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It works for me perfectly, in the house secure and climate controlled. Same spot will be used when I pull the stock Speedlines and tires off of my Z06 when the new Apex Wheels go on. Keep them there until they get sold.
That's funny, I have a set of C7 replica Z51 wheels sitting in the spare bedroom (used to be daughters room) in the boxes from 2020 when I replaced the wheels on my first C7.
I don't like clutter that's why I had to find a spot that I know will be out of the way at the moment and I can switch them out when the time comes. I don't keep anything around I don't have a use for.
I have a box in my Shed of all the stock stuff that came off my Z06 when I put the Headers on with the Exhaust. The stock A.I.R. System is all there, stock Manifolds, few other things except the CATS. The only reason is because I haven't really looked into selling it and if anybody local needed it I'd just give it to them really maybe for like a 12 pack or something. I'm not greedy.
In a perfect world, I would have bead blasted the diff case- but here we are. I didn't have a bearing set, I had already put new axle seals in before discovering the stripped stud boss, and unlike me- I decided it didn't actually matter if the diff was pretty. I'll put an RPM billet cover on and call that good enough 😊
Perfect length hardware ftw. 12pt because it's fastest. Duh
Anaerobic sealant on everything because I'll be damned if she leaves one drop of HP on the floor
Don't know how much plumbing I need, but I know how much I bought. Def gonna need more, I can feel it in my bones
I'm OCD man I take the time to tuck wiring and all that little stuff that may not be seen but I know it's there. It is what it is..
Looks good like that, should hold but if for some reason if it ever backs out Red LocTite will seal it in good.
When I do mine I turn that flange down on a Lathe so I can bury it in that hole on the T56 and get it to be metal on metal, it galls it in for a perfect seal. I put black RTV on the threads to be overkill.
One I did a while back for the T56 in my Monte SS. Same idea as what's in that car and my Z06.
The 112 o-ring has to compress .05" to get into the bore, I don't think pressure or vibration are gonna make it leak or loosen. If something bad happens I'll be sure to hide in shame and never post about it online so I can maintain my self indulgent delusion of superiority rofl
I really wish the diff looked better, but eh. Is what it is. its clean inside, and that's what matters at the end of the day. Its clean, everything is torqued to spec and despite the build quality that went into the rest of the diff, the pattern looks pretty good! The pinion gear has a chipped tooth, I think it got dropped- but it's at the back of the gear, well away from the load face- I don't think its gonna be an issue
If she whines.... just read my point about the o-ring ahaha
I get most of my cardio by running from my problems
My early days Covette mentor, George Moss, told me to never get rid of old usable parts. Unfortunately, my 17 yo self ignored that when I sold the original engine/transmission out of my ‘58 vette. I couldn’t wait to upgrade to the 327 and 4 speed!
I installed the new engine and go to hook up the clutch linkage, but couldn’t figure it out. I called George for advice. He asked me to look for a golf ball looking thing screwed into the side of the block. Told him, nope it’s not there. He said that was the pivot for the clutch linkage and I must have left it on the engine I sold. Oh, and I’ll never find another one.
DOH! Or something to that effect…
He then bailed out his young friend and told me he had one sitting around that I could have. Saved my ***! From then on I never let original parts go as I modded my vehicles.
I’ll never forget his kindness and patience with me.
I'm not greedy. 
