Finally back to work on the car after an almost year-long hiatus: kids, work, new house, blah blah.  Yesterday, when installing the LAST HOSE (the transmission cooling line to the radiator) needed to run and test drive the car, I stripped out the tubing fitting boss in the radiator.  So now the car sits with the coolant system drained and radiator removed.  Again. 

What is your best "one step forward, two steps back" moment with your Corvette?  And how many new swear words did you create during that one moment? 


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"Let them that don't want none have memories of not gettin' any."
- Brother Dave Gardner

Mine started when I bought the vette.  Everything else seems to have been a step back...

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Dave C..........My mantra: I can not be bought!!      Long and short term leases available.

Mine would have been while working with the interior, either color match or parts not mating up as I felt they should. In the end it was all worth it, I think!
Keep pushing forward, as I was told when building mine its like eating an elephant, one bite at a time!
Best of luck.
Rodney


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jeez.. where to start.. brand new ceramic coated alternator. trip to C3vr gathering NCM in Bowling Green broke down on I 95 In GA. need yo grt towed and replace atl. hsppened twice more since. Brand new chrome ps pump and hoses. hI pressure hose blew ..ps fluid all over my new bling bling motor. Brand new ceramic coated water pump. sprung leak hi speed on highway over heat and thin oily film of coolant all over new bling bling motor after building motor I decided to have T 400 trans re built. wasn't leaking or anything .. just thought why not.. Got it back. giant puddle of trans fluid under car. then funny noise. ruined brand new torque converter and had to rebuild trans again. replaced radiator with stock new. leaked after 1 year. r placed with DeWitt aluminum I'm sure there is a few more. but you get the picture. yes I still have the car. don't have any $$ left but I still have the car. I project a picture of the back roads on the wall of garage and just start the engine.. never need to worry about being towed lol

oh!!!!! to restore or not to restore, that is the question?  Oops too late, I've taken a few lessons the hard way but knew I would and I'm sure there will be more to follow

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I think my 79 came from dark hole on oak island  if something can go wrong it will   2 steps forward three back 2 years now  99% done but as always more to do,in florida to april, but I will  be back at it come spring     god bless my 2007 its always ready    dwa

Bought a DeWitts LT-1 radiator only to find out my car had a big block radiator and core support in it.  New core support took 4 months to get.

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