[car_dude427]

Okay so though my father gave me the coolest car on the face of the planet, he also gave me something thats bin worked on by people who think they knew what they were doing and alot of stuff that you need to be able to drive doesnt work. The critical ones being the Lack of Speedo/tach/odometer, turn signals, horn, window switches, and wipers. So I'll try and give you guys my ideas as to what could be wrong and see if im close.

The Odometer/Speedo/Tach do not work. This leads me to believe that its something they all have in common. The gauges in the center console all work (oil press, temp, Battery, and whatever the other one is lol). Do the speedo/tach/odometer need electric current to move? and if so are they all on the same fuse or something?

Turn Signals I beleive are the result of a problem in the indicator switch in the column, is there a way to verify this?

The horn i know what caused this... a friend with over zealousness in replacing my ignition cylinder:spanked: (leads me to believe that his replacement of it has caused my turn signals to go kaput)

The Window switches are missing. Period end of sentence:WTF. My father in his infinite wisdom tore apart the interior and left nothing in place. so I need to know what interior parts are missing over the transmission tunnel( I have nothing there... just the shifter) So I have no idea what its supposed to look like in its entirety.

The wipers dont work. I move the switch and nothing happens. I know that the wiper door was actuated by vacuum but that is long gone(well its in my basement) and isnt needed with the L88 Long hood. Are the wipers themselves activated on vacuum or are they electric and have been disconnected like so many other things in this car.

HVAC also doesnt work but that isnt as big of a deal.

The reason Im asking this because to me this stuff is priority because if one of these aspects is missing on a roadside inspection I'll be up the creek. Sorry for asking so much in one post but I figure that some of these could be related.

Thanks for any and all help in advance

-tom

 

[car_dude427]

What the previous shade tree mechanics did or did not know is not important.
reference books.

Its not that a shade tree mechanic worked on my car, its WHAT the shade tree mechanic did to my car:thud:. The one who ripped apart the interior was literally a crackhead who ended stealing a lot of stuff from my family including the speakers that were in the Corvette :spanked:. Its a matter of fixing what he broke, which is mainly from what i can tell, wiring... it wasnt my favorite class in college either.

Right now I have the old haynes manual, 1966-1982 Corvette shop manual by motorbooks and a chevrolet service manual for 1977 Vette's,chevelles,camaros,nova's and monte carlo's. I will definately pickup the literature you prescribed, because you can never have to much knowledge. I also have a binder which has a bunch of corvette info in it( a lot of exploded part views but no info).

So you know Im not a complete fool when it comes to mechanics, I trained in it even co-ped @ ford and BMW but counldnt find a job when the big three took a dive.