| When buying a used Corvette, try to find a running car | | | | wrong with the car that has not been fixed. No shims |
| that fits your needs, rather than a project car that will | | | | on one side and many on the other indicates some |
| cost much more in the long run. Buying an inexpensive | | | | major issues, such as a bent cross member. There |
| Corvette is not so inexpensive after the appropriate | | | | may also be suspension damage to the car left over |
| repairs and replacements have been made. If you | | | | from the damaging incident in the past. If the car has |
| have worked on project cars in the past, it may seem | | | | passed the visual inspections, its time for a test drive. |
| that buying replacement parts is a simple and | | | | During the drive, the inside accessories and features |
| inexpensive way to fix up an old car. But, Corvette | | | | should be checked and found to be in working order. |
| parts are expensive and hard to come by, even on | | | | Test the windows, heat and air, the radio, the seat |
| eBay. A project Corvette can also end up costing | | | | adjustments, and any other features inside. Pay |
| much more time than you are willing to commit, which | | | | attention to how the car handles and any noises it |
| makes the money saved on a project car money that | | | | makes. Some Corvettes make a popping or whining |
| was thrown away. Once you have decided to buy a | | | | sound from the rear end due to worn positraction units. |
| used Corvette that meets your needs, it is important to | | | | If the sound is not too bad, it may not be a problem |
| check a prospective purchase for rust. The body of a | | | | that warrants expensive repairs beyond the addition of |
| Corvette will not rust, being made of fiberglass, but | | | | some positraction additive to the gear oil . If the noises |
| there are several parts that can. The chassis may | | | | are severe, it may warrant a change in the price to |
| have rust problems that would make the car a bad | | | | compensate for repairs that may be necessary. More |
| deal, so it is best to crawl under the car and check it | | | | indications of a used Corvettes hidden problems can |
| thoroughly. The cross members and vulnerable areas | | | | be found with an inspection of the body of the car. |
| of the chassis, such as the area ahead of the back | | | | Most of the time when a fiberglass panel has been |
| tires, should be checked for rust. The front radiator | | | | damaged, it is replaced, leaving little evidence of the |
| support of Corvettes tend to rust along the bottom, so | | | | damage. But by inspecting the front bumper, you may |
| a thorough examination of the underside of the car will | | | | be able to tell if the car suffered a collision in the past. |
| reveal rust in that area. When the rust inspection is | | | | Look at the area of the bumper that attaches to the |
| over, there are still more areas that will need to be | | | | fiberglass. If that area has ripples in the paint, it was |
| looked at. One way to see if the car has ever | | | | likely repaired from a head-on collision or other major |
| sustained major damage is to look at the A-Arm | | | | trauma. Collisions of this kind can cause unseen |
| shims. Look for many shims on one side and fewer on | | | | damage to the cars suspension, which can be costly |
| the other. This indicates that there is still something | | | | to repair. |