04-29-2024, 06:27 PM | #1 |
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1986 Corvette with the Doug Nash 4+3
I found a nice 1986 Corvette with the notorious Doug Nash 4+3 manual overdrive transmission for sale for less than $6k. It’s in good shape with only about 60,000 original miles and the current owner just replaced the clutch, slave cylinder, and throw-out bearing.
I’m thinking about buying it just for fun to toy around with and experience the “thrill” of the new 4+3 manual that wowed the automotive world in 1984 Funny to think back how revolutionary those early C4s were at the time and are pretty much as fast as a Chevy Malibu today. I probably won’t buy it because outside of routine maintenance parts are made out of unobtainium. But it’s still a cool time capsule. I could dig through my tapes in boxes I haven opened for 20 years and rock my Def Leopard tapes
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04-29-2024, 07:16 PM | #2 |
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For 6K I would be seriously think real hard about it, you can still get parts if your patient and I think they have hit rock bottom as far a price is concerned.
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04-29-2024, 07:33 PM | #3 |
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Man, you really have to like corvettes to get a C4.
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04-29-2024, 07:41 PM | #4 |
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It would just be to tool around with for fun, nothing serious. At the price like BSN said you can’t really lose even if it doesn’t work out. I wouldn’t be losing my shirt.
It’s true what they say as you approach 50 (I’m 46)….. you start reliving your childhood. I was a kid when they came out and thought they were the coolest thing ever. Of course today they’re duds. It would be just for kicks
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04-29-2024, 07:46 PM | #5 |
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Having owned an '86 Iroc in modern times, there's nothing on a C4 that would scare me. I'm only 4 years younger than you, OP. Understanding TPI takes some time if you're not used to diagnosing electronics but it's not that steep of a learning curve. There are plenty of specialty salvage yards out there for everything else.
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04-30-2024, 10:26 AM | #6 |
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I'm sure you're not looking for a money sink, but for me, this would be an ideal "low risk" first resto-mod effort. Kind of cool with low collectability, this will never be on the block at Barrett-Jackson, but you can try a lot of new things using salvage grade parts without being too hard on yourself if you make mistakes. If keeping it 100% original isn't the goal (I gather you want to keep the original transmission), figure out how to mount a junkyard Gen3 5.3, see if that trans will mount or if there is an adapter plate for it.
Probably a bigger commitment than you want to sign up for if you're hedging on buying it. ...and having the space to have a dead roller for months at a time. Are these ones with a fake exhaust tip? |
04-30-2024, 04:59 PM | #7 |
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If your not interested send me a link, if its really clean I would be very interested.
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04-30-2024, 06:29 PM | #8 |
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I looked for it today and couldn’t find it. If I do I’ll message you. I have too much other stuff going on right now to buy it anyway. It’s red with tan interior from Texas.
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05-10-2024, 09:26 AM | #9 |
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06-11-2024, 12:25 PM | #10 |
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I'd go for it. C4's are a lot of fun, especially with a manual. Very high smiles per mile.
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Absolutely! Love C4's
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06-12-2024, 08:47 PM | #12 |
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The Doug Nash 4+3 is about like a manual dump truck with a 2 speed rear axle.
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