Recent content by Tom Hetherman

First off ask yourself what you want from this car. Is it something to drive and enjoy or are you looking to work it back into shape. I bought my second Vette (an 87 with 64k on it) with alot of the same issues (paint ,weather stripping etc.) 3 years later i was into the car for over 18,000...

Open your hood and see if those switches turn off the under hood lights. Thats about the only reason I can think of that someone would put switches like that in.

I have to go with the OEM wheels,they look best to me. But then again I am a Corvette purist.

Welcome to CAC Saint nice to have more Rhode Islanders aboard

Why don't we concentrate on the one thing we have in common CORVETTES. Heres to leaving religion and politics off this web site. And have a safe New Year!!!

Merry Christmas all Merry Christmas and happy new year to all!!!

Captain Ron I will be watching little old Rhode Island for you. If we find your thief i have two acres and a wood chipper for the jerke.

Biggest reason I can think of is you have done you work. successful children great job good marriage Now it is time to indulge yourself with no regrets. Because you can. Buy it enjoy and don't worry about an investment. When you sell find the butt for the seat.

Ron welcome to CAC and welcome to Corvette ownership it is very very addicting. A little advice would be to read up on as much as you can and always buy good quality parts from reputable supplier.

I read in one of the forums yesterday that someone was having a problem finding the right tire size so I looked up 85 corvette wheels to check the size. The last posting was for 4-17inch wheels, 2 at 9.5in, and 2 at 11in and the picture showed them being sawblades with no scratches for $400.00...

No I can't say I ever drove my car if it was below 50. To much salt on the roads in New England.

I had Yokahama Avids on my 87 Corvette They handled well and had a good ride but I had bad problems with dry rotting. I replaced them at 4000 miles with Bf Goodrich g-force. I don't drive my Vettes much but always put protectant on my tires and they still rotted badly around the bead.I would...

Thank you every one that really puts my mind at rest now hopefully I can enjoy it more this year. Last year I only drove it 650 miles so I guess I'm still getting used to having a ZR1.

10w30 synthetic

Yes once it warmed up it dropped to aroung 40 psi and stays around there at idle. If I rev up the engine in neutral it also shoots up high.