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I found this in our midwest auto-rv mag. "1984 Chevy Corvette. Roll over, clear title. $1600 OBO. R&D Motors, Wabash, IN. (260)569-0345." I'm not sure how to post a picture or I would have posted the picture add. It looks like the body is quite trashed but looks mechanically sound. It would make a great donor car for a Z. 2thumbs.gif

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I hate to piss in your Wheaties, but the 1984 Corvette had one of the worst engines that GM ever produced. The "Crossfire" fuel injection was not good for making any power at all (205 hp). The best you could do is strip off the top end and just use the short block with a "real" EFI system. Not sure about the trannys available at that time.

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Having put quite a few miles on a crossfire, I disagree with your assessment of the motor. While not a top end motor, it makes a phenomenal amount of low speed torque. The ultimate tow truck engine if you will. It has an amazingly smooth idle and can be picked up cheap because people dog on 'em for not making any power. It'll still spank a 305 TPI car. Mine had a 180 thermostat and a Hypertech chip. It was a manual trans car and would put a fender on my buddy's '89 Mustang through second gear. His car ran 14 0's (After that HP takes over!)I'd even beat a co-workers '93 twin turbo RX7 up to 60 mph! Admittedly 12" wide tires don't hurt couple with the tow truck torque curve... Turbo City has upgrade throttle bodies, and with a ported intake and cam it can make in the 275 hp range. Like the JTR manual says about their two different cars, the mild one and "the mule", most people prefer the mild car as a daily driver, and a Crossfire 'vette motor would be an excellent choice for a driver. There was more power to be had, but the wet flow intake was destined for the recycle bin. The TPI motors don't have much more potential with the stock intake and plenum. Should be able to recoup some of your investment with interior parts, electric, rear axle, etc. Or swap the front brakes and rear axle on your Z like Scottie did!

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