jack_sparrow

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Sorry i haven't replied in a while. I've been super busy. To first answer some questions, the most prominant one was taht my car wasn't built just by me. It was, i have a spreqadsheet of everything that has been in installed or bought. Everything. If it wasn't so large, i would post it. It cost me $14,973. The alternator is a Powermaster 140 amp alternator. The pulley's are March underdirves, i got them for christmas 2 years ago. The seats are Euro Lights, and i got the pair on eBay for 175 dollars plus 125 to ship.

If i missed any other questions, post them again.

Brett

CaysE

It was or wasn't built by you? You just said both things in the same post.

Scania

Amazing car you got. :hail:

jack_sparrow

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I biult the car wit hmy dad, he gave me 7K and i payed for the rest.

89RSfastbah

I knew I wasn't that disconnected. 7k from dad was a good start for this project. The other 7k?? I dunno but Jack must've been working part time from the age of 13. Regardless, the car looks excellent. I wish my engine looked that good.

okfoz

The way I look at it, he has a Camaro , it could have been a mustang , but IMO he should have done a Formula ... Ok I am biased :shrug:...

Hey! where and how he got the money is none of my concern, nor anyone elses for that matter. My first car was purchased by my father, and I still have it. Without his investment I would have never gotten into cars at all... I think I am better off all the way around ..

John

JMD83

I agree!

rocluvr0013

ok just so everyone understands in the second line he said to 1st answer some questions the most prominant one (question) was that my car wasnt just built by me .... he was saying that someone had asked this and that he did in fact build the car ... read it again itll make sense

rocluvr0013

Jack thats awesome, i have so much respect for you... Unfortunately the voted 'coolest' car my graduating year (2004) was owned by the rich bastard whos daddy just payed for everything (although he had good taste it was a 2000 z28) and my car just didnt stack up on my grocery store wages... thats not to say i didnt put every second of my time into my 3rd gen in highschool.... sorry reminiscing... the absolute coolest thing about that car is that you built it and its all yours good for you man keep 'hot rodding' alive now go take that beast out and show the kids in the new cars what a real car is made of

JetSet96

Hey, Guy's

I'm just a Freshman, and my dad bought my sweet 90 RS for me, for my 15th birthday. I work for my Dad, he does'nt pay me in a paycheck but keeps track of the time I work. Then I have a list off mods that I want done, and when He says I have enough time in he lets me get the mod. So I do pay for my own toys to. This is my first car, and for it to be a thirdgen is sweet. That is one sweet Maro Jack_Sparrow. My dad is teaching me alot about cars, and I plan on doing most of the work on my RS, along with my dad. Third Gen's Rule

anymethod

$15,000 is a lot of money. How much was it to get the actual car? My car was $850 and I spent maybe $1500 in mods and did all the work with my buddy and his dad. If I had another $12,000 to work with my car would be scrumptrulescent just like yours.

~Matt

92RS3.1L

I paid for my car. I paid for the repairs, insurance, mods, and restoration. I have little to no respect to those kids at my old high school that got their cars from their parents (which there were a LOT of), so Jack Sparrow, and everyone else who did everything for their car themselves, hats off to you. We all put a lot of time, money, and heart into our cars, and we can have something those spoiled kids don't have...pride. Keep up the good work guys.

Z28cross-fire

i'd just like to point out that i am also a sophomore in highschool, and got a project cross-fire camaro for my 16th birthday, i feel like i'm 7 again! and i got my license.....just need insurance now....

jack_sparrow

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It cost $1000 for both cars, so $500 a pop. I would definantly have to say that my car is on top at my school. I am actually starting a car club at the school as we speak. Hey Z28 crossfire and everyone else take your time sanding! I did 2 straight weeks of 10 hr days sanding to get it to look this way. Just a heads up.


Brett

rocluvr0013

LOL if i had had 15000 to spend on my car... i dont think i would have put any money into it cosmetically...
hehehe twin turbo 496 would definetely be the way i would go with that one... i never put a dime into how it looked b/c the interior and paint was in great shape when i bought it so everything was suspension and engine work....but its all gone now...

camaro of solar

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nice man...one suggestion...put some nice Sylvania Hyper headlights or do the conversion...that will make the front look ALOT better

meridius

that is one impressive car you got there and the fact you built it must give you all kinds of pride. I remember when I was in highschool, I had an 86 gunmetal gray sc with t tops and everyone loved that car even though it was only a 2.8 under the hood. . I love your paint scheme although I would have blacked out the headlight pockets as well but it still looks great as it is.

Z28cross-fire

just out of curiousity, what did you spend on having someone paint that, or did you paint it? cause i don't have the equipment to lift the engine and everything so i can't do the paint myself, but i can atleast sand the outside and get the rust out, but just curious on what it cost ya

1989Iroc-Z-350

Cars looks great man, i really hope you have sub frame connectors. If not, after having a little fun you will end up with cracks on the roof in the top rear corner. Protect your investment.

rocluvr0013

Hey cross fire lifting the engine isnt as hard as it sounds ... an engine life used would cost you... 100 bucks maybe used look around man theyre everywhere... have fun with your car man!
:lala:

iroc87matt

i need to get a job to buy more parts so i can finish mine by the time i get my license

[VU]Juan

Awesome car man, I started off the same way when I was 14 but having my daughter right after I turned 16 kinda put a stop to that lol... So now I am 19 and getting back into it, almost done with the engine swap and ready for paint Best of luck, again, awesome car

Z28cross-fire

oh no man, i don't need a new engine, i mean just to lift it outta there to get the semi-rust that's starting, i don't want the support for the front tires to just give out right as i'm goin down the road, that's why i was just curious if you did that part yourself

bnoon

Having the foresight to finish a project like this, no matter who helped you pay for it, earns respect. Sounds like you had a similar deal to what I went through back in high school when these third gens were still pretty new... parents match what you put in (or close to it). Of course mine was a '77 T.A. with a 455, but that's another story.

When I was working at Pizza Hut making 8 bucks an hour (good money in 1986-7) on average for deliveries, all I could think about was how much I could save for the car restoration and not spend on anything else, just so Dad would double what I had saved!!! Talk about motivation to stretch the all mighty dollar!!! <--- very important life lesson I still use today. I went so far as to get a 76 Chevette for deliveries in order to save on gas and insurance and to be able to take my time to do the restomod right.

Congrats!!!

jack_sparrow

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Right now I'm in the process of biulding sub frame connectors from 2"*3" 93 thousandths steel box tubing. Teh engine itself in the condition it is is probably worth about 5-6 grand, but if i had my way, i would have centrifigal supercharged it. But, since i didn't pay for it myself and my dad bought it for me, so i have to follow his rules, no power adders. The place sprayed the car for me for $550, but they even let me help. This was a professional shop in Boulder, colorado called European Auto body. ya i know, the name isn't what you would expect. Obviously they cut me a heck of a deal, but once again, that's cuz he liked me. It was a 2 thousand dollar paint job, they sprayed it and baked it. I had the car back at my house the day i dropped it off. The parts took about a week. Yes, i sparyed it seperately and it made all the difference.

Keep em comign guys,

Brett

RSFreak

OK, lets see some more interior pics.

red88fmroula

that has got to be the greatest motivation for me on this site granted you have gone above and beyond what i plan on doing but beautiful. question do they make the big block hoods for the birds:hail: :hail: :hail: :hail:

HaroGt14

I think the car looks awesome. What color yellow is that? It kind of reminds me of a Yellow Z28 that was around here awhile ago with the huge 4" cowl hood and black racing stripes. The only thing I would suggest it to paint the headlight pockets black to match the hood. I think it would set off the front of the car and brak up the yellow a little bit.

Sean

ScottyRS

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I'm a junior in high school too. I got my dad's old red 1992 Camaro RS. He didn't drive it anymore so I kinda took it off his hands for him. I need to get a job though so I can buy the car off of him and start modding it. I'm getting tired of this "don't mess with my car" crap. It's just too tempting...

Nice work on your car by the way. I usually don't like yellow third-gens. But you just changed my mind.

Thunderboy

GREAT job Jack!! Nice to see young kids doing high quality work!!

91BadRS

Hey Guys, Im just now reading all this hype about High Schoolers. I honestly thought I was the only one who drove his thirdgen everyday to school, and pump the thirsty sucker full of gas every week. I love my car though, and couldnt be happier with it.It feels good to know that Im not the only 16 year old who gets evil looks from every soccer mom in the neighborhood about my ud" car. Whoever said Hedman Headers into 3-inch custom Flowmaster's on a typicaly Chevy 350 was loud? Ive been working my butt off over the summer and by this year's spring break I should be able to afford a sweet paintjob. I was thinking about the orignial maroon, with two black racing stripes. As well as the high-rise spoiler, which I've admired forever. Im kind of worried about the amount of work involved in the transformation, anyone know about that? Well thanks guys, check out my pics.

91BADRS

sellmanb

fire the painter... or the camera man... this doesnt look right to me... like orange peel, or missed some clear or something...

ES87iroc

Neither, looks like a reflection to me.

jack_sparrow

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It's not the paint it's a reflection of some bushes and a berm on the other side.

David M

Glad to see some of you in high school are doing the third-gen thing! I thought most of you guys were into the foreign **** cars.
I graduated in '86 so there weren't too many in our parking lot. And those that were mom and dad paid for them. I didn't get my first third-gen 'til '91 and yes I went back and cruised the Friday night football games! Ahhhh good times!

Skyline

Wanna do my car next...lol. How many people have asked you that here I wonder.

Screamin86

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that camaro is sweet i hope that oneday i will be able to domy car the way i want but funds are limited cause i too am only in highschool. one of my best friends has a 83 maro and we know a few other ppl w/ some 3rd gens in school i think we are gona eventually strat a club or somethin. but i got backed into this summer by my girlfriend and i had a accedent one night cause a fence on a backroad rjumped out infront of me while i had my old bald/dryroted tires or gravel but thats not to bad now. after my gf backed into me i was relived because she got the worst of the damage its going to cost her $850+ to fix a tail light scratched on bummper and small dent in rear and im getting everything on my car redone for $1200

ScottyRS

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At my high school here in Miami all you see in the parking lot is r i c e r s . The Camaro gets a lot of looks.

Hopefully after I graduate I'll become a police officer. This way I can drive my patrol car home and park the Camaro in a garage and work on it all the time. Oh yeah, and to protect and serve and all that stuff too...

83_Camaro_83

Great job dude, Im also in high school and did all the work to mine bymyself. I must say my dad bought the car for me, but i do pay insurance........But yeah man great car

357transam

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Great looking car man... good enough looking that my fiancee walked by and said.. "Damn, that camaro is sick." Im extremely jealous though... my parents refused to do anything for my car till i graduated, and then they just payed for my 350 swap... about 1200 bucks. (granted, thats way better than a lot of peoples parents!!) other than that, i have done all of my work myself with the obligatory help from my father. Being out of highschool for only two years, its great to hear that kids close to my age aren't ALL bitten by the ***** bug!

jack_sparrow

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Sweet it's always great to hear that the other sex is in love with cars as much as we seem to be! Thanx for the compliment though it's always appreciated. I just recently, like about 2 weeks ago, finished with my new motor and trans. i got the rear end rebiuld while i was at it too. So i know what you mean by short on funds.

Brett

3.8TransAM

Heh,

I'm 28 and an old fart by this post lol

(old dinosaurs never die, they just pass u youngens lol)

Only thing I ever got from my folks was a loan enought to buy a decent car. Got the car and got to pay off the loan too :-)

But hey, any kid nowadays in HS that can put together a car like that with ot without hsi dad helping, has done a damned good job.

I think if my dad came out to help me on sanding 101 or engine swap 3001 I would dump a brick(read between the lines lol)

later
Jeremy

92RZ

But that's one hell of a nice looking camaro, I'm usually not a fan of yellow third gens, but yours is beautiful. The rims seem to 'flow' well with the color of the car.

DanTheMan_smlk

paint the headlight pockets

87CIZ

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good looking car I got my first Camaro when i was 15. And I still have it. My dad paid half for it. And I paid the other half. I didn't do to much to the car in HS. But you do really good work I admire your dedication to the car. It turned out really good. I think I only have one picture of my car when I had it before the tear down, and now the restoration in progress. And it's with my little brother lol slave labor is awesome.

jack_sparrow

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Here are a few new pics for you guys..




And the last one for this post...



Brett

jack_sparrow

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Just a few more





Last one...

The two where I am dressed up in are my senior pictures..hmm, maybe I'm a little to in love with my car. Naww.

Brett

crazyL

Sorry there so big. But i got my car going into freshmen year for 1500. rebuilt trans. ,shift kit, ttops, performance suspension and all the goods. 305 tpi. bought the ss rims already and spacers going to drop 2 inchs, all nmew system and new exhaust on its with.. with the new fiberglass spoiler and ram air hood. not bad for a first car. New paint also.. some ******* keyed the whole ****ing side of it.

jack_sparrow

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hey, nice car and way to go on the rebiuld. That sucks about geting keyed, my friend in a 10" lifted jeep just backed into me so I have to have the front end repainted . But anyway, nice going and keep up the good work.

Brett

speedmachine

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Cool

If I were you I would get the door bumper side molding peices so You dont get dents in the side of your car from doors.

Speedmachine