| A little help looking at an 80 |
Subject: A little help looking at an 80 by corvetteronw on 2008/6/13 13:20:47 Tomorrow I am looking at a frame on restored 1980 for another enthusiast. He lives in Europe and has trusted me with performing the test drive. If everything goes OK then he will buy it and have it shipped to him. The car is a couple of hours away and since I am taking a load of stuff over to my daughter who lives nearby I am going to take a look-see. I once owned an 81 and rebuilt the engine along with some of the suspension, power steering components and aftermarket exhaust. I plan to eyeball it for ride height, straight body panels, good weatherstripping, operation of headlights and all switches, indicators, accessories and interior wear. I know the trick of shining a bright light down the windshield posts to look for birdcage rust and putting a white towel under the hinges and closing the doors a few times to look for rust flakes. During the test drive I will check for tracking, steering, brakes and engine noises and general consistent power along with how the tranny shifts. I will also check for driveline slop. If all goes well the owner will take it to a local Corvette shop (Motor City Steel) in Detroit and they will put it on a lift to check the frame, suspension and running gear. They will also do a compression and leak-down test. Since I have been around C4s so much lately I just want to make sure I have not missed anything. Oh yeah, we have checked to see that it was not originally a Califonication 305 already. Anything else I should look for? |
