Always loved the c5’s. Super jealous.

 

Agree with above

 

Looking good! Congrats on the repair.

 

Don't be too jealous yet

there's an oil leak I think might be rear main

there's an AC leak on the brand new OEM condenser and high pressure line connection. I think I can fix it with welding

perpetual leak on the passenger long tube to x-pipe

PS and coolant both had leaks I think were fixed by tightening clamps

it's been a mission. Lots of little **** happening that's frustrating me

 

Ton of torque tube/ throw out bearing noise too. Ultra irritating because I measured the TOB spacing and rebuilt the torque tube while this thing was apart for 3yrs

 

Coolant leak and PS leak seem to be fixed via tightening clamps more

Exhaust leak is going to get wrapped in copper foil and reclamped. Hoping the conformal foil will help the band clamp seal

AC leak is a failed braze joint. Going to sweat that fitting off, clean off the braze and weld it up. Because #welderlife. Not going to deal with the return and BS of that hassle. Can fix it in the same time I'd probably need to write the return info up

RE;oil leak and TOB noise- if the leak is the rear main (its not the oil pressure sender) then its just gonna stay like that for a while. When I pull the trans/torque tube to remove clutch to do the leak, I will also fix the TOB noise. If I rest my foot on the clutch pedal at idle, its silent- so thats my fix for now. This car will get driven 5-7k yr at most, so I am not too worried. But they won't be easy miles. Maybe I should be worried lol

 

Won't the rear main seal leak eventually quiet the throw out bearing by lubricating it? And help your clutch slip by soaking the plates in oil? You have to look at the positive side of having a leak.
And is your condenser steel? Or did they use alumaloy to braze it?

 

I actually don't know what it's brazed with, it's a black color braze though. Maybe epoxy?

condenser is aluminum

 

I had to look at my aftermarket aluminum condenser last evening. Duh, of course it's brazed. How else could they join those tiny tubes to the headers. They must furnace braze everything at once.
I'm interested in how you go about repairing yours.

 

Real-time repair, condenser is out. Here is the leaking POS