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Old Jul 26, 2021 | 03:19 PM
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I've only had my car for about a week, but the information I've gotten from this forum has been invaluable so far. So thanks to all you who keep this forum going, really helps us noobs out in the beginning.

It's a 1999 convertible with 55k miles. Driving it is cathartic and I absolutely love it.
I intend on using it as a daily driver once I can get the water on the floorboard issue taken care of (AC return line needs cleaned and I can't get to it so waiting to take it to a friend's place that has a lift.)
Other future projects I'm looking into doing are upgrading the speakers/stereo, adding a real cup holder, installing better sun visors, changing the shift ****, and touching up/replacing the exterior parts with knicks and scratches, i.e. passenger side mirror as you can see in the pic. Anyways, just wanted to say thanks again for all you active members that keep the Corvette information flowing!

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Old Jul 26, 2021 | 10:35 PM
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Congrats on your Vette. If your getting water on the floor while the air is on check the rubber “nipples” 3 I think (?) by the firewall. Milk them and get all the debris out and that may solve your water problem without even putting it on a lift. I have to have my wife do it though since you can’t have big hands and fit in there. Good luck.
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Old Jul 27, 2021 | 12:12 AM
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Nice vert you have and welcome to the forum.
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Old Jul 27, 2021 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Gesedl
Congrats on your Vette. If your getting water on the floor while the air is on check the rubber “nipples” 3 I think (?) by the firewall. Milk them and get all the debris out and that may solve your water problem without even putting it on a lift. I have to have my wife do it though since you can’t have big hands and fit in there. Good luck.
I have checked all the udders and aside from a little debris they were pretty clean. I'm pretty certain the ac condensate drain is to blame for my water problem, and I can't seem to reach that from above.
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Old Jul 27, 2021 | 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
Nice vert you have and welcome to the forum.
Thank you!
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Old Jul 27, 2021 | 11:31 AM
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Old Jul 27, 2021 | 11:39 AM
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Welcome to the forum! We are always happy to help. Cleaning all 4 udders is a good first step. You should also apply dielectric grease to all of your weather stripping. This will ensure that you don't get any leaks from above. I think that the AC drain is a good thing to check next. Your car looks fantastic. Good luck with your mods. Let us know if you have any questions.
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Old Jul 27, 2021 | 11:45 AM
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I had the same issue on my C5, cleaned out all the udders, the AC drains for the Evap box are crummy on this car so I had the shop doing my state inspection blow out the lines and no more leak on passenger floor board.
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