New owner of ZL1 #428

[okjuvkam]

Originally Posted by HDRDTD

BTW, the original owner already added it to the registry of ZL1's over on the ZL1 Registry site.

Thank you, that and this forum is how i got in contact with original owner

[Annatar]

Originally Posted by okjuvkam

Thank you so much, Where in Europe do you live ?

That information is secret, but I'll write this: 2500 km away from Oslo and 3000 km away from Trondheim.

I hope to meet you next Summer at the European Camaro meeting in Hohenroda, Germany!

I doubt there will be any driving until May do to the salt and gravel they use on our roads during winter, dont want it blasted with litle rocks, so this will be 5 long months of waiting

Ouch, that is a very long time... Mine is parked for the Winter too, I try not to think about it so the time passes a little faster.

[2Z's4me]

Congrats on your ZL1 you will enjoy it!!

[wilmaya]

Congrats on your car. It's was great to have owned it. Best of Luck!

[okjuvkam]

Originally Posted by wilmaya

Congrats on your car. It's was great to have owned it. Best of Luck!

Thank you Wilson, and thank you again for answering all my questions reguarding the car before i got my hands on it.

[arod55]

Originally Posted by okjuvkam

Hi my name is Ole, I live in Norway. Almost 3 months ago i purchased a ZL1 in New Jersey, because of covid 19 and other delays the car was not delivered to me until last week. The car is "Willmaya`s old car, a summit white 2012 M6 with VIN 428. Winter arrived the day after delivery so i have only driven it 5 miles. No big plans this winter, exept putting in a solid isolator in the supercharger. Can hardly wait for spring ��

Ole are you the same person that bought my 2010 Camaro SS here in San Diego, CA. ?

[lbls1]

Attractive. Good luck with it.

[okjuvkam]

Originally Posted by arod55

Ole are you the same person that bought my 2010 Camaro SS here in San Diego, CA. ?

No, that was not me, I had a 2010 SS M6 from last summer until i went for a ZL1 but that was a silver one. I may know who bought your car as well, there are a few guys here who make a living of importing muscle cars from US.

Ole

[okjuvkam]

Originally Posted by lbls1

Attractive. Good luck with it.

Thank you

[okjuvkam]

During the hollidays i went in to replace the isolator in the supercharger, as Wilson could tell no work had been done to the supercharger when he owned it.

It was suspicialy clean inside, so a guy from ZL1 exlusive on FB was kind to run a GMvis report on it, and just as i suspected, the supercharger was replaced under waranty in March 20 and has less than 1700 miles on it

[Annatar]

How in Blue blazes did you remove the bolts in the back?!?

I had to shave off about 2 mm from the top of the water pump, about 2 mm from the bottom of the snout and had to have the broken-off groove lip welded, but I believe that I now own the only ZL1 in Europe which can have the intake removed without having to remove the supercharger assembly. Then I replaced the isolator coupling with the "Hawk Motorsports" one, which cost $22 USD. Ever since then things have been hunky-dory-happy-go-lucky.

I am now waiting for the shock absorbers to start leaking. Once they do and I replace them, all known factory defects should be fixed on my car.

It was reported somewhere on this sub-forum that some of the replacement supercharger units have the same flawed isolator coupling in them. Did yours?

What is "GMvis"?

Post scriptum: I went to the local, official Chevrolet dealer in the country where I live with the TSB for the supercharger in hand, they called someone and were told that because the vehicle is a Grey (parallel) import, the supercharger TSB replacement is not covered under the warranty. You might want to check with your local Chevrolet dealer if they will honor any recalls / TSB's.

After that episode, I had had it and decided that I would do the work myself. Best decision I made: considering what I went through, I'm convinced the dealer would have screwed it up and then I would have had to pay for an entire new supercharger at my expense plus at least $550 for the labor. My way, the car was a heap of non-running metal for a month or two while I waited for the replacement parts, but even with the parts I inadvertently broke (like that little pipe in the photograph you stuffed with a piece of paper and the head cooling lines) still cost me only 1/5th of what the dealer quoted me and I know that what has been done has been done correctly.

[okjuvkam]

I was looking for ways to get the snout off without removing the lid, but i figured that this was probably the first and last time i would go in there so i took my time to do it right. The back bolts weren`t that bad, i wedged a broom stick between the lid and cowl, that gave me just as much space as needed. I wont lie, there was blood and sore hands after.

You are right, the new supercharger had as suspected exactly the same isolator as the ones who fails, only thing it seems that they packed it with grease uppon installing, so all of that grease was now laying under the isolator.


As you I went with Hawks isolator, I like the way they fit snug on the pins both on the snout and in the supercharger, i have seen isolators that have wider holes on half of the length of the pins. I can imagine these will develop play and posible failure in the future

As well as in your country there is no waranty for these here in Norway for the same reason.

A GMvis is a report on every transaction between dealers and Chevy, from what dealer it was delivered to, to a "buildsheet" and every waranty claim.
I asked in ZL1exlusive on FB if anyone could provide me this, and a guy who works as a service information engineer for GM reached out and emailed me all he could find on my ch. number

Ole

[okjuvkam]

Long time no post. But happy New Year to all 5.gen fans. I have had this beauty for litle over a year now. Absolutely love this car. I have only put 4000km (2500mls) on it during the summer. But i have done some cosmetic mods at my prefference. Full chrome delete on the exteriour, tinted side markers and a Andersson Composites carbon ZL1 spoiler.
Also changed the Good Years for a set of Pirelli P-Zero PZ4`s

No real further plans other then to enjoy the car when winter is over

[mlee]

This is the coolest car in Norway.... Happy New Year!!

I can't believe the solid isolator wasn't there after the SC install. On my 2012 #23 the SC was replaced because of the isolator. Very strange but you really have a solid car there.