Actual Corvette update: As it turns out, we’re extremely lucky that the carburetor was busted and we broke down and had to tow it over 100 miles. Not only was it leaking brake fluid, the brake rotors are trashed—we knew neither of those things when we attempted to drive it home—so it was super dangerous to take it on the highway.
@lemontart that's totally messed up. Loss of hydraulic pressure and worn components = singing nearer my god to thee as my dad would joke. Did you just buy this vehicle?
@MidnightRider yeah, it’s a 79 C3 and we knew it had problems but not that it was literally unsafe to try to drive! The only symptom we experienced as far as the brakes before it broke down due to other issues was that they felt very soft. Once we put in more fluid and tested it, the brakes started to make terrible grinding sounds.
@lemontart My brother has a C-3 cool car, hopefully your cost to sort it a bit wont be too awful.