VIN 1Z87L8S408555

Car Year:	1978
Car's approximate birthday:	November 9, 1977
Owner:	eBay Motors Seller jkelley7733
City:	Shaw AFB
State:	South Carolina
Country:	United States
Purchase date:	Undefined
Status:	Current Owner
Nickname:	1Z87L8S408555
State:	Nice Driver
Exterior:	Other Color
Interior:	192 Black (Leather)	(15.43%)
Wheels:	Alloy	(46.57%)
Delivery Dealer Zone:	Unknown
Delivery Dealer Code:	Unknown
Options:	RPO	Option	Percentage Sold [%]	Sales Price [$]
	1YZ87	Base Corvette Sport Coupe (185hp)	86.10%	9,351.89
	A31	Power Windows	78.95%	130.00
	AU3	Power Door Locks	26.05%	120.00
	C49	Rear Window Defogger	66.09%	95.00
	C60	Air Conditioning	80.46%	605.00
	D35	Sport Mirrors	82.10%	40.00
	MX1	Automatic Transmission	82.55%	0.00
	N37	Tilt-Telescopic Steering Column	80.93%	175.00
	U75	Power Antenna	49.32%	49.00
	YJ8	Aluminium Wheels (4)	59.88%	340.00
	Total		0.000006660877263% (1 Cars)	10,905.89
Factory job nr.:	Unknown
Export Car:	Non Export Car
Other details:	Added to Registry 01/23/2013 Mileage: Unknown
Car history:
I'm selling my son's 1978 Corvette. It's an awsome car. Runs like a dream. The engine was completely rebuilt 3,000 miles ago, and runs like a top. Purrrrs like a kitten. He bought it from a guy who went through most of the car and repainted it and rebuilt the engine and put an Edlebrock intake and carb on it. Looks like the carpet is fairly new as well as the seat covers. I have done some work on it myself. I replaced the clock (drove me nuts to look at it not working) I replaced the heater control assembly, although it still doesn't seem to work quite right. Seems to be a vacuum problem. I just replaced the alternator. I installed a new stereo and built a custom fit box for the 10 inch sub and 1000W kenwood amplifier that you can see in the pics. It's easy to remove if you wish. Rear tires are brand new with less than 1000 miles on them, and the front tires look new but they were on it when he bought it. I also started to replace the wheel bearings until I found that the entire trailing arm needed to be disassembled to do it correctly so after researching and finding that this is a dreaded and common problem for these Corvettes I just removed both rear trailing arms and sent them out and had the arms completely rebuilt, to the tune of over $500 (see the pic of the rebuilt arms before I reinstalled them.) I also replaced the power antenna, as well as both rear strut rods with upgraded adjustable rods. The previous owner replaced the rear spring with a TRW composit rear leaf spring. I also replaced the rear shocks with Bilstein heavy duty shocks. I replaced the front ball joints as well as the pitman arm. My son is in the Air Force and is stationed in South Carolina and he recently drove the car from Michigan to South Carolina without so much as a hiccup. One problem he did have after he bought the car was that it had a slow battery drain. If I went a few days without starting the car the battery would go dead, so I put a new battery in it but that didnt fix it, so rather then hunt the drain down I installed a small switch that blends right in so you don't realy see it, so after I'm done driving the car for the day I just flip the switch and it cuts off the battery. I have constant power running to the clock and radio so they don't lose their memory. It's not as bad as it sounds, just flip the switch when you get in and flip it off at night, and if you leave it on over night it still starts fine, but if you left it for a few days it might be dead or you could trace the drain and fix it. Also some in a parking lot bumped the point of the front bumper and chipped some paint off, you can see in the pic. And my son says that the speedometer stopped working, which I thought might happen. It didn't work when he bought it so before he took it to his new base in South Carolina I checked it out and found that the drive gear (a small plastic gear in the nose of the transmission) was missing the clip that holds it in place. I didn't have time to order a new gear before he left for SC, so I got a new clip and filed the teeth on the plastic gear and it was working but I suspected it might need a new one eventualy. It's a $12 part and takes about 30 min to change. I would replace it if it were here but he has it at his base and doesn't have the tools there to do it, and can't get leave to come home until April. It's realy a very easy fix. This is a super fun car to drive. It has T-Tops that easily come out. There's nothing like taking the tops off and just driving around town. Everyone looks and has that look of envy on their faces. It's just a pure blast to drive. Super fast and very responsive. Just fun fun fun! Thanks for looking. Feel free to ask any questions. I have the car listed locally so I reserve the right to end the sale at any time. Thanks for looking. Price: US $7,500.00
For Sale:	No
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