Vette struck by lightning

[MDKyleZ]

Oh Yeah,Thats easy for you to say,look at all the photos I printed today in Triplicate!

Yes,that is your New Big Azz rear tires on the floor there!!
Where is the wheels!!confused:confused
The New Bilsteins and Weatherstrips got here today!

Dude,these suckers are wide,Wide,WIDE,Hope we don't have to raise the rear much to keep them off of the Qtr Panels!!

Wow,they even have "Made in USA" stamped in them!!

That is a bunch of photos.... I'm looking forward to seeing them.

Wheels are on there way also, shipped yesterday and should be there Friday.

There is not much better than a BIG "Made in USA" stamp.

Thanks again for all of your work; I really appreciate it, I know it's a job but you did not have to take this case; but I'm sure glad you did. THANKS

 

[MDKyleZ]

Happy Thanksgiving guys, enjoy your turkey today...

 

[gmjunkie]

Well,I have Good News ,and I have Bad News!!

Witch would you like first???:eyerole:eyerole:eyerole

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....(C&O)SUCKS!! and Whoever else was there before them!! :eyerole:eyerole:eyerole
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The Good News, 277 miles and No Codes of any Kind and still running in Closed Loop after just a few minutes after start up!!
No ABS,No TC,No TP,No ASR,No MAF,No O2, and No Flashing SYS in the DIC!!
The Bad News,The Blower for the HVAC has quit and has No Power to the blower motor and No blown fuses!!

Jo froze her A$$ off when we came back from dinner in Asheville last night!!hnoeshnoeshnoes

No problem though,Theres still plenty there!! :L

 

[MDKyleZ]

Well,I have Good News ,and I have Bad News!!

Witch would you like first???:eyerole:eyerole:eyerole

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....(C&O)SUCKS!! and Whoever else was there before them!! :eyerole:eyerole:eyerole
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The Good News, 277 miles and No Codes of any Kind and still running in Closed Loop after just a few minutes after start up!!
No ABS,No TC,No TP,No ASR,No MAF,No O2, and No Flashing SYS in the DIC!!
The Bad News,The Blower for the HVAC has quit and has No Power to the blower motor and No blown fuses!!

Jo froze her A$$ off when we came back from dinner in Asheville last night!!hnoeshnoeshnoes

No problem though,Theres still plenty there!! :L

The good news is great, and the bad news is bad:bash, that's pretty normal for my life...

I met a couple of guys yesterday at Snowshoe Mt. that had some stories about C&O that are even worse that mine I just might have gotten out lucky. I bought them a

Tell Jo I'm sorry.

 

[gmjunkie]

Found the problem!
Same thing that was going on on the Rt Front Speed Sensor!!
Now I just gotta fix it!

 

[MDKyleZ]

Found the problem!
Same thing that was going on on the Rt Front Speed Sensor!!
Now I just gotta fix it!

Great catch!!! It is much appreciated.

:BOW:BOW:BOW:BOW:BOW:BOW:BOW:BOW

 

[gmjunkie]

Got a temp repair going on at the moment,Need to see if Brett has or needs to get me a plug end!!(Brett= GM Parts Dude!!)

See anything wrong in these 3 photos??

Seems like nobody ever puts the weather seals back in place either,I've replaced several so far!

 

[MDKyleZ]

Got a temp repair going on at the moment,Need to see if Brett has or needs to get me a plug end!!(Brett= GM Parts Dude!!)

Seems like nobody ever puts the weather seals back in place either,I've replaced several so far!

That's one bad looking plug. Just one in a long line I guess.

 

[Toms007]

What kind of tires are those Jesse? What size are they? They have an interesting tread design.

 

[MDKyleZ]

What kind of tires are those Jesse? What size are they? They have an interesting tread design.

They are 315/35R-17 Kumho Ecsta XS. Or at least I hope they are; that's what I ordered.

 

[gmjunkie]

That's one bad looking plug. Just one in a long line I guess.

Actually,thats the only melted plug I've found on the car,I've found several that the connection pins have been hot and needed taken apart,cleaned and connections tightened up!!I'd think that a wiz bang Chevrolet Wrench Man that diagnosed a bad AC Control Head($349.97),Blower Speed Module($189.05) Back up Light Switch($169.24) Plus $450.00 Labor would have caught that,Especially since it was probly the problem with the AC in the first place!!But then,what do I know,I don't get paid the Big Bucks,I just have to fix'm after they can't!!!
When I agreed to do this job I knew that this car would be chase 1 bad connection after another till you find them all,I knew that it would be mostly grounds effected,Thats the way Lightning dose,It's look'n for a ground!!
There is only 1 thing worse than Lightning!!Flood Damage,It Corrodes EVERY Connection,EVERY Switch and Every Electrical Component it comes in contact with!! Especially if the battery had a good charge when she went under!! You couldn't run fast enough to get me to repair a salt or brackish water flood car,I wouldn't even talk to you about fixing it!!

What kind of tires are those Jesse? What size are they? They have an interesting tread design.

SOFT and WIDE!!
I've seen stiffer pencil erasers,I bet there Sticky and will Hook Up when Hot!! Got a 180 tread ware rating!

They are 315/35ZR-17 Kumho Ecsta XS. Or at least I hope they are; that's what I ordered.

Yep,Thats what they are!!

 

[MDKyleZ]

There is only 1 thing worse than Lightning!!Flood Damage,It Corrodes EVERY Connection,EVERY Switch and Every Electrical Component it comes in contact with!! Especially if the battery had a good charge when she went under!! You couldn't run fast enough to get me to repair a salt or brackish water flood car,I wouldn't even talk to you about fixing it!!

Yeah I've had a car with hurricane damage before but lucky for me the water stopped three inches or so up the doors; only filled the floor boards and left stuff behind on the outside. That car is an 82 Trans Am.

 

[gmjunkie]

299 miles,22 warm up cycles,No Runs,No Drips,No Errors!!

 

[MDKyleZ]

299 miles,22 warm up cycles,No Runs,No Drips,No Errors!!

I'm ready to pick her up as soon as you give the word. I guess the next step is to see what State Farm is going to tell you.



:bowrofl:bowrofl:bowrofl

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[gmjunkie]

Just got back from Chevrolet,Wrong Plug!
GM is out of stock on the right one,but he found a dealer in Jersey that has a couple and is sending one out!!

PS. 347 miles,26 warm up cycles,No Codes and everything is working perfectly!!

 

[G Winter]

PS. 347 miles,26 warm up cycles,No Codes and everything is working perfectly!!

Are you getting paid for test driving?

Glenn

 

[gmjunkie]

Are you getting paid for test driving?

Glenn

No Glenn,I usually do long test drives after hours and on my own time!!When going to Marion,Asheville,Hickory or Forrest City after parts or paint!I like to do allot of stop and go,in town and on the road like they get drove everyday!!I hate it if a light pops on after a customer picks their car up on their way home,Most of my major problem children comes from miles away and I want "All" my customers to have "Miles of Smiles" out of their Corvette!!

Thats just the kind of SOB I am!!

 

[Mac]

Thats just the kind of SOB I am!!

We wouldn't change you for the world, Junk.

How's the new grand-critter working out? Mom doing okay?

-Mac

 

[gmjunkie]

Hey Kyle,When are the ones for the Rear getting here???

 

[gmjunkie]

We wouldn't change you for the world, Junk.

How's the new grand-critter working out? Mom doing okay?

-Mac

Every is Great with everybody!!