Soldato
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Car #10. Had to buy something that I wanted.
That is, another one of these (oh how predictable, what is it with me and single marque fetishes
):
Firstly, excuse it being dirty in the pics but what can I say, I didn't buy it to look at it!
Anyway - It's a 1988 Chevrolet Corvette C4 - specifically, a Z52. Recognise the colour?
The Z52 was the top-flight option, with an options list including uprated suspension, race anti-roll bars, quickrack, uprated 13" vented front discs with vented 12" rears, four pot calipers all round, optional 6 way power seats, standard air con, climate, PAS, ABS, cruise control and more...it'll pull more G on a skipdan than a Ferrari Enzo, for example!
It currently packs the later alloy-headed L98 5.7 V8, generating a very un-stressed 245BHP and a stump-pulling 340ft.lb of torque, put down through a 4-speed overdrive automatic transmission, with the power being distributed at the rear by an LSD - Which makes it very entertaining, to say the least!
It's in excellent health for it's age but does need some TLC - very minor fettling and a good wash and a wax to bring the paint back to life. Should be the same colour as my first one! Previous owner has done little to care for the bodywork barring (urg) throw a bucket of fairy liquid over it now and then.
Plans are just to refurbish the alloys, go over the bodywork and interior and continue using it as a daily driver - whilst maybe adding a few tweaks and tricks along the way. I want to do a few intake things and add a few performance/detail parts but nothing too strenuous.
(Need a horn that goes "Twit-twoo" according to my neighbour... )
(motorway grime! Nice!)
That is, another one of these (oh how predictable, what is it with me and single marque fetishes
):
Firstly, excuse it being dirty in the pics but what can I say, I didn't buy it to look at it!
Anyway - It's a 1988 Chevrolet Corvette C4 - specifically, a Z52. Recognise the colour?
The Z52 was the top-flight option, with an options list including uprated suspension, race anti-roll bars, quickrack, uprated 13" vented front discs with vented 12" rears, four pot calipers all round, optional 6 way power seats, standard air con, climate, PAS, ABS, cruise control and more...it'll pull more G on a skipdan than a Ferrari Enzo, for example!
It currently packs the later alloy-headed L98 5.7 V8, generating a very un-stressed 245BHP and a stump-pulling 340ft.lb of torque, put down through a 4-speed overdrive automatic transmission, with the power being distributed at the rear by an LSD - Which makes it very entertaining, to say the least!
It's in excellent health for it's age but does need some TLC - very minor fettling and a good wash and a wax to bring the paint back to life. Should be the same colour as my first one! Previous owner has done little to care for the bodywork barring (urg) throw a bucket of fairy liquid over it now and then.
Plans are just to refurbish the alloys, go over the bodywork and interior and continue using it as a daily driver - whilst maybe adding a few tweaks and tricks along the way. I want to do a few intake things and add a few performance/detail parts but nothing too strenuous.
(Need a horn that goes "Twit-twoo" according to my neighbour... )
(motorway grime! Nice!)
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New head unit, some detail parts, the usual stuff. I'd like to get hold of a weatherstrip kit too, as whilst it's very watertight at the moment the old seals look well past their best. Sods law though that the moment I put new seals on, it'll start to leak.....but then again, most do to some small degree. 
