Paypal can be done! First tho, let's look at forum software.

This is what corvetteforum.com uses...

https://www.vbulletin.com/

https://www.phpbb.com/

https://mybb.com/

Whatever we select, it must be Linux compatible.

Hey Gary - welcome aboard!!!

There are soooo many things to consider.

The later C4s have so many small bugs fixed that later ones don't have.

But in this market, as Matthew said, the options are endless.

I have a few rules:

1. Don't buy the first one you see

2. NEVER buy sight unseen

3. Avoid cheap. C4s are victims of deferred maintenance, big time

4. The market evaluations are trip'n on acid. These are not cars that can be appraised as collectables, because no one is paying those prices for them. They are still used cars.


With that said, the 89 is a fair deal, the 92 is a shitty deal.

Think of it this way... about $8k will buy you a later C4, with a 6spd and lower mileage.... and it will be nearly perfect.

I do have a buyers guide... it is more then likely on my desk top computer, but that is all apart...

Please, ask questions. What is you max budget? Do you have money set aside to fix it?

#1 is the main key here. It is are biggest asset.

My plan is to convert over to the new software with the reactivation of the old address.

As for software... I am thinking of unassing the $$ for vBulletin. It is the best tool out there. I will list the other options tonite.

As for graphics, I am open to any ideas. I am not a graphics person, and it's obvious... sadly... But good or bad, they have aged poorly.

It is time to reboot this place. Much of the decline is my fault for being busy and not getting to work on it....

I agree with what killed it, too... the host problem is really #1.

So.... #1 is really the software. Once we decide that, we can move toward data conversion and then format and layout. I am going to reach out to GoDaddy about setting up a dummy URL to use as a sandbox to develop in. Those who are admin/mods will get access, along with anyone who is kind enough to volunteer!

I will update this with some of my research on software this evening.

Thank's gang!!!

Also check Tirerack.com.

They sell those rims.

The 315's are hard to come by... only a couple of companies make them.

VB - thanks. Graphics is going to be important on the next version.

We have a good host now. GoDaddy ain't going nowhere!

Right now, I am sifting through software options... I will post my results over the weekend.

We already have a fb page, I just need to change it about and use fb ads to get traffic there to get migration here. Using the message "fb is fun, but isn't good for tech research" kinda thing.

Thanks!!!!

The site has about died...

To be honest, it never fully recovered from when the host died nearly 3 years ago.

For those that are not aware, we were being hosted by a firm called Beantown, they were bought out by a guy named Will who had a firm called Fleet Networks.

In April 2015, Will stopped answering the phone and their security certificate expired. This means I didn't want to put my credit card into a system that wasn't secure. To make matters worse, at the same time, my credit card got hit for its automated payment! I was paying for nothing. That required a call to the bank and they were able to get me my last 2 payments back and kill off the auto pay. Whew.

After several attempts to call and only getting a Spanish speaking outbound message, I figured that the gig was up and transferred everything I could to Go Daddy. The problem is that Fleet held the URLs for another 4 or 5 months. Which meant that for that period, even with email blasts, users were informed that we were gone... I did upload a page to reroute them here, but I don't know how long that lasted.

I appreciate the loyalty of those that have stuck it out, but we need to get some new life in here.

Any suggestions?

One thing I want to do is return to the corvetteguru.com domain. I did finally get it back. I think corvetteforum.guru hasn't helped one damned bit.

I want to upgrade the software... Xoops is stuck in neutral... they are "working" on a version 3.0, but that means the Xoops community needs to step up with new modules and they haven't. This is the same editor for the last 12 years...

There are also bugs they can't explain or deny are happening.

I also know that facebook is a major part of this... there are 3 or 4 dedicated pages for C4's alone, and the same for each other generation and 5 or 6 Corvette general pages. The problem? The same damned questions get asked over and over again and there is zero search ability.

In part of the revamping, I plan on rebuilding the facebook page and in doing so, will reinforce the free forum with searching.

Anyother ideas?

Please discuss!!! I like having the site and want to keep it up and running. Just need some ideas.

Here in SoCal, it's a balmy 48F.... and that's kinda chilly.

I guess after 13+ years, I have become a "local" and have lost my winter blood.

Had a great Christmas, hope everyone else did, too!

Sorry I didn't get to decorating the Guru... I am fighting a security problem that is making it impossible for me to reach the site at work.

Marcus - did you know that the Duramax is made by Isuzu for GM?

That is bad to the bone!!!

Curious... did they offer climate control in that era?

If you were in charge, how would have you designed the dashboard?

It's getting really tough to get into the holiday spirit... it's 80 today. And half of SoCal is on fire, which sucks.

We are ok, tho!!!

It was actually COLD this morning! At 0600, it was a balmy 49F!!! Burr!!!!

I was listening to the radio this morning... my favourite station went silent about 3 weeks ago (sniff, long live 100.3 The Sound). It was replaced by "K-LOVE". A sat fed Christian Contemporary pop station... sigh...

However, the station I was listening to today is KLOS. Not bad... it's growing on me... but the topic was thieves... this dude, in the Long Beach area, heard someone steeling his Playstation and stuff, confronted him in the kitchen, the bad guy swings with a big flashlight, the dude taps him 3 times in the chest! The bad guy is in critical... this happened 1 Oct.

Damn. Go dude with gun protecting his property.

You all are gonna get colder...we will get warmer!

It seems to be the way things work. We will have our turns, tho...

It's been nice, sunny and comfortable... upper 60s to about 70. Should stay that way for the next 10 days or so.

Too funny!!!!

Quiet today... Bastet44's new store had the official ribbon cutting yesterday.

Gomer Pyle died...

It was foggy on the way in. That is all.... zzzzz....

Welcome to SoCal... it was 93 on Thanksgiving Day... today? 65. I got up at about 0630 and it was raining and about 58!!

Talk about a shock!

Back to work today... all is good, really. Just normal busy.

Had to get a new phone last night. My Samsung S7 was dying... the modern smart phone dies from heat issues... damnit. Mine was having all sorts of processing problems. Slow to respond, button didn't work... apps were sluggish... ick.

I took a chance, and went with the S8+. apparently, Samsung has taken the time to improve heat soak issues and the like. We shall see.

I am wrapping up a 4-day mini-vaca... feel rather well rested and got some stuff done.

Going to watch the Eagles slaughter the Bears this morning and then do some chores and run some errands.

Did some gardening yesterday, planted some flowers in the front bed to help brighten up the place for the holidays...

It's foggy and about 60 now, should get near 70.

make the best out of chaos and satisfaction will prevail!

Sounds like a fun time!

I remember Christmas dinner, 1978. It was in FL at my brothers place. I was sitting at the bar/counter, the dining room side, looking at the kitchen side. I saw smoke, and told Paul. Come to find out, the foil tent on the bird had touched the temp sensor on the oven, shorting it out.

This meant that the oven was either off, or running up to clean! We spent the next couple of hours turning the oven on and off to keep the temps level-ish.

The bird came out fine... and dinner wasn't screwed up!

you're most welcome!

Yay!!!

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hurray! glad it is fixed!

I am surprised it lasted this long without a code!

thanks!!!! looking forward to hearing the results of your hard work!

I am going to be a little blunt... and it will help in the long run...

Corvette's for the most part, are high performance vehicles of their era. I know this doesn't count for all years, but by 1995, a 300hp small block was pretty damned hot.

With that said, don't cheap out, dude.

Saving 10 minutes and $15 is not the way to keep these things running right.

Buy two new O2s and be done... I also recommend, as stated above, a base line tune up. This way, YOU know it's good. Postponing that work can cause loss of performance, and, possibly, damage.

Owning any performance car requires a little more diligence than tending to your average Toyota or Chevy...

Use Rockauto (discount code over in Corvette Chat) and pick the best quality part... With the current status of the aftermarket parts biz, getting the best quality part will make the car run better, longer. And give better MPG.

Rockauto.com allows you save money, but get the best part available. Many times, that part is just not available at Pep Boys, or even NAPA.

I have seen people try to care for these cars on the cheap, and the end result isn't pretty...

This is the manual... https://www.ebay.com/itm/1995-Chevrole ... :p9wAAOSwUuFWyJDE&vxp=mtr

seems to have gone up a bit, but at $50, it's still a deal. It's in PDF form... well worth it, these are rather complex cars and if you are not careful, you can get lost very quickly. This disc will save you that.

With little history, I would do a major tune up...

All filters, all fluids, new plugs (I recommend NGK), new O2 Sensors... And a can of BG 44K to clean out the fuel system.

How many miles?

And yes, with one side rich, I would agree that a slow O2 would cause that.

Welcome aboard!!!

Does the Service Engine Soon light fire on the dash board?

Old O2 sensors can cause any number of rough running and even stalling conditions.

How many miles on the car? How old are the O2 sensors? Another thought it the throttle position sensor.

I suggest NTK, AC Delco or Denso O2 Sensors. You can get them from RockAuto.com for much less than the chains.

I highly recommend getting a CD copy of the Helm Factory Service Manual from ebay. About $20.00 or so.

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Lighters are fickle... There are 2 parts and heat kills the lighter itself.

I may have an old OEM lighter laying about. If I can find it, I will let you know.

Trust me, it hasn't been used in a long long time.

I posted over there... now to see if they shred me or not...

It has done cooled off big time... 105F last week, 65F this week!! and rain!

Daylight savings time ends this weekend. Time to fall back!!!

7k miles added to the C6 now... all the way up to 24,700 miles! Still just breaking in!!!

A couple of weeks ago, I freaked my great nephew out... let him drive it. He did quite well once he got used to the clutch.

yes, the three ways are gone, but they were also 20 years old... Canton Pullman RS3, haven't been sold since 1998!!! The tweets died a long time ago. I replaced them with some Alpine units. Worked nicely.

I am in a debate... I am looking at Focal and Morel. 2 or 3 way.

I am also leaning towards a hybrid... 4" 2 way coax with an 8" midbass... the door can take it. thoughts?

Jeff -

Yes, the 92 is gone. But the memory remains... I will post pics of that install.

So far, I have been selecting hardware.

I am going with the JL Audio 13" slim line sub... it fits the need nicely and fits the hatch even better.

Most likely, I am going to upgrade the front stage amp with a Butler Audio Tube Driver. The next gen is coming out by years end. www.butleraudio.com for current hardware specs.

cool stuff!!!

Replace it... They are not expensive and a new one is less prone to cause a fire!

I don't know what ultimately fails in a lighter to cause it to not pop...

Any chances Kevin will join Dad (Jan) at Daytona??? That would be cool.

Hi gang!!!

Been super busy this week, too... work work and more work...

bastet44 is in the final throws of opening her boutique, so that has been taking a lot of her time - and mine!

The C6 is running GREAT! Did the first oil change... so nice to have a car that isn't leaking everywhere!

finally decided on a sub woofer for the audio in the Vette... more on that in a couple of weeks.

back at it...

Welcome!!!!

Great to have new faces!

Nice looking C4, too!!!

For those with earlier C4s, the aux fuse panel is behind the DIC... and a minor pain to reach!

You are absolutely right.

This is the logical option.

http://www.mamotorworks.com/Corvette/ ... ory/c4-front-control-arms

What Matt said.

Should come right off with little effort. I don't even think there are pins for the real early ones... I don't remember pins on bastet44's 87... but that's been a while now.

3M makes a great foam tape for emblems.

I was thinking...

if you can find a tire recapper... take the control arms, clear out the old bushes, and pour in new ones.

Is that feasible? The other option is to spend big money on remans or something...

yer welcome.

Ok! I am back.

The problem is that poly ain't the end all be all of fixes. It is hard, but it's strength is debatable.

I had a poly bushing fail a couple of years ago. It was on the rear spring perch and when it went, the spring went with it. I have talked to Jack @ McJacks Corvettes and he has seen a number of failed poly bushings over the years.

The other issue is the way the rear suspension is laid out. The lower control arm is under tension, and that adds insult to injury. It also causes the rear to potentially bind when using poly, It was this reason I did the Banski kit. I know, it will fail an NCRS test but I don't care!

The only known fix is to find NOS suspension arms. The rubber parts are poured in, as I said above. They are not inserted.

The front is better, but I still donno if I trust poly on the control arms, at least if they fail, the entire suspension won't fall on the ground.

OK... C4 suspension 101... or how I learned to tolerate bad planning.

The rubber bushes are poured into the arms, they are not serviceable. You have to replace the entire arm.

And be careful with poly... they can cause binding, especially in the rear.

more later, gotta run some errands.

New code???

odd. I will look into this.

The program has it's share of bugs, some they deny existing, even when I prove it to them!

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I was watching that show, too. I rather liked it.

He really does seem qualified. I read a column about him in Octane Magazine a few weeks ago, and he does have a varied background. IIRC, he was a former Royal Marine or something like that.

talk about micromanaging...

And the end result was sad.... sniff...

Morn'n gang!

I don't know if he has posted yet, but I got a text from Tommy T-Bone and they are fine, if not damp.

That is great research!!!!

The Bosch system is super reliable, which helps a lot.

I have had the opportunity to meet both of the Wheeler Dealers... Edd and Mike.

They are really nice fellows. Edd is as he is. A rather quite, very bright gentleman. And my, he is TALL... 6'8"!!!

Mike is much more outgoing, but not the over the top you see on TV. They are both great with kids.

I like Edd a lot. He reminds me of me with how he goes about solving things. His base knowledge is without repute.

What bothers me is that Edd said they wanted to cut the tech, then Mike says that DTV never said such things... I suspect they are both right... Edd was told that, bolted, and then DTV played all nice and said nothing of the sort to Mike. He actually quit almost a year ago.

As the youtube links suggest, they are worth looking at. There are several good ones.

I will watch the new show... but I will be waiting for Edd's!!!

Sound spans a range. Without subbass, the sound is hollow. Subbass can sound excellent when done right.

If you store them right, they will last... hit them with tire treatment, then bag them, and store them in a dark place in the garage.

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Honest, if not snarky question...

When I was a kid, 10-11 or so, I started to notice that I could hear things... not bad things, mind you, but things... I could hear voices from distances... When I went into the TV Stereo dept at the local dept store, I would hear this deafening screech, or squeal... take your pick.

Over time, I found out that when I started test listening audio systems, I learned that some systems would, when I listened long enough, would give me a headache.

I asked my Dr and he said that the only thing odd about my ears was that my ear canal goes up at a 40* angle, vs. a nominal 10* angle that most people have.

Whether the added angle is a cause, I don't know, but I can tell when things are out of whack of not. A couple of local bands back in Delaware would ask me how things sounded, same with a couple of sound guys... it was quite the honour to be the one these guys would always ask for validity.

With that, the SQ of most factory systems is so weak that I must do something. They are now tuned so bass heavy, cause that's what the kinds want, and most people think that full bass is some kind of indication of sound quality. Too much and it sounds muddy. Too little, the music sounds fragile. Mids too high, it sounds like an AM radio... balance... that's the trick.

And I can tune a system by ear. Most can't. I will never forget... about 15 years ago, a buddy of mine had some of my old audio equipment and some newer stuff. After building a box for the 10" sub, he hooked up my old Rockford Fosgate 500m amp to an Alpine head, with an Alpine 4 channel amp. After all the stuff was installed, I sat down and started the tune... I worked the head unit, and had him tweak the amps, as needed.

As I sat there, I could hear the sub bass move from the rear (Ford Explorer Sport) storage area to the front and to a place where it felt like the sub was situated at shoulder level, between the seats. It freaked him out... but the results were the results.