benji84cam

Hello Im fairly new to this I just bought my first third gen camaro its an 84 v6 and I plan on dropping a bigger v6 in it and maybe a 700r4 if itll bolt on but for now I plan on modding the interior like dash, console, doors, ceiling, and of course seats and fabrics ill post pics of my interior

camaronewbie

Welcome to TGO!!!

This is just me .... but if I were to go through the trouble of an engine swap, I'd go V8 - at least 350.

I'm no tranny expert, and have no clue about the 200R4 on a V6 platform, but I'm pretty sure I've read a few posts stating that the 200R4 can actually be a stronger tranny than the 700R4, so you might want to look into that further before you make a final decision - there's tons of threads in the tranny section, a few hours doing some searching and researching might tell you to keep the 200R4 - I just don't know for sure.

Orange? Nice color - My brother has a 1989 Dodge Conquest that is orange candy - very sweet! Lots can be done with orange as far as tying the interior with the exterior. I have a 1992 Teal - the greens are harder to find (as far as stuff to tie the interior with exterior) - but there's always a ton of orange fabrics, paints, etc. (especially this time of year with Halloween!).

My photbucket is http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll121/jw_baum/92RS/

I've done a few little things here and there - green LED's to glow the floorboards, a teal green ribbon glued into the armrest (took me months of buying different greens to find one that matched my paint), teal green fabric glued on speaker covers, green EL wire Bowtie that lights with stereo, and white guages with green lighting. I'm still looking for more, but cash is too tight right now. I want a nice set of floormats with teal green embroidered edging and the Camaro logo, and some day I'll get someone to embroider the 25th anniversary logo in my headrests in a teal green thread.

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

fadedirocz28

Im sure you have your reasons for staying v6, but i'll give you my opinion anyway lol...

You're gonna be disappointed, even the 305's are slow, the 350's stock keep up with modern SUV's..., Im assuming the only reason you said "bigger v6" is because you want more power, It wont give what you want.

deadbird

You already have a 700r4.

I might be wrong but, the 200r4 is a 90° (v6,v8) bellhousing bolt pattern.

benji84cam

No just because i want to see how fast i can make a v6 lol

benji84cam

nah i wish i have a 2.8l its just the 200r4

benji84cam

what are the ashtray swithes for and nice interior

benji84cam

http:// Untitled by pebeck, on Flickr the toggle switch is for the police radar its hooked up into the back of the cig lighter

camaronewbie

I don't have all 4 hooked up yet, just 2. One is a manual on switch for my electric fan, and one is a switch for the LED's I installed in the aero ground effects. I'm disapointed in the LED's - not bright enough to really be noticed. I'm going to look into some small driving lights or something if I can find something brighter that fits.

Another mod that's not interior but worked out really well - I put strip LED lights under the hood - they shine away from you, and evenly light the entire engine bay - no shadows like other lights - makes it great to see if something's wrong under the hood at night. The only time things go wrong on my car is when it's raining or dark

Pillsbry10

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1984 Chevrolet Camaro dashboard design changed to a smaller sharper design in response to complaints about design quality and appearance in the last 2 years. 1984 Chevy Camaro Z28 steering wheel changed slightly with the lines being taken out of the bottom spoke and being made smaller on the side spokes.

1984 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta gets electronic instrumentation. Included bar-graph tach, digital speedometer, and stalk-mounted cassette/radio, fingertip steering wheel side pod mounted controls, cruise control in steering wheel, and an overhead console.

Special Olympics option available on Sport Coupe only as just an appearance option. All these Sport Coupes were white. The package itself was comprised of striping and decals. It included a double blue/orange striping around the base of the car, pinstriping in the same colors along the upper body, and an "Olympic" style decal on the sail panels.

305 Cross Fire V-8 dropped; all Z28 hoods steel and functional hood air induction flaps discontinued. Clutches switched to hydraulic operation on manual transmission cars.

L69 H.O. Z28 motor now available with automatic transmission. All automatics now 4 speed 700R4 units.

Road & Track selects the '84 Camaro as 1 of 12 best cars in the world along with the Firebird. It won Best Sports GT category in the $11,000 to $14,000 range. Car and Driver selects the 1984 Chevy Camaro Z28 as the best handling car built in the United States.

drknow90rs_ss@y

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Well, I will say this: If you are going to stay with a v-6, Get one of the 2010 v-6's and trannys out of a wrecked one. Seen lots of these in junkyards and they are really cheap (Around 900.oo with the trans and harness + ecm) Thats 300 hp motor that gets 27mpg!

BluFBdy

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Or you can give him the hookup for that ls2 haha

Interior mods as far as what? Like styling? I've got my gauges and steering wheel, that's about as custom as mine gets, ill get a pic up later for ya

As far as the v6 goes I'm thinkin a turbo'd buick might be a nice choice

hydrolic144

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Heres' mine. Just wheel and switches for now (switches are under the dash, right side). Project car that I just dropped a healthy heart into. Many many more things to come.

benji84cam

dang thats pretty good and ill look into that but im only 16 so im gonna have to get a job but it would be worth it for 300 horse

benji84cam

dang thats pretty nice what year is that

benji84cam

http://http://www.flickr.com/photos/54213957@N03/5024288415/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/54213957@N03/5024288415/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/54213957@N03/, on Flickr

by the way guys this is my baby the dust on the hood doesnt do the paint any justice but when i wash her ill take pics

BluFBdy

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Here's my 89, pretty simple just a wheel and new gauges, gonna swap the factory cluster out soon for a hand made one, and I also bought a new shift boot cuz mine was shot

hydrolic144

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1989 GTA

drknow90rs_ss@y

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I wanted to do that! (3.8 SFI turbo) The 89 TTA is a good example, but horribly expensive! The passenger side manifold is extinct and replacements are expensive! I think if I was gonna go V-6 I might go with a Buick 3.8 supercharged motor. Still cant beat a big V-8 though...

benji84cam

like a lg3 or ln3 i forgot but a 3800 supercharged?

Pillsbry10

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well i might be able to beat one

P-ROC

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I have the same Grant Steering as the pic above but my latest interior project is a custom gauge cluster. I'm still perfecting it but the goal is to make it look like it came from the factory. I didn't like the A-Pillar gauge pod anymore. I got this idea from the old camaro gauges located on the console.

benji84cam

Thats a pretty nice camaro are those tachs in the console

P-ROC

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They are Auto Meter Gauges. One is oil pressure and the other water temp. My dash gauges work, I just found them to be less than accurate.

benji84cam

cool bro my babys getting her starter replaced today hopefully i can drive her tomorow i would of done it myself but i couldnt find my big socket set so yeah lol

bradley23150

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Here's mine so far:

camro91

You mind if I copy your idea? I like the guage location

BluFBdy

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No its trademarked lol I was thinkin of the same thing but didn't like it when I test fit it

I like the look but at the same time I think it would get smacked if you have a stick

benji84cam

HEY im back lol no money but lately i got bored and decided to do a few things like flame exhaust (propane) just for ***** and gigs but other than that diy push start ignition and ive had to do a couple of small modifications to stuff ill post pics

iroc-z_23

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nothing says rycer like flaming your exhaust...ill put my 12 sec v8 up against your v6 anyday though if you want cheap HP buy a nitrous kit and give your v6 a kick in the @$$

BluFBdy

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Uhm my exhaust kicks out flames occasionally when I downshift but that's not intentional and my camaro is far from a "rycer"

bmelady86z28

hey iroc-z_23 whats the little red lever next to the shifter, which btw looks awesome.

bradley23150

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My 83 T/A, only aftermarket mods to the interior is my Seats, Headunit/speakers/subs, and a B&M Hammer shifter with custom shift plate..

iroc-z_23

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Thats an aftermarket b&m stealth pro ratchet shifter that I custom fit to go into my console to make it look factory. That red lever is to make sure you dont go from fourth to neutral. I love my shifter. It fits in perfect with the interior and It's like slamming gears in a manual

iroc-z_23

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Do you have propane going through your exhaust? Because that was my point. If your car does that when you down shift there's something not right.. It sounds to me like back firing

haroanarchist

I got the same floor mats

RoosterC

Here's a quick mod I did to my cluster gauge; took some 100 sand paper to remove the initial paint and finished up with 240 for a quick polish. I've seen other people paint it, but I like the brushed metal look, and it helps illuminate the dash better. There's a thread on it somewhere in the forums, but all you do is take off the cluster gauge sand prime paint.

bradley23150

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I filled in the empty spaces on my custom shift plate:

Ron U.S.M.C.

Here's a modification you can do to your doors and rear sail panels. How about a set of Pioneer (what ever brand,) speakers I think look good and sound even better. ( a new CD player if it needs it).I had the extra fire extinguisher just laying around so I mounted it in the car.

kmcn47

i believe that in 89 that very well did beat quite a number of big v-8s being one of the fastest cars in the world a top speed of somewhere near 168 mph if i remember the statistics correctly

kmcn47

sorry to double post but, hey thats my stereo lol, tell me does yours save the presets or does it need to be reset every time you turn the key on like mine

Jairo

if your radio resets that means your constant power wire isn't connected, also known as the memory wire. that wire needs power all the time to save your memory

kmcn47

if its the yellow wire that reads 12v constant, that wire is dead any ideas on what to do to fix that?

bradley23150

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Yes it saves Pre-sets, like stated above your constant wire must be hooked up incorrectly or dead. You'll need to trace it back and see if it has a break in the wire, or run a new wire. A good place would be the PWR slot in your fuse block.

Shadow Z

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I have tons of interior mods............

No back seats, no dash, no console, no interior panels, no arm rests, no radio, no heat, no air conditioning.

However... I do have bucket seats.



One of these days I really need to just go for it with the IROC, have it blasted down to the metal just to make sure I have no rust to work with, painted, and have a 383 built. Makes me sad to just see it sit, like it has been since late 2009.

86ta-adf

iroc-z_23

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Custom carbon fiber panel. I can fit one more I think

benji84cam

Hey guys sorry i took a break but got some more stuff done in the time being im bout to post pics

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