Roscobbc
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The farmyard ZR1 has been featured by Jonny Smith's Late Brake Show - interesting, really hope they lubed-up the bores before towing in gear.......and what about the cams running dry......?
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"Barn Find" '91 C4 ZR1 on Ebay
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Last triumph
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Watching with interest, from the peanut gallery of regret.
Roscobbc
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Easy to regret not buying - but if that motor goes badly wrong it will potentially cost them bundles and more!
Corvetteville
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Well done Autofunk
Looking forward to the next episode. Good luck, may the gods be with you!
Looking forward to the next episode. Good luck, may the gods be with you!
teamzr1
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Having owned and raced starting with C3 and then early year C4s that were lucky to have 200 flywheel HP, BIG SMOG pigs
When the ZR-1 came out it was a must I own one as it was design to run at high speeds (with my tuning the ECM )
of 185 MPH non-stop in Open Road racing I did
At speeds really over 140 MPH the car got too much lift and could feel what they caused in handling at speeds
So I had two goals
1. generate more downforce
I did that with a custom front undertray
Vented lightweight clamshell hood
Custom-made side rails with more of a slant and tested in GM wind tunnel gained another 5 MPH
Fully functional and adjustable rear wing
2. Make the car lighter
The custom hood reduced front end weight
Used the rear hatch glass which weighed like 60 pounds s a mold and had a Plexiglass made to replace it
(though early high speed tests, it would flap like bird wings
Removed spare tire
Removed passenger seat was like 70 pounds
Then had Belstein make up new FX3 shocks to function well for all these changes
With all those changes,
that ZR-1 would haul ass very nicely and still drive like a cruiser on the street
With all those changes, this ZR-1 was a true racer yet ran very well on the streets
When the ZR-1 came out it was a must I own one as it was design to run at high speeds (with my tuning the ECM )
of 185 MPH non-stop in Open Road racing I did
At speeds really over 140 MPH the car got too much lift and could feel what they caused in handling at speeds
So I had two goals
1. generate more downforce
I did that with a custom front undertray
Vented lightweight clamshell hood
Custom-made side rails with more of a slant and tested in GM wind tunnel gained another 5 MPH
Fully functional and adjustable rear wing
2. Make the car lighter
The custom hood reduced front end weight
Used the rear hatch glass which weighed like 60 pounds s a mold and had a Plexiglass made to replace it
(though early high speed tests, it would flap like bird wings
Removed spare tire
Removed passenger seat was like 70 pounds
Then had Belstein make up new FX3 shocks to function well for all these changes
With all those changes,
that ZR-1 would haul ass very nicely and still drive like a cruiser on the streetWith all those changes, this ZR-1 was a true racer yet ran very well on the streets
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teamzr1
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Here is a 1990 ZR-1 owner claims was stored for 17 years with only 40,000 miles on it for sale of $19,000
sfbay.craigslist.org
Looking at the photos, is spotless
1990 chevrolet corvette zr1 for sale by owner - San Jose, CA - craigslist
Hello I am selling my ZR-1 Corvette. I am the second owner. Very clean all original car, and in very good condition. Before I took possession of the car in 2021, it had been stored for 17 years....
Looking at the photos, is spotless