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| 81c3 | Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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Chris (CSS996) & I had an "ALL VETTE" day today! Once again, it was fun to talk shop, drive & work on the cars together. We finally got around to getting Chris' Hurst shifter in today. If any of you are thinking about this, do it! Its worth it & not very difficult. Takes a little patience & re-reading the directions a couple of times (without beer)....but in the end, pretty straight forward.
Anyway, heres a few shots of the cars out in front of my house. Thanks to Andrea, my wife for the pics and for putting up with my craziness! [IMG]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Johnny-Mo/P1190073.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Johnny-Mo/P1190052.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Johnny-Mo/P1190077.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Johnny-Mo/P1190150.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Johnny-Mo/P1190148.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Johnny-Mo/P1190098.jpg[/IMG] |
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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Posted on: 2008/6/29 0:57
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| CSS996 | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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A truly awesome day! I let John install my shifter, buy me lunch, and in return, I got to enjoy his Z a little! I think I got the better end.
Oh, and on top of that, we prevented my cruise control module from leaving the engine bay, adjusted a hard-to-close hood AND fixed my reverse lights. I thought the mounting tabs were broken, but I just don't know jack shit. The shifter is awesome!!! John, I think the previous owner of my car might have attempted a CAGS eliminator that needs attention. My trouble was first to second shifts only. I should have figured that out. D'oh! If you can find a Hurst shifter, ask the supplier to open the box and verify the bearings are in the shifter. A LOT of guys got screwed on that deal, including me. I had to send my first unit back. Once you find one, you know I'll be over in a jiffy to tear apart your Z's interior for the install! R.I.F. Renching Iz Fun! Tough to imagine a better day! Great pix too! |
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| pianoguy | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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Excellent!
Yeah, the first shifter I got was missing bearings, too, but Summit took good care of me. The install is a little putzy, but not too hard (fortunately I already had the exhaust off). |
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| bogus | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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Sweet! I had to fix the Corsas on my 92.
Isn't the Hurst the best thing? I swear. I so love the feel. I went a little crazy and got the cool Hurst cueball shifter, too.  |
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| Notorious | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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Nothing like spending the day with friends and Vettes. And getting some projects knocked out is the icing on the cake.
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| Matatk | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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Looks like a great day! Wish I had more local friends to play with C4s. Wondering about the CAGS eliminator - I thought it was just a wire/plug that you plugged directly into the factory spot - why would that cause difficulty?
Great pics - let's see some more of the Z Quote:
I could have told you that! Matthew ps - I've learned to save the beer for after, too!! haha |
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| 81c3 | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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Matatk wrote:
Great pics - let's see some more of the Z Here ya go! [IMG]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Johnny-Mo/P1160106.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Johnny-Mo/P1160118.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Johnny-Mo/P1160093.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Johnny-Mo/P1160076.jpg[/IMG] |
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| BrianCunningham | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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A true conosur(sp?) of C4s!
Where in Colorado are you? I was out there on a contract back in Nov/Dec |
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| 81c3 | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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| CSS996 | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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Beats me, my friend. 99% of the time, it doesn't work. I go first to second. I've seen the "First To Fourth" light come on maybe five times in the limited driving I've done in the car. A little over a thousand miles, I guess. Seems like if you eliminated it, then that would be all she wrote. I'll have a look at it next week while I'm on vacation. Shouldn't be hard to deal with, whatever is going on. |
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| CSS996 | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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I got the same ball. Not sure if it is going to stay though... It's SO white. I'm thinking brushed aluminum or black. Or maybe I will paint it to match the car, and paint the shift pattern silver... I'll give myself some time to get used to it, but... It's SO white! |
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| pianoguy | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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The light will still come on, even with the eliminator. It just fools the solenoid on the transmission. |
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| CSS996 | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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Good to know, thanks!
It seems to me that if there was NOT an eliminator, I would notice the problem (normal functioning) much more often. I've only had an issue going from 1-2 two or three times before the swap, but probably five or six times since. So I definately need to disable it. I just wonder why I haven't had that many instances of it in the time I've owned it. But I don't see how I could own a C4 without a Hurst or eqivalent. I love the throw length and positive feel, and I dig the fact that the knob sits lower. Feels much more natural! |
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| CSS996 | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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I posted these pix last night, but they seem to have disappeared... Strange.
I can honestly say, this is the first time I've ever looked through the floor of my car and saw a dude down there.  See, I TOLD you it was SO WHITE!    |
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| Matatk | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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| CSS996 | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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[HomerSimpson] Must shift magical orb...[/HomerSimpson]
You know, I hate to sound conceited or anything, but I look at this picture:  and I can hardly believe it's actually my car. Dayum! |
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| Matatk | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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Corvette snob!!! Haha Matthew |
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| CSS996 | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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It's an LT1 thing... You wouldn't understand....
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| Matatk | Re: Great Saturday for Vettes!! | ||
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Just wait....slowly but surely I'll be there
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Notorious wrote: I agree...especially when a good percentage of the projects actually succeed! |
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