Chedberg
05-17-2021, 04:49 AM
Well, life happens. Moving cross country and have to sell the "project". 1990 #805 Black/Black 57k miles in Austin, TX 78754. It comes with a car cover, both tops, pizza box, LT5 training video, factory service manuals, no-flex frame stiffener bar (still in the box), every original part that I saved, and any/all spare/replacement parts I have. It has been very rarely driven since early/mid 2018.
Known Mechanical Issues
DERM is bad and needs repair/replacement.
AC does not work. Head unit code is set: low refrigerant. Still an R12 system. Compressor and clutch appear to be good. Was refilled in 2015 and by summer 2016 stopped working.
Serpentine belt noise when cold / occasionally when hot. Only bearing that doesn't feel like the others is the one on the refurb alternator. However, do have an AC clutch bearing replacement sitting on the shelf and a power steering bearing / refurb kit also on the shelf. Sound goes away when a new belt is installed but returns in very short order.
Intermittent stall. Usually on coast down / light braking. Has happened when cold and hot - usually hot.
Electrical connectors are in rough shape - prior owners/age were not very kind to them. A lot of broken tabs.
Very, very rarely blue smoke. Replaced/Cleaned PCV valves & installed oil catch can temporarily. Needs more attention + diagnosis. It did not do this prior to the porting of the plenum & injector housings.
Scratch on rear bumper cover
Signs of paintwork on passenger side door/quarter
Usual paint chips
Passenger side window trim has basically completely disintegrated
Emblems need replacing - have them sitting on the shelf
Passenger seat has bolster damage (was the driver's seat before swapping them on the tracks)
Broken passenger window switch
Firestone broke the passenger front low tire pressure sensor when doing a roadside hazard replacement on that wheel. That same tire has a slow leak.
History
Purchased in 2015 with 44k miles. Previous owner said the clutch/flywheel were replaced. Somewhere I have a parts invoice for the parts from Bill B (zfdoc). This is the only piece of documented history I have on the car prior to my ownership. Previous owner was an employee of Corvette World Houston. Owner before him was a friend of his and this person still held the title when I purchased it. Owner before that was another friend of the guy from CWH who had had the car in Florida. CWH supposedly might have done some work on the car around that time, I do not know. This car had a hard life prior to me owning it.
Repairs Since 2015
Replaced Bilsteins with new replacements from Ecklers - Cory H. (https://www.hendersonperformance.com/) did the work.
Replaced ABS lateral G sensor
Brake rotors & pads (MR4 attendees should remember this one lol)
Repaired bose amps updated to later plug style convertible amps (doctor don's)
Repaired radio control module (doctor don's)
Repaired head unit (doctor don's)
Replaced all u-joints
Replaced all bushings with poly
Replaced all ball joints
Replaced rear tie-rod ends
Replaced rear transmission seal and drive shaft yoke
Rear brake calipers, rotors, pads (to fix parking brake not working effectively)
Repaired driver's side seat track
Replaced alternator w/ Ultima 120 refurb from O'reilly's
Rebuild serpentine belt tensioner (M. Haibek)
Replaced TPS sensor
Battery is new
Performance stuff:
Stainless works headers
Corsa
No cats!
AIR removed
4:10 gears & speedo gear
Jagdpanzer's upgrade/replaceable fuel pressure regulator
Pete Polatsidis ported plenum & injector housings
Removed secondary throttle plates & vacuum pump circuit.
Haibeck chip
Dewitt's radiator + all hoses
BK Harness bar + 5/6 pt. harness mounts
Alpine CDE-W265BT head unit
Tires are Nitto NT555.
There's more I'm sure, but that's the short list. If you've made it this far:
Car sold.
Known Mechanical Issues
DERM is bad and needs repair/replacement.
AC does not work. Head unit code is set: low refrigerant. Still an R12 system. Compressor and clutch appear to be good. Was refilled in 2015 and by summer 2016 stopped working.
Serpentine belt noise when cold / occasionally when hot. Only bearing that doesn't feel like the others is the one on the refurb alternator. However, do have an AC clutch bearing replacement sitting on the shelf and a power steering bearing / refurb kit also on the shelf. Sound goes away when a new belt is installed but returns in very short order.
Intermittent stall. Usually on coast down / light braking. Has happened when cold and hot - usually hot.
Electrical connectors are in rough shape - prior owners/age were not very kind to them. A lot of broken tabs.
Very, very rarely blue smoke. Replaced/Cleaned PCV valves & installed oil catch can temporarily. Needs more attention + diagnosis. It did not do this prior to the porting of the plenum & injector housings.
Scratch on rear bumper cover
Signs of paintwork on passenger side door/quarter
Usual paint chips
Passenger side window trim has basically completely disintegrated
Emblems need replacing - have them sitting on the shelf
Passenger seat has bolster damage (was the driver's seat before swapping them on the tracks)
Broken passenger window switch
Firestone broke the passenger front low tire pressure sensor when doing a roadside hazard replacement on that wheel. That same tire has a slow leak.
History
Purchased in 2015 with 44k miles. Previous owner said the clutch/flywheel were replaced. Somewhere I have a parts invoice for the parts from Bill B (zfdoc). This is the only piece of documented history I have on the car prior to my ownership. Previous owner was an employee of Corvette World Houston. Owner before him was a friend of his and this person still held the title when I purchased it. Owner before that was another friend of the guy from CWH who had had the car in Florida. CWH supposedly might have done some work on the car around that time, I do not know. This car had a hard life prior to me owning it.
Repairs Since 2015
Replaced Bilsteins with new replacements from Ecklers - Cory H. (https://www.hendersonperformance.com/) did the work.
Replaced ABS lateral G sensor
Brake rotors & pads (MR4 attendees should remember this one lol)
Repaired bose amps updated to later plug style convertible amps (doctor don's)
Repaired radio control module (doctor don's)
Repaired head unit (doctor don's)
Replaced all u-joints
Replaced all bushings with poly
Replaced all ball joints
Replaced rear tie-rod ends
Replaced rear transmission seal and drive shaft yoke
Rear brake calipers, rotors, pads (to fix parking brake not working effectively)
Repaired driver's side seat track
Replaced alternator w/ Ultima 120 refurb from O'reilly's
Rebuild serpentine belt tensioner (M. Haibek)
Replaced TPS sensor
Battery is new
Performance stuff:
Stainless works headers
Corsa
No cats!
AIR removed
4:10 gears & speedo gear
Jagdpanzer's upgrade/replaceable fuel pressure regulator
Pete Polatsidis ported plenum & injector housings
Removed secondary throttle plates & vacuum pump circuit.
Haibeck chip
Dewitt's radiator + all hoses
BK Harness bar + 5/6 pt. harness mounts
Alpine CDE-W265BT head unit
Tires are Nitto NT555.
There's more I'm sure, but that's the short list. If you've made it this far:
Car sold.