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post May 22 2016, 02:37 AM
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I got up at 2am and drug a trailer almost 700 miles today to bring home a 2002 Z28 convertible (6 speed manual). It's a virtual twin (other than a convertible instead of t tops) to my original 2002 that I bought new. I actually believe every option matches right down to the color. It came with piles of service records, a receipt for a new GM installed engine (15k miles/4 years ago) as well as new clutch (with the engine), new window regulators and all kinds of other stuff. The previous owners spent a fortune at the dealer with this car. It was a summer car at the house on lake Michigan. I don't think it's ever seen anything beyond some occasional rain. The steering column is tight and there's no major wear on the seats or steering wheel. It has a few small door dings and I think the paintless dent guys can remove those. Overall, it's a solid and clean car that should be lots of fun. It was also dead stock, not so much as a lid on it.

I'm planning to swap on some larger wheels, lower it a bit, stiffen it a bit, sway bars, exhaust and a "lid". I just want a fun driver to enjoy on nice days. I've actually never owned a convertible in my life, I've always had t tops or targa cars....this should be a new adventure.

I don't have many pics, but I'll add a few before I crawl off to bed.
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trackbird   The new to me 2002 Z28 (convertible)   May 22 2016, 02:37 AM
rocky   Thanks Kevin. Let me know when you do. I'm bus...   Mar 31 2017, 02:32 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (rocky @ Mar 31 2017, 10:32 AM) Tha...   Mar 31 2017, 05:15 PM
rocky   Guess it's a good thing I picked the aftermark...   Mar 31 2017, 11:01 PM
trackbird   So, the weekly T56 rebuild happened on Saturday. I...   Apr 3 2017, 02:41 PM
79T/A   Considering the ridiculous price of the tick rebui...   Apr 3 2017, 10:19 PM
trackbird   Tick has agreed to take my parts back and I believ...   Apr 4 2017, 12:54 AM
rocky   So what you are saying is send it to Tick or buy a...   Apr 4 2017, 05:31 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (rocky @ Apr 4 2017, 01:31 PM) So w...   Apr 4 2017, 06:56 PM
Racerdad916   Don't forget that you may need to file fit the...   Apr 4 2017, 11:25 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (Racerdad916 @ Apr 4 2017, 07:25 PM...   Apr 5 2017, 12:25 AM
rocky   Thanks for the clarification Kevin. Time to order ...   Apr 5 2017, 01:13 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (rocky @ Apr 4 2017, 09:13 PM) Than...   Apr 5 2017, 11:22 AM
CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (trackbird @ Apr 5 2017, 06:22 AM) ...   Apr 5 2017, 01:11 PM
KCG   All good info...Thanks for sharing!   Apr 5 2017, 12:34 PM
rocky   Last time I looked they still didn't have a ki...   Apr 5 2017, 12:53 PM
trackbird   I have tons to do at work (that's how I pay fo...   Apr 6 2017, 12:26 PM
GCrites80s   QUOTE (trackbird @ Apr 6 2017, 08:26 AM) ...   Apr 6 2017, 06:54 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (GCrites80s @ Apr 6 2017, 02:54 PM)...   Apr 6 2017, 07:34 PM
GCrites80s   Oh that's right...   Apr 6 2017, 09:23 PM
trackbird   My package has arrived and I should pick up the St...   Apr 11 2017, 12:30 PM
Steve91T   QUOTE (trackbird @ Apr 11 2017, 08:30 AM)...   Apr 12 2017, 01:33 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (Steve91T @ Apr 12 2017, 09:33 AM) ...   Apr 12 2017, 01:42 PM
Steve91T   QUOTE (trackbird @ Apr 12 2017, 09:42 AM)...   Apr 12 2017, 02:11 PM
CrashTestDummy   I believe we have a MagnaFlow exhaust system on ou...   Apr 12 2017, 12:45 PM
Steve91T   Hey another question, is it possible to, when rebu...   Apr 12 2017, 02:17 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (Steve91T @ Apr 12 2017, 10:17 AM) ...   Apr 12 2017, 04:06 PM
Steve91T   QUOTE (trackbird @ Apr 12 2017, 12:06 PM)...   Apr 12 2017, 04:44 PM
Racerdad916   QUOTE (Steve91T @ Apr 12 2017, 12:44 PM) ...   Apr 13 2017, 01:47 PM
trackbird   I think you'll need to change 5th and 6th as a...   Apr 12 2017, 06:24 PM
79T/A   From what I gathered, you can't just swap in 5...   Apr 12 2017, 10:38 PM
rocky   Well my "kit" showed up today. I am not ...   Apr 12 2017, 11:55 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (rocky @ Apr 12 2017, 07:55 PM) Wel...   Apr 13 2017, 10:55 AM
rocky   Thanks Kevin that would be a big help. I ordered t...   Apr 13 2017, 12:58 PM
trackbird   If the bearings aren't growling or sloppy, I w...   Apr 13 2017, 01:21 PM
Steve91T   I have the C5 front brakes. I really like them. Wi...   Apr 13 2017, 01:27 PM
trackbird   I ordered harmonic balancer tools from Summit Raci...   Apr 14 2017, 01:17 PM
Steve91T   QUOTE (trackbird @ Apr 14 2017, 09:17 AM)...   Apr 14 2017, 02:22 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (Steve91T @ Apr 14 2017, 10:22 AM) ...   Apr 14 2017, 02:30 PM
trackbird   My harmonic balancer tools have arrived and yester...   Apr 21 2017, 04:42 PM
ar52kortlang   Sounds like a busy day...How did everything go?   Apr 22 2017, 12:06 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (ar52kortlang @ Apr 21 2017, 08:06 ...   Apr 22 2017, 08:56 PM
CrashTestDummy   Kinda sucks when the hired help is down for the co...   Apr 22 2017, 09:25 PM
trackbird   Today I installed the ATI harmonic balancer and th...   Apr 24 2017, 12:28 AM
landstuhltaylor   QUOTE (trackbird @ Apr 23 2017, 08:28 PM)...   Apr 28 2017, 01:06 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (landstuhltaylor @ Apr 28 2017, 09...   Apr 28 2017, 01:43 PM
trackbird   Radiator arrived today. So, I got out to the garag...   Apr 28 2017, 02:25 AM
CrashTestDummy   Interesting setup. The pictures are VERY small, s...   Apr 28 2017, 12:31 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Apr 28 2017, 08:3...   Apr 28 2017, 12:36 PM
trackbird   I burped the cooling system over lunch today and d...   Apr 28 2017, 06:08 PM
Racerdad916   A good balancer (ATI or TCI) will always show an i...   Apr 29 2017, 01:57 AM
BumpaD_Z28   I only got the cheap SLP under Drive pulley / bala...   Apr 29 2017, 03:06 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (Racerdad916 @ Apr 28 2017, 09:57 P...   Apr 29 2017, 02:43 PM
rocky   FYI I got my trans rebuilt this weekend. I did not...   May 8 2017, 12:48 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (rocky @ May 8 2017, 08:48 AM) FYI ...   May 8 2017, 02:38 PM
Mojave   QUOTE (trackbird @ May 8 2017, 09:38 AM) ...   May 8 2017, 03:25 PM
rocky   Just let me know. I am not in that big of a hurry....   May 8 2017, 04:43 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (rocky @ May 8 2017, 12:43 PM) Just...   May 8 2017, 05:50 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (trackbird @ May 8 2017, 01:50 PM) ...   May 26 2017, 05:05 PM
rocky   QUOTE (trackbird @ May 26 2017, 01:05 PM)...   May 26 2017, 07:31 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (rocky @ May 26 2017, 03:31 PM) QUO...   May 26 2017, 11:09 PM
GCrites80s   You had to daily it for a week so now you're b...   May 26 2017, 05:57 PM
trackbird   There have been some changes to the car recently.....   Jun 14 2017, 07:12 PM
CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jun 14 2017, 02:12 PM)...   Jun 14 2017, 07:57 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Jun 14 2017, 03:5...   Jun 14 2017, 11:13 PM
Mojave   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jun 14 2017, 06:13 PM)...   Jun 15 2017, 01:48 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (Mojave @ Jun 15 2017, 09:48 AM) QU...   Jun 15 2017, 02:02 PM
Mojave   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jun 15 2017, 09:02 AM)...   Jun 15 2017, 04:29 PM
GCrites80s   Sounds like the car is ready for Circleville!   Jun 15 2017, 02:52 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (GCrites80s @ Jun 15 2017, 10:52 AM...   Jun 15 2017, 04:37 PM
trackbird   I finally got it aligned on Wednesday. The tech wa...   Jun 30 2017, 11:28 AM
trackbird   Today I swapped front brake pads. I removed the Pa...   Jul 4 2017, 11:21 PM
Ojustracing   Kevin They do make a wheel stud installer that w...   Jul 4 2017, 11:35 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (Ojustracing @ Jul 4 2017, 07:35 PM...   Jul 4 2017, 11:58 PM
trackbird   The car didn't get driven much this year. Hous...   Dec 9 2017, 04:16 AM
GCrites80s   Hmmm, that is kind of strange. Usually something l...   Dec 9 2017, 01:59 PM
CrashTestDummy   Looks to be further up front than the rack. But th...   Dec 9 2017, 03:41 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Dec 9 2017, 10:41...   Dec 9 2017, 04:11 PM
CrashTestDummy   That’s kind of a crapshoot. Perfectly good rack ...   Dec 10 2017, 01:55 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Dec 9 2017, 08:55...   Dec 10 2017, 03:12 AM
ar52kortlang   I had a fitting start leaking after driving maybe ...   Dec 10 2017, 03:31 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (ar52kortlang @ Dec 9 2017, 10:31 P...   Dec 18 2017, 08:04 PM
trackbird   Last night my friend Bill came down and we drove i...   Dec 21 2017, 03:15 PM
trackbird   I was going to replace all the factory rubber hose...   Dec 22 2017, 01:43 PM
CrashTestDummy   And look dang nice doing so! I love the overk...   Dec 22 2017, 02:14 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Dec 22 2017, 09:1...   Dec 22 2017, 05:45 PM
CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (trackbird @ Dec 22 2017, 11:45 AM)...   Dec 23 2017, 03:29 AM
79T/A   Ya know, hooker (blackheart line of parts) makes a...   Dec 22 2017, 08:34 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (79T/A @ Dec 22 2017, 03:34 PM) Ya ...   Dec 23 2017, 04:57 PM
79T/A   Thanks for the parts list. I have Alan’s big B...   Dec 23 2017, 07:35 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (79T/A @ Dec 23 2017, 02:35 PM) Tha...   Dec 23 2017, 08:54 PM
trackbird   So, while I'm making winter plans. I noticed t...   Dec 26 2017, 12:18 PM
landstuhltaylor   If they managed to make one that fit a fabricated ...   Dec 26 2017, 02:15 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (landstuhltaylor @ Dec 26 2017, 09...   Dec 26 2017, 07:42 PM
landstuhltaylor   Still running a stock rear for now. It just seems ...   Dec 26 2017, 11:44 PM
trackbird   More goodies arrived via UPS today. Here's the...   Dec 27 2017, 12:16 AM
trackbird   Stoptech rear rotors (non floating).   Dec 28 2017, 06:27 PM
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