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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Alberta, Canada
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I purchased my first Corvette, a 1994 black/black ZR1, last week. It's far from pristine at ~140,000 km and some non-stock parts here and there, but what I really want from it is to have fun with it (as in going for drives and making the drive to work more entertaining as opposed to racing/showing).
I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed now that I'm beginning to figure out what work needs to be done... brakes right away and maybe fuel injectors (still figuring out if those are the cause of a problem). Plus some "should be done soon" projects... mufflers, speedometer correction (reading incorrectly because of changed gear ratio), wheels, suspension. Not to mention I need to adjust the grade of the entrance to my garage before I can get it in/out to drive it! Just hope it's all worth it... Looking forward to reading here to help figure out the technical ins-and-outs of these cars. |
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Location: Dunbarton NH
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Congrats on the purchase. I've only been at this a year and can't believe the amount of help available here. Good luck.
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Location: Spruce Grove Oilberta/In Mex for winter
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Welcome to the madness - from Spruce Grove. lorne
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Location: Sudbury, Ontario. Canada
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Great to have another Canadian ZR-1 on board. Welcome to the gang, hope you get lots of smiles out of your new purchase and don't be shy about asking questions!
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary Alberta
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Hey Rusty,
Glad to see another ZR1 in these woods. Did you happen to purchase the black 94 that was on kijiji here in Calgary? It had the black grand sport wheels etc? I'm in Calgary, got a 93 and just finished completely "restoring" the motor two winters ago. I've got all the GM tech manuals and could lend a hand if you're in the area. PM me if you're interested. ![]() http://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread.php?t=14663
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[SIZE=1][SIZE=2]Tyler[/SIZE] [SIZE=1]1993 ZR-1 - Polo Green[/SIZE] [/SIZE] |
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Alberta, Canada
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Thanks all for the welcome! I've already been discovering that there's lots of information here, and I'm sure I'll be asking questions as I get into things.
Alberta_ZR1... yes, that was the '94 Vette on Kijiji. I'd seen the ad there for over a month as I've been looking at used Vettes, and kept coming back to it... a ZR1 in an affordable price range ended up being too tempting! Of course, with the "affordable" price comes some maintenance/repair requirements, and I really appreciate the offer of help. I'm in Lethbridge, which isn't too far. Where did you get the tech manuals? |
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary Alberta
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Yeah that 94 was a decent looking car and for the money it's a ton of fun, even if it needs a little TLC off the start. Did you ever get a chance to see the black 1990 that has been on there for a while? The owner of it used to work for GM back in the day and it is a very clean example of a ZR1 too
http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...AdIdZ377557614 You can get tech manuals off of ebay for around $100.00 + shipping usually. I found this ad just looking quickly and it looks like they deliver to Canada. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1994-Corvett...rature&vxp=mtr Lethbridge isn't too far. I'll probably be down that way in July for Street Wheelers.
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta or Phoenix, Arizona
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Welcome Rusty
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Congrats on your 1994!!!
What are the last 3 of your vin? I have #150 (1994) Cheers David |
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