Five years ago, Thursday, June 29th, I took possession of my 1992 Polo Green coupe. A belated happy anniversary is in order, I guess.

My buddy Kenny took me to work that day and then drove me from there to NJ to pick it up from it's prior owner, a cool guy named Joe.

Just so you all know, I did pay his toll and bought dinner.

So much has happened since then...

I lost my job...

Got another job...

Visited the Pentagon and Ground Zero with the Stars and Stripes tour...

Met bastet44...

Lost my brother...

Quit my job...

Moved to California to be with bastet44...

Rebuilt the engine in bastet44s 87 coupe...

Still in CA... and still looking for a real job...

Would I change anything? Yes. See the comment about my brother.

What I have I learned?

1) Corvettes are expensive. But not unaffordable. Just unass $120.00 and buy the damned Helm Manual. www.helminc.com. It's the best investment you can make.

2) Dave McClellan and his engineering team were smoking dope. It should not take nearly 2 hours to change valve cover gaskets. How ignorant.

3) Take your time... and buy the right tools. It will save ulcer creation later on.

4) Aluminum Single Mass Flywheels suck. So does the Dual Mass. There must be a happy medium.

5) Hurst shifters rule. So do beam plates.

6) LTCC rocks. OptiSpark sucks.

7) Speaker install requires a lot of creativity.

8) Factory GM replacement parts are really no better then Autozone or Kragen. Just more expensive.

9) Kumho tires rock. I don't care if they are Korean. They rock.

10) R-D Racing makes some of the best aftermarket chassis bits, period. And Dave is a great guy.

11) Chris May is the best source of those junky GM parts... his prices are great and his service is second to none.

12) www.gmpartsdirect.com has a very handy website... but their S&H charges genuinely stink.

13) Summit Racing is cool. You must visit a retail store sometime. Reno or Talmadge.

14) Too damned many people are unaware there is an audio section... Audio/Electronics

15) Bose blows.

16) There are so many cool people here, I can't list them all. However, A short list of those I consider friends, and are thinking of right now, if I forgot a few, sorry (in alphabetical order, just more fair that way!):

89x2, 89 Paul in Cal, 92roadster, alcee1, Arisa, bradvette, bruthish, bmwgsa, BrianCunningham, Caboboy, CentralCoaster, CFI-EFI, Chuck87, corvetteronw, cuisinartvette, GalaxyEng, Ivory90, j3studio, JAKE, JB666, JCAIRE2, jsup, justardnck, Kale, korvette4u, kwik_ta, larzus, LPDesRoche, mako69, McShagger, Mr Mojo, NOX, Onedef92, Nelson V., Pigface1, PatrickLT4, raysur, Red 90 L98 Coupe, Rex Ruby, rocco16, Scorp508, Scoob, Sleazy Vette, strick, Tom Piper, TJ Wong, Wake, WILLZ,

and the entire Stars and Stripes tour gang! What a few days that I will never forget.

There is an entire bunch in OT, but just too many to remember now... sorry... Then again, this is about the C4, right?

No Ordinary 91, I will never forget you. Rest in Peace, my friend.

Most importantly, bastet44.

That's all I got, gang!

Thanks! And here's to many more years!!!

 

That was beautiful!
Now, how's your back?


Better luck with the job search

 

Happy anniversary.

 

Bogus, thanks for the info. Couple questions tho? What is an "LTCC" vs. the optispark, or are they 2 completely diff things?

And who is Chris May with well-priced GM parts?

 

Hey Old Man! This is quite a post. We do miss you over here on the east coast.

My most recent crab trip was the best one yet(except of course the one where you brought Bastet44 and when Opium and Arisa showed up).

Today we will have Supercharger John's 3rd Annual Monster mega 4th of July Bash(which I cohost) and it looks to be the best one yet.

Everyone, have a great weekend.

 

i bet you just figured out long posts make your fingers tired and your brain sizzle trying to think of it all

 

Sorry to hear about your brother, never knew about that. I've gotten the chance to talk with your good friend cuisinartvette on the phone a couple of times and hope to in the future again. Cool guy and knows his stuff. I've also spoken with CFI-EFI and kwik_ta, two more great fellows you'd mentioned. Besides mechanical what kind of work do you do or want to do that you're having trouble finding a job? Anyhow, I'd think with your talents you'll find your niche at some point. Hope all is going well.

 

Chris May at Superior Chevy in Kansas City 800-728-8267, very knowledgable and nice guy, quick sevice.

 

Thank you, TB! It's on my list now of good people to buy from.

 

here's to the next 5 years!!!

 

Happy Anniversary bro!!! And if I ever forget... I love reading your posts... you truly are an inspiration

 

I have to second that!!! I just spoke to Chris 2 days ago to order some parts. I won't go into the details as I'm sure it should not need to be exposed, but I incurred a slight problem while placing my order and before I could even ask a question regarding a solution, he had already taken care of all of it!!! He is more than a stand up guy... he should give courses on customer service
Chris is awesome!!!

 

Guys named Chris are just generally pretty cool, don'tcha think, Chris?

Chris

 

its a CHRIS-MASS

 

Happy anniversary, Andy!

 

Congrats.

 

Congrats on the anniversary!! What did you buy her??

Interesting observations about the results of ownership and anyone who has owned a C4 can pretty much agree (and sympathize) with them.

I went back and looked at my paperwork, and it turns out I've had my 92 roadster for 8 years and 3 months Guess time flies when you're having fun with the car

 

 

Hope the sunburn doesn't leave a scar on your back! I always stop to read and enjoy your posts! Now it's time to drive the Vette, have a Gidday EH!

 

...even though I wasn't on your list.