Ready for winter

CardsFan wrote:
> "JimH" > wrote in message
> news
>> Dad wrote:
>>> Took the time to get the Corvette ready for winter. Oil and filter, lube
>>> (yes, it has grease zerks), air filter, checked anti freeze pH, and
>>> freezing point, washed it with Dawn, washed the inside-windows in and
>>> out, put on the rain tires and retrained the sensors. Need to add some
>>> additive to the rearend, getting some chatter in reverse while turning.
>>> Then I'll be ready to head to SC to see my son for Thanksgiving.
>>>
>>> Damn, I love to drive this car...............
>> I think I may get mine ready for winter later this week. My list is
>> shorter...
>>
>> - Wash it
>> - Polish it
>> - Pack away the painted roof
>> - Install the tinted roof
>> - Take it for a drive
>>
>> I love to drive my 40th, and I love Arizona winters.
>
> I put the body-color roof on in the winter and the tinted one in the summer.
> I made the switch today. Of course, your winters are a whole lot nicer.
>
> AJM
> '93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp (both tops, obviously)
>
>
C4 always has the glass top. Winter prep consists of removing the
stick-on perf stuff from the inside and giving it a good cleaning.

C5 is more problematic. Sandblasted the windshield in our SantaAna
windstorm two weeks ago. Much luckier than others who lost homes and
fine cars in the fires.

Now gathering estimates on a new windshield -- when you say "HUD" they
pay attention.

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"pj" > wrote in message ...
> CardsFan wrote:
>> "JimH" > wrote in message
>> news
>>> Dad wrote:
>>>> Took the time to get the Corvette ready for winter. Oil and filter,
>>>> lube (yes, it has grease zerks), air filter, checked anti freeze pH,
>>>> and freezing point, washed it with Dawn, washed the inside-windows in
>>>> and out, put on the rain tires and retrained the sensors. Need to add
>>>> some additive to the rearend, getting some chatter in reverse while
>>>> turning. Then I'll be ready to head to SC to see my son for
>>>> Thanksgiving.
>>>>
>>>> Damn, I love to drive this car...............
>>> I think I may get mine ready for winter later this week. My list is
>>> shorter...
>>>
>>> - Wash it
>>> - Polish it
>>> - Pack away the painted roof
>>> - Install the tinted roof
>>> - Take it for a drive
>>>
>>> I love to drive my 40th, and I love Arizona winters.
>>
>> I put the body-color roof on in the winter and the tinted one in the
>> summer. I made the switch today. Of course, your winters are a whole lot
>> nicer.
>>
>> AJM
>> '93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp (both tops, obviously)
> C4 always has the glass top. Winter prep consists of removing the
> stick-on perf stuff from the inside and giving it a good cleaning.
>
> C5 is more problematic. Sandblasted the windshield in our SantaAna
> windstorm two weeks ago. Much luckier than others who lost homes and fine
> cars in the fires.
>
> Now gathering estimates on a new windshield -- when you say "HUD" they pay
> attention.

I didn't consider that in AZ the sun would be brutal coming through the
tinted top in the summer. It gets warm here, but nothing like the desert
southwest. I use the body-color top in the winter because it has insulation
and I stay warmer. I like the look of the car with body-color top on
marginally better.

AJM
'93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp (both tops)

"pj" > wrote in message
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> C4 always has the glass top. Winter prep consists of removing the
> stick-on perf stuff from the inside and giving it a good cleaning.
>
> C5 is more problematic. Sandblasted the windshield in our SantaAna
> windstorm two weeks ago. Much luckier than others who lost homes
> and fine cars in the fires.
>
> Now gathering estimates on a new windshield -- when you say "HUD"
> they pay attention.
>
Just a heads up on the C5 windshield. When it was removed from my '04
the guy said the installer at the plant got carried away with the
sealer on the top outside edges. Not so, it's built that way and he
put it in without it and the resulting air leak was like driving with
the top unlatched. He broke the new one trying to remove it and it had
to have a second one put in. Since I had the manual I took it with me
to show them how it had to be fitted. No problem this time, it's the
way it was designed to give the corners more room to flex. HUD glass
was not the problem, just paying attention to how the car was built
was.

CardsFan wrote:
> I didn't consider that in AZ the sun would be brutal coming through the
> tinted top in the summer. It gets warm here, but nothing like the desert
> southwest. I use the body-color top in the winter because it has insulation
> and I stay warmer. I like the look of the car with body-color top on
> marginally better.
>
> AJM
> '93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp (both tops)

Yes, the car gets far too hot with the tint top in summer, Even in
spring and fall the sun is too strong for it. Winter though is great.
The sun keeps the car warm, as it lets in just enough sun to keep it nice.

I never owned a Corvette before moving here, but I did own a Triumph
TR7. I drove it in New York, and when I visited Colorado during the
winter. It was really bad in the snow. It wasn't all that good on dry
pavement either :-).

Jim
'92 Ruby coupe, auto (My wife can't drive a standard, and I didn't have
the heart to buy one that she could never drive) (both tops)

Dad wrote:

> Took the time to get the Corvette ready for winter. Oil and filter,
> lube (yes, it has grease zerks), air filter, checked anti freeze pH,
> and freezing point, washed it with Dawn, washed the inside-windows in
> and out, put on the rain tires and retrained the sensors. Need to add
> some additive to the rearend, getting some chatter in reverse while
> turning. Then I'll be ready to head to SC to see my son for Thanksgiving.
>
> Damn, I love to drive this car...............

Make sure you get the GM BRANDED posi-additive.
I've heard many many times other name brands don't really stop the
clutch chatter with the GM Posi.

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"Ric Seyler" > wrote in message
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> Dad wrote:
>
>> Took the time to get the Corvette ready for winter. Oil and filter, lube
>> (yes, it has grease zerks), air filter, checked anti freeze pH, and
>> freezing point, washed it with Dawn, washed the inside-windows in and
>> out, put on the rain tires and retrained the sensors. Need to add some
>> additive to the rearend, getting some chatter in reverse while turning.
>> Then I'll be ready to head to SC to see my son for Thanksgiving.
>>
>> Damn, I love to drive this car...............
>
> Make sure you get the GM BRANDED posi-additive.
> I've heard many many times other name brands don't really stop the clutch
> chatter with the GM Posi.

I had the local Chevy dealer put the additive in. It ain't cheap, but it
sure did fix the problem.

AJM
'93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp (both tops)

CardsFan wrote:

>"Ric Seyler" > wrote in message
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>
>
>>Dad wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Took the time to get the Corvette ready for winter. Oil and filter, lube
>>>(yes, it has grease zerks), air filter, checked anti freeze pH, and
>>>freezing point, washed it with Dawn, washed the inside-windows in and
>>>out, put on the rain tires and retrained the sensors. Need to add some
>>>additive to the rearend, getting some chatter in reverse while turning.
>>>Then I'll be ready to head to SC to see my son for Thanksgiving.
>>>
>>>Damn, I love to drive this car...............
>>>
>>>
>>Make sure you get the GM BRANDED posi-additive.
>>I've heard many many times other name brands don't really stop the clutch
>>chatter with the GM Posi.
>>
>>
>
>I had the local Chevy dealer put the additive in. It ain't cheap, but it
>sure did fix the problem.
>
>
Sure does, it can even mask bad clutches for a while. But the other
brands won't even
quiet down a GM posi in good condition, once the clutches start
chattering in corners.

>AJM
>'93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp (both tops)
>
>
>
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