Came over from The Late Brake show, really good to see how one of Johny's barn finds goes. Don't know anything about these American cars but great work on that interior
I’m insanely jealous of this. I’m a 42 year old American and this is my dream car. Look up WEST Corvette Japan. Their C4 ZR-1s are absolutely legendary.
Thanks, I reckon so too - I can’t wait to see this car finished and looking beautiful again (not to mention bringing all those lost ponies back into the stable 🐎 🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎)
I'm not massively surprised that so much stuff worked - it's from the golden age of pre-can car electronics, where most things are properly sorted, simple switches and relays. 😊
Great project to get involed in, and what a great start you have made. Looking forward to hearing that engine start up. Love the fact that it has Lotus links too
New subscriber here. Loving your work lads. Not a massive yank tank fan, but this is no ordinary car eh. And I do love a good project with good presenters. I’m gonna stray from the standard comments about the origin of my following, and give you huge props on the beats on your videos. Really nice. I’ll be watching and bobbing my head along from here in. Good luck with the vet. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
What a legend, thanks for the support!! It’s certainly not a typical yank tank which is part of its charm for me as well! Glad you like the tunes on the vids ! ☺️☺️
Absolutely agree! The first clean was a quick job to get most of the loose stuff off it.. There will be a very thorough clean at some point later in the build (most likely once it’s running and driving!)
Those seats are so bloody comfortable looking, they remind me of the sierra cosworth leather Recaros as they have that really soft looking leather, now take out those seats and clean the car properly.😊
Greetings from the United States. I love the work you are doing on this Corvette as I remember them when they were new. I worked at a Chevrolet dealership at the time. I see it has the heated outside mirror option, the coating on the front windshield/windscreen suggests to me the car is optioned with the heated windshield/windscreen. This was a somewhat popular option in the northern states on certain Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac and Oldsmobile models. The option codes for the car can be decoded for the option code or group that will confirm this. Great to see this car being repaired back to roadworthy condition. Keep up the great work!👍
Looks like you struck gold there fella’s 👍 The interior is coming up a treat and the electrics are in amazing order considering how long it’s sat in a farm yard! Looking forward to the next episode 😆
A steamer is great and all but it cannot break down certain types of deposits the way a general purpose cleaning agent can. Also it tends to blow dirt around while losening it.I would recommend getting a wet-vacuum aswell. It is imperative to kill off the funghi and get rid of the spores. The spores are what is dangerous inhaling. Great project and looking forward following it :)
Couldn't agree more, we are planning on a deep clean in the near future! This is just a first stage clean to make it a bit more pleasant to be around. It 100% needs a lot more.
@@Auto_Funk Great to see this is in the plan. I too came to comment about the need for the entire interior must be removed, carpet, seats, panels, and dash. Get into the HVAC piping and consider it a win the blower fan did not operate and blow who knows what in your face. There will be rodent nests and droppings as well as mold spores throughout every fiber of your ZR1. Do the car justice and go the extra mile with a fully proper decontamination. One last thing, use care when trying the steamer which can loosen the upholstery adhesives and ruin things like head liners and door trim panels (cards)
Arrived here from TLBS just as many others have. Looking forward to following the build. I listed after Corvettes, the ZR1 in particular, when I lived in the states. The seats look so comfortable and ready for a large American arse to rest upon them for a cross country trip from New York to Los Angeles.
Thats a great find, on 1990 through 1996 C4 Corvettes including the ZR1 you can bring up codes plus do all sorts of troubleshooting via the LCD screen on the dash, I can provide a link if you need it or just search Corvette Central c4-diagnostic-trouble-codes. Good Luck with your project. also I recommend getting the factory service manual with electrical supplement, you should be able to get this on cd or a hard copy.
I'm guessing since the battery has been off they'll be all sorts of codes at the moment! Thankfully Will had a full dealership service manual that we will be making good use of! They're really detailed!
@@Auto_Funk It's good that you have the dealer manual here in the US it's referred to as FSM or factory service manual, if you have trouble finding parts in the UK try contacting Mirrock Corvette in the US, Mike from Mirrock is one of the most knowledgeable people when it comes to C4 Corvettes.
Oh man, I'm in love with this thing. Two fella's and their Zeeeee R1 😄 I've been looking up various sites in its homeland, trying to see what sort of money they are going for. Someday, if I'm lucky, I'd love to have one. Very much looking forward to following this 'Vette's adventure back to roadworthiness and adventures in the future....
Another Late Brake Show visitor! I'd say starter solenoid, cables and contacts in that whole circuit, and potentially starter motor itself will be the issue. Voltage on the dash looks pretty low, and the dimming when turning the key suggests it's trying to fire the solenoid. Having recently had issues with an American V8 to resolve though, I'd suggest taking all the wires off the starter circuitry, clean the terminals etc and charge the battery completely, ideally even leave a booster on in case it's weak. These things have some compression and I believe have the big block starter, which is a fairly savage combination. Love the car though, enjoying your videos so far too. Really keen to see it shine, start, and do some hooning as intended. I think I saw it on ebay and was too chicken to bid, so I'll be annoyed if it doesn't need too much!
@@Auto_Funk if you find a 1965 or so Plymouth or Dodge with a 426 Hemi, go for it. A neighbor had one. Glorious voice. Rumor had it US armed forces on NATO assignments brought some over. Jay Leno has one, of course.
Came here via the Late Brake show (which I''d never seen before last night!). Love what you're doing on this, always had a soft spot for old American stuff. Fascinated to see this restoration progress....
It’s worth investing in a carpet / upholstery spot cleaner, it’s the only way to really remove dirt/mould from upholstery. Also, there might be mould inside the door cards, so I would have removed them before cleaning. Also also, get some plastic protectant spray for those plastic surfaces.
Thanks for the tips! The whole interior will be carefully stripped and every part of it will be deep cleaned! I’ve got a Bissell wet vac with lots of crevice attachments which I’ll use for the parts that are hard to reach! Thanks for the comment and suggestions 👍🏻👍🏻👌👌
Here from LBS but I'm staying because I want to see you get this car back on the road again. But I see you have done another one so I will be watching those videos as well. Keep up the great work.
Last year I was looking at a ZR1 engine in France, very beautiful engine, unfortunately I have no use for it so I passed. I find it amazing to find this stuff in Europe, I don't know how many were imported but it can't be too many.
Looking good so far. Would recommend getting that interior professionally deep cleaned to kill off the fungal spores. There's probably a lot of bio horrors lurking in the A/C and blower works too.
Who's here after the last Late Brake Show episode? 😉🙋
Everyone
Yep!
Hello 🙂
hahaha was just about to comment the same!
👌
I always loved mean retro interior of that C4 generation
Not that we're biased but we totally agree - Love it! Thanks for watching :)
Well done lads!
Thanks! :) Getting there (slowly!)
For a car that's sat outside for the best part of twenty years and has a targa top, the interior has already come up fantastically well.
It's amazing how the design of this gen Corvette has aged so well. Cool looking car.
We really love the interior, its genuinely a nice interior and looking at it through a classic car eyes its well put together for the time!
The King is feeling the love!!
:D :D :D absolutely!!
Came over from The Late Brake show, really good to see how one of Johny's barn finds goes. Don't know anything about these American cars but great work on that interior
Good job with the interior 👏👏 it seems like new and in a incredibly good condition after 18 years out there.
Thanks Marcos!! We think we’re lucky with the interior and agree it’s held up really well!
Nice seeing a couple blokes from across the pond taking the time to save an old American classic from my teens!!!
Thanks! Definitely something different in the UK … Ordinary C4’s are scarce enough here never mind ZR-1’s!
Loving the car, loving the backing music.
Looking forward to seeing you guys getting it running and driving.
A good clean is always a good morale booster for a new project
Part the reason why we did it, see whats what and make it nicer to work on. Tbh you don't want debris falling in everywhere!
Looking good after that spring clean! Good work chaps. 👍🍻
Thanks Keith! It is a massive improvement so far…!
Wow that interior has come up really well.x
Thanks! It’s not bad at all given how long it has been sat!
That's an impressive transformation! Amazing what a bit of elbow grease can do.
Thankyou :)!! Makes it a bit nicer to be around.
I’m insanely jealous of this. I’m a 42 year old American and this is my dream car. Look up WEST Corvette Japan. Their C4 ZR-1s are absolutely legendary.
Multi-time Corvette owner here and ya'll are off to an excellent start! What a find in that ZR1.
Go guys!! Greetings from South Africa!! 😂You asked for it😂😂😂!! ❤❤❤
get the grillers on the bri and pull up a chair under the lapa
It is so satisfying to bring back a minging car to a more sanitary condition. Good luck with the remaining recommissioning.
Couldn't agree more, just a first clean to reduce the number of spores down a fraction!
@@Auto_Funk Will you drive it to Shetland and show it to the previous owner after all? I can hardly wait to see him cry with joy.
Good work guys 💪
Thank you 🙌
Can’t wait to see you guys get this car back to its former glory. The C4 was a proper poster car for me growing up, love them.
Thanks Tim! 🙌
Really interesting project on a very interesting car that deserves to be put right
Thanks, I reckon so too - I can’t wait to see this car finished and looking beautiful again (not to mention bringing all those lost ponies back into the stable 🐎 🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎)
New Subscriber from the Late Brake Show guys 👍👍
Welcome aboard! Thanks for the sub! 🙌☺️☺️
I'm not massively surprised that so much stuff worked - it's from the golden age of pre-can car electronics, where most things are properly sorted, simple switches and relays. 😊
I think 90s cars are peak cars too!
The Late Brake Show brought me here, and I'm staying for the ride! Nice job on the cleaning, looking good already :)
Good luck,, boys. 🤞
Jonny sent me. 😄
We might need it :)!! Thank you for the support!
Thanks guys. Quite refreshing to watch two normal guys bring a car back to life. Looking forward to the next episode.
Thanks Peter! Our videos will get better as we learn and grow too :) glad you are enjoying it so far!
Achieved a shed load. Great clean up.
Its a start and makes it much less grim to work with!
amazed how well it has come up
Thanks Mike! We were surprised as well!
Subbing this. ZR-1 is a very special car. Thanks Late Brake Show for pointing me here.
Thanks for the sub!🙌🙌☺️
The dirt protected the interior.. 😮😮😮
It might well have done to be fair! Protected it from the UV!
We reckon it was a combination of the dirt and that solar windshield, what do you think??
What a lovely car!
Thanks! We’re hoping it’s going to be beautiful when it’s completed 😃😃🙌
@@Auto_Funk No doubt it will be! Looking forward to see further episodes!
Great project to get involed in, and what a great start you have made. Looking forward to hearing that engine start up. Love the fact that it has Lotus links too
Thanks! Being brits we love the lotus connection as well!! 🤓
New subscriber here. Loving your work lads. Not a massive yank tank fan, but this is no ordinary car eh. And I do love a good project with good presenters. I’m gonna stray from the standard comments about the origin of my following, and give you huge props on the beats on your videos. Really nice. I’ll be watching and bobbing my head along from here in. Good luck with the vet. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
What a legend, thanks for the support!! It’s certainly not a typical yank tank which is part of its charm for me as well! Glad you like the tunes on the vids ! ☺️☺️
Excited to follow your progress... great job rescuing this King of the Hill.
Good work! Needs more taking apart I think. Loads of cracks and crevasses on these things.
Absolutely agree! The first clean was a quick job to get most of the loose stuff off it.. There will be a very thorough clean at some point later in the build (most likely once it’s running and driving!)
Great work
Thank you! Cheers!
Yes I am and will continue to watch the development of this car ❤
Well lads. That went remarkably well hey? A quality motor evidently. Looking forward to the next bit.
Ah man we are stoked!! Can’t wait to get cracking!! Thanks for watching!
Because of Jonny I noticed You both with Your ZR1. I will follow You on this journey.
hi here from J S looking in good luck nice car hope it runs ok can't wait have fun thank you
We hope it runs well too, hopefully we will find out soon!!🔥
Definitely, you need to get it uploaded mid week at the latest 👍👍
Those seats are so bloody comfortable looking, they remind me of the sierra cosworth leather Recaros as they have that really soft looking leather, now take out those seats and clean the car properly.😊
They're 100% coming out for a proper clean!
@@Auto_Funk. Good lad, I’ll be keeping my OCD eye on you guys to makes sure 👌 😳
Wow amazing guys looks like a diffrent corvette love it what Transformation guys 👍🏽👍🏽
Thanks so much Jeff! We appreciate the support!! 🙏
Watching from france , looking forward to following your progress 👍
Merci pour le subscription! 🙏☺️
Greetings from the United States. I love the work you are doing on this Corvette as I remember them when they were new. I worked at a Chevrolet dealership at the time.
I see it has the heated outside mirror option, the coating on the front windshield/windscreen suggests to me the car is optioned with the heated windshield/windscreen. This was a somewhat popular option in the northern states on certain Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac and Oldsmobile models.
The option codes for the car can be decoded for the option code or group that will confirm this.
Great to see this car being repaired back to roadworthy condition. Keep up the great work!👍
Interesting with the heated screen! One of the beauty of american cars imo is they are built to work in Death Valley or Minnesota!
Looks like you struck gold there fella’s 👍 The interior is coming up a treat and the electrics are in amazing order considering how long it’s sat in a farm yard! Looking forward to the next episode 😆
Not a bad start eh!! Gagging to get this old beauty running and driving properly again! Thanks so much for supporting us 🙌☺️
New subscriber here! Great project car and great likeable presenters! Can’t wait for the next episode
Thanks Craig!! We really appreciate you coming aboard! 👌😃
A steamer is great and all but it cannot break down certain types of deposits the way a general purpose cleaning agent can. Also it tends to blow dirt around while losening it.I would recommend getting a wet-vacuum aswell. It is imperative to kill off the funghi and get rid of the spores. The spores are what is dangerous inhaling. Great project and looking forward following it :)
Couldn't agree more, we are planning on a deep clean in the near future! This is just a first stage clean to make it a bit more pleasant to be around. It 100% needs a lot more.
@@Auto_Funk Great to see this is in the plan. I too came to comment about the need for the entire interior must be removed, carpet, seats, panels, and dash. Get into the HVAC piping and consider it a win the blower fan did not operate and blow who knows what in your face. There will be rodent nests and droppings as well as mold spores throughout every fiber of your ZR1. Do the car justice and go the extra mile with a fully proper decontamination. One last thing, use care when trying the steamer which can loosen the upholstery adhesives and ruin things like head liners and door trim panels (cards)
Arrived here from TLBS just as many others have. Looking forward to following the build. I listed after Corvettes, the ZR1 in particular, when I lived in the states. The seats look so comfortable and ready for a large American arse to rest upon them for a cross country trip from New York to Los Angeles.
They're surprisingly hugging and very plush!
Thats a great find, on 1990 through 1996 C4 Corvettes including the ZR1 you can bring up codes plus do all sorts of troubleshooting via the LCD screen on the dash, I can provide a link if you need it or just search Corvette Central c4-diagnostic-trouble-codes. Good Luck with your project. also I recommend getting the factory service manual with electrical supplement, you should be able to get this on cd or a hard copy.
I'm guessing since the battery has been off they'll be all sorts of codes at the moment! Thankfully Will had a full dealership service manual that we will be making good use of! They're really detailed!
@@Auto_Funk It's good that you have the dealer manual here in the US it's referred to as FSM or factory service manual, if you have trouble finding parts in the UK try contacting Mirrock Corvette in the US, Mike from Mirrock is one of the most knowledgeable people when it comes to C4 Corvettes.
Oh man, I'm in love with this thing.
Two fella's and their Zeeeee R1 😄
I've been looking up various sites in its homeland, trying to see
what sort of money they are going for.
Someday, if I'm lucky, I'd love to have one.
Very much looking forward to following this 'Vette's adventure back
to roadworthiness and adventures in the future....
Zeeeeee RRRRR one! 🔥🔥🔥 hard to value in England but we think this one justifies a t o TLC!
LBS sent me. 2 mates restoring a car = great content 👍
Thankyou :)!!
C4 seats are so much nicer than C5 seats.
A great start, a long way to go...😊👍
Another Late Brake Show visitor! I'd say starter solenoid, cables and contacts in that whole circuit, and potentially starter motor itself will be the issue. Voltage on the dash looks pretty low, and the dimming when turning the key suggests it's trying to fire the solenoid. Having recently had issues with an American V8 to resolve though, I'd suggest taking all the wires off the starter circuitry, clean the terminals etc and charge the battery completely, ideally even leave a booster on in case it's weak. These things have some compression and I believe have the big block starter, which is a fairly savage combination. Love the car though, enjoying your videos so far too. Really keen to see it shine, start, and do some hooning as intended. I think I saw it on ebay and was too chicken to bid, so I'll be annoyed if it doesn't need too much!
It's an American built car of course everything is going to work!
Good work boy's 💯
Thanks 🔥
Progress! ZR-1 had a wonderful voice. Better alert the neighbors before you light it off!
Ha!! The fruitier the better in my opinion! I can’t wait to hear this car running!!
@@Auto_Funk if you find a 1965 or so Plymouth or Dodge with a 426 Hemi, go for it. A neighbor had one. Glorious voice. Rumor had it US armed forces on NATO assignments brought some over. Jay Leno has one, of course.
Came here via the Late Brake show (which I''d never seen before last night!). Love what you're doing on this, always had a soft spot for old American stuff. Fascinated to see this restoration progress....
gotta have a staple injection of jonny smith and the late brake show regularly
It’s worth investing in a carpet / upholstery spot cleaner, it’s the only way to really remove dirt/mould from upholstery.
Also, there might be mould inside the door cards, so I would have removed them before cleaning.
Also also, get some plastic protectant spray for those plastic surfaces.
Thanks for the tips! The whole interior will be carefully stripped and every part of it will be deep cleaned! I’ve got a Bissell wet vac with lots of crevice attachments which I’ll use for the parts that are hard to reach! Thanks for the comment and suggestions 👍🏻👍🏻👌👌
Yeah, fantastic. Looking forward to the next video already 👍🏻
Enjoyed that guy's looking forward to watching you bring this beautiful Corvette C4 ZR-1 back to it's best thanks for the video 👍
Thanks Cosmos! We really appreciate the positivity and support 🙌🙌
Thanks, Jonny for introducing me to Auto Funk, I just Subscribed good luck with the engine guys.
Nice job guys, The ZR1 is cleaning up a treat 🙂
“People are gonna think that we’re BS’ing” 😂 love it!!
Subscribed!
😅😅😅 true though!
Wow, impressive! Almost all of the electronics work! Amazing car, well done.
Really surprised myself!! Unbelievable actually! And they reckon American cars are rubbish! Pah!
Here from LBS but I'm staying because I want to see you get this car back on the road again. But I see you have done another one so I will be watching those videos as well. Keep up the great work.
Good work on that interior already! Looking forward to seeing this spring back to life. Good work guys!
Great episode. Cleaning the yellow leather in my Z4 has been one of the most challenging jobs so far on its restoration.
Great work.
Never easy is it!! I’d recommend furniture clinic personally 👍🏻👍🏻
Nice start guys
Also enjoying the Funk part of AutoFunk, well done, nice differentiator
Good job to kick things off.
Last year I was looking at a ZR1 engine in France, very beautiful engine, unfortunately I have no use for it so I passed. I find it amazing to find this stuff in Europe, I don't know how many were imported but it can't be too many.
This will be a great project! Keep it coming lads.
Late brake show brought me here looking forward to the resto
It's always satisfying to see a mucky interior clean up well.
Great news on so many electronics still showing signs of life.
Amazing work on the interior. You must be buzzing on how it came out
Over the moon! Other than cleaning we're hopeful there isn't a lot to do in there and we can focus on the oily bits!
Great work guys on the interior! Relays are always a beast!.Anyways will be awaiting next video!!
That appears to be an actual Snap-on ratchet. Cool beans.
Top job Boys, keep them coming. What a Iconic car. Amazing👊
the ZR-1 is one tough bastard ,you will get it running in no time👍
The ratchet for the targa top looks like Snap On, without the logo.
It could well be, it feels very high quality.
Great viewing appreciate the 'funky' music roll on part3
Looking good so far. Would recommend getting that interior professionally deep cleaned to kill off the fungal spores. There's probably a lot of bio horrors lurking in the A/C and blower works too.
100% couldn't agree more. We are planning on taking the interior pretty much to bits, deep cleaning everything off the car and behind everywhere!
Looks amazing
Love it everything has a price 👌👌
Looking forward to the next episode.Fingers crossed you get the car started👍
Great job guys, Cheers from Canada!!!
When i saw the screwdriver left in the Engine bay I thought... Mark from Hills Motorsport must have been servicing this! 😂
Never heard of him but he sounds like my kind of guy!
Awesome guys you must be stoked!
Looking forward guys to seeing the transformation 👍🏽😎 Great job already !
Coming soon!😻😻🫡
Look forward to following the progress of this boys!
Looking forward to the progress!
My 1992 Corvette was the most reliable car I have owned.
What a car,great video looking forward to the next one
Me im here from the late show episode🎉🎉🎉🎉 cheers mate
Great work guys can't wait to watch the progress.
Looking good fellas! Cant wait to see you get it going.
This going to be an interesting ride. That car looks so good because we live in a work of identicars
You guys have a captive market right now. You'd be mad to wait 6 days before releasing this vid - assuming its finished
Once a week is fine chill out
@@cheeselouisesome are inpatient and want everything now lol
@@LFCsince93 well some are ungrateful and demanding, it is free content after all, you could always pay to be a Patreon member if they started that
Agree, work with what you've got there!!