What did you do to/with your 996 today?
Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?
I dropped $500 at Discount Tire for new rear tires for my 996 C4.
I also just finished replacing the headlight gears on the 1996 C4. For the second time. What a pain in the ass…thanks for using shitty plastic gears that disintegrate every 10 years, Chevy.
I also just finished replacing the headlight gears on the 1996 C4. For the second time. What a pain in the ass…thanks for using shitty plastic gears that disintegrate every 10 years, Chevy.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.
Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?
Also, I learned that the previous homeowner (Mr. Hand - no lie) framed the louvre opening for the whole-house fan exactly one Inch smaller - in just one dimension - than standard whole-house fan louvres. The proper term to describe examples of his shitty workmanship I encounter is (obviously) “Hand jobs.”
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?
Well, it looks like Fedex freight lost my transmission. Oh well, $12k out the window.
Dammit.
Dammit.
theprf wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:30 pm I built a crate.
This is to send my spare gearbox out for inspection and repair of any bearings that might need it; check the LSD and rebuild it if needed; add the fittings for a gearbox cooler; and if I can afford it regear 1st/2nd/3rd with the 997.2GT2RS gears and steel syncros for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
The ultimate plan is to swap out the Tip for this manual box. I have everything that I think I need except for the clutch hydraulic pipes.
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SERIOUSLY!!??
During my discussions with Jake Raby he talked about how they ship engine blocks to and from LN by dedicated carriers for the exact reason you are dealing with on FedEx.
Any recourse?
During my discussions with Jake Raby he talked about how they ship engine blocks to and from LN by dedicated carriers for the exact reason you are dealing with on FedEx.
Any recourse?
theprf wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:42 am Well, it looks like Fedex freight lost my transmission. Oh well, $12k out the window.
Dammit.
theprf wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:30 pm I built a crate.
This is to send my spare gearbox out for inspection and repair of any bearings that might need it; check the LSD and rebuild it if needed; add the fittings for a gearbox cooler; and if I can afford it regear 1st/2nd/3rd with the 997.2GT2RS gears and steel syncros for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
The ultimate plan is to swap out the Tip for this manual box. I have everything that I think I need except for the clutch hydraulic pipes.
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?
Shipping was arranged by the rebuilder. I believe Fedex freight liability is limited to $112.50 - 50 cents/lb for LTL freight.
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Oh CRAP!! How could they lose something that heavy/big?
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?
Any clue where the transmission was last seen? If it's between here and LA I will hunt for you. This fires me up.
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?
That's f**ked.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?
Seems like Fedex Freight found the transmission. After having it be "in transit" between Chicago and Phoenix for the last 8 days with no delivery scheduled and no actual knowledge by anyone as to where it was, it's now in Kingman, AZ which is less than 60 miles from the final destination of Lake Havasu City.
Edit: It's not actually there; Fedex is looking for it again.
Edit: It's not actually there; Fedex is looking for it again.
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?
You are a much more patient person than I am. I would have "John Wayned" FedEx numerous times over this situation. During December I ordered something insignificant from a seller in Cali. I was calm for 10 days after it was allegedly shipped. It seemed stalled as your transmission does. I barked at the seller and within a day it showed movement again and was here a few days later. Funny how that happens.
Seriously, I hope they find it.
Seriously, I hope they find it.
theprf wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 10:03 am Seems like Fedex Freight found the transmission. After having it be "in transit" between Chicago and Phoenix for the last 8 days with no delivery scheduled and no actual knowledge by anyone as to where it was, it's now in Kingman, AZ which is less than 60 miles from the final destination of Lake Havasu City.
Edit: It's not actually there; Fedex is looking for it again.
Never gonna make you cry...