Just Bought 2nd Vette (84 2-Tone)

johnnymo63 · 2010-01-04 07:58:06

Now the owner of 2 Vettes. :D :thumbs::cheers::D Welcome to the club!!! http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm154/samhvette/100_2014.jpg

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Mar 19, 2010 | 09:13 AM

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samh

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Now the owner of 2 Vettes.

Welcome to the club!!!

Mar 19, 2010 | 10:17 AM

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erikv79

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Great save!! Looks like my cars older brother, mines an 85.

Mar 19, 2010 | 01:14 PM

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Finally Got It Washed.

Here's some pics, straight from the car wash. (With tire shine)

And the driver's seat with the new seat back.

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Mar 20, 2010 | 01:08 AM

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Wow! Looks very sharp! Love two-tone bronze, I don't know why.

Mar 20, 2010 | 02:08 AM

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wow...cleaned up pretty good. Did you get a pretty good deal on this car when you bought it?

Mar 20, 2010 | 03:57 AM

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Hey, you're making progress. Glad to see it found a good home. Too many 84's are meeting the end of the road these days. Kudos for saving one.

Mar 20, 2010 | 07:01 AM

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I'm a little surprised at how well it did clean up. I know it needs work but looks like your starting off with a good car, so you have foundation to build on. I love seeing guys take these cars and bringing them back to life, so my hats off to you my friend. keep us updated with your progress and hope it goes well for you as bring another vette back from the brink.

Mar 20, 2010 | 10:12 AM

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It's looking good! The engine compartment came out very nice, what cleaner did you use on it?
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Mar 20, 2010 | 10:47 AM

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Looks great! - did you happen to get the seat back from Mid-America Motorworks?

Mar 20, 2010 | 03:52 PM

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Looking good!!!! Cleaning up very nicely....

Mar 20, 2010 | 05:41 PM

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It's looking good! The engine compartment came out very nice, what cleaner did you use on it?
Joe

I took it to my local car wash and used a power-sprayer on it. I sprayed the heck out of everything but the distributor.

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Looks great! - did you happen to get the seat back from Mid-America Motorworks?

No, I picked it up right here in the C4 parts section. It seems that things you need become available at just the right time. (sometimes)

Mar 20, 2010 | 05:55 PM

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Have fun with it. I am sure that when you are finished with it you will be proud of your accomplishment.

Jun 17, 2010 | 03:28 AM

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We Have Dash!... Repeat... We Have Dash!

I've been slow, getting this car back to it's rightful glory, but today I have the dash working again.

There are some missing segments, but after 6 months of darkness, who cares? (I will try to get it perfect later

)

I took it all apart and cleaned it out. I found that all 4 bulbs were burned out. Also, that 3 solder joints on the connector pins looked broken. So I re-soldered the pins and replaced the 882 bulbs with 194s. Bought 4 - 1/2" dash sockets at AutoZone and 4 new 194 bulbs. (May not be as bright, but a heck of a lot cheaper)

As for the dark segments on the speedo, I cleaned the pink rubber pads and the brass contacts on the pc board, but didn't clean between the pads and the glass since they were stuck to it. (If anyone knows if that has a chance of fixing it, please say so. I can pull apart again before all of the trim goes back on.)

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Jun 17, 2010 | 04:40 AM

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Nice to see another "oldie" picked up for a better future!!

good luck-enjoy the challenge and update us on the progress. congratulations!!

just saw you got the dash raised from the dead!! way to go!!

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Jun 17, 2010 | 11:30 AM

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It's been a while, thanks for the update and congrats on conquering another of the cars demons. It's always fun seeing one come back to life.

Jun 17, 2010 | 12:04 PM

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I've been slow, getting this car back to it's rightful glory, but today I have the dash working again.

Jun 17, 2010 | 07:59 PM

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That looks cool at night. Congratulations on getting it working again

Jun 17, 2010 | 08:00 PM

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Great find ! Looking forward to reading about your progress...

Jun 17, 2010 | 08:11 PM

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awesome! congrats!!

Jun 17, 2010 | 08:52 PM

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Another item on the list compleated. Good job!

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