Upgrade to 1995 ZR-1?

[WARP TEN]

Originally Posted by Okiedoke

I was thinking of a 2nd one being an "almost ZR1" fund....a 71 or 72 LT-1 coupe. So the ZR-1 would be the go fast car and the "almost" ZR1 for cruising in style. If I take the route of a second ZR-1 fund, then I'd keep the 93-95 Z stock, and be tempted to get the Heibeck 510HP package for the 91. Oh my...where does it all stop? The 650HP package!

I went through something like this dilemma when I got my 95. I had a 93 since 1994 and like the limited production aspect of the later cars. Also they are the best developed as later cars. I sold the 93 in 2007 and after regretting it for several years finally decided to get another. I thought about it and decided to try for a fairly late production 95. Search for a year or so and finally came up with WARP TEN, which when I bought it was all stock with 20k miles. I had to pay a much higher price than I would have for a 90 or 91 but it was what I wanted. Then the stock vs mod debate. I had Marc do a number of mods on the 93 and liked them: 4.10s, Hurst, Corsa. So I did those and then since my engine had a somewhat rough finish the next year I decided to do Marc's 510 package. Delighted I did. Also went back to stock exhaust with cutouts.

What I did was save all the take off parts, so with a little work or not too much money a new owner could put the car back to stock appearance for certification if desired. If I wanted to pursue that I would simply give Marc the car and parts and say make it look stock, which he has done a couple of time for others. My car now has about 30k miles and is in very good original condition. If I sold it I would expect a fairly high price (compared to early cars) but a new buyer would get all of Marc's upgrades for about half price or less and all the parts to return it to stock. So in the end it is all about what is important to you. Since it sounds like you already have a good 91, I would just get all those small things fixed and if you are adventurous get a 510 package just for grins. You could send it to Marc for everything over the winter and end up with a beautiful strong running ZR-1 for about what you would have invested for a late model with some minor mods. Good luck! --Bob