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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Ottawa ON
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Good morning all, l am new to both this forum and the ZR-1 - haven't actually owned a Vette either - though I have driven a few. Guess I can blame this on my Brother-in-law who is a Corvette fanatic and just took delivery of a 06 C6 which I have not had a chance to drive.
As far as ZR-1's are concerned I drove a '90 of a co-workers back in the summer of 1990 and was very impressed however at $70K it was way out of my snack-bracket. As far as High-Performance I have owned a few 5.0 Mustangs and I built a Factory Five Racing Roadster in '03 which I have raced, auto-crossed and drag raced quite a bit. A very quick machine - with a rebuilt 302 and 5 spd it has run a best of 12.78 at 107 on street tires. I love the car however it is very basic - a motor, a steering wheel and four big tires trying to keep the thing on the road. ![]() I know in the Vette world the ZR-1 is not all that refined however, I am looking forward to A/C, Cruise Control and Heat (side windows too for that matter!!) So I will be mostly lurking and learning here - the Roadster is apart for paint and then up for sale in order to fund the ZR-1 purchase. so here's the questions: What sort of mileage am I looking for to avoid both over-use and neglect? I prefer the '90 body -style - what a common areas of concern? I will need to purchase a close to stock vehicle in order to import it - what are my first steps in modding the car once it's in the great white north? Thanks in advance - a great forum you have here. Scott Last edited by Scottys72; 01-13-2008 at 11:46 PM. |
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Location: Innsbrook, Missouri
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Once, purchased, the best bang for your buck, modification wise. Headers, Corsa or Catback exhaust. 4 10 gears. and a chip burned by Marc Haibeck, or any of our ZR1 tuners, and there will be a seat in the britches difference, and a permagrin. It'll also just beat, the times in your stripped down race car. welcome to the forum. pull up a chair, look around. use the search area of our forum to find anwsers to most all questions pertaining to the ZR1 and some great people. |
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Location: Kalamazoo MI
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If you look around enough youll see plenty of ZR-1s are in canada!
areas for concern typical aging of a car is what the big items are these days. Check the zr1netregisty buying list it has everything you can think of to look for when shopping for a ZR-1 http://www.zr1netregistry.com/ZR1_buying.htm
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Welcome Scott
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just so you know the 90 and the 91 are different body styles...the front bumper and the rub strips are different
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Ottawa ON
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Thanks for the link - a wealth of info
Scott |
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Welcome Scott, good to have you on board
![]() Zs are a bit hard to find up here but they do appear occasionally. I brought mine in from the US.
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![]() Join Date: Dec 2007
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Welcome! What's nice about ZR-1s these days is they're so damn affordable! Like you, back in 1990, there was no way I could afford a freaking Z, so it was relegated to dream car territory - a car that I want, but would never have.
Fast forward 17 years, and I've got one in the garage! Look around, talk to the guys and you won't regret it!
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