zelement

Hi all,

Its been a long time! I still see a lot of familiar people on here which is cool.

Even though the Steel Blue is long gone, I still have the GS and it has been sitting in my garage untouched since 2006 or 2007.

I want to get the car running again but also do a few mods to it that would make it drive a little better.

First, I need to get the car running but after that, I would like to do the following mods.

1. New wheels and tires. I want to go with 18s but want to keep the original GS look. Are there 18" ZR1 or GS style wheels on the market? If so, where can I get a set? If anyone has them, please post pics.

2. Short shift kit. I had B&M ripper in my Steel Blue, is that still the one to go with or is there something newer and better.

3. Exhaust. What's the best bang for the buck for looks, sound, and performance?

4. Coilovers. Where can I get a set for a good price? If anyone has a set for sale, please let me know.

5. LT4 Hot cam. What's the performance gain with a bone stock LT4? Will it pass CA emission?

6. Camber brace. After i went with a blower on my 91, i took off my Camber brace and still have it. Will a Camber brace for a 91 fit on a 96?

I think thats all for now. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Paul

Brett Richmond

Nice to see you back, I have been gone also..shame you got rid of the other car, I loved your set-up on it....

zelement

Thanks Brett. Do you still have your C4?
I think about my steel blue a lot but it was the right choice. I dont know if the owner is on the forum? Would be cool to see how they are doing?

Maybe I should have posted this thread in the C4 tech to get more response? Mod can you please move this thread?

corvetteronw

Holy lovin schnitzel - you ARE alive!
I purposely searched for and bought a Steel Blue Metallic car just because of how good yours looked!
Can you post up some more pics of it?
This is the only one I have. By the way, who is the beautiful lady?

Daniel_Mc

Great to have you back Paul! It's been a long time.

1. New wheels and tires. I want to go with 18s but want to keep the original GS look. Are there 18" ZR1 or GS style wheels on the market? If so, where can I get a set? If anyone has them, please post pics.
I have seen them but never able to find them. I did Fikse FM5's with a matte black center on our GS and it was stock-ish and looked killer. I had to have FM5's after I saw this wicked SB 91 on here years ago

2. Short shift kit. I had B&M ripper in my Steel Blue, is that still the one to go with or is there something newer and better.
I would use a ZR51 Performance shifter it is a modified stock unit. I have the Ripper in the Z and it is going as soon as possible if you want to go that B&M route let me know and we can work something out.

3. Exhaust. What's the best bang for the buck for looks, sound, and performance?
Everyone is likes Corsa but I prefer B&B I honestly don't think there is much difference but the sound of the B&B is much better to me.

4. Coilovers. Where can I get a set for a good price? If anyone has a set for sale, please let me know.
DRM call and ask for Randy. Maybe consider doing a 30mm front and 26mm rear solid bars at the same time they all work well together.

5. LT4 Hot cam. What's the performance gain with a bone stock LT4? Will it pass CA emission?
I have no idea about emissions or that cam. Sorry

6. Camber brace. After i went with a blower on my 91, i took off my Camber brace and still have it. Will a Camber brace for a 91 fit on a 96?
I think you will have an issue with the WP clearing the brace or maybe it was the A/C... IDK


Anyhow good to have you back

-Daniel

79C3tnd

I believe this pic is from another forum member, but these wheels are incredible, and may be what are referenced above if you want to keep something similar to the "GS" look...

zelement

You should have just bought mine. I basically give it away. Post a pic of yours! I would love to see it.

I gota dig up some phtos of the SB. Just being on the forum brings back a lot of memories.

The girl in the pic is my ex.

zelement

Thanks Daniel for your reply. Can you post a pic of your GS with the black FM5s?

ch@0s

Wow! Cool to hear from you. I agree that steel blue of your was/is one on the nicest C4s around.
Have you started the GS in a while? why won't it run?

zelement

That used to be G Man's car but another forum member in Kentucky bought it. Dont know if he still has it. Definitely one of the nicest on this forum.

zelement

Thanks. Its been sitting for a very long time. The last time I tried to start it was 06 or 07? It didnt even turn. The last time I actually drove it was back in 04? At that time, the tires had flat spots in it where the car would shake violently at over 50mph. I havent had the time to give this car the TLC it deserves but I think now is a good time. It could be just a battery? Thats what im hoping for but im actually more excited about modding it

corvetteronw

Freshly in from my drive to pick it up in Dec '09 from the original owner in N Carolina. He was a F117 pilot who bought it as a reward for surviving Desert Storm. His Stealth fighter was the 3rd one into Bagdhad on the opening night of the war.
Just over 100,000 miles with A4, performance axle and FX3. Paint was severely faded but it had been well maintained.

I cleaned it up by buffing it out but hope to repaint the whole thing this summer.
I bought these Fikses but sold them later as I could not see having $4,000 wheels on a $5,300 car

This is how she looks today with C5 rims:

I am in the process of installing this right now:

Daniel_Mc

Sure (the GS looks like a 4x4):










The only think I was not happy with was the height of the rear tire. A little lower profile I think would have looked a lot better.

The CE is still around the car is now sporting a solid rear and a lot of other trick goodies. I have pictures from The Gathering a couple of years ago if I can find them.

-Daniel

1993C4LT1

What's up zelement. Don't know you, but still. Beautiful steel blue you had! Got any pics of the GS?

ARTIC TRUCK

A BEAUTIFUL GS

zelement

Nice ride Ron! Thats what mine used to look like. I even had the c5 wheels too but in black. Any mods besides the mini ram?

zelement

Daniel, i remember you now. Your car is sick! Why dont you lower it? I want my GS to look like that but I dont think the wife will let me drop $4k for a set of wheels on an almost 20 year old car. I will start looking for a used set. I found 18" A molds on Ebay but they only come in 9.5". Anyone know if they come in 11"?

zelement

thanks! most of the vette pics are on my old computer but I found some of these from a long time ago. not very good shots of the GS but its all I got for now.







i found this one too! This is what I actually miss the most about my SB

1993 Z07

Wow beautiful cars. Thanks for sharing.

1993C4LT1

Thanks for the pics. Beautiful cars.