[trackbird]

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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[Ojustracing]

If you need any GM Info let me know!!!! Those brackets are kinda Purdy!!!!!

[trackbird]

If you need any GM Info let me know!!!! Those brackets are kinda Purdy!!!!!

Thanks! Yea, they are really nice looking brackets. Likely the prettiest ones I've ever laid my hand on. I"m anxious to get under the car and get moving. I have wheels on the way (SS 10 spokes, it lets me get rid of the cupped 16's without buying tires I won't use) and I'm looking at pushing up the time frame for ordering the coil over kit. If I can work that out, I'll just do all the work at once. "Poof", new car in a weekend. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

I had factory service manuals for a 2001 that I bought from Helm. They were three green books (which is what I got for my 1991 Corvette). I don't know why they broke these up into smaller portions. All the info appears to be there, but I didn't expect different books. I really wanted the factory manual in case I have issues with the convertible top. I can fix about anything else, but I've never looked at the actuators for the top. I know there's a hydraulic pump in the back and it has a valve on it (I'm guessing that's for manual operation, but I need to do some reading).

I'm really excited about the parts from UMI. I've been away from the Fbody platform for a while and I hadn't been paying much attention. While I was away, UMI got super serious about building quality parts. They had good stuff when I was last playing with these cars, but they've added lots of parts and everything I've seen is really high quality, well built stuff. I'm anxious to get my hands on the coil overs. They look niiiiiice. I'll post a bunch of pics soon, I just have to get time to get out to the garage and fire up the air compressor.