Nice car, I've always liked the late model c4s. Grand sport is my favorite though.

 

thank you! i really like the Grand Sports as well.. waaaaaaaay out of my budget for sure. i paid $3500 for my Corvette and another $800 in transport fees in bringing it home. overall, i have less than in the car. big bang for the buck!

 

Nicce Vette - I'm a big fan of the C5's especially, but yours looks phenomenal.

I have to admit, I was digging your minivan and the kid's pedal cars as well... It's the dad life!!

 

washed the car yesterday and took this pic at random:



managed to get the under hood lights working. both connectors were unplugged:



took this picture of the interior. the red seemed ultra bright yesterday for some reason:

 

It's definitely a nice car, my only question is why is it in the FB section of the forum? o.O

 

why? because i'm an avid 1st gen restoration guy and i share all of my cars, to incluse non rotary with my fellow SA/FB owners.

 

Fair enough, I just thought it was interesting since there is a board on here dedicated to other cars xD But, that's just my OCD kicking in, it doesn't really matter what board stuff like this gets put in, or, I don't think so anyways xD

 

a buddy of mine took this pic the other day. we were standing on the front porch and i had parked the car in the front yard and he thought it would make for a cool pic:

 

That does NOT look like a $3500 vette!! Very nice....and in good hands so it will stay that way!

 

love the color of the interior, and exterior looks car show quality

 

Only to find out that the PO unpluged them because they stay on and kill the battery. :P

 

i actually tested them to see if they would turn off when the hood was closed. they work as they should and i do unplug them when i do any work under the hood.

 

advance auto has the Mobil One oil change special going on so i got my 5 quarts of Mobile One 5w30 and a Mobil One oil filter for $30! changed the oil and filter and the wiper blades today!

 

That's the best looking $3500 vette I have ever seen. It could not have looked that good when you bought it. Great job!

 

Thank you Rick! It wasn't looking pretty when she arrived, that's for sure. As soon as I replace the power supply in my computer I can post some before pics. I'm using my phone to post for now

 

Got the new clutch in. it feels pretty good and the car is more enjoyable to drive. from start to finish it took me about 10 hours. i was extremely meticulous and made sure the job was done correctly. the car has the black tag ZF transmission. not sure exactly what that indicates but i have heard there is a difference between a black tag and a blue tag trans. the shift **** is a little loose.. i will address that tomorrow morning. for now though, it feels great to have a clutch that works properly!

 

here are a few pics from the clutch install today:





new rear main seal installed:





black tag ZF 6spd trans:

 

ok, i'll bite....is that a german transmission?

 

it is a German transmission, made by ZF. Black tags are manufactured in Germany and support a torque load of 450 ft./lbs.

 

here are a couple pics of the clutch. the thing was pretty wasted..

 

that german transmission in America's flagship sports car blows ..........

"Chevy runs DEEP, An American revolution, See the USA in your Chevrolet, The heartbeat of America"

.......outta the water.........ZOOM ZOOM!

 

i'm not sure why you think the ZF isn't a good trans, the ZF trans is an excellent transmission.

 

well i'm not sure why you think that i think that think that the german ZF isn't a good transmission...........because my point was that chevolet advertising that plays on american patriotism is undercut by corvettes have german transmissions.

and i forgot "chevy, like a rock"

and i guess ZF is a good transmission, i never there was a ZF transmission

 

it outsourcing. all companies do it and it just plain sucks. in the brochure for the vette it states that not all parts on the car are produced by Chevrolet. they are somewhat upfront in their hardc opied ad but never on t.v.

 

I only now understood what that guy was saying..kind of difficult to understand with the horrible grammar. You know how many manufacturers outsource drivetrain components? A lot. Mazda, Honda, GM, Chrysler etc etc. Many of which have outsourced transmissions from different countries.