuilt half-shafts
New battery cables
Chassis Lube
Oil/Filter
Tune-up (cap/rotor/plugs/points/condenser)
Contemplating:
undercar chambered exhaust
drain/fill rear differential and remove with driveshaft for battery cable installation
New u-joints on driveshaft
Repair radio (loose connection somewhere)
Straighten/Re-chrome or replace rear bumpers
Straighten/Re-chrome or replace front bumper (bent at right front corner)
Paint touch-up rear corners of my L88 hood
AND on and on and on...
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 54,204
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From: S.W. Ohio. . . . . . NRA Life Member
When do you draw a line or do you???
The line can be drawn though... and for good reason. And that is if you go beyond the value of the car.
Have you ever heard someone "draw the line" on home remodeling because they would "outprice the neighborhood" ???
My wifes 1973 is not a big block - nor a special "collectors type" C3. So I keep that in mind when I get an idea to spend money on the car.
Right now we're at the point that doing any more updates won't add to the value of the car. So any more money spent would be for personal gratification only... which can be important too... within reason though.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 2,131
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From: May help you? You can sure as hell try!
You don't stop until everything has been replaced with new. Then by the time you reach that point, the first stuff you replaced is so worn that you have to start over.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,038
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From: Grants Pass Oregon
The long thin line
Actually there is a line , its drawn by your own profiency and interest. Have you installed all the parts you've baught? If not I'd stop buying for a while. Just stare at the parts you have............ 
