JeffP1167
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Bought this from ebay.
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My 1,500.00 1990 project
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JeffP1167
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All motor problems have already been addressed and motor runs pretty nice now after head gaskets and surfacing the heads.
I can't find any of the actual tear down pictures of the motor but still had these head gasket pictures. This problem happened on the backside of the #7 cylinder
when I bought the car the insides of the heads still looked like brand new
After re-surfacing the heads, I can't recall how much was taken off of them but prior to this they had been put on a belt surfacer which my machine shop guy told me never leaves a good level surface. I had them properly surfaced though. The total price for the head gasket job was like 250.00 for everything and after doing this motor runs perfect again.
start of pressure test after head gasket replacement
This is after about 1 hour very minimal pressure change most probably a loose hose clamp/s
I can't find any of the actual tear down pictures of the motor but still had these head gasket pictures. This problem happened on the backside of the #7 cylinder
when I bought the car the insides of the heads still looked like brand new
After re-surfacing the heads, I can't recall how much was taken off of them but prior to this they had been put on a belt surfacer which my machine shop guy told me never leaves a good level surface. I had them properly surfaced though. The total price for the head gasket job was like 250.00 for everything and after doing this motor runs perfect again.
start of pressure test after head gasket replacement
This is after about 1 hour very minimal pressure change most probably a loose hose clamp/s
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mrvette
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Assuming the short block and tranny are ok, the largest thing is the paint job...
the wheels/tires alone seem worth 1500 bux....easy 3-4X your money in parts alone....
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the wheels/tires alone seem worth 1500 bux....easy 3-4X your money in parts alone....
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mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
Well, obviously not to be parted out, and that's the same trick I used when doing a intake mod some years ago...I sweated up a a/c fitting to some copper pipe I had in the heater core line, closed up the system, and ran the air to it through HVAC gauges...sat and watched over 6 hours....no change,
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mrvette
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Must be a typo....for Two hundred twenty five bux, you got a bonnet, 2 doors, r/f covers?? some guys got ALL the luck, :suicide:
JeffP1167
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here is the interior of the car needs cosmetics bad.
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JeffP1167
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NO TYPO 225.00
JeffP1167
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By the way this is a fully loaded 90 even had the bose cd/cassette radio but is a base suspension car.
mrvette
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JeffP1167
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First thing addressed was why the front bumper had such huge gaps here is the cause
You can clearly see the main skid bar was bent quite bad
Along with this damage
inner impact bumper
You can clearly see the main skid bar was bent quite bad
Along with this damage
inner impact bumper
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Ozzy
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Be glad it is base suspension. It will ride rough enough as is. The Z51 was a poor street suspension in the C4.
JeffP1167
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I pieced this together for 165.00 bucks, NOS impact bumper & used driving lights
Here the front end is reassembled and even though not adjusted lines up pretty good considering nothing is bolted up
Here the front end is reassembled and even though not adjusted lines up pretty good considering nothing is bolted up
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JeffP1167
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Headlight dehlrin was wasted. 38.00 to repair the motors and now they operate perfectly
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JeffP1167
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The a/c system was a major hassle as I tore into it. Every thread was stripped and a/c clutch wasted just really bad!
Old compressor as you know these nippondenso ones are pricey in themselves.
The cure a complete working system compliments of weburke from corvetteforum for 350.00 End result .... 43 degree nice cold air now.
Old compressor as you know these nippondenso ones are pricey in themselves.
The cure a complete working system compliments of weburke from corvetteforum for 350.00 End result .... 43 degree nice cold air now.
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JeffP1167
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I really hate the C5 wheels and they make the car look stupid. Cure locate correct 1990 wheels .... 230.00 got me four very very nice ones. However these will be professionally polished out for the car.
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JeffP1167
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OHHHHHHHHHH thy missing bose ...... 90's seem very hard to find ... the cure? locate a 93 and convert it to look like a 90 using doctordons faceplate and buttons cost 150 for the 93 head unit and all four bose speakers and amps and encloseures. Plus 100 for doctordons stuff and 50 for a CDM
the finished unit
CDM
the finished unit
CDM
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JeffP1167
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Southern California his dilema was shipping costs etc etc. The cure one UHaul cargo truck and a 50 mile drive.
JeffP1167
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Due to a 4 foot tall aluminum spoiler that is why I chose to replace the rear bumper.
Vettes drills and idiots with a big aluminum spoiler dont got together
Holes in rear deck I need to fill asap LOL
Vettes drills and idiots with a big aluminum spoiler dont got together
Holes in rear deck I need to fill asap LOL
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JeffP1167
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The fans never worked on this car and the cause was never found. So I did the next best this fought to get this plug out and install a thermal sensor to ground both the fan relays .... It pulls large amounts of air like this and very rapidly cools down the engine verses just running one fan.
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JeffP1167
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OOOHHH OHHHHHH floor damage .... likely cause improper jacking by moron. I haven't figured out the fix for this yet.
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