427 engine (part 2) - RHS block

[z06ufgrad2002]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CORVE...-/310325549182

[Rich Z]

Originally Posted by z06ufgrad2002

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CORVE...-/310325549182

Thanks, but unfortunately that auction has already ended. I've contacted the seller to see if he acutally sold it.

Figures that GM would run out of these things NOW. Something tells me my car is just going to be put on ice for a couple of months....

So much for my hoping to have it back by my birthday.

[CorvetteJohn]

Rich You might give this site a look at for your parts.

http://www.tabercorvetteparts.com/

I have bought from them in the past they are located in Indiana.

Good Luck

[palmbeachvette76]

Rich if you have a part number I would be glad to contact an old buddy of mine who works on the parts department of a Chevrolet dealer in Oklahoma and see if he can find anything.

[Rich Z]

FOUND ONE! I found a post where someone mentioned a part number, and lo and behold there is an AC/DELCO replacement part.

Part #: AC12578953
Mfr #: 12578953

It's not cheap, but at this point beggars can't be choosers....

Got it on order to be drop shipped to Aaron's shop.

NOW, if ONLY this will get my friggin' car FIXED!

[Rich Z]

Originally Posted by Rich Z

FOUND ONE! I found a post where someone mentioned a part number, and lo and behold there is an AC/DELCO replacement part.

Part #: AC12578953
Mfr #: 12578953

It's not cheap, but at this point beggars can't be choosers....

Got it on order to be drop shipped to Aaron's shop.

NOW, if ONLY this will get my friggin' car FIXED!

Well, now I'm not so sure I really found one....

I got an email from the company I ordered it from, and they say that PROCESSING the order can take from two to NINE days. So I looked on another recommended seller from this site -> http://frugalmechanic.com/auto-part/...lco&t=12578953 and placed an order from another company.

Now, I looked at all four of the recommended sellers on that page, and they all look REAL similar to me. I'm sure many of you have run up against the New York camera shops that will put up multiple false fronts for the same scam company, and this looks suspiciously similar. I tried calling on the phone numbers provided to talk to a real person, and got the usual voice menu. Found out that I had 31 previous callers waiting in line ahead of me to talk to a representative. NOT GOOD.....

Anyway, I have two orders for the TAC module at the moment. But I'm not holding my breath expecting to really get either one of them. But I told Aaron about this, and asked him to only accept the first one, and refuse any second shipment that shows up. In the meantime, assuming that neither one will show up, Aaron is checking with a boneyard to see if he can locate that one. If not, I guess my car is going to be down for the count till GM gets them in. I'm pretty sure that will mean there will be NO chance of getting my car done before September.

[chris308]

if you don't mind using used, try corvette recycling. I have used them for a few items off wrecked C5s.

[Rich Z]

Originally Posted by chris308

if you don't mind using used, try corvette recycling. I have used them for a few items off wrecked C5s.

They don't show one in stock, but I sent them an email inquiry to see if they can help.

Thanks...

[Rich Z]

A guy on CorvetteForum located in Tennessee says he has one out of a '99 that got crashed, but the unit itself was working. Offered it to me at a decent price since he has been following this saga over on that forum and wants to help out.

Hopefully he can get that to Aaron next week, as I sent him Aaron's shop address for shipping.

[Rich Z]

I talked to Aaron yesterday and he told me that Jim is coming up late on Wednesday, so they will be starting in on the car on Thursday. They have two PCMs on hand and that TAC module came in last Thursday.

So we'll just have to see what happens. I'm NOT clearing out the spot in my garage quite yet....