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A few weeks ago I told my girlfriend to start looking for a fun summer car. I thought she’d pick a Miata or BMW. Nope.
This is what she wanted:
Somebody added the ZR1 wheels, tires and stick-on rear spoiler but it’s mostly original as far as I can tell. It has an after market radio and whoever installed it cut the trim that goes around it.
It has higher miles but mostly from its early days. It wasn’t driven much in the last couple decades. The tires have a 2006 date code and according to the odometer less than 6k miles. Not really a true barn find but I did buy it from a retired farmer and it smells like grain.
Other than the R134 conversion it appears stock under the hood, but I’m not familiar with these years so I’m sure I’ll find stuff as I tinker. The hoses at least are all still stamped 91.
The paint has been touched up in some spots but overall it appears to be original.
The oil pressure sender/switch apparatus is leaking. Other than that it runs good. I know there are haters of the L98 but it puts the power in a fun spot. It’s not fair to compare this to an LT or LS engine. It reminds me very much of an old L30 I had a few lifetimes ago times ago.
im mostly going to lay back in the weeds and sift through old posts. One good thing about owning a 35 year old car is somebody has already solved any problems I’m going to encounter.
My intentions are to keep this as close to original as I can. It seems Gm doesn’t make the oil senders I need so any help locating good parts is appreciated. I also am looking for an original trim piece to go around the radio and it’s missing the sun visors.
Welcome to the forum! Sun visors are an easy fix. Most of the normal Corvette specialty dealers offer them. Good buys can be had on eBay. I expect the same company supply them wholesale to every vendor. With 19 year old tires, the tire shop should be your first stop!
Welcome to the forum, I'm four months in to my C4 ownership and have been doing quite a bit of work. Learned alot and embarased myself a couple times too. I like the L98, the intake looks like that face grabber thing from the movie Alien and it's a small block Chevy! You may find threads almost 20 years old that have the answers you need but still lots of people up here ready to help also.
Nice color combo too, somehow I imagine Christy Brinkly in her prime riding in a car like that. Well having fun!
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