I have a Mercedes 450SL with a 383 stroker and a 700R4. Wanted to replace rear so I bought an 84 for parts. Hauled it home with a wrecker. Once home had to clean it up so neighbors would not complain. 2 days later I found a shinny red Vette under there. Nothing worked but the minute I got the engine to fire I knew I had to save it. Lots of sweat and about $400.00 in parts and it runs like a champ, has cold air and even got the dash to work using my little trick. Only thing I could not save was the Bose system. A new sony system took care of that. Still need a rear for my Mercedes but I now have a second hot rod. Articles on this forum helped a lot.
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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.
Saved a C4 parts car
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Work in progress
I started by airing up the tires and spraying WD40 on the disks to get the wheels to turn. I know, you don`t oil your brakes but that was a temp. fix. After I cleaned all the tree sap and mold off the car, I founds spots of shine so I got the wax and buffer out. This car was way out back under a tree and I think all that crud must have put a protective layer over it. Shines like new. I will post pics soon. Getting the cross fire units to work was a biggie but it idles at 600 and purrs. My last Vette was a 67, way back in the day so I`m learning all over again.
I started by airing up the tires and spraying WD40 on the disks to get the wheels to turn. I know, you don`t oil your brakes but that was a temp. fix. After I cleaned all the tree sap and mold off the car, I founds spots of shine so I got the wax and buffer out. This car was way out back under a tree and I think all that crud must have put a protective layer over it. Shines like new. I will post pics soon. Getting the cross fire units to work was a biggie but it idles at 600 and purrs. My last Vette was a 67, way back in the day so I`m learning all over again.
Mark Dalton
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Congrats on your find and welcome to the site.:welcome: Sounds like a very cool project car.:yesnod:
ChevyBenz, my other hot rod
I bought the 84 Vette as a parts car. I wanted the rear for my Mercedes 450SL. I installed a 383 stroker with 700R4 and am ready to finish with a new rear end. Since I saved the 84, I have to start over to find another rear for ChevyBenz. I have photos of ChevyBenz build at photobucket.com. Once there type in drm184 in search box. If you need a password, its 18436572. Password look familar, if not you don`t deserve to be here. I have a small spoiler to go on the back of the Benz. On the spoiler it says "This Benz has a Heartbeat". I also powder coated a set of Z28 rims to put on the Benz. Car guys will pick that up right away
I bought the 84 Vette as a parts car. I wanted the rear for my Mercedes 450SL. I installed a 383 stroker with 700R4 and am ready to finish with a new rear end. Since I saved the 84, I have to start over to find another rear for ChevyBenz. I have photos of ChevyBenz build at photobucket.com. Once there type in drm184 in search box. If you need a password, its 18436572. Password look familar, if not you don`t deserve to be here. I have a small spoiler to go on the back of the Benz. On the spoiler it says "This Benz has a Heartbeat". I also powder coated a set of Z28 rims to put on the Benz. Car guys will pick that up right away
First photo of parts car
I remembered a photo of the 84. I put the stripes on from vinyl stock material. I now have a master template for future stripes. Didn`t mean to spoil the shot. The Ford behind is not mine. A lot of buffing and rubbing got the paint to come back. Ignore date stamp on photo, I just point and shoot.
I remembered a photo of the 84. I put the stripes on from vinyl stock material. I now have a master template for future stripes. Didn`t mean to spoil the shot. The Ford behind is not mine. A lot of buffing and rubbing got the paint to come back. Ignore date stamp on photo, I just point and shoot.
