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My wife and I purchased our first Corvette, a 1985 A4 coupe, in 2005. I was excited to finally own a Vette. It took us 6 years to get our Medium Gray Metallic monster in shape. Now, it was decision time. Of course I wanted more power, but what to do? The L98 has impressive torque, but it ain’t going to crank out 400HP. Do I attempt an LS swap? Over time I’ve noticed prices of ZR-1’s falling (bad for owners, but good for buyers). I’ve been researching, searching, and test driving Z’s for a while now. I couldn’t afford a “nice” Z, but I had noticed some that were in decent shape that could be had in my price range. I love the 1990 body style. It helps that 90’s are the most plentiful, oldest, and most affordable. I really wanted either Steel Blue (11 made) or Charcoal Metallic (73 made). I saw one Steel Blue and zero Charcoal’s during my search. I finally decided that All Corvettes Are Red. A month ago I spied an interesting Red over Black Z in San Antonio, TX. I’m a mere 1300 miles away in Wisconsin. I’ve purchased cars from out-of-state before, but never at this distance. (Our ’85 Vette was from Ohio, while our ’87 was from Illinois.) After getting some info from the current owner and checking out the previous seller, I asked here if anyone would be willing to check it out for me. I got the great advice to have Corey Henderson look it over. He did and said the Z was basically sound, although needed some love.
On Friday the 13th, my wife and I flew to San Antonio to pick up our “new” car. (It really helps to have a supportive wife in this hobby =D>) It’s a little scary to drive an older car that far. Thankfully we made it home in spite of the dry-rotted tires and marginal brakes. We also had to “outrun” the severe weather. If you’ve read this far ![]() 1990 ZR-1 #2180, 47750 miles at purchase (49120 today). Gary |
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Location: San Marcos CA
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Bonus points for snapping another red ZR-1 in the background- it might be some time before you run into another one.
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Location: Pendleton, IN
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Congrats on the beautiful "Z"!!
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1988 KOH Prototype EX5023 sold 1990 ZR-1 #444 Convertible 1990 ZR-1 Black #966 1991 ZR-1 Quazar Blue #296 1957 Duntov SS Project |
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Location: Arcadia,OK
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Most excellent. Glad you had a safe trip home. Corey is indeed a real asset to the ZR-1 Community.
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Jerry Downey JERRYS LT5 GASKETS & PARTS http://www.jerrysgaskets.com 1994 ZR-1, Black/Black, Lingenfelter Aerobody, 416cu in, 3.91 gears, coil-over susp, Brembo brakes, etc. 2016 Black-Red, 3LT-Z51 Auto 8-speed. |
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Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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Nice wheels! Nice color!:
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: S Nevada
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Looks great! Enjoy the secondaries
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1995 Convertible Supercharged Auto 1974 454 550hp (avatar car) On the blocks- -Scharger install ! 1992-Zr-1 Sold. Watson Headers Ported Plenum, Housings Random tech cats Fidanza Flywheel Chipped, Relocated Mat Woods 165 stat Borlas, Straights 1996 Lt4 Sold 1994 Lt1 Sold 2004 Z06 Sold AKA** Illenema |
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Location: Northridge, CA
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Beautiful! Welcome to the club.
I see you already have mod(s)- Corsa exhaust, so might as well get bitten by the mod bug and make it faster, and faster,and faster! There is never enough ![]() |
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Location: Texas
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Congratulations and don't worry the LT5 is bulletproof. When I picked up my 91 from a club member my father and I took a indirect route home, 10750miles, 31states, 55 museums and one Oshkosh air show over a seven week time period. You definitely started in the right place this forum of enthusiast you will find more then helpful they have truly been a brotherhood. I am stationed over seas right now and always make sure to check up on the forum before I drop after my stint.
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Location: Portland Oregon metro area (Washington side)
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Gary, good choice. The red ones are a bit faster anyway
![]() I have a 90. #0064. The first 33 were test mules. Oh and I have Corsa exhaust as well.
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Orlando, FL
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Congrats, thanks for sharing the pic!
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2004 Z06/Z16 LeMans Commemorative Edition 1991 ZR-1 #302 White/Gray (sold) 1991 ZR-1 #1147 Red/Saddle (sold) |
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