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Purchased Nov 2010 with 5311 miles, currently has 11317, I do all my own maintenance & repairs, I have a Tech2,HP Tuners & CSM hub stands so I can even do my own alignments.
Other than the usual performance & appearance mods like
Exhaust
Tires & Wheels
Drop Spindles
Coilovers
Air Intake
Low Rise Headlights
Rocker Rails
Skip Shift
Full Int & Ext LED Lighting
Shortened Shifter & White Shift Ball
Baer Rotors incoming
The only parts I have had to replace are
Battery
Backup Switch
Serpentine Belt
Driver Side Axle Seal
Radiator Hoses this winter
& my Column Lock is still functioning!
2001 A4 bought in 2010 with 24,500 miles, now has 68,500 miles
Besides the usual oil, water and filter changes:
hyperflash bypass at 47k
New Michelins at 50k
New ignition switch at 53K
Accessory belt, AC belt, upper and lower radiator hoses, new battery at 57K
left side diff axle seal at 59k
one headlamp motor at 62k
one sun visor at 65k
2004 Z06 purchased in 2012.
42,000 miles. I put more miles on my 66 than I do on this one.
Replaced driver's side window regulator.
New Michelin tires in May.
2001 with 73000 miles. Purchased last year with 65500 one owner miles in SW Florida. So far routine maintenance including plugs, wires, O2 sensors. I still have some more to complete.
New C7 Z06 wheels
had drivers seat sliding issue fixed by C&S Corvette
driver seat padding replaced
weathertech floor mats
hyperflash harness to fixed turn signal failure
climate control backlighting bulbs replaced
tinted covers for front market/driving lights
6” pioneer touchscreen stereo
Last edited by Bills01vett; 12-08-2019 at 04:09 PM.
Bought it nov 30 2018 with 174kkm (111kmiles). 3 owners + accident 2009 salvage + export and restauration 2010 by previous owner.
this year :
+6kkm
- new carpets Lloyd + led bulbs interior and rear brakes (Philips ultinon) + deep interior carpet cleaning
- DIY soft top cleaning and waterproofing
- new seat cover Ridies + foam + DIY repair of seat bladders and rails
- new rim wagon + summer tires + TPMS Schrader for both set winter & summer.
- engine service (oil + filters) + serpentine belt + tensioner
- batterie AGM + jump start GB40
- DIY rear soft top windows
- DIY replacement of left front fog light housing
When it was bought and imported by previous owner in 2009 A few days ago A milestone in metric measurement systems
2000 C5 Coupe-6 speed
Purchased Mar.2004 with 31k on the odometer. Here in the present, it's just a little over 91K.
Routine maintenance
Differential seal-unscheduled
Broken push rod-unscheduled
Column lock issue fixed=unscheduled
Replaced HVAC electronic unit-unscheduled
The car was heavily vandalized not long after I purchased it in '04 but, Kudos to White Auto Body for bringing it back beautifully.
That is a very short list of unexpected failures for the time I've owned it, near 16 years. Without a doubt, it's been the most reliable Corvette platform I've owned.
My 2000 doesn't see a lot of action anymore, it's racing days are over, and so are mine. So, it's regulated to occasional driving. I'm still not finished modding it but, it's taken a back seat for the time being to getting another Corvette restored, and tooling around with my Aston Martin. If I get around to it this year, I've decided to put Caravaggio seats in.
Too many upgrades, mods, and pictures to display all that has been done over the years, virtually everything inside and out has been enhanced.
What it looked like in 2004: C5R USA at Michigan Stadium
What it looks like in 2019:
Looks good @C5R USA - gives me some ideas for mine lol
2002 Z06
Purchased Jan 2019 with 42,6xx miles and has 46,7xx on it now and enjoyed every mile this year and look forward to many more lol
Have done a ton of maintenance (not needed just proactive) as well as mods:
oil change, steering column lock fix, replaced headlight gears with brass gears, etc.
cam + all supporting mods (springs, retainers, etc in heads, high volume oil pump, upgraded timing chain, 25% UD pulley)
new seats+brackets
double din stereo and console upgrade + backup cam to be installed still
MGW short shifter
new rotors and brake pads
new ACA headlights with HID upgrade for lo/hi beams
new Continental tires
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (appearance mods)
C5 of Year Winner (appearance mods) 2019
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18-'19-'20-'21-'22
Sean, I could give you a whole list of possible directions to go. However, by the looks of it, you seem to have a good grasp on mods and maintenance as it is. What you've listed that you have done in your post, is grade A in my book. Especially being proactive, which is the name of the game, with these cars. Your more than welcome to go into my profile and look at the photo album from 2016, which is really the last time I did any serious upgrades. Every upgrade, mechanical or cosmetic is listed in there for the past 15 years. I'll be more than happy to answer any question, pros/cons on any enhancement you want to know about or where to obtain it.
Your Z looks great, and I love that garage flooring!!
2000 w/226,000 miles. I’ve had it since 2005. I’ve replaced or upgraded almost everything except the motor. Only did oil pump, timing chain, and harmonic balancer. Recently added C6 seats with heaters.
WoW!!!!!!!!!!! Let's get this show on the road!
Bought my '03 Coupe on March 29, 2017 for my birthday present to me. LOL
109,425 miles on it
Sticky air bag cover replaced
Hi Press Power steering hose changed out
Pulled ECBM and resoldiered relay, success
Parking light sockets
Repainted the nose
Headlight cover as one had damage from a light wreck.
Pioneer radio and harness
Sparkplugs and wires
Pulled driver's seat to slip some hard plastic between the foam and spring
Hyper flash unit along with LED lights and new housings and sockets
for the running/sig lights.
All Wheel bearings changed out
Set of C6 Easy ride shocks installed
Sanded and repainted nose again. This time it matched and not like the 1st time in the picture below.
Then it's frist trip to a shop where they changed all gaskets ( lower and upper oil pan,
front and rear seals and covers, valve covers and the front pulley.
Then on 2nd set of front tires 1st set or rears.
And 145 plus k miles at present.
Poooo yi! I had 3 alinements before I was happy. Forgot to mention the temperature read out which I had to resoldier the resistors while I had it apart getting rid of the sat radio and installing the Pioneer unit.
Looks good @C5R USA - gives me some ideas for mine lol
2002 Z06
Purchased Jan 2019 with 42,6xx miles and has 46,7xx on it now and enjoyed every mile this year and look forward to many more lol
Have done a ton of maintenance (not needed just proactive) as well as mods:
oil change, steering column lock fix, replaced headlight gears with brass gears, etc.
cam + all supporting mods (springs, retainers, etc in heads, high volume oil pump, upgraded timing chain, 25% UD pulley)
new seats+brackets
double din stereo and console upgrade + backup cam to be installed still
MGW short shifter
new rotors and brake pads
new ACA headlights with HID upgrade for lo/hi beams
new Continental tires
Nice to see the St. Louis area represented pretty good here. Btw, I could swear that subdivision looks like mine. I would bet the same builder did those homes as mine. Beautiful Z!
12-06-2019, 10:57 AM
