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i bought this 91 rs camaro for $1000, it has a tbi 350 with 70k miles on it. Body was messed up perdy bad and interior was dirty as hell, all in all i had a hard time paying that for it. After an extensive clean this is what i had to work with.

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This was my first car and and my first big project with my father.
We started working on the car the next day even though i lacked the parts i needed, the flaking clear realy bothered me for some reason.






Moving along quickly we knocked out dings, dents and the little rust there was.

Dartht33bagger

Should be a sweet car when your done, I'll be watching this thread

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well the cars was just painted the other day and i figure id share.

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We finished up the back half of the car and still awaiting parts i begged my dad to put it in primer. only because i thought it would be cool looking.

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the previous owner drove into the spair tire of a suv and well, it didnt turn out too well

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after the back half was all primered up i decided to paint the wheels black. and what a pain in the a$$ it was. I was instructed to use paint stripper which auctually worked very well on the wheels but mot so mch my skin.

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One night someone poured some type of liquid down my car (break fluid). the primer got all messed up. it was time to get serious. i bought a iroc hood for 100 cash and i was given a bumper which had seen better days.

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After what seemed like endless sanding the bumper was put in primer and ready for paint. The color i chose was burnt orange mettalic. later that day my thin a$$ cheap fenders arrived.

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Deconstruction of the camaro finnnaly started. it was time to het her ready for the real primer and paint job.








Sorry thease are pics of the car after we primered it. the Burnt orange (bom) is very transparrent so my dad put some orange pigments "paint" in the primer to help out.

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After hours and hours of sanding and prep it turned out awsome.
PPG paint . Burnt orange metallic, i think with a touch of red
The grounf effects wil most likley be painted gloss black


Its going away for the winter so in the spring the next task is the drivetrain.

bob8703

looks good man you did a great job on it. ive always love that color on the camaros. whats are the plans for the drivetrain if you dont mind me asking?

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The paln for the engine is new cam, intake manifold, carb, headers,ect... the works. im planing for a fun street machine. 350-375hp i no its downgrading but my dad know oldschool plus it will teach me the basics. also theres an ecm connection problem which no one can seam to figure out" high idle" = burning up trans and jaming into gear.

grassyflats

Someone please save my RS V6

Carlos773

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Looks like a 305 to me. Unless you checked the back of the block its a 305. Dont take everything xou are told to be fact.


Good work on paint. Was the car frame straight? No rust on the floors? I would of stripped the interior and done the inside as well.

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Im 99% sure its a 350, i guess ill find out in the spring. The only rust on ther car was on the pass. side door. Frame was all good. The radiator support was bent a bit, but that was no big deal to fix.

Strip the interior for what reason? Clean it.

91z28BlkNY

Good for you! I think its a 305 tbi.

Drew

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If I had a penny for every time someone said their TBI 305 was a 350...

Somehow every small block Chevy becomes a 350 when a car is for sale. That's why it's a good idea to verify for yourself. GM never offered a 350 with TBI in our cars.

navy02ws6

Chalk up another one here...can't tell you how many times I've heard "oh yeah, it's a 350" and then it turns out to be a 305.

At any rate, the car looks great -- the IROC hood is a nice touch, guess I never noticed that other Camaros didn't have the inset scoops. Should look a whole lot better when the ground effects go back on.

talover111

no 350 tbi never came in a 3rd gen but from just a visual point u cant tell a 305 from 350 they are the same dimentions externally not trying to be a smart@$$ just stating a point

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honestly i dont care if it is or not, the thing hauls a$$.

whitedevilTA

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Car looks great! I'm a sucker for an orange third gen. I'm painting my TA flame orange metallic. Can't wait to see yours finished with the ground fx on and all. Should look killer.

As far as the engine, it's most likely a 305 but hey it's still a V8, and they can move good with a little work and tuning up. Keep us updated on the project.

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just bought a ford 9in that came from quick performance with 4:11 gears, along with subframe connectors laddder bars and 50 /50 shocks. i dont have a good pic but ill post the install when i get te backlash taken care of tommorow.

Dusk2600

Very nice job on the car

puma1552

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Car looks great, but definitely swap those tires out...they are way too tall/wide for those little rims.

Get the GFX painted yet?

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i use my phone to take these pics so they arnt the best. but i got the sides and the front chin ground effect on, i thing the black looks good.
im still waiting for the rear to be finished but once it is im gonna order disk brakes and knew tires and wheels. i got five tires that were brand new for free so i stuck them on the back. i no it dosent look the best with them on
i need to but the lower door moldings or ground effects because, they cracked when instaling them. then just paint the bumper again and the exterior is perdy much finished.