Hello Fellow Corvette Lovers,
Recently, I obtained my dream car: a 1973 Corvette Stingray. The brake calipers needed to be replaced, and I was up to the challenge. At first I thought it was only the driver side front, but soon after we (me my older brother and my father) realized all four needed to be replaced after a short drive following the first caliper replacement. To make a potentially long story short, we replaced them all, then when we tested them, they gave out and the beautiful thing went into the front cement wall of my dad's garage and cracked the front bumper. With my heart broken and both my feet busy kicking myself I started searching around online for replacements, as the general consensus is that it's a little too far gone to repair. Does anyone know a reliable, secure website where I could get a good price for a good quality bumper? The website i found is corvettepartsworldwide.com, has anyone had any experience with them before? I would greatly appreciate any and all comments regarding my heartbreaking predicament.

Another quick question; the Hideaway headlights won't pop up, though they try. Any ideas where to start there?

Thanks from the Embarrassed Newbie

 

Welcome to CFs.

I go to ecklers.com for most my parts.

Check hoses that go to your headlight doors, you may have some leaks.

 

Thanks for replying!
Sorry it took so long for mine; I'm getting pretty busy. Ecklers and Zip-Corvette seem to be the most popular websites for Corvette parts. Are the TruFlex bumpers really better than others, or is that a false claim?

I'll check that out as soon as I get it back on the lift.

Thanks again,
Dr. Squishy

 

Here's a quick update, I bled all the brakes again, and the brake pedal is worlds better than where it was before, it doesn't go to the floor any longer. The new trouble is, three of the brakes work great, but one still isn't up to par, even after bleeding it three times using a brake vacuum coupled with pumping the brake. I'm going to borrow a pressure bleeder from a friend, and try that soon, but does anyone know if I'm barking up the wrong tree?
Thanks

 

I used to use vacuum bleeding 'til I realized that I was sucking air past the seals on the pistons.

Made my own pressure bleeder by putting an air line fitting on a master cylinder cover. Be careful as you only need 4 or 5 psi to do the job.

When my factory bumper turned brittle as glass and literally started to disintegrate in the garage, I thought about Tru-Flex but the "some trim to fit" note scared me of, so got a NOS from my dealer.