Too Many Parts

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
05/08/2020 at 01:41 • Filed to: C4 Update, C4 Corvette

As I keep doing work on the Vette, I keep seeming to add on parts.

From the Oppo Fresno meet, bbq, and drive

Thankfully found a guy selling a single mass conversion kit that was new and never installed for considerably less than a new one and since I have had cooling issues before after the car is back together I will run flush through the system mostly to clean the sleeves and the heater core and then I used the money saved on the clutch to purchase an aluminum 3 2" row radiator which will obviously only go in after the flush cause why gum up a new rad?

So list of new parts as of today:

Front engine seals

Oil pan seal

Transmission

Trans fluid

Clutch

Short-throw shifter

Weighted ball knob

All 30 bushings

Oil change

Antenna fix

Radiator

Engine mounts

Handful of clean up and minor fixes

Recover steering wheel

Recover headliner

Front bumper (If I get around to it)

Hell that is a list.... Hopefully the temps go down so I can get back to work

I would really like to sort out the exhaust too cause it drones like a MF and that is just terrible to be in the car for, but damn talk about adding more on the pile. But we shall see. She’ll be almost new at this point.

Damn cheap cars and me liking to have a nice car.

Update:

I forgot that I also got EBC Yellow stuffs and resurfaced the rotors too

DISCUSSION (6)

Nauraushaun > CaptDale - is secretly British
05/08/2020 at 04:57

I like the C4. Good design.

Speed > CaptDale - is secretly British
05/08/2020 at 09:24

You’re rolling in my favorite generation on some of my favorite ‘vette wheels. The square Z06's may even fit the shape of the C4 better than the C4 ZR1's do. You must like it if you’re putting this much time and money into it. How is it to drive?

Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!! > CaptDale - is secretly British
05/08/2020 at 12:11

Right color, right wheels. Well done.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Speed
05/08/2020 at 17:00

They are my favorite C orvette wheel by far. I really enjoy the CE wheels, but I think the C5Z wheels somehow look even better on the C4.

I do like the car a lot actually and all the issues I have had with it are being fixed by replacing 25 years of neglect and needed maintenance . When I bought her it felt like two different cars cause the rear felt detached from the front. New shocks and lowering helped that as the FX3 Bil stiens were shot. I think after the bushings and having a trans with all its gears I will be amazed with how she drives.

Down the line will be actually sticky tires. These don’t quite stick as much as I would like, but they work for now.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Nauraushaun
05/08/2020 at 17:00

I do as well

CaptDale - is secretly British > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
05/08/2020 at 17:00

I would prefer blue tbh, but the red isn’t terrible.