C2 Corvette Technical Articles
Dyeing Corvette Interior Plastic & Vinyl Parts
A lot of the new plastic or vinyl interior items that you purchase for your Corvette’s interior do not come color coded to your interior. Most of the times these items come in black or gray and will have to be dyed to match y...
1957-1974 Corvette Ignition Coil Replacement
The ignition coil is the very heart of the fire for older Corvettes, and it’s one of those parts that can fail totally without warning, or give you subtle hints of its imminent demise. The latter was the case with the coil on...
How to Rebuild 1965-1982 Corvette Rear Trailing Arm & Wheel Bearings
For this week’s article, we went to Zip Corvette Parts so we could see what goes into one of their trailing arm rebuilds. We will be doing this in a two-part article because
1963-1967 Corvette Radiator & Expansion Tank Replacement
Radiator and expansion tank replacement is a great DIY project. The job can be completed alone though an extra hand would be nice and of course the end result is a Corvette that runs at its ideal temperature maximizing performa...
1963-1982 Corvette Trailing Arm, Strut Rod & Spring Mount Replacement
Replacing the rear control arms in a 63 to 82 Corvette is one project most people and repair shops want to avoid. Granted, it does take more than the average mechanical ability and some special tools, but it is not an impossibl...
Corvette Control Arm Bushings and Ball Joint
How do you know if your Corvette’s upper control arm bushings are going bad? One of the easiest ways is to physically inspect them. If the rubber part of the bushing is deteriorated, cracked or even missing, it is time to...
1963-1982 Corvette Front Suspension Rebuild
We will be focusing on the front suspension in this article and will be replacing all of the major components in a 1978 Corvette. The good people at Zip Corvette Parts, 8067 Fast Lane, Mechanicsville,VA 23111, 1-800-962-9632, w...
1963-1974 Fuel Tank Sending Unit Replacement
If your fuel dash gauge starts to register intermittently, readings fluctuate, or it just plain quits, it can most often be traced back to the fuel tank sending unit. These units are always sitting in fuel. They are constantly ...
1957-1974 Corvette Distributor Electronic Ignition Conversion
How many times would you have liked to convert your 1957-1974 Corvette to a solid state electronic ignition but a few problems always stood in the way? You had to use a non-stock distributor, had wiring so complicated it took a...
Bleeding Your 1967-1982 Corvette Brake System
Most Corvette owners love to talk about how much horsepower their Corvette is producing or how many cubic inches their running under the hood. And don’t get us wrong we love horsepower, but what good is blasting off a stoplig...
1963-1965 Corvette Front Wheel Bearing Replacement
1963-1965 front wheel bearings are something that just seem to be taken for granted. The only time we seem to think of them is when we hear a bearing noise in the front, have a vibration or wheel shimmy or have cupped front tir...
1965-1982 Corvette Front Wheel Bearing Replacement
Re-packing your 1965-1982 Corvette’s front wheel bearings is a dirty job, but someone has got to do it. The Corvette front wheel bearings should be re-packed every 30,000 miles or sooner under harder use conditions. T...
