Dynomite

I would have said "Oh no...….Honey I will be 30 minutes late as I have to brush up the Starter Solenoid Points on the Corvette" …...LOL....LOL
Or...…"Oh no...….Honey...….will you hop in when I give the Corvette a little push.....you pop the clutch with key on in second gear and we are off and running"

It is amazing how many folks call in a car hauler for a no start and then spend $$$$$$$$$$ on replacing the starter. Same goes with Alternator issues.

81c3

The first time for a plenum pull can be a bit intimidating.... I remember when I did my injectors, coils & wires for the first time on my 92.... I took it really slow.

zrc3john

Have to remember that....Car was in the garage with the no start...Basically trapped, could not be pushed, not enough room...Hey its NY....Think I paid 190 for the starter on EBay...Did it myself and cleaned out that drain hole.....All good...

fake

Do not marry a car for you will loose like a bad stock! The parts for these cars are getting scarce. When you have a Corvette shop tell you on a mint 15,000 mile car your car is old tech there is no incentive to keep so you sell low. Good move for the buyer. I believe having a few new cars since the 60's you should lease the toys and move on after a few years. This way you have the pure enjoyment of a new ride! You will loose either way buying out right or leasing! Cars are not investments!

zrc3john

Guess I'm going to be on here a lot over the next few weeks ( recovering from ACL surgery) Can't drive the vettes, both are manual,left knee....
Are today's cars investments? Most likely no....Than again if you had vettes from the 60's than hell yeah there investments...No note and really cheap classic ins.This is all of course if you bought the car in the 60's or for that matter 15-20 years ago....

Joelbbvette

Sweet ride!!!

zrc3john

A red/red 90 with 27 miles crossed the block at mecum yesterday..Yes 27 miles....Bid goes on at $42,500.....Has to be the highest priced offered for a production Z in the last few years..

Snakeskinner2

NEVER reference auction prices to use in the real world. To many factors pushing prices + or - at auctions

zrc3john

Yes very true, but if I was the seller, I would have jumped at that price....Few months ago at B Jackson they had same color 90 with less than 300 miles get a top bid of $ 27,500 no sale.........Few days later a seller, got an offer of $ 15,000 I believe for his polo green 91...Didn't sell it....Few days later put it back in at no reserve....Hammer price $11,000 I believe ( great great deal for buyer)......Can't be too greedy with the Z right now...

Of course the SD 74 Trans Am sold for $60,000,or did it? All I know is it got that high...

MarkJensen

. If it went to Barrett-Jackson it's sold. They don't do any no sales unless it's a concours car worth over a million!

Snakeskinner2

I would just put it at the price I would let it go for and that's the price. I'll keep it or sell at the price I'd let it go for... it's that simple.

zrc3john

Yes, my bad....Had to be Mecum.....👍👍

Rkreigh

106k hard miles on the LSV the value is all in the smiles car isn't worth a plug nickel and any old stroker or turbo c5 will run it down (yup, got one) but the value is all in the grins

I'm having ZR-1 withdrawl right now so anyone that cares to let me ride ho along with you let me know. I may twitch and go through the DTs a bit when the LT5 goes WOT as it's been since may for me.

Turbo car is kaput too. Ho ho ho. At least I have a job and the LSV is all cleaned up and ready to go back together

block is nice and clean with fresh honed liners (deck plate of course), pistons and rods look ok and cleaned up. recoated calico mains look tasty as do the rod bearings

just new rings to go. A slathering of MLS gaskets courtesy of Mr ZR1 specialist, and of course jerrys gaskets for valve guides gaskets (ya duh) and moral support :>

so now comes the coming together. Jury is still out on the clutch. I have a fidanza and LT1 solid hub disk (ya it rattles like an old diesel truck, get over it)

hmmmm the dual disk ram is looking very appealing despite some of the comprimize associated with it, so I may have a nice fidanza for cheap soon, stay tooned

I'm also looking at a steel flywheel redrilled for a higher pressure plate that will take the abuse which I hope to sneak up on around 540 at the tire with a sprinkle of optimism

But I know with a bit of TLC breathed into the heads and tune I'll pick up a few undiscovered clydesdales to pick up the top end and hope to hit both new peak hp and carry the torq a bit highera

factory clutch disk I've heard will handle upwards of 700 hp, and I'll be pushing around 650 at the flywheel if all goes well. In my experience the drag strip abuse will overheat my little fidanza in a minute, and a bit more weight and intertia from a dual disk or steel flywheel will help me get with the program at the drag strip and yield a bit nicer street manners without overheating at the strip which is the achilles heal of the fidanza/lt1 disk setup I have now. decisions decisions

not going with anything different in the valve train, and a few new chain guides that are suspect and the old gal should be ready for another 100-200k of very hard miles indeed

I haven't been able to crest 200 or crack 10s but both are forthcoming. I now have some front skinnies and 16 drag pack or the 17 hoosiers should the need arise so the drag strip arena is covered

I also have some nice ccw road race classics that will get a fresh black powder coat for a few beauty shots before crumbling up the tires which are old and in need of fresh balonies

315 fronts and 335 rears they are some big balonies but they fit!!! may go with a 305 front as I think they will work well and I can find some nice tires in those sizes

I'm thinking of going back to R888 or some such "ultra street" tire rather than the hoosiers for a more rounded use.

now like most women I need 3 animals

1 a tiger in bed
2 a jaguar in the garage
3 some jackass to pay for it all

Merry Christmas, ho ho ho, revving imaginary lt5

fake

A 1991 in Colchester Ct at a car show with new injectors ,low mileage, wanted $16,000 One owner . The color was white and i told the owner he was given it away! He said I have been trying to sell for two years there is no buyers.

Dredgeguy

Have him post it on the ZR-1 Net Forum and it will sell quickly

LT5_180

I paid $12k for mine a little over a year ago. Has 152k on the body, ~32k on the engine (Haibeck built.) Car needed (and still needs) quite a bit of maintenance work done, but I didn't buy it as an investment. I bought it because I always liked the LT5. If I sold my car now, it's a guaranteed loss considering how much I've sank into it since I bought it. I bought this car to drive though, not to fix up and sell. Having never owned a C4, it has proven itself as a "driver's car" and for that I consider these good investments. Look around... there isn't this much performance for the price these days. I can handle the early 90's car quirks. Again, it's worth it for the smile that LT5 puts on my face.

Rkreigh

if you got a haibeck zr1 for 12k you did just fine. what work is still needed? considering it's a $ package to start with the engine is worth plenty to those that know.

LT5_180

Well here's what I've had to do since I bought it:

Tires
Rear brake pads
Fuel injectors
Coil packs
Plug wires
Vacuum lines
Starter
Radiator
Rad hoses
Intake coupler
Headlights
LED 3rd brake light
Half shaft U-Joints
Full service oil change
Horns

What's left :

(high priority)
Tie rods & ball joints
Front Brake pads & new brake fluid
Clutch fluid
Headlight gears
Coolant reservoir
Driveshaft u-joints

(Low priority)
ZF Doc beam plates
Short throw shifter
Clutch
Exhaust (it's still stock behind the headers... why?)
Stereo
Air conditioning

Snakeskinner2

lol yup.... it's a pay up front or pay eventuality type of car. Sometimes it's better just to spend the extra money up front and get one that's been properly sorted out. Either way ...... worth every penny!

LT5_180

Yeah, I wasn't complaining
I can't say this is my first "Money pit." I can say though, this is some of the biggest fun I've had in a "Money pit." As long as I have it, I will continue to fix it and improve on it. The enjoyment I get from driving this car is well worth the time and money.