MyersZ06

Q.1: can i use 3M brand fuel system cleaner and fuel injectors cleaner on my corvette we don't have chevron in my country and if i did would it harm or damage the engine ?

Q.2: if i want to change the look of a fastback C5 corvette to a hardtop would i only need a (hardtop) and (rear hardtop flares) only ?

Velocity_Vette

1) You can use any fuel cleaner you want. However, if there is currently nothing actually wrong with your fuel system as it is then I would not add a product to it. Continue to run a 93 octane fuel (or lower octane if you reside at an elevation well above sea level).

2) You'll need a lot more than that. The entire rear tub assembly for the targa fastback is unique compared to the convertible and hardtop. The convertible and hardtop utilize a rear tub design that has provisions for mounting the separated trunk lid's hinges and such. The targa fastback does not have this. Further modifications will require removal of the "halo" hoop and the interior components behind the seats as they too are unique on the hardtop.

There is a sticky thread in Tech of a forum member than did the conversion on a C5 that had some minor damage and was obtained cheap.

EDIT: Here you go. The thread was for a targa fastback to convertible but similar methods and parts would apply to a hard top conversion.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...nvertible.html

rrwirsi

I see you reside in Kuwait. At least you do not have to worry about snow

Regarding fuel additives, some members have had problems with their fuel gauge not performing properly. Their fix/or prevention is to use Chevron's that has Techron all ready added or if Chevron is not available, add the Techron additive that can be purchased in auto stores or even Walmart.

Sox-Fan

Does he have Walmart in Kuwait?

JR-01

Techron is polyetheramine. Shell V-power has a higher concentration of polyetheramine than Chevron premium. Shell V-power is the best gas you can get.

MyersZ06

Velocity_Vette Thanks man appreciate it

MyersZ06

Unfortunately we don't have chevron or walmart or any other cool products you got in america, they don't really care about cars where i live, we only got 3M, I guess that's what I will use, thanks.

Evil-Twin

!) as long as the additive is designed sopecifically to reduce suflfur build up and will not effect the platinum found in your cats.

2) You can not turn your coupe into a FRC because of the cost restrains, YOU can do anything but it would be cheaper to buy a Z06 or an FRC. ( non Z06 ) . You would need a hard top, new rear quarters, and a trunk lid, and 10,000 dollars worth of labor and paint.

Sam Handwich

My sources say all the fuel tankers fill up at the same terminal from the same bulk storage tank. IOW - the only difference is the name on the outside of the truck/pump.
Can you clarify or offer any further details?

You are saying that Shell V-power is gas? Or is it a system cleaner in a bottle?

zdeckich

Wasn't there a guy here that converted his coupe to an FRC? Ill see if I can find the thread and post it.

VolDog

I swear by anything that has Tectron in it. In my 502 V8 powered boat, I thought I had valve train problems. Turn out 2 bottles of Tectron in the tank (big tank) cured it after just letting it idle for about 30 minutes sitting on the trailer and hooked to a water hose.

JR-01

Additive packages are added to the tankers. Different additives determine what grade and brand the gas is. V-power is Shell's premium gasoline.

MyersZ06

do you know if this is exactly just what I need a hardtop - rear quarters and trunk lid, it's the little things like hinges, bolts and little stuff i'm worried about, if I need different ones or just use the ones I already have, anyway I got a fat wallet, money is never an issue, plus paint don't cost that much where I live, sounds waaaaay to pricy in America.

Evil-Twin

There are 6,000 parts in a C5, not all are interchangeable. You are New here, IM not sure if you are serious, or playing.. No one in their right mind would take a couple and turn it into a fixed roof coupe.. there are many other parts, that would need to be changed, but as an old guy with a lot of intuition , I see a guy who is trying to make a cheap Z06 out of a coupe . The reason I know this is because of your Avatar. A smart man would just buy an FRC or a Z06. Take your coupe, trade it in, and for about half the cost to convert a coupe into a fixed roof Corvette, you could buy a Very nice newer Z06.
Bill aka ET

There are people who have taken their C5 Vert, and made or bought a removable hard top which looks very much like a Fixed roof coupe. A Vert transformation is very doable but still expensive... doing it to a Coupe, would be just plain silly. Take the cost of a decent coupe ( 13,000 to 16,000 dollars ) add a FCR roof clip ( 3000 dollars ), trunk ( 900 dollars ) rear quarters ( 1000 dollars, hardware ( 1000 dollars. ) deconstruction and reconstruction, and paint ( 8000 dollars.) and your in for 30,000 dollars minimum... You could buy a C6 Z06 for that. You could buy a C5Vert for 16,000 and buy a hard top conversion for 10K and you would have a hard top and convertible, and have 4,000 left over for gas. So your idea is poorly constructed.

Forcedvert

Some country's it's cheaper to build a car because of high import costs(taxes) I know of a guy in Peru who shipped his c3 Vette hear to be completely rebuilt instead of just buying a done car with different vin and import it, he may have same issue there. I know in some country's these cars are worth a fortune and it's not because it's hard to ship them in!

Evil-Twin

Most people I know with fat wallets are the ones that worry about every penny. Those who brag about having a fat wallet and who actually do, just go out a buy a new car. Or one that is not riddled with grief.
Those who claim to have a fat wallet, come up with what they think would be a short cut, to get something cheaper....

IN the whole presentation, there was no mention of any motivation to do such a financially disastrous undertaking. One filled with so much grief... you are in Kuwait, just finding a FRC clip somewhere, ( best chance would be the United States ) then having it shipped to Kuwait could cost you 10 grand. When I said this could easily cost you 30 grand minimum, I was not exaggerating. who would spend 30K to build a 25 K car.

MyersZ06

no snow yeah, but do you know I live in one of the hottest country in the world, in summer, temperatures range from 107.6 to 118.4 F, the temperature gauge on the vette gets really up, it's very rare to see a corvette driving on the streets in summer.

Evil-Twin

I wont waste any more time in this thread, I offered my very educated guess, but in my opinion, my guess was to a new member who is a dreamer with a few post and a Z06 Avatar and the guy has a coupe or so he says.. To me that speaks volumes...

Just saying
Bill aka ET..... I've been wrong before, but that was once and it was about 60 years ago.

Evil-Twin

Corvette are tested for CE certification to 140* F ambient... Internal CE certification is tested to 160 *F. There is no problem driving a C5 in 118* F weather. Its done many days in the summer here in Texas, and New Mexico.

There is no such thing as 107.6*F or 118.4*F. Its 107*F or 108*F or 118*F

zdeckich

Why so much hate in this thread? Let the OP do what he wants to HIS car.