Bought a 1999 Z28 Convertible with 6400 miles in Jan 2005. Car is like new. Always keep in a garage under a cover. Totaly stock.

I'm not sure if I should modifer her or keep her stock. Will I hurt the value? If I decide to sell her at some point will the mods scare people away.

 

mod the hell out of it, but keep all the stock parts, throw 'em back on when you get ready to sell and part out the performance stuff. people do this all the time!

you found a jem if its only got 6400 miles on it! its hard to find an 02 with that many miles

 

I kept my WS6 stock for around 2 years. If I could do it all over again I would have started when I got home with the car. Modding your car is very addictive. So mod the hell out of it but keep the stock parts like Theblurls1 said. This site is great for modding decisions. Search and use all the sticky's. Have fun.

 

Mod that mother, enjoy every second and dime you put into it, and if your worried about resale, sell it now and buy a different car. Very few cars will hold their value over time and anyone who knows anything about these cars will know that if you take the time and money to mod it, you are most likely taking much better care of it than someone who knows nothing about these cars at all. Just my opinion, and good catch on becoming a custodian of a great car!

 

If the only thing that is stopping you from modding is worring about long term value, then don't worry. Do whatever makes you happy, after all that is the point right?

 

Good luck trying not to mod it while spending time on this board......It's a recovering alocholic living upstairs to a bar!

 

what is this "stock" you speak of

you've got a garden variety fbody, sorry to say it aint worth ****. spend the money on it and enjoy it

 

I've got a coworker that has a 2002 ws6 a4. Ordered it so it'd be very late in the run of f-bod's. The car has less than 2K miles, is garaged (climate controlled no less), covered, and on jack stands to help protect the tires. Takes it out 4-5 times a summer. Obviously no mods at all. Pristine car, but what fun is that?!?! If you're gonna drive it, mod it!
(btw to those with late model f-bods, his car has a steel pencil writing on the rear of the block with production # and "fast car!! written by the builders)

 

I don't get why people still do this. Damaging the suspension by leaving it on jack stands and allowing it to hang at full strech (causes the struts & shocks to leak over time) to protect steel belted tires that wouldn't have flat-spotted anyway. Just makes no sense to me.

 

If you still aren't sure, bolt-on the hell out of it and keep your old parts. If you change your mind, no harm no foul, plus you had some extra horses. If you get addicted, then start doing the stuff that is harder to set back to stock.

 

resale never crossed my mind when i found my car, only earth-rattling exhaust and thick tire smoke

mod the **** out of it untill your heart is content

 

 

Thanks for twisting my arm. Sounds like its offical, "Mod it now". I new I could count on good advise from this thread. Now I need to read the threads on which mods to do first.

thanks

 

check the FAQ's in my sig, has both DO's and DONT threads.

 

perfect place to start with any research

 

don't mod it. if you start, you won't be able to stop. i wanted a lid, a shifter, and lowering springs.... got 2/3 of those and had the lowering springs.... then Drag Launch springs went on! now the cars a beast and a ton of fun to drive when i pull it out

 

I wouldn't mod it unless you plan on doing some serious stuff like cam/heads. Maybe just a catback for sound, and a lid to make the engine bay look better.

 

Mod it and dont look back. You can always return to stock. What fun is a stock LS1

 

I mentioned this to him too, and while I don't remember how he did it, he's got the suspension set up so its at 1/2 its full articulation.

 

I've been hot rodding cars for.... well... since lots of you were in diapers. Spent WAY too much on things that weren't really worth it. So now I have a nice clean SS convertible. I know how, I have the money, but WHY? It's certainly fast enough to over power the roads. I'm no longer a street racin' punk. I think I'll leave it stock and keep my ca$h in my pocket.