bobinlaw81
Member
Hey everyone! new to the vette scene. My wife and i brought home her fathers 81 vette. BEEEEAUTIFUL car, not too fast.. i know they were never the fastest of the production vettes, but man my old CJ7 can out run this thing...
We'll be spending all week tuning detailing and adjusting and see where it goes from there. here are some things i've noticed so far and some questions maybe you much more knowledgeble than I folks could answer for me:
The AIR system is disabled, no pump, and the plumbing is all capped off, how detrimental to performance is this?
The emissions canister is a maxwell house coffee can. On my CJ my emissions can has a purge valve and is part of the recirculation system, i'm guessing the 'vettes should be too? Where can i find a new one? Still a dealer item? Ebay? or hit the junk yard for any similar year GM?
The washer bottle cap is missing, and the coolant reservoir cap is a gerber baby food jar lid. Are these compatible with the GM stuff from the help section at the local autoparts store?
How many people customize their L81's? engine mods, accel coils, etc? Her father wants us to keep the stereo in it. AM/FM/Tape/CB. nice combo but none of it works, it's nice to cruise with tunes.
is there a pic thread on this forum yet? anyone want to send me links to what you've got and done?
The interior looks like a litter of labs cut their teeth on it. Who's a good source for interior components, seats, trim, carpet, etc?
Last night i spent about two hours cleaning under the hood, polishing metal, replacing hoses, cleaning up connections etc...The outside is almost perfect, paint shines, fresh, good gloss, just rollin around town we got mad compliments and jealous stares. more than i usually get in my jeep...
Thanks in advance for all the help, replies, comments, and suggestions
-zak
We'll be spending all week tuning detailing and adjusting and see where it goes from there. here are some things i've noticed so far and some questions maybe you much more knowledgeble than I folks could answer for me:
The AIR system is disabled, no pump, and the plumbing is all capped off, how detrimental to performance is this?
The emissions canister is a maxwell house coffee can. On my CJ my emissions can has a purge valve and is part of the recirculation system, i'm guessing the 'vettes should be too? Where can i find a new one? Still a dealer item? Ebay? or hit the junk yard for any similar year GM?
The washer bottle cap is missing, and the coolant reservoir cap is a gerber baby food jar lid. Are these compatible with the GM stuff from the help section at the local autoparts store?
How many people customize their L81's? engine mods, accel coils, etc? Her father wants us to keep the stereo in it. AM/FM/Tape/CB. nice combo but none of it works, it's nice to cruise with tunes.
is there a pic thread on this forum yet? anyone want to send me links to what you've got and done?
The interior looks like a litter of labs cut their teeth on it. Who's a good source for interior components, seats, trim, carpet, etc?
Last night i spent about two hours cleaning under the hood, polishing metal, replacing hoses, cleaning up connections etc...The outside is almost perfect, paint shines, fresh, good gloss, just rollin around town we got mad compliments and jealous stares. more than i usually get in my jeep...
Thanks in advance for all the help, replies, comments, and suggestions
-zak