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Bought this limited edition 1982 Corvette Collectors Edition about 18 months ago in Seattle... The guy I bought it from told me that he was driving along in 2016 when the car started coughing even though he had plenty of gas... He managed to get home and then left the car alone for the next 3 years... Eventually he got around to listing it on Craigslist for sale and I bought it... I didn't see it as being a big problem to get it fixed, the worst thing I thought was going to be preparing the bodywork for a new paint job - which it needs!... Friends on the Corvette Forum suggested all sorts of reasons for the misfire but it turned out to be the ECM... A 'new' ECM from an '84 certainly fixed the electrical problems and got the new injectors firing properly... Finally having changed out the engine wiring harness, distributor cap, plugs and plug wires the engine burst into life on 4 year old gas. Fresh, ethanol free gas, a new fuel pump and filter ensures that the engine is now producing around 50 psi of oil pressure at 2000 rpm and the car now runs as it should... It still needs work though - the interior needs refreshing, the horn doesn't work and neither does the a/c. The antenna is missing and there's an air leak on the headlight vacuum circuit behind the dash - you can hear the hiss! However the main problem is the bodywork, it's a mess! Worst area is the top of the front fender passenger side, it's misaligned. Looks like probable damage repair but I can't get in there to see however I can see that the whole front clip has been off the car at sometime in its life. My mechanic says that he sees no mechanical damage/repair and VIN check confirms that no accident damage has been reported for this car - comes with clear title... So what you see is what you get, the T tops are in good shape and the T top carriers that fit to rear fenders are included in their own bag - the car just needs someone to love it again and i'm just too old now ... Whoever wins this auction I am more than happy to work with regarding shipping or collection - Good Luck!
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