At first glance...

[Paul Workman]

Speaking of local car shows...

Wow! Very nice!

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x220/6PPC_bucket/Vettes/5-3-09007.jpg (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/6PPC_bucket/media/Vettes/5-3-09007.jpg.html)

Uh-oh....:cry:

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x220/6PPC_bucket/Vettes/5-3-09010.jpg (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/6PPC_bucket/media/Vettes/5-3-09010.jpg.html)

[LGAFF]

Party Foul!

[Blue Flame Restorations]

CRA Z......for sure.....hahahaha

[scottfab]

Could be worse, MUCH worse.
I've seen much worse in the category of
"I can do what I want with my Z cause it makes it look cool".
I've see some LT5s with a rattle can custom paint job OMG.
At least the CB antenna is temporary and can
be reversed. No big drill hole in the body etc.

Or he could have ripped the radio antenna out
and put it there.

On outings a lowly CB is still a great way to communicate
to the whole group going down the road. I use a portable
antenna that sets up in back cubbyhole. Coverage is not
the best but works.

[98indypacer]

I thought Paul's point was that this is not a real ZR-1!

[We Gone]

Maybe we should get some calling cards made up to put on these nonys, They should say "So you think you have a ZR-1" with a pic of an LT5 on it and our site.

[XfireZ51]

CHMSL!

[scottfab]

I thought Paul's point was that this is not a real ZR-1!
http://www.todaytranslations.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/simpsons-language.jpg

[cvette98pacecar]

Ed, as you can see our group is extremely comical. The best to date is still why did you put ZR-1 badges on a C4.

[98indypacer]

Ed, as you can see our group is extremely comical. The best to date is still why did you put ZR-1 badges on a C4.
Yes, I see that a lot. I also see it on Mercedes AMG's. This is badge engineering at its best!

[Dynomite]

Maybe we should get some calling cards made up to put on these nonys, They should say "So you think you have a ZR-1" with a pic of an LT5 on it and our site.

Here is a photo of a real LT5 with a rattle can custom paint job. High Temperature Rustoleum Silver ;)
Including some Documented Modifications ;)

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll142/dynomite007/A%20Corvette%20LT5%2090/f1e67ee1-dca6-4b7e-b799-feb1ba5026d5.jpg

OMG :sign10:
Kludged, Hacked, Rattle Canned, Undocumented, Free Spirited.......???

[scottfab]

Ed, as you can see our group is extremely comical. The best to date is still why did you put ZR-1 badges on a C4.

Yup, that is #1 and a close second is other things people to to make the car look "cool" :p. Check these cool fuzzy dice :icon_boun
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5222/5876163856_6fb5037120_z.jpg

[Dynomite]

:sign10:

Scott's ZR-1 :D

[Franke]

Now that is an statement made if I ever saw one. I would like to have seen that car in person and the owners too! I need to take some needle point and crochet classes. Thats why I like car shows. :)

[scottfab]

Now that is an statement made if I ever saw one. I would like to have seen that car in person and the owners too! I need to take some needle point and crochet classes. Thats why I like car shows. :)

It's all in the eye of the beholder. I'm sure the guy who put the ZR-1 logo on the plain C4 thinks the same way. Who knows maybe it's one of those rare pilot 96 ZR-1s ? :-D
I'd kinda like to think the person with all the fuzzy stuff on the dash was doing it to protect the dash etc. Who knows.
Some will find highly custom work attractive
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6189/6081545330_d1c219f9fe_z.jpg

others, not so much.
http://www.amcarguide.com/wp-content/gallery/c4-wide/c4-corvette-wide-body-custom-03.jpg

[LancePearson]

I saw an ad for a 1991 C4 Corvette today on Craig's list in NC and when I went there it was an ordinary C4 but the text said it had "ZR-1 Factory Wheel Rims" I looked and it was not an LT5 engine and the wheels were some dealer's aftermarket rims put on with big black spokes. The owner's photos and notes seemed genuine so I emailed him and said those were not ZR-1 rims. His answer since the car was now sold, and it was a nice looking, well kept car, was that "I was wrong because the dealer had told him they were z rims and a few got put on." They were not sawblade wheels.

I congratulated him on his sale and showed him a photo of a Z factory rim/wheel but was a little shocked at the lack of knowledge of what was a Z piece of equipment and what was not seemed pretty big.

Lance

[FU]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6189/6081545330_d1c219f9fe_z.jpg

That just look's bad azz !

[Franke]

Scott, I sure hope they don't roll down the windows when crusin' or the fuzzy stuff may be all over the place including the car behind them.:)

Lance, when I went to a chevy dealer car show this spring, two mechanics came out to see the ZR-1 in the midst of 6 other C4 models. The mechanics just stared at the engine for awhile and smiled as they were leaving. Then the service manager came out as well when he got word of what was out there. There is hope for the ZR-1 after all. :)
Frank, that is a sweet Lingenfelter. Hungry lookin'. I had a chance to buy a C4 Lingenfelter when I bought the Z but decided not to after I saw how hard it was run and not very well maintained. The dealer was racing it every week and then trying to sell it.

[FU]

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5222/5876163856_6fb5037120_z.jpg

That interior is growing on me !

[ghlkal]

That interior is growing on me !

:p

It looks like it is growing ....:sign10:

[emmvette]

I think I'm going to do an interior like that for my Z!

[Z51JEFF]

Now that is an statement made if I ever saw one. I would like to have seen that car in person and the owners too! I need to take some needle point and crochet classes. Thats why I like car shows. :)

I actually did confront somebody once,well it wasn't much of a confrontation as much as a question and a major let down.A few years ago I was driving someplace and I pull up to a light and this really nice Metallic Brown 89 Coupe was next to me.I lean my head out the window and tell the nice lady driving it how nice it was and asked if it was in fact a ZR-1,she says why yes it is.I kindly told it wasnt and she got a blank look on her face,dont think she really knew what ZR-1 was in the first place.

[Paul Workman]

At first glance...

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x220/6PPC_bucket/BloomingtonGold2011005Large.jpg (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/6PPC_bucket/media/BloomingtonGold2011005Large.jpg.html)

This is my favorite "poser"!!

[USAFPILOT]

Nice try, but I like the commemorative paint job on the ZR-1 as well as on the lesser Grand Sport. I would bet it is a higher quality paint job on that ZR-1, thank the crap blue over spray on the stock white Corvette they gave to the GS's.

[scottfab]

At first glance...

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x220/6PPC_bucket/BloomingtonGold2011005Large.jpg (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/6PPC_bucket/media/BloomingtonGold2011005Large.jpg.html)

This is my favorite "poser"!!

Must be one of those very rare 1 of 1 GS ZR-1s

[LancePearson]

Franke,
Yes, the shop that does heavy work for me when I had new tires put on it (they did work on my 76 before that when I was bringing it up to speed) and the road test was not done by the mechanic or the counterman but by the owner, Junior, who raced in his past and he confirmed when I picked it up that it was indeed "fast." Everybody in that shop has raced ovals or drag strip and run multiple cars so speak "speed."

I still marvel at the size of the front and rear tires on the Z even compared to the non factory 255's on the 76 which make it corner rather well for its day. Nothing like the Z though..just a whole serious amount of difference. I should probably sell the 76 but can't bring myself to since I love how it looks as I get in the Z and go for a ride.

Lance

[Franke]

Enjoy the 76 some more and by the way, I've been watching the auctions and that generation of corvettes seem to be rising in price slowly. So there could be an additional benefit down the road so to speak. I do like their body style too. When I bought the Z 6 years ago I could have picked a mid 70's up pretty cheap at the same dealer but I also knew what the ZR-1 was and never thought I would be able to own one. This brotherhood of Z owners are a great group of dedicated enthusiasts who want to help in times of need. They really deserve recognition for that.

[LancePearson]

No Vette driving here this weekend as Police Watch is out in full force. The 76 is a piece of sculpture just sitting and it is fun to drive on twisty roads. Right now I have not driven it long enough that the fuel is out of the carb and lines so will take another while I crank and give it the spray in the carb until I get it filled up in the lines again and then I'll drive it every couple weeks. It is "cruder" to drive than the Z by a lot in terms of how things work, clutch is almost brutal comparitively and only four gears but it sure as heck goes around corners on the road like fire. Originally 180 hp I believe and I now have it up to around 220 hp without porting, relieving, cams, etc and it does fly on the road though does not have the punch of modern big engines. I still love it and it costs me a couple hundred a year is all to keep it so it stays.

Lance

[BigJohn]

Steve did a very nice job on his ZR-1; did he not???

:cheers:

[Kevin]

the gs/zr-1 is one of my favorites. haven't seen one in years