Has any ever dealt with a completed flooded 96 Corvette?

 

My 96 was under 4 feet of water for over a day and the insurance company did totaled it. Has anyone ever dealt with this type of event?

 

I can't say that i've ever heard of someone running into that problem or trying to restore a vette afterward, was it fresh water or salt ?

later, tiny

 

It would be totaled, just because it would cost more to restore than it's worth.

There are just too many electronic components in these cars.
Even if you "think" you get it all done correctly, water damage will start a corrosion process that you may not even see until later on down the road.

 

Flood cars are more effort than they are worth. I've never seen one done well. Any Vette that sat under 4 feet of water is toast, run away, take the insurance money and find a dry one.

 

flood = junk in all but the rarest circumstances JMO

 

Sounds like a great car for the track. Just make it carb.

 

Gut it and make a nice pro mod or HDPE car

 

It's junk. Take the insurance money and buy another one. I'm sorry.

 

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absolutely agree with Jon

 

Sorry for the loss i agree with everyone else. bury it or gut it and race it (if you have the cash).

 

Luckily I havent flooded one in several years but almost every vehicle I have owned went under water. Bringing back these vehicles was an effort but I managed to do it and keep them for years after. It definately aint good and with the Corvette tax, getting your car back would be a major challenge.

The guys are right, go ahead and take the insurance money and buy it back to gut it for the track. Too many electronic items that will be bad or go bad shortly. If you do wanna take the chance, get it out of the rain water and flood it again with clean city water, especially carpets and seats to keep the stench down. Dry them completely before putting them back. Change every fluid and dont dare turning anything electrical on until its totally dry. Be prepared to spend alot of money

Good luck with whatever you decide.

 

How much was it insured for? If you have collector insurance with an agreed value you should come out OK; if it's a standard policy you might not get too much from the insurance company.

The car is totaled. Even if you can get it running again you'll have to live with a salvage title. With the number of low priced C4s in the market you'll probably never find a buyer.

 

One thing you can count, is it will need a opti.......

 

 

Great advice.

 

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Chances are you will not be allowed to keep it. I have salvaged/re-builders license and my dealers license and I'm not even allowed to bid on flood damaged cars.
At auctions like Copart and Verastar flood damaged cars are listed as "Bio-hazard" The only people allowed to bid on them are like large junk yards or scrap metal dealers.
I believe even then, no tittle is ever issued for them. It's a shame, They sell for SO cheap. When Katrina hit New Orleans I watched so many brand new cars get crushed because of flood damage. I remember seeing a brand new cobra mustang get crushed. They slammed a metal spike in the gas tank, oil pan and transmission pan, removed the wheels and used a fork truck to load it into the crusher. Their was a man in a suit with a camera and PDA taking pictures of the cars before crushed, during and after just to make sure no one took ANY parts.
It was sad.

But some how it still happens. I see cars on ebay listed all the time as flood damage. I believe it depends on what type of flood Maybe. I do remember looking at all the new cars, even with all windows up and doors locked the interior had inches of very fine mud build up.

If you do get to keep the car, I would. All you need to do it strip everything apart and clean it. If it set under watter that long then you can kiss the motor, transmission and rear end good bye. But the interior and body should be able to clean up. It will be a messy job, But it can be done. everything and I do mean everything will need to be removed, took apart, cleaned and put back together.
The rear end and possibly the transmission can be saved if you can get inside and clean them. I don't believe their is anyway for watter to enter the rear axle, And the transmission may still be dry inside depending on how good the dipstick tube is set. But watter deffently got into the motor. Your cylenders are prob completly full of watter and a few inches of mud.

Either way, If you can keep it I may be interested in buying it from you depending on where you are located. I want to build a track car.