The 1989 Corvette convertible restoration thread
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WOW. Awesome job, man!
- Jun 5, 2014
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Okay, had to have some brake work done anyway so I figured it was time to clean up and paint my calipers. After 26 years they were....uhhh....disgusting. After hours and hours of prep I got them cleaned up. I also completely rebuilt the calipers, something I've never done before.
gator lester
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Nice work!
Jand3k
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Nice work but you should have gone yellow...that would look sick against the red car!
And I bet it stops better now too.
On a side note, I hope you didn't go full carbon-fiber on the pads. While they work better and don't produce the dust that we all hate, they hold more heat and will soon warp your stock rotors. You'll feel a wobble-ing effect when you brake.
If you want to go full carbon-fiber then you should also change out the rotors to slotted and drilled so they'll dissipate heat faster.
And I bet it stops better now too.
On a side note, I hope you didn't go full carbon-fiber on the pads. While they work better and don't produce the dust that we all hate, they hold more heat and will soon warp your stock rotors. You'll feel a wobble-ing effect when you brake.
If you want to go full carbon-fiber then you should also change out the rotors to slotted and drilled so they'll dissipate heat faster.
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Obviously funded by the sale of the pirate shirts
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oxrageous;n302414 said:The '89 got a new friend!
Damned nice. More pics please.
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Seminole color?
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20,000 miles...?
430 h.p. ....?
430 h.p. ....?
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Why does Ox keep buying rival colored corvettes? 
