My dad bought a fully optioned special order 3LT Z51 convertible Brand New in 2014. When he discovered it wasn’t any faster than my ‘69 Coupe he sent it to A&A Corvette Performance in Oxnard California and had a supercharged. Now it’s fast, really fast! Well, he’s ordered another fully loaded...
The first thing I did to the car about 1980 was trash my Dad's Bias Ply tires in favor of Eagle GT's, a set of GM factory aluminum wheels (take off rims from a '73 Vette) and a set of KYB's. WHAT AN IMPROVEMENT!
The Hankook Ventus V12 is a great tire, I've had couple of sets on my CTS-V and a...
I wish on the 17" reproductions!
I did find a couple of other brands of tires but the reviews aren't so good. So the TA Radial will be it since I can't see vaporizing the P600 at $1,100 for a set. I think the current Pilot's only lasted about 12,000 miles over the past 15 years.
It's...
Seriously? 3 choices?
BF Goodrich Radial TA
Hooooooosier
Pirelli P600
This is what I can get in 235/60/15? Unless I look at the 245/60/15 then it's the BF Goodrich all by itself.
How old am I anyway?
I was given the opportunity to join GM at the stingray precision Drive event at the auto club Speedway in Fontana California on Thursday.
Several different courses were set up for us to drive the car, including a short blast on the superspeedway.
The new car is good, very good.
The 383 fit in my '69, but there were a few minor changes. The standard pullies don't work and all the extra power is brutal. You might consider the ZZ4 if you don't want the brute of a 383 to break stuff. I'm sure mines 450+HP and 500+TQ. The rear end in mine is starting to make a...
They did make a "Grumpy Old Man" Vette, with a "Grumpy Old Man" motor... It was the Cadillac XLR with a Northstar. Go take a low mile used one for a ride, my Dad did, he dumped a flawless 1999 C5 for one. But my Dad is a Vette guy, he will getting the 2014 Vette as soon as the convertible is...
I bought a ZZ383 from the GM catalog some years back. Tons of power, but the motor only lasted 8,000 miles when #5 reached up and cracked the head. There was so much play I could rock #5 back and forth with my thumbs. I had to have it pulled out and rebuilt, now it makes so much power that my...
If my alignment is off just a little a tire will rub a bit on the inside edge of the fender well on a hard right. It sounds like a low mumbling sound. Other than that the power steering just hoots like an owl.
Steering
Wander steering.
My steering box was letting my car wander. My mechanic drained it and packed it full of grease, that was over 20 years ago and it still works beautifully and I haven't touched it since. I understand that rebuilds are available now, but it works great so I'm not...
I'd like to find the optional OEM 8 track for my 69.
Years ago I got an extra door for the right rear compartment and stuffed it full of stereo with the stereo facing up through the door. I cut a speaker board that was the shape of the rear wall, it just slid in flat and sat right on top of the...
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