Pics of 1995 #318... Hopefully! - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

72warbonnet · 07-22-2012

Here goes... https://picasaweb.google.com/1116730...58820670324050

https://picasaweb.google.com/1116730...45335840754178

Can only get the url's to post... Not images?

Not very good photos... Only had car one day...drove (in the RAIN) to my mom's "barn" to store for the year while I am in Afghanistan.

VetteMed · 07-22-2012

White on gray, my favorite! Looks great!

DaveK · 07-22-2012

In Firefox you can right click on the image and select "Copy Image Location" then "Insert image" here and paste the location in. Doesn't work on IE though for some reason.

Great looking car

ZZZZZR1 · 07-22-2012

How cool is that?

A ZR-1 in Hawaii? Congrats!!!!!!

And thank you for your service!

If you can, at least have your mom start the car once a month. (better to have it driven, but at least start it)

David

jimmy b. · 07-22-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by VetteMed

White on gray, my favorite! Looks great!

My favorite too! nice car.

72warbonnet · 07-22-2012

Thanks, all! 11k miles...factory fresh. Look forward to contributing and benefiting from the group...have been on Forum for years...VERY glad to also be on the Z-side now!

tomtom72 · 07-23-2012

Sweet Z! Good luck with her! Love the color combo.

Thank you for your service to our country. I'll say Godspeed and pray for your safe return.

For a year? JMHO. Unless there is someone qualified on manual trans cars and that you trust to drive her I would offer the following advice. This is just my opinion so take it as a fwiw. My procedure would be as follows:

Use enough fuel stabilizer to treat a full tank of gas, running the motor long enough to get stabilized fuel everywhere ( including the secondary injectors ) and if you used too much top off both the stabilizer & fuel load.

I'd want all my fluids up to temp and held there for a while to burn off any moisture before I shut it down.

Pull all plugs. Using an preservative oil of some kind ( I'd use wd40 ) spray each cylinder and rotate motor several times on each cylinder's spray down to get a good coating in each hole. After all are done go back and respray each hole and reinstall plugs.

Disconn both battery cables and leave it in place. Obviously you want to store the battery at full charge so you would want to cook it awhile after the cylinders are fogged out to get it back up to full charge.

This is just MHO. It's what I'd do if I had to lay mine up for a year. Again, this is just one guy's thoughts on this. I'd not want to start her up every now and a again. That isn't going to do anything except make condensation upon cool down. Again JMHO.

Tom

VetteMed · 07-23-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomtom72

Sweet Z! Good luck with her! Love the color combo.

Thank you for your service to our country. I'll say Godspeed and pray for your safe return.

For a year? JMHO. Unless there is someone qualified on manual trans cars and that you trust to drive her I would offer the following advice. This is just my opinion so take it as a fwiw. My procedure would be as follows:

Use enough fuel stabilizer to treat a full tank of gas, running the motor long enough to get stabilized fuel everywhere ( including the secondary injectors ) and if you used too much top off both the stabilizer & fuel load.

I'd want all my fluids up to temp and held there for a while to burn off any moisture before I shut it down.

Pull all plugs. Using an preservative oil of some kind ( I'd use wd40 ) spray each cylinder and rotate motor several times on each cylinder's spray down to get a good coating in each hole. After all are done go back and respray each hole and reinstall plugs.

Disconn both battery cables and leave it in place. Obviously you want to store the battery at full charge so you would want to cook it awhile after the cylinders are fogged out to get it back up to full charge.

This is just MHO. It's what I'd do if I had to lay mine up for a year. Again, this is just one guy's thoughts on this. I'd not want to start her up every now and a again. That isn't going to do anything except make condensation upon cool down. Again JMHO.

Tom

All excellent points! I would add, that you can consider placing the car on jackstands, positioned under each corner of the suspension rather than the frame. This will prevent flat-spotting of the tires, and by keeping the suspension in compression, you'll not subject the shock absorbers to sitting at their full extension of travel for a year.

Andrew

WB9MCW · 07-22-2012

Congrats and welcome to the brotherhood. Stay safe best you can over there and good luck. TIA for your service.

XfireZ51 · 07-22-2012

Yes be safe and hopefully you'll be back sooner!

07-22-2012	#1
72warbonnet Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Hereford, Arizona Posts: 45	Pics of 1995 #318... Hopefully! Here goes... https://picasaweb.google.com/1116730...58820670324050 https://picasaweb.google.com/1116730...45335840754178 Can only get the url's to post... Not images? Not very good photos... Only had car one day...drove (in the RAIN) to my mom's "barn" to store for the year while I am in Afghanistan. __________________ Bill '72 Coupe '95 ZR-1 (#318) '03 50th Ann'y Convertible HISTORICAL FILES: '86 Coupe (4+3) -- SOLD 2013 Last edited by 72warbonnet; 07-22-2012 at 03:18 AM. Reason: Get pic to post?!

07-22-2012	#2
VetteMed Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,828	Re: Pics of 1995 #318... Hopefully! White on gray, my favorite! Looks great! __________________ 2004 Z06/Z16 LeMans Commemorative Edition 1991 ZR-1 #302 White/Gray (sold) 1991 ZR-1 #1147 Red/Saddle (sold)

07-22-2012	#4
ZZZZZR1 Banned BANNED Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MD Posts: 3,690	Re: Pics of 1995 #318... Hopefully! How cool is that? A ZR-1 in Hawaii? Congrats!!!!!! And thank you for your service! If you can, at least have your mom start the car once a month. (better to have it driven, but at least start it) David

07-22-2012	#6
72warbonnet Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Hereford, Arizona Posts: 45	Re: Pics of 1995 #318... Hopefully! Thanks, all! 11k miles...factory fresh. Look forward to contributing and benefiting from the group...have been on Forum for years...VERY glad to also be on the Z-side now! __________________ Bill '72 Coupe '95 ZR-1 (#318) '03 50th Ann'y Convertible HISTORICAL FILES: '86 Coupe (4+3) -- SOLD 2013

07-23-2012	#7
tomtom72 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA Posts: 4,645	Re: Pics of 1995 #318... Hopefully! Sweet Z! Good luck with her! Love the color combo. Thank you for your service to our country. I'll say Godspeed and pray for your safe return. For a year? JMHO. Unless there is someone qualified on manual trans cars and that you trust to drive her I would offer the following advice. This is just my opinion so take it as a fwiw. My procedure would be as follows: Use enough fuel stabilizer to treat a full tank of gas, running the motor long enough to get stabilized fuel everywhere ( including the secondary injectors ) and if you used too much top off both the stabilizer & fuel load. I'd want all my fluids up to temp and held there for a while to burn off any moisture before I shut it down. Pull all plugs. Using an preservative oil of some kind ( I'd use wd40 ) spray each cylinder and rotate motor several times on each cylinder's spray down to get a good coating in each hole. After all are done go back and respray each hole and reinstall plugs. Disconn both battery cables and leave it in place. Obviously you want to store the battery at full charge so you would want to cook it awhile after the cylinders are fogged out to get it back up to full charge. This is just MHO. It's what I'd do if I had to lay mine up for a year. Again, this is just one guy's thoughts on this. I'd not want to start her up every now and a again. That isn't going to do anything except make condensation upon cool down. Again JMHO. Tom __________________ 1990 ZR-1, Black/grey, #2233, stock. ZR-1 Net Reg Founding Member #316 & NCM member

07-22-2012	#3
DaveK Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sudbury, Ontario. Canada Posts: 1,538	Re: Pics of 1995 #318... Hopefully! In Firefox you can right click on the image and select "Copy Image Location" then "Insert image" here and paste the location in. Doesn't work on IE though for some reason. Great looking car __________________ 1991 #1516 Black/Black davidmkelly.com "Speed is often confused with insight." - Johan Cruijff

07-22-2012	#9
WB9MCW Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: McHenry, Il. Posts: 6,607	Re: Pics of 1995 #318... Hopefully! Congrats and welcome to the brotherhood. Stay safe best you can over there and good luck. TIA for your service. __________________ http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...9mcw/SIG-2.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/wb9mcw/vcm.gif "The Budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome will become bankrupt. People must again learn to work instead of living on public assistance." - Cicero, 55 BC " We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." - Abraham Lincoln Last edited by WB9MCW; 07-22-2012 at 11:00 PM.

07-22-2012	#10
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,707	Re: Pics of 1995 #318... Hopefully! Yes be safe and hopefully you'll be back sooner! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Former Membership Chairman Former ZR-1 Registry - BOD 1972 Corvette 4speed base Coupe SOLD long time ago 1984 Corvette Z-51/4+3 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Aqua/Gray #474 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Black Rose/Cognac #458 2014 Honda VFR Interceptor DX