IPB

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

 Forum Rules 
Hotpart.comUnbalanced EngineeringBlaine Fabrication.comUMI PerformanceSolo Performance
> The new to me 2002 Z28 (convertible)
trackbird
post May 22 2016, 02:37 AM
Post #101


FRRAX Owner/Admin
********

Group: Admin
Posts: 15,404
Joined: 13-February 04
From: Ohio
Member No.: 196



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.
Attached File(s)
Attached File  IMG_5567.JPG ( 115.22K ) Number of downloads: 43
Attached File  IMG_5590.JPG ( 36.48K ) Number of downloads: 45
Attached File  IMG_5595.JPG ( 35.03K ) Number of downloads: 38
 
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

Posts in this topic
trackbird   The new to me 2002 Z28 (convertible)   May 22 2016, 02:37 AM
trackbird   I'm still opening boxes, but here's a snea...   Jun 27 2016, 11:05 PM
Steve91T   Sweet.   Jun 27 2016, 11:24 PM
CrashTestDummy   Christmas in June!   Jun 28 2016, 02:17 AM
Steve91T   You were unboxing at 7:05 pm. It is now 10:45 pm. ...   Jun 28 2016, 02:47 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (Steve91T @ Jun 27 2016, 10:47 PM) ...   Jun 28 2016, 11:05 AM
UMI Performance   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jun 28 2016, 05:05 AM)...   Jun 28 2016, 12:46 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (UMI Performance @ Jun 28 2016, 08...   Jun 28 2016, 01:02 PM
UMI Performance   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jun 28 2016, 07:02 AM)...   Jun 28 2016, 01:56 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (UMI Performance @ Jun 28 2016, 09...   Jun 28 2016, 02:30 PM
landstuhltaylor   QUOTE (UMI Performance @ Jun 28 2016, 08...   Jun 28 2016, 04:44 PM
UMI Performance   Kevin, Assembly looks great. We may need to add ...   Jun 28 2016, 05:19 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (UMI Performance @ Jun 28 2016, 01...   Jun 28 2016, 05:26 PM
Steve91T   QUOTE (UMI Performance @ Jun 28 2016, 01...   Jun 28 2016, 06:43 PM
dailydriver   QUOTE (UMI Performance @ Jun 28 2016, 01...   Jun 28 2016, 08:27 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (dailydriver @ Jun 28 2016, 04:20 P...   Jun 28 2016, 08:52 PM
CrashTestDummy   I would at least open the boxes and do an inventor...   Jun 28 2016, 12:22 PM
trackbird   I did a quick count and everything looks to be the...   Jun 28 2016, 12:35 PM
dailydriver   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jun 28 2016, 08:35 AM)...   Jun 28 2016, 08:20 PM
UMI Performance   QUOTE (dailydriver @ Jun 28 2016, 02:20 P...   Jun 29 2016, 03:35 PM
dailydriver   QUOTE (UMI Performance @ Jun 29 2016, 11...   Jun 29 2016, 08:54 PM
trackbird   Just for you guys, I went home on lunch and assemb...   Jun 28 2016, 04:06 PM
trackbird   I don't want to speak for Ryan/UMI, but I...   Jun 28 2016, 06:53 PM
Steve91T   I used to have Strano's springs, still have hi...   Jun 28 2016, 07:21 PM
UMI Performance   Steve91T- Good question. As Kevin mentioned, Sam...   Jun 28 2016, 07:30 PM
landstuhltaylor   QUOTE (UMI Performance @ Jun 28 2016, 03...   Jun 29 2016, 01:58 AM
79T/A   Those brackets are awesome. UMI sold me a set of b...   Jun 28 2016, 09:51 PM
Steve91T   QUOTE (79T/A @ Jun 28 2016, 05:51 PM) Tho...   Jun 29 2016, 02:32 AM
trackbird   Ok, so the fronts aren't too bad to install. T...   Jun 30 2016, 02:32 AM
UMI Performance   Kevin, I like that low look Also once you get ...   Jun 30 2016, 12:58 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (UMI Performance @ Jun 30 2016, 08...   Jun 30 2016, 01:05 PM
Ojustracing   Kevin I think we need picture of clearance based o...   Jun 30 2016, 02:41 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (Ojustracing @ Jun 30 2016, 10:41 A...   Jun 30 2016, 04:45 PM
Ojustracing   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jun 30 2016, 10:45 AM)...   Jun 30 2016, 04:54 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (Ojustracing @ Jun 30 2016, 12:54 P...   Jun 30 2016, 05:52 PM
CrashTestDummy   "Low ri der, she's a real goer!...   Jun 30 2016, 02:50 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (Ojustracing @ Jun 30 2016, 10:41 A...   Jun 30 2016, 02:59 PM
dailydriver   Yes, I think they used titanium plates to get thos...   Jun 30 2016, 11:48 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (dailydriver @ Jun 30 2016, 07:48 P...   Jun 30 2016, 11:56 PM
trackbird   I put 40 miles on it tonight. The car is still a b...   Jul 1 2016, 01:53 AM
UMI Performance   Kevin, Great to hear, and yes sounds like you ne...   Jul 1 2016, 11:57 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (UMI Performance @ Jul 1 2016, 07:5...   Jul 1 2016, 12:04 PM
Steve91T   That's interesting because my car is sitting a...   Jul 1 2016, 02:43 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (Steve91T @ Jul 1 2016, 10:43 AM) T...   Jul 1 2016, 02:50 PM
Steve91T   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jul 1 2016, 10:50 AM) ...   Jul 1 2016, 04:18 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (Steve91T @ Jul 1 2016, 12:18 PM) D...   Jul 1 2016, 04:55 PM
trackbird   I picked up the wheels tonight from the shop. Whee...   Jul 2 2016, 04:20 AM
79T/A   Is that paint or powder coat? Looks really good.   Jul 2 2016, 02:30 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (79T/A @ Jul 2 2016, 10:30 AM) Is t...   Jul 2 2016, 06:25 PM
trackbird   My LCAs should be delivered today. I have an align...   Jul 5 2016, 02:51 PM
Steve91T   Are you going to get it corner balanced?   Jul 5 2016, 06:13 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (Steve91T @ Jul 5 2016, 02:13 PM) A...   Jul 5 2016, 06:25 PM
Steve91T   The way I see it is you spent a lot of money on th...   Jul 5 2016, 08:01 PM
BumpaD_Z28   If you don't mind sharing, how much did the wh...   Jul 6 2016, 12:50 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (BumpaD_Z28 @ Jul 5 2016, 08:50 PM)...   Jul 6 2016, 02:35 AM
Steve91T   That looks really good   Jul 6 2016, 04:57 AM
trackbird   It looks like I may have a bent spindle on this ca...   Jul 6 2016, 06:51 PM
CrashTestDummy   Good to find it now, than a month down the road wh...   Jul 6 2016, 08:08 PM
trackbird   Yea, but it still sucks. Now I have to find two kn...   Jul 6 2016, 11:34 PM
CrashTestDummy   Funny. People laugh at me for cleaning and paintin...   Jul 7 2016, 03:16 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Jul 6 2016, 11:16...   Jul 7 2016, 10:47 AM
trackbird   Well, I have new Moog Problem Solver control arm b...   Jul 9 2016, 02:35 PM
CrashTestDummy   Okay, so I had to go look up 'Moog alignment t...   Jul 9 2016, 02:45 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Jul 9 2016, 10:45...   Jul 9 2016, 10:38 PM
ar52kortlang   The tool is U shaped and you turn the middle adjus...   Jul 10 2016, 02:45 AM
Steve91T   It's the tool that no alignment shop has and t...   Jul 10 2016, 02:46 AM
landstuhltaylor   I might have a set of stock upper arms, would have...   Jul 10 2016, 04:00 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (landstuhltaylor @ Jul 10 2016, 12...   Jul 10 2016, 04:06 AM
trackbird   My wife and I met Ryan, Ramey, Jerry and the rest ...   Jul 10 2016, 11:20 PM
UMI Performance   Kevin, It was great to finally meet you and Mollie...   Jul 11 2016, 01:42 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (UMI Performance @ Jul 11 2016, 09...   Jul 11 2016, 04:02 PM
UMI Performance   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jul 11 2016, 10:02 AM)...   Jul 11 2016, 06:46 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (UMI Performance @ Jul 11 2016, 02...   Jul 11 2016, 06:52 PM
dailydriver   QUOTE (UMI Performance @ Jul 11 2016, 09...   Jul 11 2016, 11:56 PM
UMI Performance   QUOTE (dailydriver @ Jul 11 2016, 05:56 P...   Jul 13 2016, 05:09 PM
CrashTestDummy   Just how big a deal is the rear seat? It's ne...   Jul 11 2016, 09:12 PM
trackbird   We hauled my nephew home from my parents house in ...   Jul 11 2016, 10:54 PM
CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jul 11 2016, 05:54 PM)...   Jul 12 2016, 12:25 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Jul 11 2016, 08:2...   Jul 12 2016, 12:31 AM
Steve91T   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jul 11 2016, 08:31 PM)...   Jul 12 2016, 01:44 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (Steve91T @ Jul 11 2016, 09:44 PM) ...   Jul 12 2016, 10:49 AM
trackbird   I'm running a little behind. I never posted pi...   Jul 27 2016, 02:08 AM
WarShrike   Hahah I couldn't run my car any lower unless I...   Aug 10 2016, 06:51 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (WarShrike @ Aug 10 2016, 02:51 PM)...   Aug 11 2016, 02:56 PM
landstuhltaylor   I don't know of any organizations that require...   Aug 11 2016, 04:55 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (landstuhltaylor @ Aug 11 2016, 12...   Aug 11 2016, 05:24 PM
landstuhltaylor   Run it at Wilmington with the Cincy region or up i...   Aug 11 2016, 08:59 PM
trackbird   I guess it's been a while since my last update...   Oct 9 2016, 02:56 PM
70T/A400   QUOTE (trackbird @ Oct 9 2016, 09:56 AM) ...   Oct 9 2016, 09:48 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (70T/A400 @ Oct 9 2016, 05:48 PM) H...   Oct 9 2016, 10:23 PM
Steve91T   What about changing to a GTO T56? I know the ratio...   Oct 9 2016, 11:06 PM
79T/A   Buy a drop in magnum from D&D and sell the T56...   Oct 9 2016, 11:30 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (Steve91T @ Oct 9 2016, 07:06 PM) W...   Oct 10 2016, 12:10 AM
Steve91T   The only reason I suggested the GTO T56 was becaus...   Oct 10 2016, 01:20 AM
CrashTestDummy   Wow. Good luck on that clutch job. I think if the ...   Oct 10 2016, 02:44 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (Steve91T @ Oct 9 2016, 09:20 PM) T...   Oct 10 2016, 10:57 AM
6 Pages V  < 1 2 3 4 > » 

« Next Oldest · General Discussion · Next Newest »
 

Reply to this topicStart new topic
6 User(s) are reading this topic (6 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 



Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 12th July 2024 - 02:11 AM