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Originally Posted by dnobull
Wow that is a cool story. I would leave the Kerbeck sticker on and get all the documentation that you can to support the story. When I got my Z I printed the car fax and began using the information to find the previous owners. I found 3 out of 4 and emailed them as well as talked to them on the phone for more information about the history of the car.
If your windshield is not broken I would not change it because that will devalue the car and also cause it to rank lower on NCRS or Bloomington Gold certifications.
If you have certain issues I might know who to call for repairs. There are people in the C4 repair business who are crooks so let me know before you stumble on to one of them.
The best Engine guy is Marc Hailbeck in Chicago.
The Best Transmission guy is Bill Boudreau in Arizona
Radio Dr Don Dallas Texas
Lumbar Seats In Florida
Heater Core in North Kansas City
Air Conditioning North Kansas City but he has a 9 month waiting line
Air Conditioning Compressor Steve at Denzo in California
The list goes on
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Hi Dave!
I unfortunately didn't get much documentation on this one. I tried, but there wasn't much to be had, it appears. The original owner actually passed away about a year-and-a-half ago. His son started advertising it at a crazy price a year ago. I watched it for a while. The price eventually came down to reality, but it was removed for a few months. It came back again as I was contemplating another one, then eventually I of course wound up with this one. The owner's son told me that the car was purchased after Kerbeck decided to sell it, but not entirely sure when this happened. I don't think Kerbeck had it too long as it shows first owner in March, 1995. There was an inspection done in 1997 by a Florida entity (I do have that paperwork) showing about 3800 miles. I am fairly sure that is when the original owner had to repurchase the car from a divorce; it was either that, or 2001 when the title issue came up. From that divorce, paperwork was thrown away, unfortunately, and it would appear that a lot of original documentation was lost at that time. The owner's son knew quite a bit, and would have gladly given it to me if he had it.
So the windshield is not broken, but it is very badly delaminated. I've seen #448 at the museum and mine is every bit as bad, if not worse. In direct sunlight, it's a problem. At night, passing under street lights (just experienced this tonight) or with oncoming headlights, it's really bad. At this point it is a safety issue if I want to drive it anywhere more than a couple miles away, unfortunately, and that's no fun. If it were just around the edges like so many I have seen, I wouldn't care.
Thank you so much for the suggestions on help! I have definitely communicated with Marc H. and have been watching his Plenum removal video, along with reading through the vacuum leak FAQ. The idle varies, which is interesting, and it did actually idle normally one time
. Admittedly I haven't driven too far since I also have original GSCs (which will be saved and will most likely stay with the original wheels), but haven't decided what to do about new wheels/tires yet.
Still lots to do and try but very little time these days.
Appreciate it!
Mike