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Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-09-2005, 05:30 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,101
Posted By art-corvette

i don't have any experience with them but it...

i don't have any experience with them but it looks interresting:
http://www.jet-hot.com/index.html

art-corvette
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-12-2005, 04:34 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,123
Posted By art-corvette

i am from the same rainy country as you are. ...

i am from the same rainy country as you are.

it is a total restoration project , so all bushings are replaced too

already had in mind to go to a garage for alignment

art-corvette
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-12-2005, 03:33 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,123
Posted By art-corvette

twin turbo (mark als ik het goed heb ;-) you're...

twin turbo (mark als ik het goed heb ;-) you're right , it is hard to see on a photo, i just checked out , even the calliper bracket is not bent although on that picture above it sure does look like...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-12-2005, 01:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,123
Posted By art-corvette

hmm.. haven't thought about it might be bend......

hmm.. haven't thought about it might be bend... will check that out.
i already noticed on a picture made during disassembling the car , the rubber on right lower balljoint was squeezed the same way...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-12-2005, 04:08 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,123
Posted By art-corvette

thankz for the reply, the springs are new, i'll...

thankz for the reply, the springs are new, i'll check out when she is back on her wheels.
actually can't think of anything that can be adjusted beside the shims on the upper control arm shaft.
...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-11-2005, 05:28 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,123
Posted By art-corvette

yup.. sure i didn't mix up upper control arms ...

yup.. sure i didn't mix up upper control arms

art-corvette
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-10-2005, 03:01 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,123
Posted By art-corvette

front suspension adjustment

i have installed the lower/upper control arms on my frame with new balljoints and used the same shims on the upper controlarm

but looking at both sides i notice a difference in angle .. no idea...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-09-2005, 03:23 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 783
Posted By art-corvette

dunno about the bilstein.. but i was thinking...

dunno about the bilstein.. but i was thinking about the koni and was told the vendor (VBP) of my monospring gives the advice to use the ACDelco shocks.

art-corvette
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-05-2005, 05:47 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,305
Posted By art-corvette

holley 4010 carb

since my corvette has a holley 4010 carb i like to know what the pros /cons are for a holley 4010 carb in comparison with the more common holey carbs ( i think the 4150?)
i already did some...
Forum: C3 General
09-01-2005, 05:24 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 722
Posted By art-corvette

sounds like you are experienced enough to do...

sounds like you are experienced enough to do without books... but you might consider getting the GM assembly instruction manual and GM model year shop manual on ebay ( saving yourself some $)
...
Forum: C3 General
08-30-2005, 04:25 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 349
Posted By art-corvette

yup... i did sanding first. art-corvette

yup... i did sanding first.

art-corvette
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
08-30-2005, 04:17 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 490
Posted By art-corvette

i haven't experience with Bair's myself but i...

i haven't experience with Bair's myself but i heard someone here saying he was very pleased with their service ( although this doesn't help you out with your question about the quality of the...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
08-29-2005, 05:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 614
Posted By art-corvette

when pulling your parkingbrake you shuold be...

when pulling your parkingbrake you shuold be able to see if the cable moves in and out and that the parking brake shoes expand.. that should already tell you if your cable got stuck or not .

...
Forum: C3 General
08-29-2005, 08:28 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 866
Posted By art-corvette

put a tin-pasta on the bare metal and heat it up...

put a tin-pasta on the bare metal and heat it up and wipe off the residue of the pasta so only the tin stays behind...
you will get something like this:...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
08-28-2005, 07:05 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 563
Posted By art-corvette

reading your paper i get the idea a previious...

reading your paper i get the idea a previious maintanance was done the way you descibe........i mean the clutch discs and the "missing" spings and retainer plates.. so afterall looks like there...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
08-28-2005, 06:10 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 563
Posted By art-corvette

gary, i already found that paper .. thankz ....

gary,

i already found that paper .. thankz .

i have no idea about the previous person who has been working on the diff.

with " never reuse the 4 springs and plates" you mean you get new...
Forum: C3 General
08-28-2005, 05:24 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 866
Posted By art-corvette

if you like your support shiny you can coat it...

if you like your support shiny you can coat it with tin.


art-corvette
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
08-28-2005, 04:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 563
Posted By art-corvette

it has turned out into a complete rebuild, i...

it has turned out into a complete rebuild,
i asked a friend to take a look to check the wear cause i am not experienced with differentials.... he noticed some serious clutch wear.. when taking it...
Forum: C3 General
08-28-2005, 12:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 716
Posted By art-corvette

sounds that you are more than qualified to tackle...

sounds that you are more than qualified to tackle the rust problem .

i can show you some pics of the rust probs i had to deal with ( all on the typical rust spots )

the windshieldframe.. (only...
Forum: C3 General
08-28-2005, 04:26 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,724
Posted By art-corvette

you might be surprised how bad ( much bigger hole...

you might be surprised how bad ( much bigger hole and very thin metal)things can look after sandblasting, the rust probably have started to eat away the metal inside that pillar too, i wouldn't go...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
08-28-2005, 04:14 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 606
Posted By art-corvette

i put the ATF i use for my transmission also in...

i put the ATF i use for my transmission also in my power steeering.

if i remember right somwehere from the C4 and up special steering oil is required

art-corvette
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
08-28-2005, 04:09 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,319
Posted By art-corvette

i dunno if this is the official specs but but i...

i dunno if this is the official specs but but i got advice (Big-G on this forum) to change my yokes because the they end play is >.020


art-corvette
Forum: C3 General
08-27-2005, 08:10 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 814
Posted By art-corvette

same problem here... still looking for the right...

same problem here... still looking for the right red for my vette78

sofar thinking about bright red from the 90-91 corvette , and alfa romeo red ..

art-corvette
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
08-27-2005, 04:30 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,356
Posted By art-corvette

i was in the same position and decided to cut off...

i was in the same position and decided to cut off the pully...i only misjudged were the pully ended and the shaft started so i made and ugly cut on the shaft. :withstupid:

jim is right , there is...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
08-27-2005, 02:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 475
Posted By art-corvette

ok guys.. i am convinced i better redo...

ok guys.. i am convinced i better redo it......although i have compresed it as hard as i could....made a kind of flaring tool and also tried a bench-vice......maybe it is now a good reason to change...
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