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Post by yachtsmanwilly on Jul 29, 2023 12:10:09 GMT -5
Tune in, Turn on and drop out. Timothy Leary 1966 Put yer feet in a tub of ice water, rest in the shade and drink plenty of beer. All good things come to those who wait, especially cold beer in the ice water! Drink 2 beers (in rapid succession), pop a zanax and dont bother to call anyone until tomorrow.
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Post by Avenger on Aug 1, 2023 9:03:29 GMT -5
I did just that this weekend. Got away for a day an a half for a family gathering out of town.
There's some very unpleasant things going on in my life right now which I really can't talk about and my family needed the break as well. Thanks for the well wishes.
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Post by Avenger on Aug 17, 2023 15:30:22 GMT -5
One thing that's nice about having a more popular POS project is that a lot of information is available. In this case, from 1982 onwards you can order a repop of the car's build sheet and window sticker from the National Corvette Museum if you send them your VIN and, of course, money. I wouldn't normally spring for this, but this car had no SPID (Service Parts IDentification) label in the glove compartment or the storage area like they're supposed to. Effectively I don't know what it is. Not that it's a huge issue. There were not a lot of variations on the option list. Things like A/C and power windows were standard. And since it's a NY car it required a rear defogger which apparently also included heated power mirrors. The six-way adjustable seat was extra, as was cruise control and the Bose stereo system. All of that is pretty obvious just by looking at the car. The one thing that is not is the fourth line up from the bottom: Now to be fair, I could have probably figured this out at some point by figuring out how many turns the steering wheel took to go lock to lock or some of the other small clues. According to the 1984 dealer guide: RPO Z51 included heavy-duty front and rear springs, shock absorbers, stabilizer bars and bushings, fast steering ratio, engine oil cooler, extra radiator fan (pusher), P255/50VR16 tires and directional alloy wheels, 16x8.5" front, 16x9.5" rear. The dealer guide looks like it was published before production, because some of the things they talk about didn't actually make it to all of the cars. The oil cooler is a good example. I haven't spotted an extra cooling fan either. But maybe since we're not dumping extra BTUs from the oil it's not necessary. But anyhoo, this is pretty cool because the Z51 package makes it an example of the first production car to be able to pull 1.0G on a skidpad. Far outclassing Porsche and Ferrari. It also means the ride is going to be able to knock your fillings out. The big complaint about the '84s is that they rode hard and the Z51 was the worst of the two options. In the following years GM detuned the suspension to appease the old farts that buy Corvettes. If it ever gets on the road, we'll see just how good/bad it is. I was going to put a vinyl L83 logo on the back bumper to discourage people wanting to race. But now I think if I do put a logo on it it's going to be Z51 on the lower right and X-Fire on the hood near the body molding behind the wheel. That should get a chuckle. So that concludes today's update. I'm getting excited about the car again and hope to get moving on it soon. Just to be safe, don't hold your breath.
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