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Toyvet1 · 01-18-2011

Have had a good couple weekends. I was able to lower the front end with the wedge kit.Rear will be done in the future. Cut the rotors and installed Hawk pads, cleaned the suspension.

I have a vacuum leak somewhere and I have oil leak at the breather cover. So Im replacing the breather gaskets . the IH gaskets and resealing everthing . What a mess under there.

-=jeff=- was a big help getting the new Dymags to the stripper so they can be powdercoated. Next up is figuring out if Im going GY or Kuhmo's.

Then the last project is a set of seats out of a newer model....

Then I can start on the 79......

Pete · 01-18-2011

Hey Ken
Are the 94/95 seats lighter then the earlier seats.

Anybody know?

Pete

-=Jeff=- · 01-18-2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete

Hey Jim
Are the 94/95 seats lighter then the earlier seats.

Anybody know?

Pete

What does the OEM 90-93 Sport seat weigh? If/when I remove one I will weigh it, I do have a 94-96 base seat assembled to get a close weight from

LGAFF · 01-18-2011

thought you were leaving the PC alone?

Pete · 01-18-2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by -=Jeff=-

What does the OEM 90-93 Sport seat weigh? If/when I remove one I will weigh it, I do have a 94-96 base seat assembled to get a close weight from

I know what the 1991 seats weigh about 45lbs with track.

Jeff weigh the new seats let me know what they weigh.

Pete

-=Jeff=- · 01-19-2011

will do in the next couple of days.. when I have a chance

Paul Workman · 01-19-2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete

Hey Jim
Are the 94/95 seats lighter then the earlier seats.

Anybody know?

Pete

Well, the standard 95s ARE lighter than the 90 sport seats - sans motors and switches, etc. - maybe 3-4# ea.? Some weight can be removed, I suppose, if the electric tracks were replaced with the manual adjusted type. Or, since you are the only driver you could replace the track with aluminum square tubing and drill holes in them to mount the seats to fit you.

And, now that I think about it some sort of a track could be fabricated out of aluminum, if you want to make a significant reduction in the seat/track combo....Just a thought.

P.

Toyvet1 · 01-19-2011

Lee, last week when I looked at the wheels close I changed my mind. Chris didnt remove hardely and of the PC from the barrels. And there was media material under the PC. So before i go through the effort to mount tire I decided to redo them and go with a lighter color. More of a pewter in place of ther graphite on them now.

Paul Workman · 01-19-2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toyvet1

Have had a good couple weekends. I was able to lower the front end with the wedge kit.Rear will be done in the future. Cut the rotors and installed Hawk pads, cleaned the suspension.

I have a vacuum leak somewhere and I have oil leak at the breather cover. So Im replacing the breather gaskets . the IH gaskets and resealing everthing . What a mess under there.

-=jeff=- was a big help getting the new Dymags to the stripper so they can be powdercoated. Next up is figuring out if Im going GY or Kuhmo's.

Then the last project is a set of seats out of a newer model....

Then I can start on the 79......

Q: Did you turn the rotors in effort to just clean them up for the new pads, or was there a hard spot one one (or more) of them; the infamous "warped rotor" syndrome?

P.

VetteMed · 01-19-2011

Having recently swapped '91 seats for '96 seats, the later seats are definitely a few pounds lighter.

01-18-2011	#1
Toyvet1 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bloomingdale, Il Posts: 330	Productive week... Have had a good couple weekends. I was able to lower the front end with the wedge kit.Rear will be done in the future. Cut the rotors and installed Hawk pads, cleaned the suspension. I have a vacuum leak somewhere and I have oil leak at the breather cover. So Im replacing the breather gaskets . the IH gaskets and resealing everthing . What a mess under there. -=jeff=- was a big help getting the new Dymags to the stripper so they can be powdercoated. Next up is figuring out if Im going GY or Kuhmo's. Then the last project is a set of seats out of a newer model.... Then I can start on the 79......

01-18-2011	#2
Pete Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicagoland,IL Posts: 2,680	Re: Productive week... Hey Ken Are the 94/95 seats lighter then the earlier seats. Anybody know? Pete __________________ '91 #1635 PoloGreen 350 LT5 11.09 @ 129.27 11.04 @ 128.86 474RWHP 400RWTQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFNFOhGGlR4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlRIOMwaDYY https://sites.google.com/site/peteszr1garage Last edited by Pete; 01-20-2011 at 03:10 AM.

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LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,194	Re: Productive week... thought you were leaving the PC alone? __________________ LGAFF 90 #966-150K miles-sold 92 #234-sold 1987 Callaway TT #17 1991 ZR-1 #1359

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-=Jeff=- Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 7,153	Re: Productive week... will do in the next couple of days.. when I have a chance __________________ 1990 Corvette ZR-1 #1051 Watson Headers (2" Primary) - Borla Catback Late Model IH - Plenum Coilovers - 4.10s Custom Interior NCM Lifetime Member #978

01-19-2011	#8
Toyvet1 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bloomingdale, Il Posts: 330	Re: Productive week... Lee, last week when I looked at the wheels close I changed my mind. Chris didnt remove hardely and of the PC from the barrels. And there was media material under the PC. So before i go through the effort to mount tire I decided to redo them and go with a lighter color. More of a pewter in place of ther graphite on them now.

01-19-2011	#10
VetteMed Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,828	Re: Productive week... Having recently swapped '91 seats for '96 seats, the later seats are definitely a few pounds lighter.