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Old 07-08-2014, 01:13 PM
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Cleaned the belly, nasty work, but not a bad lookin belly for a car...
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Got The Ghost dyno tuned yesterday 386 RWHP.
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Originally Posted by active1951
Cleaned the belly, nasty work, but not a bad lookin belly for a car...
Are you planning to keep the shiney side up?

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New tires (Nitto 555) to replace my ancient-but-still-looking-good 15 year old tires.
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Are you planning to keep the shiney side up?

I waxed the top side so it would still be the shiny side...
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Got The Ghost dyno tuned yesterday 386 RWHP.

Got to have better acceleration than the ZO6?
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I knew it was too good to be true when the 3 torx bolts came off with no problem. After getting everything re-assembled and putting the spindle nut on, it stripped and ruined the spindle... So mad...
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What a pain, Dt86. I know how it is to think you are getting something fixed and then.... it happens.
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What a pain, Dt86. I know how it is to think you are getting something fixed and then.... it happens.
Yup just when you think you're going to be cruising soon.... Lol
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So what caused it to strip? Were the threads on the new spindle different from those on the nut or what? I would not have expected that to be a problem either as those nuts are usually fairly easy to loosen and tighten since there is so much grease around there.
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Originally Posted by cuengineer
So what caused it to strip? Were the threads on the new spindle different from those on the nut or what? I would not have expected that to be a problem either as those nuts are usually fairly easy to loosen and tighten since there is so much grease around there.
When I was dis-assembling the nut spun freely until the end of the spindle. It hung up and I used penetrating oil to help get it off. I thought maybe there was some dirt in the threads and cleaned both the nut and spindle. I checked the threads on both the nut and spindle and they appeared to be ok. When I went to put the nut back on it took a few tries to get it started and then it hung up. I tried to get it past that "bad spot" and it didn't work out so well. Apparently the threads were messed up on the spindle. I was lucky to get the nut back off.
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Originally Posted by 1991Z07
Some interior upgrades...

Started yesterday about 1 PM and finished up around 5:30 or so. I'm very happy...the interior really looks a LOT different now.


Old, tired drivers seat...


Side by Side Comparison...both have seat rails installed on them.


Drivers side installed...


From the passenger side...




All done and ready to roll!
WOW, those look great. I think I like them better than the sport seats. What model of seat is that if you don't mind....
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Well tomorrow I'm taking her back from the dealer and putting her in the garage,,and then going to just drive her...we are apparently inseparable.
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Four wheel alignment!
You would not believe the difference it made,it drives totally true and it cost me 79.99,best money I ever spent.
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I have a '86 coupe and I just finished replacing :

steering rack with poly bushings
inner and outer tie rods
left and right upper and lower balljoints
front and rear KYB shocks.
4 wheel allignment

rides and handles like a dream with 94K miles on it

John
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I got her wet , spank me i know but they do not melt in the rain.
Perhaps you guys might like to see Aussies drive on the other side of the road.

Which is driving lane and passing lane?

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Installed this one


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did the mundane oil change. then my antenna mast came in, but the tool that came with it from corvette america was a touch too small to remove the nut. so I had to pull the left rear and the inner fender well. then i had to remove the antenna. from the mount removed the nut then had a heck of a time getting the ribbon to retract the antenna completely. finally got it done reinstalled now its working great. would have been 20 to 30 minutes but because the nut socket didn't fit it became a 2 hour job.
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Installed this one


Getting ready to install this unit in my 92 what are your thoughts?


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