C3 Fiber Optic Boots and Ferrules
Zip now offers 1968-1971 Corvette Fiber Optic Boots and Ferrules that will repair your Corvette’s factory headlight or rear tail light harness.
Often, the end of the fiber optics ferrules are broken and the ferrule is gone. The quick fix for many is to glue, tape or adhere the fiber optic harness into the lens, however this impairs the fiberoptics and won’t allow the light to travel through the optic, in turn not allowing the display on your console to work correctly.
Coupled with our Corvette Fiber Optics Repair Kit, you can completely repair your Corvette’s original harness and install factory ferrule ends and boots for a correct installation.
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Corvette Air Condition Systems
When purchasing a Vintage Air Gen IV Air Condition System for your C1, C2 or C3 Corvette, you are getting a system that is guaranteed to cool your vehicle’s interior as if it were factory installed.
Vintage Air has been in the performance air condition cooling field since 1976 and is an industry leader for many makes and models, including Corvette.
Complete Corvette Air Condition Systems include evaporator kit plus condenser and drier package. Air conditioning, heating and defrost combination designed specifically for your Corvette. Factory air condition control assembly in your console connects to and controls this unit. Designed to mount to existing holes in your dash and firewall without drilling or fabrication. Evaporator kit comes complete with all the Corvette Parts you’ll need to complete the installation including the mounting brackets, hardware, louvers, duct hose, wiring harness and installation instructions.
Corvette Vintage Air Gen IV AC System Features:
- Fully electronic operation – no cables or vacuum controls
- Individual Rotary Electronic Controls for electronic operation
- Micro-processor controlled coil temperature monitor. No capillary tube to install
- Separate high-capacity heat and cooling coils
- Blend air door for instant temperature adjustment
- Steel firewall cover plate
- All Gen IV systems allow for optional smooth firewall configuration
- Positive shut off solenoid operated heater control valve in max A/C
Note: 1968-1976 Corvette Gen-IV SureFit Systems adapt to original “Thumb Wheel” type controls.
C3 Corvette Headlight Rebuild Kit
Give your C3 headlights a mechanical advantage with this 1968-1982 Corvette Headlight Rebuild Kit! Often times, the Corvette Headlight Vacuum System has to work extra hard to compensate for worn out springs or broken bushings. This rebuild kit from Zip Corvette replaces the common components that affect your Corvette’s mechanical ability to raise and lower.
Kit includes two headlight bearings, two link assembly bushings (kidney bean), one hex bolt bushing, one clevis bushing, 4 headlight door & housing springs and two actuator link bushings; one for rear and one to be cut shorter for front link where springs hook. You will need one kit for each headlight.
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1968-1982 Corvette Radiator Hoses
Need new upper or lower radiator hoses for your 1968-1982 C3 Corvette, but concerned about the quality of the Corvette Parts you would receive from your local auto store? Then look no further than Zip. We offer exact reproduction radiator hoses for all C3 Vettes. With the GM numbers stamped on the hoses, pre-bent to your application and the original support springs on the inside of the hose, you won’t find a more correct piece. Big block or small block, manual or automatic and every option in-between, Zip has the correct Corvette Radiator Hoses to get the job done right!
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1969-1974 Corvette Reproduction Jack for C3
Finally! A correct Reproduction Jack for 1969-1974 C3 Corvettes. For years, the only thing available for your younger C3 was GM’s replacement jack for the 1975-1982 models. But that jack had a larger footprint and did not fit into the 1969-1974 as well as the original. Using Corvette Parts that are not designed specifically for your car can cause unnecessary headaches – and make the job last longer than needed. This new reproduction jack will fit correctly – and easily – and will look great. Plus, it doesn’t come with the GM pricetag, making this correct reproduction easier on the wallet too.
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1963-1982 U-Joint Removal Tool
Repairing your half shafts by replacing your U-joints has never been easier, thanks to Zip Corvette’s Driveshaft/Half Shaft U-Joint Removal Tool.
This handy tool simplifies the tricky job of pressing out the U-joint caps in both the half shaft and the U-joints by providing a solid receiver cup and bearing cap plug for use with a bench vise or shop press. No more trying to find the proper size sockets and risk damaging those sockets, yokes or flanges while pressing out the U-joint caps.
This tool is also a slide hammer with a trick up its sleeve. The slide hammer attaches to the U-joint cap while it is partially out of the yoke and allows you to quickly and easily pop it completely out. By using the proper tools for the job, you minimize the chance of damaging the yokes and flanges, you shorten the time spent in the garage and you get your Corvette back out on the road – where it belongs!
Read our instructions describing how to use the 1963-1982 Corvette Driveshaft/Half Shaft U-Joint Removal Tool for C2, C3 Corvettes. We also have step by step instructions that show you how to replace your Corvettes Differential Half Shaft U-Joint, at CorvetteMagazine.com.
3-Port Washer Pump
In the past, Corvette restorers in need of Windshield Washer Pumps for 1968-1974 C3 Corvettes have been mostly out of luck. New, correct reproductions of these units have not been available for many years, and good originals were few and far between. Until now.
5-Port Washer Pump
Zip Corvette now carries the Windshield Washer Pumps you need to complete your Corvette restoration to NCRS or Bloomington Gold standards. The 1968-1969/1972-1974 Corvette 3-Port Windshield Washer Pump is a correct reproduction 5-port washer pump with a white valve that was originally used on 1968-1969 and 1972-1974 Corvettes. This pump is reproduced in correct color with original style barrel connectors.
Anti-Drip Solenoid
The 1970-1971 Corvette 5-Port Windshield Washer Pump is a correct reproduction 5-port washer pump with a white valve that was originally used on 1970-1971 Corvettes. This pump is also reproduced in correct color with original style barrel connectors.
The 1969 Corvette Windshield Washer Pump Anti-Drip Soleniod mounts on the 1969 washer pump for the headlight washer system.
Even if you’re not looking for judging points, these Corvette Parts are important for the most authentic restoration possible.
68-82 Spec Guide
Perfect for carrying when looking at any Corvette, the NCRS Corvette Specifications Guides have just been updated with all the latest and correct information for every specific Corvette year. Through years of research, the NCRS has compiled all the information you need for verifying the originality of a solid axle or mid-year Corvette and packaged it to fit in your pocket!
53-67 Spec Guide
The Corvette Specifications Guides cover 29 sections including: Production Totals, Body & Trim Combinations, Engine Combinations, Casting #’s (engine, trans, rear end, intake, cylinder heads, carburetors, generators & alternators, wiper motors, radiators, ignition coils and distributors, etc.), VIN #’s and Ranges, Build Date Codes, LOF Glass Date Codes, Circuit Breaker & Fuse Data, Paint Colors and much more.
The NCRS is the SOURCE for Corvette information. If you are considering a Corvette for purchase, these pocket guides will serve as a valuable resource - ensuring that you know exactly what you are buying. The guides are pocket size (4 1/4 x 5 1/2).
Corvette Convertible Rear Deck Vent Drain Tubes
Zip has 1968-1970 Corvette Reproduction Molded Drain Tubes that are needed for connecting the rear deck vent (astro-vent housing) to the side fender of 1968-1970 Corvette convertibles. These drain tubes are correct as originally installed on 1968-1970 Corvettes.
1979-1982 Corvette T-Top Molding
Zip has new reproduction front trim moldings for 1979-1982 Corvettes equipped with fiberglass painted t-tops. These t-top trim moldings include rubber sealing strips and install just as the original 1979-1982 t-top moldings attached.