Topic: 1985 Z51 ---Tarheel Baby
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Richlands, NC - USA
Joined: 11/20/2009
Posts: 16
Vette(s): 1975 Corvette T-Top, 1985 Corvette Z51 Coupe, 1987 Corvette Convertible



I had a beautiful 1987 Corvette Convertible that was all restored and looking "all-so-fine" when a real jerk made a quick right turn from the far left lane right in front of me. Short story:
him having no insurance and no money left me holding the bag in one hand and a totaled wreck in the other. I sold the wreck on eBay for chump change.
Luckily I did find a 1985 sitting in a field looking like a pile of nothing and paid said farmer pretty much what I got for the wreck.



Here is the pictures of my 1985 Corvette Z51 that I found in a farmers field pretty much stripped out,
stripped off,
sun baked and everything in the interior cracked , ripped, broken, or missing. Pretty much the same could be said for the engine compartment. Didn't find out it was a Z51 until after I got it home (on a trailer) This is a couple of pictures of the restoration "in progress" as I am working on it and using it to take me to and from the VA hospital (90 miles one way away) every week. I tear something apart, fix or replace it, put it back together and go to doctor, return home, and start fixing something else all over again. I will try to keep up with the updates as best i can as I go along. i have a bunch of "BEFORE" pics that I will try to get in and organize a slide show to show the project as it evolves into a BEAUTIFUL ONE-of-a KIND Z51
worthy to grace these pages and to win numerous accolades in the future!!



If anybody need any help with "how to" do most anything in a DIY'er way on one of these buggy's.....give me a holler and I'll try to help!!
"SAVE THE WAVE" 

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You're a saint for bringing it back from the edge.
Good luck with the rest of the project...!!!

Jim Olson
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