Saturday, March 26, 2011

It's Old, Ugly and goes like Stink

No its not grandpa after eating a bowl of chili, its my Corvette project code named "Kira". Its like my bastard child that finds every possible way to destroy its self, yet magically blessed with the athleticism of George St. Pierre, and regrettably trapped behind the skin of Micheal Moore.

I'll explain why I hate the damn thing, most of which I discovered in my first drive home or shortly after.
  1. Dash lights randomly dim
  2. Radio randomly turns off
  3. Headlight motor decided to continually close even after closing (kinda like pushing a door open in the wrong direction)
  4. Alarm system drains the battery after a day
  5. Exhaust hanger decide it needed a break (literally)
  6. Belt tensioner couldn't handle the tension
  7. Left e-brake drum failed
  8. Passenger window decided to hide in the door and never come back up
  9. Was born from the rotten, toxic and over used vag of GM
Now I explain why some day I may call it my own.
  1. Encompasses the red neck maker known as the chevy SB 350 
  2. Fenders that can fit 285's up front and 315's in the back without modification
  3. Extremely low cod (coefficient of drag)
  4. Flat underside/belly
  5. Overall height lower then my slammed Silvia and I haven't lowered it yet. OMG!
  6. Enormous potential which I will go into further detail during the project
I decided first to rip out the interior and fix a few problems while giving Kira a minor interior tan. So here are a few pre-tan pics.




The camera doesn't show this well but a yellow stain under the passenger seat. Someone soil themselves in fear during a ride?




Soon as I get to some reasonable internet service I'll have some current post-tan pics uploaded


-Jaz