>be me>Self-taught grease monkey>mostly tuned Japanese platforms, tired of them, go to try American platforms>see Sledgehammer C4>want C4 Corvette (first mistake)>Buy a nice auto 95 Vette (poor boy doesn't know the 4L60E fucking sucks)>drive it home an hour, overheating as I pull in the driveway because the LT1 has a reverse flow cooling system and I live in the middle of the fucking desert>install a bunch of supporting mods: 160f Thermostat, Electric water pump, lower temp coolant switch, 2 Row radiator>"heh... it's going to take more than that too cool me down pal!">shit-for-brains on the vette forums tell me it's fine (it wasn't)>coming home from car meet, cruising at 80mph on freeway>3-4 Clutch piston.chev has stopped responding>2-4 Clutch Band.gm crashed>baby it home doing 50 in first, shit licking BMW 325i rides my ass the whole way like there isn't 3 other fucking lanes for him to go in>consider brake checking him so I'm not the only one having a shit night here>go to rebuild transmission>realize I have to remove entire exhaust>"this is gonna be easy!" I said, unaware that a Mechanic had fucked whoever designed the c4 Corvette's exhaust system, and that's my fucking problem now.>struggle for 2 days to remove the bolts that hold one of the catalytic converters onto the passenger side bracket, chopped the driver side off because fuck purism>go to remove c-bar only to realize GM used 4 through bolts that have 2 different sized ends (15mm and 18mm, no I don't care to use SAE Standards, kiss my nuts and gargle my balls)>Rebuild-reinforce-reinstall>go to start>STARTER GRIND!!!! :333333>shimmy shimmy yay time bc its still basically a sbc>runs fine, pending next failureentire time I realize the C4 is made for me, and I wonder who I have to throat punch at GM for designing it this way
The c4 is one of the worst designed corvettes ever made for servicing. I'm sure modern ones suck too, but from c1-c6, c4 is easily the least user friendly.Should've gotten a c5, they actually hired a real human to design the engine bay.
>>28591469op found out the hard way why c4s are still sub $10,000second biggest boomer moneysinks after boats
>>28591480The real affordable sports car isn't the Corvette; it's the journey of owning one
>>28591480They're also slow and ugly which doesn't help If I want a slow corvette I'll get a c3If I want a fast corvette I'll get a c5 If I'm poor I just won't get a corvette
>>28591476I would've gotten a C5 if the market for them near me wasn't horrid or non-existentI personally don't have a problem with the engine bay (yet), its nice actually being able too see things and not have to cram my hand into a tight Japanese robo-hole everytime I need to work on something
>>28591469>(15mm and 18mm, no I don't care to use SAE Standards, kiss my nuts and gargle my balls)wasn't familiar with c4s, didn't know they were made during the transition period from sae/imperial to metric. what fun that must've been. can't imagine working on bikes though. metric, sae, bong standard, bong whitworth...
>>28591493 yeah it's fucking great!A great reason to add onto a suicide note.One minute you're searching for whatever 1/2 socket you can find, next minute you're wondering who thought 15mm was a good idea for bell housing bolts. Swear to God, Chevy must have just got bored and invited Ford engineers to build a Vette
>>28591480>second biggest boomer moneysinks after boatsWhere do turdgen Firebirds and Camaros come in?
>>28591469similar story>buy 1994 Buick Roadmaster Estate>have to install new thermostat so car stops overheating AT IDLE>drive it for literally 2 tanks' worth of gas>transmission blows up>get it rebuilt>blows up again because there is a hairline crack in pump housing>get it rebuilt again>starts feeling like its going to blow up again>sell car to enthusiast that manual swapped it immediately>lose my shirt on this fucking thingi hate GM so much
>>28591469That sucks, I love mine. ZF6 feels great, drives like a go-kart but also feels stable at 130 mph+. I've taken it on multiple 1000+ mile trips. Cosmetically mine is totally dicked up but it drives fine.
I loved my ‘92 but the auto tranny was so unbelievably dogshit and it ended up blowing after I changed the ATF for its first time at around 120K miles. Previous owner was clearly a retard.I thought of doing as you did OP and rebuilding it but it just wasn’t worth the hassle of pulling it out. Great car but only in manual as >>28591926 has it. I live in Canada and even here it had problems keeping cool, but as long as I kept moving it was alright, if not pretty cool at speed.
>>28591469I've been torn between a C4 and an A70. I like the body styles and the thought of a fast gt car is nice, but is the C4 really this bad or just certain years?
>>28591469>buying a 90s automaticno one to blame but yourself, I haven't ran into anything difficult to work on. i've dropped the transmission for a clutch replacement, rear end for seal replacements, entire suspension for bushing replacements. its been one of the easiest cars to work on that i've owned.>>28591476i dont believe you. is pulling the rear subframe and torque tube that easy? having to deal with the torque tube is the only thing keeping me from getting a c6.
>>28591926>Cosmetically mine is totally dicked up but it drives fine.lol got a pic? well-used-but-still-looked-after is one of my favourite looks
>>28591469>bought an auto corvette>worst gen>cries about it here
>>28592263Paint is totally fucked, door panels need to be replaced/rebuilt, seats are torn, but it runs great.
>>28592263Bonus pick of me digging it out of several feet of snow.
>>28591469C4 Corvettes are were one of the most advanced cars at the time.They're not easy to work on though. Compare that to a third gen of the same era and it's a night and day difference.
>>28591469>only to realize GM used 4 through bolts that have 2 different sized endswhat's wrong with this? this way you don't need 2 of every wrench.
>>28592024All jokes aside, the manual c4s are great once you do all the supporting cooling mods. Outside of that, get an A70
>>28592344I believe the word is Retard, not faggot
>>28591686They're included in "boats"
>>28593453It just becomes an inconvenience because you expect there to be the same sized bolts, and because you can't visibly see the other end, you end up getting up from under the car 5 times until you get the right size
>>28593369>>28593371lol nice
>>28593371I'm pretty sure this would get you the death penalty from corvette faggots
>>28591493>transition period from sae/imperialLasted a long ass time, early 70's through the late 90'sI'm the fag who bought a lincoln versailles, it's peak conversion era.>filler neck bolts? SAE.>master cylinder bolts? Metric.>fuel tank straps? Don't fuckin know.>carb bolts? Metric.Basically anything "new stock" (body) is metric and anything "old stock"(engine) is SAE but the rather large overlap area is hell
>>28593371Death penalty. Hydraulic press. No chance of parole.
>>28593453gm's obsession with 18mm hardware is obnoxious at times>>28591686>>28593448third gens are money pits for poor people, anyone with a dollar to their name buys something nicer, and the dumb people pass around the simplest pieces of shit they're incapable of fixing like a disgusting fruit cake
>>28591469>overheatingYou might have a fucked water pump. I live in texas and my vette does not get more than a hair past half on the temp gauge. I presume the owner installed a lower temp thermo given its from Florida but I've had zero issues even on hour drives where I'm having dun with jt
>>28594236I live 3 miles up a mountain up an old logging road. It has a hard life.
>>28592263>>28593369Me too, I want it to be mostly reliable, and run well.. I don't want to have to baby it all the time, worry about door dings, rock chips every little thing that could make a blemish.>Miss this thang.
isn't it a privilege to wrench on older cars? sure they can become more technically demanding, but that is what expands your skillset as a le "self-taught grease monkey". you're allowed to complain, sure, as that comes along inherently with wrenching, especially on older stuff, but i think you should reframe your perspective on this entire situation and see the opportunity and potential for growth that you wouldn't be allowed with a tame car. therein is your pride, your overcoming of adversity. some people straight up own shitboxes with crazy amounts of faults, and manage to see the inherent absurdity of it all and still enjoy it. you sound too young to become a grumpy old man babying what's left of his life in first, anon. get your shit together and put in top gear and soar, like you and that beamer behind you would wanna see.
>>28594822Based. Unironically he should get a 1994 lancer 1.6
>>28594249>anyone with a dollar to their name buys something nicer, and the dumb people pass around the simplest pieces of shit they're incapable of fixing like a disgusting fruit cakeYou just described the entire automotive enthusiast market anon.We don't like cars because they're the most convenient and cost-effective. We don't buy cars because they don't have to be repaired.We buy cars because we like fixing them we like throwing money into junk.
