Go for it Doug! And good luck 
bad luck this weekend
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bad luck this weekend
Well, I had a crappy morning! I was on my way to the York County Corvette show at the fairgrounds this morning and traveling norht on I83. I heard a rattle and turned off at the Maryland/Pa line, at a park and ride. After checking under the car and hood, I walked around the car and discovered my ACI chin spoiler about ready to fall off. The two main bolts in the center fell out and all but one on each end were gone. I can't imagine what would have happened if it came off on the highway.
So I drove home on the back roads at 30 mph for 50 to 60 miles with my flashers on, and that was the longest ride ever. I made it home without the spoiler falling off but then I couldn't get in my driveway. I had to tie it up with cord and then I was able to park. Luckily I have an appointment Monday am to have my calipers repainted and stainless steel brake pad covers inserted, so they can re-install the spoiler. So I missed a good show today and I won't make the Crofton show tomorrow;I'm dissappointed, to say the least, but sh#t happens. Sorry to ramble
So I drove home on the back roads at 30 mph for 50 to 60 miles with my flashers on, and that was the longest ride ever. I made it home without the spoiler falling off but then I couldn't get in my driveway. I had to tie it up with cord and then I was able to park. Luckily I have an appointment Monday am to have my calipers repainted and stainless steel brake pad covers inserted, so they can re-install the spoiler. So I missed a good show today and I won't make the Crofton show tomorrow;I'm dissappointed, to say the least, but sh#t happens. Sorry to ramble
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Originally Posted by doug doo wop
Well, I had a crappy morning! I was on my way to the York County Corvette show at the fairgrounds this morning and traveling norht on I83. I heard a rattle and turned off at the Maryland/Pa line, at a park and ride. After checking under the car and hood, I walked around the car and discovered my ACI chin spoiler about ready to fall off. The two main bolts in the center fell out and all but one on each end were gone. I can't imagine what would have happened if it came off on the highway. So I drove home on the back roads at 30 mph for 50 to 60 miles with my flashers on, and that was the longest ride ever. I made it home without the spoiler falling off but then I couldn't get in my driveway. I had to tie it up with cord and then I was able to park. Luckily I have an appointment Monday am to have my calipers repainted and stainless steel brake pad covers inserted, so they can re-install the spoiler. So I missed a good show today and I won't make the Crofton show tomorrow;I'm dissappointed, to say the least, but sh#t happens. Sorry to ramble
So I drove home on the back roads at 30 mph for 50 to 60 miles with my flashers on, and that was the longest ride ever. I made it home without the spoiler falling off but then I couldn't get in my driveway. I had to tie it up with cord and then I was able to park. Luckily I have an appointment Monday am to have my calipers repainted and stainless steel brake pad covers inserted, so they can re-install the spoiler. So I missed a good show today and I won't make the Crofton show tomorrow;I'm dissappointed, to say the least, but sh#t happens. Sorry to ramblethat sucks, sounds like my weekend a few weeks back when i was on the way to the harley/vette show.
good luck gettin er fixed.
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Originally Posted by doug doo wop
Yea, it sounds exactly like your weekend and it sucks!
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Least you aren't dead. A kid that my son went to school with died this weekend in a motorcycle accident. Things can get fixed... The beat part is
that he went to Iraq...lived through that he died 3 months later.
that he went to Iraq...lived through that he died 3 months later.
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Rough weekend
Sorry to hear of your rough time Doug.
Hope tomorrow is better.
After you get the car worked on you get to come to the club meeting so Monday is looking up, right?
Glad you got home safe and with everything still attached...sort of.
Phil
Hope tomorrow is better.
After you get the car worked on you get to come to the club meeting so Monday is looking up, right?
Glad you got home safe and with everything still attached...sort of.
Phil
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...must be a bad weekend for BACC members. I lowered my Z Friday night and the rear looks great and after reading post after post and running into a stripped bolt (previous owner must have tried) had to leave the front in the stratosphere. So, now I have a nice car that is lowerd in the rear and not in the front. Not the look that I was going for. 
I will get it figured out and back on the road soon.
I will get it figured out and back on the road soon.
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Originally Posted by Immaculate
...must be a bad weekend for BACC members. I lowered my Z Friday night and the rear looks great and after reading post after post and running into a stripped bolt (previous owner must have tried) had to leave the front in the stratosphere. So, now I have a nice car that is lowerd in the rear and not in the front. Not the look that I was going for. I will get it figured out and back on the road soon.
I will get it figured out and back on the road soon.
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From: Baltimore Maryland
Originally Posted by undertaker
vicegrips worked for me when I got to the front and one stripped on me...
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Well, I took my car to the corvette shop this am and when I attempted to pull in the "bad" driveway, my spoiler(which was tied up but not enough), hit and took a big chunk out of it, so now it has to be filled in and repainted. So now that's the fourth time I had to repair and paint that spoiler. I hate taking it off because the car looks so naked without it, but it sure has cost me alot of money.
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Originally Posted by doug doo wop
Well, I took my car to the corvette shop this am and when I attempted to pull in the "bad" driveway, my spoiler(which was tied up but not enough), hit and took a big chunk out of it, so now it has to be filled in and repainted. So now that's the fourth time I had to repair and paint that spoiler. I hate taking it off because the car looks so naked without it, but it sure has cost me alot of money.
Hope it turns out for ya Doug.
Mark
