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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 03:40 AM
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That's what I was thinking..... C6.

What are the option codes?

I think 6M is a manual 6-Speed, Z51: Suspension, 3LT: Interior/radio/nav????

Good pickup Mike, awesome mileage.... practically brand new.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 08:44 AM
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awwwwww, man - i wanted to be the first guy in the group to get a corvette! congrats, bro - i've always loved them. maybe i'll be the first guy in the group to get a coupe, heh.

ali - you having matt do much of the work? i've gotta call him to see what he would charge to take a few dings out, refill some paint chips and do a polish overhaul.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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knock-knock
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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Dyno sheet:



Maher I have the sheet showing AFR, I can show you when you show me the corvette
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 05:59 PM
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ok since Brian is super busy with work and traveling, I'll do the honors of listing up the install party info

So current to-do list:

Brian (Phreakdout)
- Adjustable Rear arms
- SPC bolts
- Front studs / spacers
- Rotors / Pads

Rob (Aznsky)
- Pads
- Rotors
- SS Lines
- Fluid Flush

Lee (Sig11)
- Swaybars
- Rattle fix
- SS Lines / Fluid Flush (Possible)
- Coilovers (Possible)

Deepu (Mekatoka)
- Front Brake Pads
- Brake Fluid Flush
- SS Lines
- Rotors (may be, don't know)

HRTeckie (sorry forgot your real name)
- Cusco A-arms
- bilstein coilovers
- eibach rear camber/toe
- possibly exhaust.

Ali........forget it haha

Looks like there's A LOT of stuff to do....a lot of brake stuff. I'm not sure how long that stuff takes, but hopefully it'll be quick. I assume this will be an all day thing, so I guess the earlier we can start the better? I'll let Brian chime in on what he thinks about the work load.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by AznSky

Some can be done in the drive, some should be in the garage:

Garage:

HRTeckie
- Cusco A-arms
- bilstein coilovers
- eibach rear camber/toe
- possibly exhaust.

This is a big job for the A-arms, coilovers and rear camber / toe. I suggest we do an install at your house. Changing everything is easy. It's the drive home that will drive you nuts. After putting on coilovers and monkeying around with the alignment, you don't want to drive it anywhere except from your house to the alignment shop. It's hard to eyeball toe and camber.

We can do the exhaust for sure. Remember to get gaskets or copper RTV gasket material. Double check you have all the necessary bolts. The night before coming, hit the OE bolts with PB Blaster and repeat after you arrive.

Brian (Phreakdout)
- Adjustable Rear arms
- SPC bolts
- Front studs / spacers
- Rotors / Pads

I will try and have some of this done ahead of time. I need to roll the fenders still and send the wheels out. Stupid me can't find the tuner lugnut key.

Rob (Aznsky)
- Pads
- Rotors
- SS Lines
- Fluid Flush

Non-brembo pads and lines are easy. I'll show Rob how to change the pads and rotors on each car and how to bleed brakes / swap fluids.

Lee (Sig11)
- Swaybars
- Rattle fix
- SS Lines / Fluid Flush (Possible)
- Coilovers (Possible)

SS Lines, rattle fix and sway bars shouldn't be a problem. Maybe we can do HRTechie and your coil overs together on another day. You need to see if you need toe bolts or some camber kits.

Deepu (Mekatoka)
- Front Brake Pads
- Brake Fluid Flush
- SS Lines
- Rotors (may be, don't know)

Brembo Brakes = Easy
See above

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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 03:50 AM
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Rob (Aznsky)
- Pads
- Rotors
- SS Lines
- Fluid Flush

Non-brembo pads and lines are easy. I'll show Rob how to change the pads and rotors on each car and how to bleed brakes / swap fluids.


^ Adjusted
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 03:54 AM
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LOL - Edited for your pleasure.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 05:16 AM
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I decided to sit on my hands and not buy the coilovers. $600 is a great price but then you have to add on a rear camber kit... then the alignment and the ride issues on a long trip...

I guess I'll order the lines and fluid to finish up my brakes for a while. On a side note, My girlfriend finally noticed that my brakes are LOUD last night. Spent half our ride to Ann Arbor trying to convince me that I should get them checked.

I got my sub yesterday! I'm pretty excited... I just need to make a trip to radio shack to pick up some wires and cables. Nazar surprised me, I thought I would hear from him when it shipped. I guess Saturday I have to do my least favorite part of car audio installs. Finding a decent place to put an amp in the 370 may be tough.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 10:25 AM
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Goddamnit. I decided to be lazy and brought the car to Micky Shorr's to have the amp installed and they broke the clips off of the panel at the back of the trunk and didn't charge me for the wiring kit up front...

I'm never letting a ****ing stereo shop work on my car again.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 11:03 AM
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I thought u did ur own stereo stuff? Sucks about the clips.

And next time u come to ann arbor give me a call man
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by sig11
Goddamnit. I decided to be lazy and brought the car to Micky Shorr's to have the amp installed and they broke the clips off of the panel at the back of the trunk and didn't charge me for the wiring kit up front...

I'm never letting a ****ing stereo shop work on my car again.
Sorry to hear man.. add them to the list of jerk-off car shops..

*Jerk-Offs*
*Belle Tire
*Discount Tire
*Micky Shorr
*Hastings Auto Parts
*Cambro Brake re-manufacturer

##The Good Guys##
#Auto Europe
#Gilson Motorsports
#Boyland Nissan
#Correct Car Care (for me at least - General Auto Shop - Madison Hgts) they serviced my VW, my old Sebring, and helped adjust my Z sway bars before I learned how to use a breaker bar).
#And the guys in the forum.. you know who you are.

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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by AznSky
I thought u did ur own stereo stuff? Sucks about the clips.

And next time u come to ann arbor give me a call man
I usually do, but I didn't want to wait until I had the free time to work on it and I'm lazy. I don't like dealing with interior panels if I can avoid it. The original price was $100... on the outside of what I thought it was worth but lazy won out.

Motor City Auto Spa needs added to that Good Guys list. They are great guys if you ever want someone else to clean your car. The both times I've had them clean my car it's been nicer than new and they're great to deal with. (I got a coupon in the mail today. : )
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 12:23 PM
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Ok we should start a new thread of Michigan shops and have it stickied.

I'll make one tonight
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 12:27 PM
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That's a great idea! I'll definitely give you a call if I find myself in AA again, Rob. My girlfriend and I saw David Sedaris at the Michigan theater and ate at Seva. Vegetarians... heh. :P
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 11:53 AM
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anybody going out to woodward tonight? weather looks great so far
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 12:01 PM
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my car is at the body shop for insurance work... someone smacked me in a parking lot. i should have it back next week. but - maybe you'll see me zooming through in my fancy kia rio rental car!! heh.
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 12:17 PM
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Scott, so sorry to hear that. Didn't you have the CF sides and fenders on the car at the time? (Wink-wink , hint-hint)
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Phreakdout
Scott, so sorry to hear that. Didn't you have the CF sides and fenders on the car at the time? (Wink-wink , hint-hint)
lol... i'm not that bright, and definitely not that lucky!! if i tried, i'd be caught for sure.
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by thekinn
It may be that the place that rebuilt the calipers did not use the correct sized bleeder screws. I may have also tried to use a 'rear' brembo bleeder screw in the front caliper..

So my next step is to install the two brembo bleeder screws I have in the rear - and see if the leak stops. and order the front bleeder screws from Nissan (at $56 a set!!!) and see if those work.

Problem #1 is - a little bit of brake fluid leaks from the bleeder into the cap under normal driving conditions. This is happening on all bleeders.

Problem #2 is - brake fluid is leaking from the threaded section of the screw on one of the rear calipers.

Maybe I need to add pictures? Let me know if you understand my problems..
if you get frustrated and want to part with them let me know...just saying.
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