'92 DRM 600 with "Minor Engine Problems" FS on the Bay

[Aurora40]

Originally Posted by jerrydirks

I have personally invested over $35K in the past year.

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To date I have not put a wrench on the engine.

I'm just curious, how have you spent $35k on the car in a year but not touched the engine? Or does that include actually purchasing the car? It sounds like you purchased it over a year ago, so I'm just wondering.

Also, just as a bit of a reality check, you accused people of posting BS. Yet all you are doing is speculating about the damage to the engine. That's no more or less than anyone else has done.

[Zr1 Destroyer]

Originally Posted by jerrydirks

Well guys...I am the owner of the broken ZR1 Widow Maker Ser #1. I was not aware of all this gossip until today. I can't believe all the BS in this string of messages. How disappointing for fellow Vette lovers to trash my car with no facts!

Here are the facts on the car. I have ALL the original documents.

Built in 1996 for a total cost of car purchase and mods of $110K.
Widow Maker#001 was built for a NY owner, whose name I will withhold. He was a ZR1 Registry Charter member. Car has window stickers for the early years including the Charter Member sticker.

The entire build was documented in the ZR1 Registry newsletters,November 96 and April 97. Does anyone have copies of these....I have many years which will go with the car including the whole story of this special build.

Vette Doctors did the work in NY. DRM did the engine only.

I have personally confirmed the build sheet signature with Doug, he confirmed it is his sig.

The car was stored, little used from 1997 through October 2007 when I purchased the car in Minneapolis.

We all know the challenges of putting a car back on the road. I have personally invested over $35K in the past year. The engine failure was a heartbreaker for me.

I did remove an aftermarket security system. Not several, everything works great...except the motor. No wiring problems!

I showed the car once this summer, Doug saw the car then. He stated that he put many of the LeMans engine mods in this engine.

The engine failed shifting well under 7K rpms, I was out for a fall color cruise with my wife, not racing or the like.

If I had the cash I would repair the engine. I have found the mechanic that actually turned the wrenches on this engine.

To date I have not put a wrench on the engine. I do not believe the bottom end went at all. But I do not know. No knocks were heard, oil pan is fine. No leaks! Just stopped running. If I had a shop....I definately would be attempting to fix this engine.

This car is real, nice shape and my responses are HONEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to the many of you that posted factual logical messages.

Others, if you are trying to drive down the value of my car......well it is what it is.

Send me a personal message and I will honestly answer all questions.

But please stop the speculation! This was a DRM special build, and believed to be the ONLY documented Widow Maker. Has anyone else seen a documented DRM Widow Maker build sheet? I would be interested to know.

Thanks!
Jerry Dirks

Nice car brother! Motor looks just like my old DRM368 before I switched to a stroker......I kinda miss the black motor though, but it's under the bench when I get to really missing her

Hopefully the guy you found can fix it for ya and then you can keep it around.....like I said before....an easy fix more then likely.

[Polo-1]

What else does this car have? When I asked it only has a DRM motor. No Coil-overs, No big brakes. What did Vette Doc's do ? What other mods have been done to this car?
The way it was told to me, DRM motor 385ci. the rest of the car is stock.

Give us some info on it. Not just Vette Doctors did the work, What work

[A1990]

If you can get your hands on the Nov/Dec 1996 and the Mar/Apr 1997 issues of the ZR-1 Registry publication you can read all about this car. Owner took the car to RAMP Chevrolet, which is where the "Vette Doctors" worked at the time. Engine was pulled by them and sent to DRM.

Owner explains what in addition was done to the 385, however, specifics are not given.

Originally Posted by jerrydirks

If I had the cash I would repair the engine. I have found the mechanic that actually turned the wrenches on this engine.

You found Brian?

[jerrydirks]

A couple of responses to the new questions.

Vette Doctors, Ramp, handled engine in / out, exhaust, brakes, gears, paint etc. Brakes were returned to stock sometime before coming to Minneapolis.

Some of the BS is that I have never called the engine issue minor. I do not know and have always said that.

I did locate Brian purely by chance when I had the flywheel rebalanced this summer.

The 35K is my investment, not including time. Rebuilt shock acuators, new top, door switches, new drivers carpet, master cylinder work, tranny rebuild, new clutch, etc.

I will answer all personal e mails.

Jerry

[Chris_32212]

wow, no response to my suggestion about having a diagnoses done... what a surprise. Sounds like Jerry is hidding something, other wise why wouldn't you consider having one done? my guess is that a diagnoses was already done and the news wasn't good.

Chris