90 ZR-1 need some info

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by XfireZ51

You really need to get your Z over here so some of us can do a once over on it.

getting it over there isn't the issue. paying the bill is.

[We Gone]

I bought my 91 in 02 with 9K miles on it, only thing that I had go wrong in 11 years the oil lines leaked. Now has 53K miles only normal maintenance and is now at Haibeck's for some upgrades all elective.

Had a 90 bought with 20K miles on it in the next 30K had to replace clutch,injectors,water pump,alternator,brake master,idler,prom, you just never know.

[Z06scentair]

SocalErv in California is the car that will be coming to the East Coast.

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[XfireZ51]

Originally Posted by Kevin

getting it over there isn't the issue. paying the bill is.

Sounds like you've got a slow bleed right now.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by XfireZ51

Sounds like you've got a slow bleed right now.

so you're saying we've got a bleeder?







sorry, guess we're getting off track

[Dynomite]

Originally Posted by Kevin

I'm shocked every time mine starts at this point.

That is a very scary thought......

Kevin......Kevin....Kevin.....Just let me have your ZR-1 for a couple weeks and you will get over your shock quickly when you get it back

Oh...and I am the only one who admits it publicly that I disconnect the Negative Battery Cable if I expect the ZR-1 to sit for more than a few days. And it fires right up after sitting for a couple months (winter) with NO battery charging required.

And that Hood that keeps falling.....just get a new Hood strut and you lift the Hood 3/4 the way and the strut opens the Hood the rest of the way. You actually have to pull the Hood down 1/3 the way to close the Hood.

[XfireZ51]

Originally Posted by Dynomite

That is a very scary thought......

Kevin......Kevin....Kevin.....Just let me have your ZR-1 for a couple weeks and you will get over your shock quickly when you get it back

Oh...and I am the only one who admits it publicly that I disconnect the Negative Battery Cable if I expect the ZR-1 to sit for more than a few days. And it fires right up after sitting for a couple months (winter) with NO battery charging required.

And that Hood that keeps falling.....just get a new Hood strut and you lift the Hood 3/4 the way and the strut opens the Hood the rest of the way. You actually have to pull the Hood down 1/3 the way to close the Hood.

That's what I'm talkin about!

[bdw18_123]

Originally Posted by Z06scentair

I'm not scared to wrench as I said before. Have just never turned a wrench on an LT5.

I wouldn't worry too much about that. If you've turned a wrench before and have 'mechanical' common sense, all you need is to learn the details of this particular engine and this community is great for that. I hadn't wrenched on an LT5 either when I bought my first ZR-1 off ebay sight-unseen (only pictures) and mine was a total basket-case; it didn't even run. Even some on this forum back then were saying it was a 'part-out' car before I bought it.

But I pretty much completely disassembled/reassembled the LT5 and even tackled the biggest job on this engine: timing it. I brought '90 ZR-1 #2299 back to life on probably the tightest budget of anyone here and had many miles of perma-grin ( ) in it afterwards. Here's a link to my restoration thread if you're interested (lots of pics!):

www.zr1.net/forum/showthread.php?t=9693

Originally Posted by GTOger

..., I can attest that if you do decide to get the car and you run into something tricky, there is no better community to get you through it than this one right here.

I can definitely confirm that from personal experience. Had a lot of help from this awesome community and even some parts donations from a few guys here.

So I say, go for it!

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by Dynomite

That is a very scary thought......

Kevin......Kevin....Kevin.....Just let me have your ZR-1 for a couple weeks and you will get over your shock quickly when you get it back

Oh...and I am the only one who admits it publicly that I disconnect the Negative Battery Cable if I expect the ZR-1 to sit for more than a few days. And it fires right up after sitting for a couple months (winter) with NO battery charging required.

And that Hood that keeps falling.....just get a new Hood strut and you lift the Hood 3/4 the way and the strut opens the Hood the rest of the way. You actually have to pull the Hood down 1/3 the way to close the Hood.

no issues with the hood actually.

[Paul Workman]

Originally Posted by Kevin

you're looking at a 20 year old car, they will have problems...i've been chasing them for 5 or 6 consecutive years, injectors, o2 sensors, ac locking up, now a bad ecm and a vacuum leak. Don't expect this car to run perfectly, I'm shocked every time mine starts at this point. If you're not prepared to work on a car, don't buy a zr-1, or any other 20 year old car. Buy a c6. Not trying to sound like an ***, but that's just the way things are

Oh, BS, Kevin! I agree with Dom.