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SonofaBish
10-28-2015, 08:39 AM
Just a heads up, I may be selling my Vette....... due to divorce, I've already lost my Jaguar, and I'm currently evaluating if its in my best interest to cut ties with the Vette and payoff the ex, and get started rebuilding sooner rather than in 18-24 months... I'll put up an official for-sale ad, probably a craigslist ad, tonight when i get a chance to make it, but here's some brief specs.... please pass the word

For Sale Ad - http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c6-corvettes-for-sale/3732866-fs-2005-lmb-c6-fully-loaded-cam-bolt-ons-suspension.html

I bought the car 3.5 years, and 20K miles ago..... car currently has just under 73K miles..... Mods list is below.... There are a lot on legacy members on here that have seen/heard the car.... Honestly, the thing is fun as hell, fast, and grabs attention like you can't imagine.... made 475 rwhp, and all mods were done by A&A Corvettes in Southern California. I bought the car in LA 3.5 years ago and drove it home. Even though it has a big cam, i find it to be just fine for the street... Its actually setup as a blower-cam, so the car is ready for some more "love" if someone wants to go there.... Handling is incredible on it, as you would expect with the mods - pulled 1.21 G's on the exit off of 376 towards Industry (where i used to live)....

Currently located just west of Rochester, NY, I have no issue meeting someone that's a serious buyer.... but there's a limited window if you want drive it, as the snow comes earlier, and in much more quantity, up here...

I'll attach a couple pics now, but will have good pics in the official for-sale ad..


Mods:

Engine:

*Vararam Intake
*Professionally Ported FAST 92mm manifold
*Comp Cams custom ground 232/240 .643/.649 112lsa
*Supporting valvetrain for the cam, including dual springs, locks/retainers, etc.
*Underdrive Pulley

Exhaust:

*ARH 1 7/8" Long Tube Headers
*ARH 3" Catless X pipe
*SLP LM1 Axle-back

Drivetrain:

*Spec Stage 3 Plus, 850 lb/ft rated clutch
*Spec Aluminum Flywheel
*2007 Z06 M6 Transmission
*2007 Z06 Rear Differential

Suspension:

*Pfadt Racing fully adjustable coilovers
*Caspers Electronics F55 Mag Ride Harness Plugs (bypasses car's F55-to-BCM comms by returning the signal through a jumper)

Interior:

*OEM GM 2009 Z06 Carbon/Leather Wrap dash bezel w/ Ti Stitching
*DSV Nappa Leather wrapped console lid w/ Ti stitching
*DSV Nappa Leather wrapped console base w/ Ti stiching
*DSV Nappa Leather wrapped gauge pod surrounds w/ Ti stitching

As with any well modified car, there are a couple quirks:
1.) There is a SES light on due to the gas cap - I check it frequently to make sure its nothing else, but as is the problem with many C6 Vettes, you can go through gas-caps like there's no tomorrow, and it's a temporary fix.... I've just gotten used to it and clear it from the message panel
2.) The computer reminds you every so often about a side effect of another mod - due to the upgrade to a Z06 transmission, which had 1 less plug-in than the original manual transmission, it throws a message at you on the message center every so often. Its easy to clear out and doesn't annoy me, so I haven't bothered to try and use a resistor to shut it off.
3.) I planned to have the front bumper re-painted this winter.... down by the lip gets a lot of rock chips, and i wanted to have the lip clear bra'd, but it didn't work out last time. Ryan (on this board) painted it 2 years ago and did a great job. I"d suggest him again. However, if someone buys it, I'd suggest waiting to get it painted - it will take a while to get accustomed to how low the car is, so for your own good, get used to it before painting the bumper.

Dan B.
10-28-2015, 08:50 AM
Sorry to hear that Bish. Hope it gets worked out sooner than later.

SK360
10-28-2015, 09:56 AM
Ugh, hate to see this but figured it was coming.

Been around this car a lot, it's a nice ride and sounds silly. Good buy for someone.

sutyak
10-28-2015, 10:22 AM
Love this car. GLWS

TooFast98Cobra
10-28-2015, 10:23 AM
I will vouch for the niceness of this vette. Keep in touch Bish. Lmk when u want to play golf and lose ;)

PaxtonShelby
10-28-2015, 11:16 AM
Good luck with everything Bish. That's one sexy car.

Terminated
10-28-2015, 11:44 PM
Seen it at Ryans it's def a bad ride, stands out from other Vettes out there. Good luck with everything.

SonofaBish
10-29-2015, 10:24 AM
Thanks.... here's a link to a for-sale ad

http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c6-corvettes-for-sale/3732866-fs-2005-lmb-c6-fully-loaded-cam-bolt-ons-suspension.html

zxgto06
10-29-2015, 11:02 AM
Nice looking car, good luck with everything

SonofaBish
11-02-2015, 07:38 AM
bump... plenty of interest, and a bunch of pics added to the original post.....

SonofaBish
12-02-2015, 07:48 AM
Buyer put deposit 3+ weeks ago, and final sale was last night... :sorrow:

hope to maybe be able to get something to replace her in the latter half of next year....

PaxtonShelby
12-02-2015, 08:43 AM
Congrats and condolences Bish.

John4cam
12-02-2015, 09:07 AM
Was it a local buyer?

TooFast98Cobra
12-02-2015, 09:27 AM
Congrats !

sutyak
12-02-2015, 09:44 AM
Dislike. Looking forward to seeing what you get next.

SonofaBish
12-02-2015, 10:16 AM
Was it a local buyer?
Local to me, yes, but not Pittsburgh - buyer only lives about 10 mins from my house.... which makes me even more unhappy, since I'm sure I'll see/hear it floating around from time to time....


Dislike. Looking forward to seeing what you get next.
We'll see - this sale has a very important purpose - now i can "buy-out" my ex-wife and begin rebuilding sooner rather than later. I'm thinking that by late summer or early fall, i should have enough saved up to put a nice deposit on a new car... As all of us do, i've already done PLENTY of searching for what that will be.... Right now, I'm thinking either a GTR, C7-Z06, Tesla, or maybe even something like a Porsche Panamera.... In the price range, there's lots of cars, so there's prob things I haven't even thought about..... Ultimately, I'd prefer the Z06 to anything else, but with the fact that I come back to Pgh every other weekend to see my son, something with back seats is a real draw... Right now, the GTR is my leading candidate... the rear seats combined with the fact that the depreciation is the best of any car i've ever seen, makes it a real winner...

Dan B.
12-02-2015, 10:56 AM
Be careful. GTR's can only be driven three days per year, required to be covered the other 362 and must be under roof even when outside.....parking garage, under a pavilion, etc.

Terminated
12-02-2015, 11:03 AM
Be careful. GTR's can only be driven three days per year, required to be covered the other 362 and must be under roof even when outside.....parking garage, under a pavilion, etc.

And you have to take pics of it with beer and microfiber towels.

thedak
12-02-2015, 11:27 AM
Craft Beer and Double Sided Micro Fiber only.

TooFast98Cobra
12-02-2015, 11:49 AM
Craft Beer and Double Sided Micro Fiber only.

Don't forget the Vape juice. Lol I think that's what its called.

PaxtonShelby
12-02-2015, 01:28 PM
Is the back seat of a GTR going to be big enough for very long??

Teslas are cool and really quick. Love the "INSANE" button!

Dan B.
12-02-2015, 02:33 PM
Thedak and Toofast are in the back seat of a GTR quite often from what I have seen......errr....uhhh.....have heard.

Stangman701
12-02-2015, 02:36 PM
Sad to see it gone man. Looks like you'll be on to bigger and better things soon enough though :goodidea:

SonofaBish
12-03-2015, 08:13 AM
Back seat of the GTR will be plenty large enough... my son is only 20 months old, so he'll fit back there for quite a while still....

I'm also a big fan of the 2013+ Maserati Gran Turismo's, and they've gotten KILLED in residual value in the first 2-3 years, but something scares me about buying one of those... I think its the fact that I don't keep cars very long (the Vette was by far the longest i've ever owned one) and if a car is hard to unload in 2-3 years, then I'd like to steer clear... which is another plus for the GTR - it might be a very expensive car, but there's billions of leg-humpers out there wanting to buy them

PaxtonShelby
12-03-2015, 08:26 AM
Reason I was asking about the back seat is the rear-facing car seats are really big these days and often don't fit without the front seat being as forward as possible and sometimes even leaning forward. I don't think I could fit one in my '14.

SonofaBish
12-03-2015, 09:18 AM
He has a "convertible" seat, which is either rear or forward facing.... Some people are hardcore about waiting until 2 years old before turning their kids around, but Graeme was forward facing at 18 months....

There's no doubt, a rear facing car seat without a separate base to snap into would be an absurd PITA in any 2-door car...

thedak
12-03-2015, 09:18 AM
You'll love a GTR

The back of the front seats touch the seat bottoms in the back in a normal driving position.

You can also cook an egg on the rear seat bottoms after about 30 minutes of driving.

My coffee also never gets cold in the cupholder.

I fully recommend.

TooFast98Cobra
12-03-2015, 09:42 AM
I've been in the rear seat of the daks gtr just saying...;)

Dan B.
12-03-2015, 09:57 AM
How hard it is vacuum French fries and gummy snacks out of a GTR?

95V6
12-04-2015, 05:40 PM
How hard it is vacuum goat hair out of a GTR?

Fixed.

Tom
12-05-2015, 12:40 PM
You'll love a GTR

You can also cook an egg on the rear seat bottoms after about 30 minutes of driving.

My coffee also never gets cold in the cupholder.

I fully recommend.

sounds like you were parked to close to a fiero

steedafied
12-05-2015, 06:50 PM
is this "My "Other" GTR Thread"? :tongue-new:

scott5
12-08-2015, 12:36 PM
Damn wish I would of seen this sooner, I would of picked that car up instead of my zo6

2000GT
12-08-2015, 04:24 PM
Yeah me too. I wish I would have saw this before I picked up my gt500, my GT40, my Boss 429 that I don't have one picture of.

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PaxtonShelby
12-08-2015, 05:39 PM
Pffft. Doesn't hold a candle to my Enzo.

2000GT
12-08-2015, 05:46 PM
Do you have any pics Ron?

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PaxtonShelby
12-08-2015, 05:50 PM
Pics were on Tom Brady's cell phone that he destroyed.

2000GT
12-08-2015, 06:08 PM
I was talking pictures of my 427 AC Cobra and a bird swooped down and grabbed my camera

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zxgto06
12-08-2015, 06:22 PM
Here we go again

somethingclever
12-08-2015, 09:29 PM
Lol.

scott5
12-10-2015, 01:47 PM
Yeah me too. I wish I would have saw this before I picked up my gt500, my GT40, my Boss 429 that I don't have one picture of.

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http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n137/scottydc52000/02%20Z06/image.jpg1.jpg (http://s111.photobucket.com/user/scottydc52000/media/02%20Z06/image.jpg1.jpg.html)

lmao..

somethingclever
12-10-2015, 02:39 PM
saw on ESPN it runs low 7's on 87 octane and blizzaks....


sick

2000GT
12-10-2015, 03:06 PM
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n137/scottydc52000/02%20Z06/image.jpg1.jpg (http://s111.photobucket.com/user/scottydc52000/media/02%20Z06/image.jpg1.jpg.html)

lmao..
Wow. I am so convinced.

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