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Scottys72 · 01-13-2008

Good morning all, l am new to both this forum and the ZR-1 - haven't actually owned a Vette either - though I have driven a few. Guess I can blame this on my Brother-in-law who is a Corvette fanatic and just took delivery of a 06 C6 which I have not had a chance to drive.

As far as ZR-1's are concerned I drove a '90 of a co-workers back in the summer of 1990 and was very impressed however at $70K it was way out of my snack-bracket.

As far as High-Performance I have owned a few 5.0 Mustangs and I built a Factory Five Racing Roadster in '03 which I have raced, auto-crossed and drag raced quite a bit. A very quick machine - with a rebuilt 302 and 5 spd it has run a best of 12.78 at 107 on street tires. I love the car however it is very basic - a motor, a steering wheel and four big tires trying to keep the thing on the road.

I know in the Vette world the ZR-1 is not all that refined however, I am looking forward to A/C, Cruise Control and Heat (side windows too for that matter!!)

So I will be mostly lurking and learning here - the Roadster is apart for paint and then up for sale in order to fund the ZR-1 purchase.

so here's the questions:

What sort of mileage am I looking for to avoid both over-use and neglect?

I prefer the '90 body -style - what a common areas of concern?

I will need to purchase a close to stock vehicle in order to import it - what are my first steps in modding the car once it's in the great white north?

Thanks in advance - a great forum you have here.

Scott

01-13-2008	#1
Scottys72 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ottawa ON Posts: 15	Introduction and Questions Good morning all, l am new to both this forum and the ZR-1 - haven't actually owned a Vette either - though I have driven a few. Guess I can blame this on my Brother-in-law who is a Corvette fanatic and just took delivery of a 06 C6 which I have not had a chance to drive. As far as ZR-1's are concerned I drove a '90 of a co-workers back in the summer of 1990 and was very impressed however at $70K it was way out of my snack-bracket. As far as High-Performance I have owned a few 5.0 Mustangs and I built a Factory Five Racing Roadster in '03 which I have raced, auto-crossed and drag raced quite a bit. A very quick machine - with a rebuilt 302 and 5 spd it has run a best of 12.78 at 107 on street tires. I love the car however it is very basic - a motor, a steering wheel and four big tires trying to keep the thing on the road. I know in the Vette world the ZR-1 is not all that refined however, I am looking forward to A/C, Cruise Control and Heat (side windows too for that matter!!) So I will be mostly lurking and learning here - the Roadster is apart for paint and then up for sale in order to fund the ZR-1 purchase. so here's the questions: What sort of mileage am I looking for to avoid both over-use and neglect? I prefer the '90 body -style - what a common areas of concern? I will need to purchase a close to stock vehicle in order to import it - what are my first steps in modding the car once it's in the great white north? Thanks in advance - a great forum you have here. Scott Last edited by Scottys72; 01-13-2008 at 11:46 PM.