1985 c4 corvette project daily driver

You will find the fit and function will work perfectly for your corvette. The car, based on the zr1 trim c4, competed in the popular gt1 class in 1995 at le mans and sebring, where it momentarily led. A single piece, removable roof panel was introduced for the first time on the c4 corvette. Dailydriving a c4 corvette may involve girlfriends flashing truckers. Corvette also took top honors in topgear acceleration and tied for best with porsche in road holding as measured by 0force skidpad adhesion.

Join millions of people using oodle to find unique used cars for sale, certified preowned car listings, and new car classifieds. Nongm corvette performance option only available in 1991 as an rpo was the callaway twin turbo package or rpo b2k. Our project build 1985 chevy corvette was purchased for cheap but the money we saved has been made up with elbow grease and wrench time. But coming from a 8 mpg 70s car, the vette has great mileage. Daily driver c4 on a budget builds and project cars forum. In its january 1985 ten best issue, car and driver magazine pronounced the corvette to be americas fastest production car at an even 150mph top speed. A brief summary of some of the work done to my very first project car. Aug 29, 2015 i love the 1985 corvettes, i have one but 14,500 is way too much money. Project daily driver thecorvetteben c4 corvette model year differences and collectibility duration. You will also be pleased to know that ecklers has sourced this horn relay among other possible parts as the best choice for your repair or restoration.

The c4 was a huge technological leap forward for the corvette. The c4 line straddles the divide between the disastrous late 70s and entire 80s cars all brands and the ones produced beginning in. I drove every corvette ever made this is what it is like. Aug 12, 2017 a 1985 corvette is from the c4 generation, the 4th generation of corvettes. See more ideas about corvette, corvette c4 and chevrolet corvette. I was inspired by a article on and bought this car. This was the most dramatic corvette change since the 1963 corvette sting ray. These c4 seat covers are the perfect choice for the budgetminded driver that takes their corvette out daily. My family has off and on owned it 3 times since 2000 but its now my summer daily driver 8k miles since 2014 and its not for sale.

The suspension is incredibly stiff and not very comfortable to cruise in, but i still love it and its fun as heck to drive. Chevrolet corvette 1985 find out the correct alloy wheel fitment, pcd, offset and such specs as bolt pattern, thread sizethd, center borecb for chevrolet corvette 1985. You can count on us to always work extra hard for you and to do the job right. I love the 1985 corvettes, i have one but 14,500 is way too much money. In this video i drive around the 1985 to show you that after the od was unplugged it actually became a great cruiser. On the lt1 you can replace injectors in about 30 minutes if youre experienced in wrenching. This means that plenty had models had come and go and. The retrocool lcd dash allowed the driver to control the information on the display.

Of the many cars this owner has gone through, this one tops his. Ive tried well over a dozen cams, in my 1985 l98, the best combo ive found in a flat tappet cam is the crane 1142 for the basically stock engine, and it helps if its matched too,1. Dailydriving a c4 corvette may involve girlfriends. A daily driver corvette can come in many forms from your standard daily commuter to your high horsepower performance corvette. The l98 19851991 will be a simpler engine and easier to work on except for injector replacement which is a pain and a common failure point. Corvette daily driver corvette parts and accessories. I owned an 87 c4 corvette as my daily driver while a junior in high school. Chevrolet corvette c4 the arrival of a future king the. In this video i go about fixing the deadweak battery issue. Can a 1985 c4 that has been off the road since 2001 be resurrected. This means that plenty had models had come and go and improvements were seen all throughout the cars. In order to get the c4 to dd status, i need to fix the od issue. Forums builds and project cars 97 corvette daily driver.

In 2012 they redesigned the seats and steering wheel as well. Part one on my newest project car, a 1985 c4 corvette. Its not all day every day most of us get to hear the lingenfelter engine sound. Anything newer is probably like sitting in the lap of. May 27, 2009 in this tech article we provide a guide to c4 corvette project cars to show you haw to build an affordable 19841996 chevrolet corvette including information on ls engine swaps car craft magazine. Last year i came up with a little extra money to get a project car. The l98 1985 1991 will be a simpler engine and easier to work on except for injector replacement which is a pain and a common failure point. With a drag coefficient number cd number of just 0. The most beautiful corvettes in history are the ones from 19631967. I dont drive much luckily, since it is definitely a gas guzzler. And mike copeland is such a fantastically nice guy. Would you daily drive a c4 corvette now that theyre dirt cheap. Wrecked corvettes for sale repairable corvettes used.

We carry corvette interior parts large and small, everything from hardtofind interior fasteners and color dyes, to corvette mirrors, sunvisors. We offer more than 4,000 repairable salvage corvettes for sale. If nothing less than absolute quality will do, it does not get any better than this firstrate master power brakes product. This is the first one we bought as a fatherson project when my son was 15. In this tech article we provide a guide to c4 corvette project cars to show you haw to build an affordable 19841996 chevrolet corvette including information on ls engine swaps car craft magazine. Jul 17, 2015 i drove every corvette ever made, all in a row, and this is what i learned. One suggestion, consider posted a parts wanted ad on the corvette forum those c4 guys have lots of spares, might have a fix or a replacement hvac control panel for cheapfree, they seem willing to help a fellow c4er especially a young college student one. As todd kewley said in his answer, they are old cars now. A 1985 corvette is from the c4 generation, the 4th generation of corvettes. Aug 01, 2000 our project build 1985 chevy corvette was purchased for cheap but the money we saved has been made up with elbow grease and wrench time.

While there were few who questioned the technological superiority of the 1984 c4 over earlier generations of corvette, its lack of robust horsepower and outright performance left many questioning this new version of americas most beloved sports car. Follow along as i turn it from beater to a daily driver. As far as a daily goes, it doesnt get much more fun than driving a corvette. This 1985 corvette is said to have a mere 30,000 miles on the clock and appears to reside in a salvage yard. Sep 25, 2015 boredum thread c5 vs c4 daily driver ls1tech.

Hennessey performance engineering hpe has executed big plans for the 2020 c8 corvette. Hpe will offer up to 1,200 horsepower for the new midengine corvette with a specially designed twinturbo system that will include a specially built lt2 v8 engine with upgraded engine internals including forged aluminum pistons 10. One suggestion, consider posted a parts wanted ad on the corvette forum those c4 guys have lots of spares, might have a fix or a replacement hvac control panel for cheapfree, they seem willing to help a fellow c4 er especially a young college student one. The c4 19891993 corvette only used one set of controls on each seat, making the driver s side and passengers side different. No other generation of corvettes saw more change to the interior than the c4 generation from 19841996. C3 daily driver forums official c3 vette registry c3. It had been a project for the guy we bought it from.

Their value is still high, but aficionados who want a vintage corvette should act soon. This 1985 chevy corvette c4 has been fully restored from poor to excellent condition. Jan 08, 2003 1985 chevy corvette c4 the glass menagerie. This corvette replacement horn relay has been manufactured to meet or exceed factory specifications and performance. Suitable for standard and sport style seating, 19841996 driver leather covers are available in black and can get bundled with new seat foam for best results. The heat load where it is located on a stock c4 gives the ecm electronic control module a false reading and the ecm responds by cutting back on the fuelair mixture to a leaner value than is actually required. Norris 1973 c3 corvette stingray coupe part 1 of 2 by. The c4 also made an appearance in international sports car endurance racing in a project orchestrated by former corvette cup driver doug rippie. As you can probably see from the background in our shop pics that we are corvette guys. I drove every corvette ever made, all in a row, and this is what i learned. In the end, the new corvettes aerodynamic appearance was genuine. Took delivery in march, and its been my daily driver every day since. It was a completely new design with stateoftheart performance in 1984.

Dailydriving a c4 corvette may involve girlfriends flashing. Chevrolet produced only 300 examples of its corvette sports car for the 1953 model year, and according to the dealer in phoenix advertising the pick of the day on, this one, the 87th produced, is one of the most important extant. The car became a nice daily driver after the brittle suspension of the early models were revised and other details were massaged out over its model run. Find 1985 chevrolet corvettes for sale on oodle classifieds. Corvette generations are all based on the letter c, so c1 is the first corvette, c2 is the. Daily driven cars have to meet the demands of the real world to get us to work or just to run around town safe and without fail. I owned an 87 c4 corvette as my daily driver while a junior in high school in michigan in 1994.

Find all the details inside corvette fever magazine. Thats why your restoration project needs the c4 corvette interior parts we sell at volvette. C4 corvette interior parts 19841996 20 corvette parts. I talk about the history and some of the upgrades and work ive done to. Anything newer is probably like sitting in the lap of luxury compared to a c4 so i think youll be alright. C4 corvettes are usually a good place to start for the novice project car owner, as parts are widely available and enthusiast support is strong. The c4 19891993 corvette only used one set of controls on each seat, making the drivers side and passengers side different. Steve, one of my first customers saw the 85 c4 video series that i did, and wanted me to bring his back to life as well. Daily driver official c3 vette registry c3 corvette registry. Steves 1985 c4 corvette project car by thecorvetteben. In this video i explain how to pull codes and also fix the code 22 on the obd1 diagnostic system.