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Racinfan83 · 01-08-2017

I had never even dreamed of owning a Corvette at all - until someone wanted my street/strip 71 Nova enough to trade me my Z for it. Before the trade I used this forum to research whether or not it was a good deal - and found that it was so I pulled the trigger. I am SO happy I did it!
This ZR-1 community is one that I have experienced mostly through the online world, mainly due to my crazy life which leaves me little time to actually DRIVE the Z - but a couple experiences are worth mentioning. I posted here about wanting to find a later year resonator to buy to upgrade my exhaust. Within hours I had multiple offers from Z owners willing to GIVE me one for shipping cost. Then I got an offer for an ENTIRE performance exhaust system for FREE as long as I would pay shipping. It was 5 hours away so I just drove there in my DD and picked it up. We could have talked for days even though we just met. All he asked was that if I ever wanted to get rid of it, that I pass it on to another member as he had to me. That is an example of "community" if I ever saw it.
I have had my car worked on by one of the premier Z mechanics, he was gracious enough to let me in his shop while the work was performed, so that I could learn some tricks on how to work on these myself.
My pilot bushing was making noise - posted up on here and within hours I had answers as to what I needed to do to fix it - and as I ran into little "hiccups" along the project all I had to do was post on here or make a phone call to get the info I needed. I was able to pull transmission, clutch, and bushing out of a ZR-1 Corvette (which while having mechanical knowledge I had never done this on a Vette before), and get it all back together better then it was before due to the members of the ZR-1 community. While I live in a "no Z zone" of the country I can have answers within hours. Hopefully in the next few years my time constraints and finances will improve to where I can meet more of these great guys in person. It is the people that make the community what it is....

01-08-2017	#11
Racinfan83 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Eastern Missouri Posts: 773	Re: Assistance would be appreciated... I had never even dreamed of owning a Corvette at all - until someone wanted my street/strip 71 Nova enough to trade me my Z for it. Before the trade I used this forum to research whether or not it was a good deal - and found that it was so I pulled the trigger. I am SO happy I did it! This ZR-1 community is one that I have experienced mostly through the online world, mainly due to my crazy life which leaves me little time to actually DRIVE the Z - but a couple experiences are worth mentioning. I posted here about wanting to find a later year resonator to buy to upgrade my exhaust. Within hours I had multiple offers from Z owners willing to GIVE me one for shipping cost. Then I got an offer for an ENTIRE performance exhaust system for FREE as long as I would pay shipping. It was 5 hours away so I just drove there in my DD and picked it up. We could have talked for days even though we just met. All he asked was that if I ever wanted to get rid of it, that I pass it on to another member as he had to me. That is an example of "community" if I ever saw it. I have had my car worked on by one of the premier Z mechanics, he was gracious enough to let me in his shop while the work was performed, so that I could learn some tricks on how to work on these myself. My pilot bushing was making noise - posted up on here and within hours I had answers as to what I needed to do to fix it - and as I ran into little "hiccups" along the project all I had to do was post on here or make a phone call to get the info I needed. I was able to pull transmission, clutch, and bushing out of a ZR-1 Corvette (which while having mechanical knowledge I had never done this on a Vette before), and get it all back together better then it was before due to the members of the ZR-1 community. While I live in a "no Z zone" of the country I can have answers within hours. Hopefully in the next few years my time constraints and finances will improve to where I can meet more of these great guys in person. It is the people that make the community what it is....