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Old Dec 16, 2012 | 06:09 PM
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Check this out.
1995 vert. Was in a flood. The shocks had almost no resistance left to them. So on take off the rear would squat pretty good.
Well low and behold after getting some good belstiens on there it squats less and also spins the tires more easily.
What do you guys do?
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Old Dec 16, 2012 | 06:25 PM
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Was it totaled in the flood?
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Old Dec 16, 2012 | 06:34 PM
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Was it totaled in the flood?
Yes. Here is was. This car has had a hard life.
Everything has been replaced and its great.http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4s-...od-car-3k.html
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Old Dec 16, 2012 | 06:43 PM
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Any current pictures? How much $$$ have you put in it?
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8K includinghttp://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...lenema/sc1.jpg the SC

Actually I dont have any pics of exterior. Its worse then When I got it- all kinds of scratches ect from all the work.

Here is it in all its glory http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...a/c4wiring.jpg

I bought it sight unseen- mistake. Didnt give up on on her though. Took about a year to redo it, still working. Its crazy but shes all mine.

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looks like it was wet for some time as there is a lot of rust on the harness brackets. do you have any exterior pictures??
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Ya it sat in 3 ft of water. It looks the same as when I got it.
I resealed all the joints repainted the floor ect. Ony thing that wasent replaced was the suspension/differential. I held out for 6 months and got a great engine/trans.http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...lenema/lt1.jpg
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very nice! did you order the engine offline or were you able to get it locally?? will the old engine turn over by hand? were you able to order all new carpeting?
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I bought it sight unseen- mistake. Didnt give up on on her though. Took about a year to redo it, still working. Its crazy but shes all mine.
Keep up the good work and post pictures when you can!
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anyone on traction
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on the shocks question, i would replace the shocks with a new set of Bilstein shock absorbers. when teh shocks go bad they will cause squat and uneven handling.
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Originally Posted by mazdaverx7
on the shocks question, i would replace the shocks with a new set of Einstein shock absorbers. when teh shocks go bad they will cause squat and uneven handling.

yes I think I will have the alignment adjusted for more contact while squatting.

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Nothing like a fiberglass car in a flood.
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Nothing like a fiberglass car in a flood.
Saltwater Flood ( )
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