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Hi Guru's I'm the new owner of a high mileage ZO6. I have wanted a Corvette since my dad brought home his brand new 87 Corvette. I hope I'm doing this correctly. Probably by the name zoe6 you have figured out I'm a girl. However, before you jump to conclusions I had a very good teacher, my dad. I helped him rebuild a 1957 Apache pickup with a 350-350hp engine and a Muncie rock crusher four speed. My dad talks so highly of you guys and the help you have given him I just had to buy a Vette
 . Unfortunately I don't have a lot of time this fall to blog daily but I will consult your expertise when problems arise. I hope Vetron is behaving himself, he starts school next week! he has quite a background. Thanks guys look forward to contributing to your group. Erin |
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| pianoguy | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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Welcome aboard, Erin, and congrats on your new Z06! Your dad says the car is quite a beast - looking forward to seeing some pics, and hope it treats you well.
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| zoe6 | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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Thanks I will post pics as soon as I detail the exterior. My dads outside now trying different compounds to clean up the tar. The previous owner was a medical sales rep and put on a lot miles. I have tomorrow off so I will invade dad's shop a begin the process of bringing Zoe back to prime condition. Good night! |
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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Welcome to your extended Corvette family. Sorry, but I'm one of the dysfunctional members. Every family has at least one. I'm sure you will find this site helpful. This place is far less expensive than therapy.
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| Matatk | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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Welcome aboard!
Watch out for Tommy. He's like the Uncle Larry that every family has, but no one admits to  Matthew |
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| zoe6 | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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My dad told me all about you Tommy! Dad told me that he was the dysfunctional one and you and BillH were the normal ones. Nice meeting you Tommy! Have a wonderful night guys! Opps gotta get going dad's coming in from the garage and my collie getting antz to go home. Erin |
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| 1Fast04Vert | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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Welcome to our group. Tommy must like you already, that is the very first time he has posted a picture of himself. Can you believe he was actually sober when they took his picture? After seeing that all of our Vettes and pets look much better, another reason we appreciate Tommy. Speaking of pictures I also am looking forward to the pics of our new Z06.
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| Vetron87 | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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I'm glad you joined Erin. So thats what you were doing when I was outside trying to get the tar off your car!
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Posted on: 2010/8/19 2:51
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Posted on: 2010/8/19 2:54
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| pianoguy | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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I recall removing tar from my old white Lincoln with WD-40 - worked pretty good.
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| Vetron87 | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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Brad I tryed Goo off, WD-40, Goo-gone, and road and tar stuff. Tar is embedded into the clear coat. PB Blaster worked well with a follow up with WD-40. I have to becareful of not eating through the clear coat. Once I removed a small section of tar the paint looks good. She has a big project ahead of her. |
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| teebee | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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Welcome aboard, Erin.....Your dad is quite the character, I'm afraid that I have a bit in common with him. I'm assuming that you take after your dad about the way my daughters take after me........spooky thought.
Ron, have you tried a bit of mineral spirits? Shouldn't hurt the paint. |
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| Vetron87 | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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Excellent idea Tom. I didn't have any in the garage. I will get some tomorrow, Thanks, I'm getting punchy! long day. My daughter takes after me a lot. Motivated and conservative. I bought her a pair of mechanics gloves to protect her nails and so she would not go into her medical lab with grease stained hands, not very lady like.
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| X-FIRE | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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Welcome aboard Erin. This a pretty informative site. I don't post much here, but do like to read and learn. Don't know how far you guys are from Carmel, IN., but there is vette show there this week-end on Saturday. Hope to see you there if your able..Again Welcome to the forum...
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| teebee | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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Sounds like Erin is a bit more like you than my daughters are of me. I've got a couple who will change oil in their vehicles, wash them, and are motivated, but unfortunately, two of them are a bit more liberal than I, one way liberal. Me, I'm pretty conservative.
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| Vetron87 | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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She is perceptive of others, listens, blends in, not opinionated, but will not compromise her values. Not that liberal thinking is wrong she has liberal ideas too but she does see the bigger picture. She never takes anything for granted, worries too much about me and my agressive work ethic. I think thats normal in daughters.
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| teebee | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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| Vetron87 | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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I think there is a defining moment that brings parent and offspring closer. For Erin its when she learned exactly what I did in the Navy and Vietnam. She didn't learn it from me but an article that was published while she was at Purdue. I think what she walked away from her discovery was freedom is not free and people are willing to sacrifice everything to protect it. So ultimately it answered for her why I teach. I'm getting wordy!
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| CentralCoaster | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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Welcome. Show some pics of the new ride when you get a chance. No z06 owners here, we all have POS C4s. The sad part is we probably have more money into them than you do and yet nothing to show for it.
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| Matatk | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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I've used WD-40 on the stuff that wasn't hardened from lots of sun and driving. Other than that I have some bug and tar remover that worked well. Of course, the only thing that really gets it off is elbow grease Matthew |
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| biggrizzly | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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Welcome Erin! ++ On the mineral spirits. That should take off any normal tar or asphalt!
Get some pics up as soon as you get that thing cleaned up! Welcome to the madness! |
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| BillH | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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Your dad's half right, at least the first part. Tommy? well, err, aaa, never mind. And I've never been even close to normal.  Welcome, Erin. Don't even give a thought to the girl thing, we have girls here, like Vetteblondie, that know their way around a wrench. Your dad does good work, I'd use him as much as you can get away with.  |
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| BillH | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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+ 1 on the mineral spirits. I may be saying the obvious but, for old tar, the solvent has to sit on it for a while. I use a brush, paint it on and keep it wet until the tar loosens up. That way you put fewer swirl marks in the clear. Clay bar next of course. |
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| bogus | Re: I hope I'm doing this correctly! | ||
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Erin, welcome to our little group... we try to put the "fun" back into disfunctional.
I am, if nothing else, the enabler for this place... Can't say I am entirely nuts, but I don't think I am all that sorted, either! Looking forward to seeing pics of your new car! Highway miles are the best kind, really. No real wear to the driveline. I had a 94 Prelude that had 175k miles on it when I sold it in 2000, and it was about as tight as they come when it left. Same with my 92 Vette... I bought it in 2000 with 39k on it, and now it has 175k (will turn today!). Still stout and doesn't burn a lick of oil. It's not like the old days where fan belts were kept in the trunk because they broke ever 10k miles... or fan blades blew off out of random hatred for centrifugal forces... or radiators that sprung a leak cause a stone got in there... or a set of points seized up... Things have improved... and having a car with over 100k miles isn't abnormal anymore. Again, WELCOME!!!!  |
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Welcome aboard! Looking forward to seeing your new ride.
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