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PICS !! VikingTrad3r's third nutjob fly'n'drive to get a c4 vette. why why why??
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<blockquote data-quote="VikingTrad3r" data-source="post: 274640" data-attributes="member: 2229"><p>First Underside Pics lots and lots of pics!!</p><p>so as far as i can tell there is only 1 thing mechanically that needs immediate attention. And it was telegraphed when the owner called me a week before the scheduled trip and said, “i cant get the trans in into any gear”</p><p></p><p>i advised him to check the clutch fluid level, and if low, top up and pump the pedal 100times. that worked. (the slipping clutch phonecall came later!)</p><p></p><p>one amazing thing to report is that other than a drip of coolant which looks very fresh (no witness scum of a long term leaking coolant situation) i suspect the weephole is letting some out now that the car went from zero to 100 for 7hrs of driving. No biggie.</p><p></p><p>But in terms of evidence of leaking, yeah, the bellhousing is drenched with oil and dust scum. Possible pan leaking near rear main, or possible rear main. Possible oily clutch? Maybe. We will find out!</p><p></p><p>Now for the pics. All in all, its dirty, but VERY FEW issues. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="👍" title="Thumbs up :thumbsup:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44d.png" data-shortname=":thumbsup:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="👍" title="Thumbs up :thumbsup:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44d.png" data-shortname=":thumbsup:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="👍" title="Thumbs up :thumbsup:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44d.png" data-shortname=":thumbsup:" /></p><p></p><p>checkout how i found the slave cylinder attached:</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/5536e150_679a_45c8_a6ae_429a7328a2de_82ba2f0be14606e7fc5143dcefa0861b6d78c2a2.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>estimate what, a quarter inch of clutch throw missing? amazingly the syncros and trans shift smooth as silk! could that have contributed to the spinning clutch over time?</em></p><p><img src="https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/e4f8fcb4_9a41_40e6_a6f4_d4c7ff9f20b2_e7a57676a4f5e97b629e2d0226b05543688fa497.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/e37bf876_510f_4099_9100_69abf89dcc94_014ecde6313dfff0e4aabe3e73ddcb2f990627af.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>time to lift the car on the max jax</em></p><p><img src="https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/450bc655_dcb7_441b_9d28_ce0884ab24a9_bf47500a67110469f0c9c8d7aff0fa77c2005d4a.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>doh, the non retracting antenna prevents me from being able to sit under the car in an old office chair</em></p><p><img src="https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/6a028468_23ca_46f6_bc8f_095cdc5a1008_87a0641254badf5d8e67c2610c926472fd4017a4.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>car has its spare </em></p><p><img src="https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/a8bbdb38_ae30_41ee_8337_6286779d6d4f_763355482d4e13a9934bd60d1b88ed75122bac2d.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>trailing arms have red bushings. i assume those are red poly. </em></p><p><img src="https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/5c101942_2119_45e4_8165_be3ac345773f_4bbf27d64a20a2f2246bd892fbb5d3d563727c2c.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>middle cat deleted</em></p><p><img src="https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/5d218125_a178_403d_ab92_94ef132d5ec0_60f6abf9109d1d5cc5ece31b7971cd04dafc6823.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>this is interesting. the steel pipe for the oil / coolant heat exchanger is dc’d and basic rubber line put in its place. the rubber line isnt super hard but id wager there are more than a few chafe points along that pathing. </em></p><p><img src="https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/09440152_a27d_468d_a034_f064d780adfc_5600293ef7d10d91beae477ebd367e16d0f3e92f.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>we know it was somewhat maintained. i see evidence that wear items on the car were replaced. </em></p><p><img src="https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/55c93241_5c00_4ca4_9bde_9bb099bfd548_e1cb8d4686b5656e65421dd6499ba66e3c87a7d0.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>booyah. the springs are all in good shape. </em></p><p><img src="https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/8340d183_5090_4e24_bef8_5451b8f06265_b292670953a5c9762e8f8943a171559326c31672.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>clearly all 4 rims were rusty. i heard it when applying the brakes once on the road in spokane. eventually the rusted rotors were machined by the pads. brakes feel fine and normal now. </em></p><p><img src="https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/c5773724_d979_4ee1_aca8_b071ef4850af_94e6411d6d08cae6e5359c80b7aebb1ea15c125d.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>rear booyah</em></p><p><img src="https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/4a8ca2db_b289_44a0_9289_433c73750959_d32b27b19fe242ee71739318354645505f238e4e.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>rear shocks are these kyb’s. not good enough to manage the stiff springs i dont think based on what i read. 4 replacement bils are on order. the fronts are still factory bils. rear end of this car is ALL OVER THE PLACE when one side of the car hits a bump. i cant imagine that being caused by the kybs or so many wouldnt use them as a cheap alternative (they are cheaper but shouldnt be mistaken for bilstien equivilent). </em></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/e98d8dc3_8300_4214_b2d9_d2b28160c1ed_de93a69a1c455d353bdc108e3dc0cc6a78293af8.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>Hey @WVZR-1 this is the code for fast rack right? Sure felt like fast rack. My theory is that the non fx3 cars were given the fast rack priority </em></p><p><img src="https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/d23d1398_6724_44a3_a436_66ccfb0f6ea9_7ad3dba7fb2134e83c19d28fc1e1ed1b7e688bfb.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>just surface scratches. impressive. given the level of overall wear on the car....i was expecting to find these smashed. </em></p><p><img src="https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/7ec19deb_e5fc_4a71_b413_62ea3b85b07b_b8751319b293a5f66fb361cda1dfe33c557dbdb1.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>Saw this as i was coming out the back. I did see the car was originally a nebraska car <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="👍" title="Thumbs up :thumbsup:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44d.png" data-shortname=":thumbsup:" /></em></p><p><img src="https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/750x1334/8e61326b_9dcc_46ce_a126_fee9366cae80_f744b0a59cc7c918a9cfb4a46dc6694d0bdef6a0.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VikingTrad3r, post: 274640, member: 2229"] First Underside Pics lots and lots of pics!! so as far as i can tell there is only 1 thing mechanically that needs immediate attention. And it was telegraphed when the owner called me a week before the scheduled trip and said, “i cant get the trans in into any gear” i advised him to check the clutch fluid level, and if low, top up and pump the pedal 100times. that worked. (the slipping clutch phonecall came later!) one amazing thing to report is that other than a drip of coolant which looks very fresh (no witness scum of a long term leaking coolant situation) i suspect the weephole is letting some out now that the car went from zero to 100 for 7hrs of driving. No biggie. But in terms of evidence of leaking, yeah, the bellhousing is drenched with oil and dust scum. Possible pan leaking near rear main, or possible rear main. Possible oily clutch? Maybe. We will find out! Now for the pics. All in all, its dirty, but VERY FEW issues. 👍👍👍 checkout how i found the slave cylinder attached: [IMG]https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/5536e150_679a_45c8_a6ae_429a7328a2de_82ba2f0be14606e7fc5143dcefa0861b6d78c2a2.jpeg[/IMG] [I]estimate what, a quarter inch of clutch throw missing? amazingly the syncros and trans shift smooth as silk! could that have contributed to the spinning clutch over time?[/I] [IMG]https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/e4f8fcb4_9a41_40e6_a6f4_d4c7ff9f20b2_e7a57676a4f5e97b629e2d0226b05543688fa497.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/e37bf876_510f_4099_9100_69abf89dcc94_014ecde6313dfff0e4aabe3e73ddcb2f990627af.jpeg[/IMG] [I]time to lift the car on the max jax[/I] [IMG]https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/450bc655_dcb7_441b_9d28_ce0884ab24a9_bf47500a67110469f0c9c8d7aff0fa77c2005d4a.jpeg[/IMG] [I]doh, the non retracting antenna prevents me from being able to sit under the car in an old office chair[/I] [IMG]https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/6a028468_23ca_46f6_bc8f_095cdc5a1008_87a0641254badf5d8e67c2610c926472fd4017a4.jpeg[/IMG] [I]car has its spare [/I] [IMG]https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/a8bbdb38_ae30_41ee_8337_6286779d6d4f_763355482d4e13a9934bd60d1b88ed75122bac2d.jpeg[/IMG] [I]trailing arms have red bushings. i assume those are red poly. [/I] [IMG]https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/5c101942_2119_45e4_8165_be3ac345773f_4bbf27d64a20a2f2246bd892fbb5d3d563727c2c.jpeg[/IMG] [I]middle cat deleted[/I] [IMG]https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/5d218125_a178_403d_ab92_94ef132d5ec0_60f6abf9109d1d5cc5ece31b7971cd04dafc6823.jpeg[/IMG] [I]this is interesting. the steel pipe for the oil / coolant heat exchanger is dc’d and basic rubber line put in its place. the rubber line isnt super hard but id wager there are more than a few chafe points along that pathing. [/I] [IMG]https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/09440152_a27d_468d_a034_f064d780adfc_5600293ef7d10d91beae477ebd367e16d0f3e92f.jpeg[/IMG] [I]we know it was somewhat maintained. i see evidence that wear items on the car were replaced. [/I] [IMG]https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/55c93241_5c00_4ca4_9bde_9bb099bfd548_e1cb8d4686b5656e65421dd6499ba66e3c87a7d0.jpeg[/IMG] [I]booyah. the springs are all in good shape. [/I] [IMG]https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/8340d183_5090_4e24_bef8_5451b8f06265_b292670953a5c9762e8f8943a171559326c31672.jpeg[/IMG] [I]clearly all 4 rims were rusty. i heard it when applying the brakes once on the road in spokane. eventually the rusted rotors were machined by the pads. brakes feel fine and normal now. [/I] [IMG]https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/c5773724_d979_4ee1_aca8_b071ef4850af_94e6411d6d08cae6e5359c80b7aebb1ea15c125d.jpeg[/IMG] [I]rear booyah[/I] [IMG]https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/4a8ca2db_b289_44a0_9289_433c73750959_d32b27b19fe242ee71739318354645505f238e4e.jpeg[/IMG] [I]rear shocks are these kyb’s. not good enough to manage the stiff springs i dont think based on what i read. 4 replacement bils are on order. the fronts are still factory bils. rear end of this car is ALL OVER THE PLACE when one side of the car hits a bump. i cant imagine that being caused by the kybs or so many wouldnt use them as a cheap alternative (they are cheaper but shouldnt be mistaken for bilstien equivilent). [/I] [IMG]https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/e98d8dc3_8300_4214_b2d9_d2b28160c1ed_de93a69a1c455d353bdc108e3dc0cc6a78293af8.jpeg[/IMG] [I]Hey @WVZR-1 this is the code for fast rack right? Sure felt like fast rack. My theory is that the non fx3 cars were given the fast rack priority [/I] [IMG]https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/d23d1398_6724_44a3_a436_66ccfb0f6ea9_7ad3dba7fb2134e83c19d28fc1e1ed1b7e688bfb.jpeg[/IMG] [I]just surface scratches. impressive. given the level of overall wear on the car....i was expecting to find these smashed. [/I] [IMG]https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/7ec19deb_e5fc_4a71_b413_62ea3b85b07b_b8751319b293a5f66fb361cda1dfe33c557dbdb1.jpeg[/IMG] [I]Saw this as i was coming out the back. I did see the car was originally a nebraska car 👍[/I] [IMG]https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/750x1334/8e61326b_9dcc_46ce_a126_fee9366cae80_f744b0a59cc7c918a9cfb4a46dc6694d0bdef6a0.png[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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