• Got the Contributing Memberships stuff finally worked out and made up a thread as a sort of "How-To" to help people figure out how to participate. So if you need help figuring it out, here's the thread you need to take a look at -> http://www.corvetteflorida.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3581 Thank you, everyone! Rich Z.

427 engine (part 2) - RHS block

Rich Z said:
Dave, how's things going with your car? I really hope you got it straightened out.
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It's home again. Seems ok so far. It had a failure of the input shaft bearing in the tranny. Greg pulled it apart and fixed that. The fuel pump/starting problems seem to be cured.

It has a leak where the LH halfshaft goes into the diff. Turns out that with DSS axles They All Do That so that's the next project.

But in general I'm going though a lot less than you are. You are doing an amazing job getting your car whipped into shape. I am proud of you, Rich.

My car is up for sale, but I haven't advertised it yet.
 
Gannet said:
It's home again. Seems ok so far. It had a failure of the input shaft bearing in the tranny. Greg pulled it apart and fixed that. The fuel pump/starting problems seem to be cured.

It has a leak where the LH halfshaft goes into the diff. Turns out that with DSS axles They All Do That so that's the next project.

But in general I'm going though a lot less than you are. You are doing an amazing job getting your car whipped into shape. I am proud of you, Rich.

My car is up for sale, but I haven't advertised it yet.
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Thanks Dave.

Glad to hear your car seems to just have minor problems now, but real sorry to hear that you are going to sell it. I still remember how proud you were of that car when you got it. When you sell it, are you planning on getting another vette, or has this soured you on the brand? Lord only knows that I sure didn't feel the same about Corvettes while my own hell was ongoing without a TRUE light at the end of the tunnel, so I can understand the scars.
 
Rich Z said:
Glad to hear your car seems to just have minor problems now, but real sorry to hear that you are going to sell it. I still remember how proud you were of that car when you got it. When you sell it, are you planning on getting another vette, or has this soured you on the brand? Lord only knows that I sure didn't feel the same about Corvettes while my own hell was ongoing without a TRUE light at the end of the tunnel, so I can understand the scars.
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Yeah, I think I'm done. I'm open-minded, but mostly looking at big-motored sedans. Used Mercedes? New 300? Who knows, lotsa cars in the world. Unfortunately not many modern ones that are interesting to me.
 
Glad to hear that the saga finally ends on a positive note. I guess it proves the old addage "if you want it done right, do it yourself"! :thumbsup:
Are you going to take it to any of the local car shows?
 
85vette said:
Glad to hear that the saga finally ends on a positive note. I guess it proves the old addage "if you want it done right, do it yourself"! :thumbsup:
Are you going to take it to any of the local car shows?
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Honestly, with all the rock chips, dings, scratches, cracked hood paint and other crap (some of which were courtesy of the last shop it was in, in my opinion), I don't think the car is car show material.

Sorry about the delay in replying. Been out of town since Thursday with no internet access.
 
shakedown067 said:
Just needs a good polish....or I can design a car wrap for ya!
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If you can polish out that cracked paint on the hood I would REALLY like to know your technique!

My plan had been to try various techniques to see if I could take care of the rock chips and if I were not successful, or ruined the paint with my efforts, then to get the car repainted. In effect, use this car as a test bed for some experience that would come in handy. But when Aaron dropped the hood on the airbridge and cracked the paint, well, now I'm pretty much committed to getting a new paint job, unless there really is a good way to fix something like that. But not sure when I'll have the funds for something like that. I may need to buy a new hood anyway if I can't get more clearance between it and that airbridge. Not sure how it happened, but apparently the airbridge sets up higher now than it did before the new engine was put in. So far I haven't figured out a work-around for that problem.
 
Gannet said:
Yeah, I think I'm done. I'm open-minded, but mostly looking at big-motored sedans. Used Mercedes? New 300? Who knows, lotsa cars in the world. Unfortunately not many modern ones that are interesting to me.
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Darn, Dave.... Sorry to hear that you got burned out on Corvettes. But then again, I certainly can understand how that can happen.
 
Yeah, that hood looks pretty nice, but I'm not quite to the point where I'm ready to start thinking real hard about it. Still got a few more minor things on the car to finish up before that happens. Didn't the stock 2004 Z16 model come with a carbon fiber hood?
 
Is the 2004 commemorative version the only one with the Z16 designation, as I think it's the only one that got the CF hood. But I don't know if it'll help any clearance issues you may now have anyhow.

Yeah I'd drive that bad boy and enjoy it for what it is. Then when you are ready to mess with her again, get her all shiny! Have you driven her much since the tune?
 
shakedown067 said:
Is the 2004 commemorative version the only one with the Z16 designation, as I think it's the only one that got the CF hood. But I don't know if it'll help any clearance issues you may now have anyhow.
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Ah, yeah, you are right. I was thinking about a carbon fiber aftermarket hood I saw in one of the catalogs, and that got me thinking about the Z16, and completely ignored the fact that it won't have any better clearance than my stock hood does..... Duh.. :banghead:

shakedown067 said:
Yeah I'd drive that bad boy and enjoy it for what it is. Then when you are ready to mess with her again, get her all shiny! Have you driven her much since the tune?
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Well, to answer your question, DAMN MURPHY'S LAW! Last Wednesday I was walking towards the garage and something felt odd in my right elbow. I just moved my arm thinking it was just a kink, and when I did that something popped. So the last several days my right arm has been pretty much useless. Luckily I was going out of town anyway, and it's feeling somewhat better now, but it's still not at the point where I will be able to push that shifter. Pulling with the arm is OK, put pushing just makes it feel like someone jabbed an icepick into my elbow. Sheesh.... But I guess it will get better eventually if I don't push it. I've been wearing a brace on my arm the entire time, but it's astonishing how many times you will bang an elbow and not realize it if it isn't sending out shock waves of pain when you do so. It's like everything is seeking out my right elbow to smack into it.

I remember smacking that elbow while taking a shower a few weeks ago, but can't imagine why it would have taken so long for it to go lame on me. Maybe I've just been doing too much wrenching on the car and it finally caught up to me. I know I was pressing down on that arm pretty hard torquing down all the lug nuts, so maybe the elbow banging combined with repetitive strains did me in.

On top of not being able to drive the car, the hood struts got broken while the car was being tuned, so I have to replace them. Not sure I can do that with my bum arm right now. I want to change the oil again, but can't do that till I can get the hood struts on, and can't do that till I can hold up the hood with one arm and pop the strut on each side. Connie is willing to help me, but I'm not sure how well that will go with me being basically one armed. I sure as heck don't want to pop the elbow again and then be back to square one, or even worse, need surgery to straighten it out.
 
Hey Rich I know how you feel about being one armed...4/19/2012 I had a total shoulder replacement...In physical therapy still, and will be for weeks to come...I broke my right shoulder 26 yeaqrs ago and finally had to have surgery because the arthritis was so bad, I got up one morning and could not move my right arm at all...Yeah it sucks alright. I still can't drive my Z or motorcycle yet...One day at a time ...:ack2:
 
ironhorse said:
Hey Rich I know how you feel about being one armed...4/19/2012 I had a total shoulder replacement...In physical therapy still, and will be for weeks to come...I broke my right shoulder 26 yeaqrs ago and finally had to have surgery because the arthritis was so bad, I got up one morning and could not move my right arm at all...Yeah it sucks alright. I still can't drive my Z or motorcycle yet...One day at a time ...:ack2:
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Ouch.....

Yeah, I know one day I won't be able to drive a stick shift at all, but I'm hoping that won't happen too soon. Damn old age crap.....
 
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