My Flood Damaged Corvette just got A LOT more Expensive... 

Do you think it's normal that essential parts are missing from auction cars? Thank you for following the Corvette series... we WILL get her running again! If you enjoyed, subscribe so you don't miss the next episode! You all ROOOOCKK!!! 🤘🤘🤘

I like how he said subscribe so you don’t miss the next episode six months later

I might be stupid but I think it should be illegal to sell a car, even at auction without listing all missing parts. Absolutely nothing to protect the buyer from getting totally fleeced. Stay strong Micheal. It looks like a lot of work, but it'll worth it when its done! I just love to watch you fix old quads and bring them back to life. Your attention to detail is astounding. Once done this corvette will be car show ready, i have no doubt.

This Corvette is starting to give ME anxiety! LOL

thats fucking dirty man... props to you for not giving up though. im here for the adventure.

You got this man keep up with the hard work

Had a feeling you were going to come across this with all the computer modules either damaged or missing when you first bought this car. My day job is an auto damage appraiser for a large insurance company and a co-worker of mine had made the mistake a few years ago of writing to repair a flooded vehicle instead of just totaling it and it turned into an absolute nightmare. Every single module was needing to be replaced plus be reprogrammed by the dealership , it was a very similar situation to yours. One more thing, I'm sure you figured on doing this already but make sure you flush out the transmission fluid and the rear diff fluid before you drive this thing at some point when you get it all up and running.

Absolute piss take that they have removed all them modules! Gutted for you mate 😢, but we all know you will get it sorted better then new! , keep up the great work 🤙👌🤙

Absolutely love the sarcasm!! The fact that you say stuff with such a straight face, just makes the videos!!!

Dude .... I am at a loss for words. .. corvettes are built to be driven. Not entirely disassembled... I just don't understand how you haven't lost your mind and just set fire to it. I would. That will fix the damp carpets. I admire your determination..

Mike not getting discouraged through all of this is insane to me, I would've given up nearly immediately 😂 can't wait to see this done!

For the effort and quality that you put in every single video you deserve to have milions of subscribers and one day you will. Just know that we apreciate your efforts and that you make our lives better, one video at a time. Keep it strong man we got you 🤘🤘 Love from Portugal 🇵🇹

I'm loving watching the Corvette series. You're doing a great job not getting overwhelmed and tackling each issue one at a time. Before you know it, things will start coming together. Looking forward to the day you take us for a ride. 👍

That sucks that all the modules are missing but it looks like you lucked out in the long run. You are a braver man than I tearing this car apart like you are, I don't think I could do it but glad you are saving this car. You need a bigger garage for this car and the Tri-z.

Another great one from Sabo!! Your passion for what you do and attention to detail is the best. The sarcasm, humor, as well as the frustration are so obviously genuine, it really puts us all right there with you. The letter at the end was really cool. You make them, we'll keep watching!! P.S. " SHOCKER " 😂Perfect! ✌🤘

FYI: for future purchases, on COPART, IAA you should only buy cars that are being sold from a insurance company. But you probably know that now. I would suggest trying to find a really hammered wreck / Copart / IAA to use as a parts car (from a insurance company). You can use the VIN numbers to confirm the parts will work in your car.

No doubt a major project and at times I see your frustration but you have the drive and ability to bring this Corvette back to life. Being an old guy, I see you set the standard for our young people, keep on trucking, I know you will be successful with this car…

Keep working on the car man! Love it!

Im loving this corvette adventure man! I picked up an 85 c4 two days ago. Instead of water damage it has a LOT of rat damage from sitting in a shop for 16 years! A wiring nightmare, I call it the ratmobile lol.

*_Indeed one thing at a time, otherwise you will always feel like you are in over your head with this one!_*

How is it going with the Corvette? I am curious what you have done until today.

That's awesome seeing your pops helping in the video. Let's see more of pops in future videos🤘

I love it! “Just like a brand new car you have to take everything apart to make sure it works!”. Sorry Mike but I am looking forward to seeing you do your magic on this bigger than normal project. Slainte, DC🍀

This is the only channel that the red line goes all the way across under each and every video! Ive watched them all! Some many many times!

The number of missing modules is incredible! Credit to you for not giving up. You really must pull the dash, though, and thoroughly inspect all wiring and clean every single connector. And that will allow you to also fix any hidden rusty fasteners or brackets. It that was my car, I would basically take it right down to a bare shell, and then put it back together, inspecting and cleaning everything. Really enjoying this series!

I think your right on the money with the salvage company bagging all the computer units

Seeing you read that fan mail was heartwarming brother. Taking time to acknowledge and show the youth the way is what it’s all about!

Mike, I dig this car repair. I'm an automotive enthusiast and have done quite a bit of repairs, chassis work and engine work. It is addicting once you get started, and expensive as you pretty much know already, but once you pass the finish line and fire the car up on the first drive, it will be worth it. Keep a clear mind and push through

At this point, it might be worthwhile to look for a smashed up donor car for interior pieces, etc. Love the content 👌

Break clean and a brush with continuity spray should work great with all the connectors and modules

Dear Michael: I absolutely LOVE the Corvette videos! I look forward to them as I can't tell you enough how much I love them. I find them better then most of the stuff on TV. Im sitting here eating homemade Italian beef sandwiches watching this video if that tells you anything! Love you, love the Corvette videos. Good luck and God bless from Phoenix.

I like that he said his honest opinion if the car or truck is this bad it’s not worth it so sight unseen be careful

Your enthusiasm and positive attitude moving forward with this project regardless of the issues that keep coming up is super commendable, bummer they’ve stripped important bits and pieces out of it but scumbags will be scumbags . Good luck with it but I’m positive with your attitude and enthusiasm you’re going to breeze through it once you know exactly what you’re in for. Might be worth hitting up a lawyer and seeing if the auction yard can compensate for it allz

We appreciate the time and effort your putting into this. It's fascinating to see what is involved in a flood damaged car. It's pretty shitty that they stripped the modules, but some of them were probably bad anyway. Great video. Your dad is a hoot!

Love when papa comes and help!!!

Love seeing pops being a trooper and getting involved for the cause. Good luck brother ❤

I got a friend here in BG KY that works at the Corvette assembly plant and he actually assembles the driver's door before it goes on the car he puts the glass window motor and regulator and speakers and all the wiring in the door and door panel and i don't think there's that much mud in the doors he installs lol but I know ull get it all looking brand new just like the ones he assembles every day of the week. Keep up the good work and if it gets too frustrating just walk away from it before you break something in ur frustration and cost urself more money than ur already going to have to spend to get it back on the road and this seems like a project that could take you a year or more to get it back on the road and make it like new or as good as new as possible but just take ur time and do it as good as you do all your other builds cause u do absolutely top notch work on the quads no doubt so keep up the good work and take ur time and do everything to ur quality standards

I love the attitude of just ripping into it to learn about the car and enjoy the build. Obviously there’s a financial impact no matter but it’s cool to see you just enjoying the process and learning the Corvette instead of focusing on flipping it and stuff.

Honestly probably a blessing they took all the modules. Probably very little percentage that all of them were good and now you can start with all fresh stuff and not be chasing problems

Love your attitude towards doing all this work to the C7; lots and lots of work ahead!!!!

Your doing a great job keep up the good work

Your doing great mike you got this brother, it’s cool to see your dad out there with ya working on it. I always love doing projects with my dad.

Loving this series. Keep it up.

That ebay listing is crazy awesome, good find

First rule in buying used vehicles: NEVER EVER EVER EVERRRR buy a flooded vehicle. EVER NEVER EVER EVER!!! okay pumpkin:)? However, after watching many of your wonderful videos… I have full faith that Michael Sabo can restore it as he has arduously and meticulously restored many projects (ATV’s, dirt bikes, etc) from absolute death to better than new condition. Good luck man, I don’t envy you but I will be watching and rooting you on:)!!! Cheers.

Oh man. This is my worst fear with salvage auction cars. You have broad shoulders not just dumping the car at this point. Keep grinding! Great content.

When I say your videos are so clear and loud I love it

I am really enjoying this series. Excellent content. Learning right along with you. It's nice to see how it all works etc.

This is certainly going to be a very expensive lesson for you Bro. I am thrilled to see that you are determined to fix it though. I can guarantee you will learn much from this and will look much closer at auction vehicles in the next round! Keep up the great content Michael. your skill set is growing exponentially.

Mike Great Video tonight!! No way I would mod the car much cause this is gonna be full of surprises for the budget. Maybe Headers, piston rings and a piston for that bad cylinder. Replace them speakers too. They were all wet. eBay for stock replacements or do a full system. Awesome content man!!

dont let the weather or anything else bring you down keep going forward like you do so far....ps i dont even like quads but i really enjoy you and your work ethic thats why im still here and most def u got me hooked with the corvette series.... ❤💪🔧

We need more of ur dad he seems so nice love farther son videos ❤❤

Michael, you are my favorite RU-vid channel. I actually am buying another C6 currently. My last one I did the cold air intake, ported throttle body, Kooks headers with Xpipe, Corsa sport exhaust and a really good dyno tune. That setup sounded so good. Perfect for just casual driving and bothering anyone to just a full out screaming beast at full throttle. Strongly suggest doing it I promise you will not regret it and not terribly expensive especially since you could do most work. That exhaust setup I researched forever and knew going in was a great sounding combination.

Omg!!!! You are one patient man. I can’t believe what a nightmare this is turning in to. I genuinely feel for you. Really sucks but I do appreciate you sharing this experience with us. Good luck…… 🤞

It is a blessing in disguise, parts that were underwater are sure to be holding water still. Then future troubles will start showing up. Better to replace every component

Best content on RU-vid to date. Nobody has better videos and builds

I’m enjoying this series, can’t wait to see the finished product!

When i work on stuff in my driveway i put concrete patio blocks under the jack stands. That stops them from digging in

Best series on youtube right now

Kudos for sticking with it, but if it were me I’d be parting that thing out on eBay and trying to get my money back 😂

I've got faith in you mike! You do great work and im excited to see you take on this vette! Its allot and a slow tedious project but i know you'll get this done one way or another. I like to see a full breakdown and transformation. I've watched goonzquad for years and them guys probably could answer or help you if you run into something just throwing that out there for ya. Goodluck bro you got this!!

You are a very brave and patient man for taking this project on. I’m too old now but wouldn’t want to take this on in my prime. Good luck!!! Subscribed, and I really enjoy watching your videos. 🏎️

Im presently watching and hoping i can see all of this episode in one sitting due to the present lightening storm over us here in no arizona. Very glad to see more on SHOCKER . Great finds on the missing pieces and i hope they all work to your satisfaction. Its intresting watching and listening to you talk about quality and your never surrender attitude . Its really commendable the way you handle yourself. So if i could i would install a bultaco for you here 👉 👍👍👈. Always looking forward to a video sir. Young buck. 😂😂👍✌️

Exactly it’s going to be way better than new and you can put your brand on it

I think your assumption of the Vette it’s missing Module’s and its prior owner sounds about right. I am looking forward to future episodes, you do such phenomenal work, and it’s awesome when Dads in your vids✌🏼

I thought I was the only one who loved door paneling! Man it’s such fun lol 😂

My first watch of your channel was this corvette (fish) . But im looking at your other projects and you have some interesting things like the 3 wheeler and that quad. I am still at a loss with this drowned car... you have a cool disposition ... when the rest of us would be losing our minds you just seem to take it all in your stride. Commendable.

Great video of the corvette, just a thought looking at the specs of the car the 6.2 v8 is 460hp @6000 rpm and 465lb ft torque @ 4600rpm 0 to 60 in 3.6 seconds stock. basically with a cold air intake and a good exhaust you will probably be close to your 500 hp was curious if you have seen a c7 grand sport ? might be an idea for mods thank for the work your putting in this project enjoying this series

Awesome series you have going with this car. Thank you it is enjoyable to watch

Loving the series, Mike. Cool to see your pops involved in the videos as well. Sucks about them keeping all the modules. Pretty scumbag move. The good thing about getting all new modules is that you know they should be good and weren't flood damaged. Water damaged electronics is the worst, and even worse to diagnose.

Never buy a Copart or any other auction vehicle without an in depth in person review. I learned the hard way.

Hi Mike, Those rusty metal pieces behind the door card and under the console etc, just give them a sandblast (or rust converter treatment) and paint, no need for zinc or powder coat, they’re rusty because they were just bare raw steel from the factory. Straight up I googled rear electrical compartment when you showed the missing modules and I thought “Bose amp 🤔” which looks like an option as some pics I found didn’t have the sub. You’ll get there 👍🏻👍🏻 I’m very jealous of this car. The C8 is the first Corvette available in Australia with a two year wait and over 200k price. I have a 1979 C3 down here

Well man it took me a while to get to be able to watch it but I'm finally here. Been a crazy week, finally moved into college so having this video to help relieve some stress helps so much so thank you Mike. Love the video. Keep it up

I must say I envy your enthusiasm regarding this build - I would've parted out the car and got even with the purchase price. It looks like a huge project, but it's definitely good content if you get it running without codes and engine problems! I'be been watching this series from day one and I'm really looking forward to see how it turns out. Good luck!

Mike, enjoy these moments with your dad.. You got this project, it's all about the journey.. Dude, what a journey tho.. Good Luck!

You know it's a good day when Michael Sabo posts a video!

Did the exact same rebuidl on a 2016 Chevrolet sivlerado. took every computer out (module) and replaced and had the local GM dealer reprogram to synch with the truck. Sucks that it cannot be just a plug and play thing. All modules need to be programmed, but can be purchased at a cheaper price online if you want to go that route. Its brutal though.

All of the modules and computer equipment would have sold for pretty good money during Covid because the computer chips and everything were hard to get even if the stuff needed to be refurbished most of it still would have been good

Love opening up RU-vid to the best creator out there

Nice change of pace, hope we do not loose the quad content in the future though!

When you go to put all them connectors back us nyk-77 compound it’ll help and protect them better than regular dielectric grease

BRO!! If I were in your shoes I'd find another car that is smashed up and use this one as a parts car. I applaud what you are doing and I will watch to the end. I can't wait to see what you do! Also you have a Beautiful house and property....I can't understand that you have a Huge garage like that and you are working outside on the car.....lol Anyway Man keep yer head up, and pumping the videos out, and good luck man!

Can`t wait to see this car flying down the street - and your face while doing it. Keep it up, from previous experience watching your vids, I know you will make this 100%

Man, I once did a complete build up of a 93 rx7, with a 1JZ swap. It was a pain, so many hours of work 😭

Was wondering where u were. Hang in there mate you got this. ❤ from Australia

@MichaelSabo with the condition of all the electrical stuff I think the best bet would be to just send it and make it a race car roll cage minimal electrical and big power

Full restore. Might as well do a Sabo mod on this bad boy

It's a lot of work, but you'll smash it, Mike

Yes some disappointing surprises. But honestly you been here before. Most part body and dash etc is sweet. As a fan I really hope u go all out on this. Know ur gonna do it right. Love seeing ur Dad's enthusiasm for the car. Great content. Get in shop/garage. 650ish hp. Go thru and treat just like all your other projects. Upgrades? Hell yes! Great vid as usual. 👍

Oh nevermind, you just mentioned it. I'll keep watching the video 😄

i say bring it back with a bang. be a great restoration story. so yes from me me for all engine upgrades lol

@MichaelSabo where is the next video???? Loving this playlist, need the next one you are doing a great job!

Everything will be ok Michael! You got skills restoring things and the corvette is going to be amazing when it's done.. better then Chevrolet did

Hey Michael. When the car is dissasembled like this , hire a dry ice blaster. Then you can blast the interior and engine without ruining any electrical components. It will remove the rust on the inside and all that dirt and debris. It will save you loads of time and it will be spotless, just like your rebuilds.

Gday Mike, I wondered about the ECU when seeing that the right front fender was loose in the earlier vid. I look at it positively this way. They have done you a favour as you now have to replace all those modules which were seriously either stuffed anyway or would have wasted so much of your time in the future with problematic intermittent issues. I’d also really consider buying an entire loom which shouldn’t be too expensive. You will have corrosion and shorts in some of the plugs. Again that will waste a lot of future time. Another thing to consider is a flood car holds moisture (if not cleaned/dried immediately) for a long time. The car heats and cools and the moisture evaporates, rises and then condenses on things like the circuit boards behind the gauges etc. If you get that it’s usually easy enough to clean up with contact cleaner and a small soft brass board brush. I mention about the moisture travelling over time as it can cause issues with the connections in areas well above the flood line, so don’t just expect them to be good if fault finding. That’s an awesome deal on the modules. I was going to suggest buying a frame/roof damaged same model car for all the modules, loom etc, but you are killing it on great part deals! I’d say that’s what the previous company were waiting on, a good deal on a parts car. Then thought better to make it look clean and move it on. I wouldn’t suggest to someone to do this to end up with a cheap car. But definitely an excellent content creator. Best of all other people learn so much from this kind of stuff. As I always say “If it was easy, everyone would be doing it”. Totally unrelated, just picked up my brand new WR250F a couple of days ago. (You can road licence them here) A ride in the country here is way better than any gym work out. Man, I’ve been smiling for days now! 😁 I bought it with profits from flipping earth moving equipement by buying/repairing/selling. All the very best with the build. Cheers, Nigel 👍👍🍻

I absolutely love your videos man! And im all in to follow you to the end of this one! Keep it strong! And i will be waiting here from sweden for the next one!

Great CONTENT in how to Not buy a corvette from auction. Literally. Plenty of watch time coming in from this series of videos. Great lessons to teach people that for most this is not something they want any part of.

Tech tip for jack stands find like a cobalt rotor that your jack stand can go over but sits on the flat of rotor makes jack stands 10x better

Looking at the water damaged parts and missing modules, puts a tear in my eyes. I'd agree that it'll cost a lot more.

awesome fix all the problems