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Forum: Members Firebirds
11-26-2023, 08:16 PM
Replies: 2,488
Views: 362,965
Posted By 78camaroz28

Re: Post your firebird pics

I saw those wheels somwhere online and wasn't quite sure if I'd ilke them on my 86 T/A... After seeing them on your car, I gotta say... I like them.
Forum: Body
11-25-2020, 03:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,752
Posted By 78camaroz28

Re: New Classic Industries Aerowing spoiler

I know this. Hence why I stated "since my car is an 86, I never thought to inquire..."
Forum: Body
11-12-2020, 10:30 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,752
Posted By 78camaroz28

Re: New Classic Industries Aerowing spoiler

I can't speak to Hawks or Spohn's...this is coming directly from CI and a new vendor. I agree with you that if I can't find one that fits as well at OE, I'm going the no spoiler route...
As far as...
Forum: Body
11-12-2020, 10:17 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,752
Posted By 78camaroz28

Re: New Classic Industries Aerowing spoiler

No, they are not. Told me to keep the old spoiler and do what I want with it. All they ask is that I let them know how the installation goes and how well it fits.
Forum: Body
11-07-2020, 07:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,752
Posted By 78camaroz28

New Classic Industries Aerowing spoiler

Earlier this year on Firebird Nation, I posted a thread asking if anyone had ever modified one of CI's Aerowing repops to get it to fit. Surprisingly, someone from Classic responded to me and asked...
Forum: Body
10-10-2020, 09:08 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,957
Posted By 78camaroz28

Re: Rear Hatch Alignment

I'm just getting around to completing the removal and re-installation of the rear hatch panel, as in the video, myself. If anyone is planning on doing this themselves, I'll probably have a half a...
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Wanted
03-10-2017, 05:30 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 621
Posted By 78camaroz28

Re: ISO of T-5 transmission

Sent you an email. Thanks!
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Wanted
02-23-2017, 06:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 621
Posted By 78camaroz28

ISO of T-5 transmission

Looking for a T-5 from a V8 car...doesn't need to be a World Class. I need the trans, bell housing, clutch fork, and flywheel. I'm in Clovis, NM 88101...unfortunately.
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
02-23-2017, 05:57 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 8,593
Posted By 78camaroz28

Re: Fiberglass 85-90 aero spoilers

Knowing what I know now, and more so after reading this thread, I would not have bought my spoiler from CI.
Forum: South West Region
02-23-2017, 01:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 852
Posted By 78camaroz28

Re: Who is around Clovis, NM?

I'm still here in Clovis...unfortunately. Looks like the only way out of here is death...
Forum: Exterior Parts Wanted
01-21-2016, 12:20 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 784
Posted By 78camaroz28

Re: Power Antenna

Do you still have these?
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
01-21-2016, 12:17 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,532
Posted By 78camaroz28

Re: 1988 Trans Am GTA WS6 parting out

Still have the power antenna assembly? Any pics?
Forum: Interior
04-28-2014, 01:28 PM
Replies: 1,143
Views: 131,173
Posted By 78camaroz28

Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c

In all my cars I've found french fries, sockets, Euro/Yen/US coins, half of a dollar bill, a Leatherman, a flashlight, pair of sunglasses, chopsticks, a USB drive (with nudity pics...score!), keys to...
Forum: Members Camaros
03-10-2014, 03:59 PM
Replies: 362
Views: 80,757
Posted By 78camaroz28

Re: How did you get into your Camaro/Firebird?

The only 3rd Gen F-Body I have left is my 86 T/A. I got her from a girl who was going to junk it when I was stationed in Germany. She owed a lot of fees where it was stored and was looking at...
Forum: History / Originality
03-10-2014, 03:43 PM
Replies: 1,725
Views: 310,122
Posted By 78camaroz28

Re: **Project PITA** 86 TA frame up restoration

Beautiful car! Very nicely done.
I await the day my 86 T/A is at least running and just repainted...
Forum: Exhaust
08-14-2006, 10:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 701
Posted By 78camaroz28

Sent you an e-mail...

Sent you an e-mail...
Forum: Exhaust
08-13-2006, 02:25 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 369
Posted By 78camaroz28

Never mind...I should have looked at the stickys...

Never mind...I should have looked at the stickys first:crazy:
Forum: Exhaust
08-13-2006, 02:14 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 369
Posted By 78camaroz28

Exhaust system options

Well, it finally happened. The right tailpipe fell off the T/A while I was cruising down the highway. It was only a matter of time before something else decided to break.
I've looked at what seems...
Forum: TPI
06-22-2006, 09:56 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,142
Posted By 78camaroz28

Check out this thread...I've read it about 4...

Check out this thread...I've read it about 4 times today...

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tech-general-engine/336786-wtf-set-minimum-air.html?highlight=wtf+minimum+air+idle

Specifically...
Forum: TPI
06-22-2006, 09:50 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 522
Posted By 78camaroz28

I didn't...the tech article posted about a...

I didn't...the tech article posted about a million times here didn't make any reference to doing so...neither did any of the manuals I've read.
I have read a few posts where people did this...but...
Forum: TPI
06-21-2006, 05:42 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 522
Posted By 78camaroz28

...strange...I was just using the search function...

...strange...I was just using the search function for this same exact problem. I can back the idle speed screw to a point where it doesn't even touch the throttle but it stays around 600-700.
Forum: History / Originality
06-04-2006, 10:36 AM
Replies: 731
Views: 68,508
Posted By 78camaroz28

:lmao:

:lmao:
Forum: History / Originality
05-31-2006, 12:06 AM
Replies: 731
Views: 68,508
Posted By 78camaroz28

I bought my T/A while I was stationed in Germany...

I bought my T/A while I was stationed in Germany back in 2004. I was working part time at the base Auto Hobby Shop when one day this 86 T/A shows up to be stored in our holding lot. I didn't know...
Forum: TPI
09-27-2005, 08:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 503
Posted By 78camaroz28

...and the IAC it was! Took another off a spare...

...and the IAC it was!
Took another off a spare t/b I had and swapped it. Runs like a champ again.
Now off to the races...also known as daily driving here in San Antonio...
Forum: TPI
09-27-2005, 06:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 503
Posted By 78camaroz28

The irony will kill you....

How about that...same exact thing happened to me this morning in my 86 T/A. I got in the car, started it right up and it promptly died (of course I was already late for work) like a big vacuum leak....
Forum: South Central Region
04-05-2005, 12:36 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 742
Posted By 78camaroz28

Let me see if I get this.... You're in complete...

Let me see if I get this.... You're in complete desolation looking for parts in an equally desolate place like Abilene?
Well Abilene used to have a lot of good junkyards years ago, but has at least...
Forum: Electronics
03-31-2005, 05:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 379
Posted By 78camaroz28

Can't be that...they're brand new. In any...

Can't be that...they're brand new.
In any case, it seems to be fine now that I cleaned it up and sprayed it with a little CRC.
The release might not have been coming all the way up before...it...
Forum: Electronics
03-31-2005, 04:09 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 379
Posted By 78camaroz28

Anybody else have this problem?

The hatch on my T/A pops open just fine with the dash mounted switch. Problem is, by the time I get back to the hatch, the motor is already pulling it down. If I stand outside the car, hit the...
Forum: TPI
03-23-2005, 11:36 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,553
Posted By 78camaroz28

Mine starts and runs fine as well (for the most...

Mine starts and runs fine as well (for the most part...the engine is brand new....0.7 miles on it since breaking in the cam).
This is giving me a headache...to hell with it...the distributor stays...
Forum: TPI
03-22-2005, 06:05 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,553
Posted By 78camaroz28

I just re-read vernw's post and realize that this...

I just re-read vernw's post and realize that this is true...but typically doesn't the rotor point more toward what's dipicted in the diagram on Vader's post when its "more correct"?
My 78 Camaro is...
Forum: TPI
03-22-2005, 06:00 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,553
Posted By 78camaroz28

Ironic...

ace, I have a question for you. Where is your rotor pointing when the engine is at TDC? My 86 T/A 305 TPI has the rotor pointing at the left intake runner...and from what I'm used to with SBCs,...
Forum: Cooling
03-13-2005, 08:37 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 925
Posted By 78camaroz28

It scared the hell out of me! The blast was...

It scared the hell out of me! The blast was enough to shake the shelves in my garage.
$160? I only paid $140 for a new radiator from the local GM dealer for my 92 RS when I was in Germany...must...
Forum: Cooling
03-12-2005, 10:17 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 925
Posted By 78camaroz28

Funny...the same thing just happened to me with...

Funny...the same thing just happened to me with my 86 T/A last week. Car overheated before I realized the fan hadn't come on. I shut it down and seconds after I walked past the open hood, the left...
Forum: Parts Wanted 2006
02-19-2005, 11:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 295
Posted By 78camaroz28

Thanks anyway smoke....found one on the back...

Thanks anyway smoke....found one on the back shelf of a local NAPA under 5ft of dust. I would never have imagined how hard this sensor would be to find.
Forum: Parts for Sale 2006
02-18-2005, 06:32 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 785
Posted By 78camaroz28

Cold start sensor

Do you still have the cold start sensor? (not the cold strat injector)
Forum: Parts Wanted 2006
02-17-2005, 09:53 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 295
Posted By 78camaroz28

chris...I don't need the CSI. I need the cold...

chris...I don't need the CSI. I need the cold start sensor that screws into the front of the intake that tells the computer to fire the CSI... It has a brown rectangle receptacle for a Bosch...
Forum: Parts Wanted 2006
02-17-2005, 05:47 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 295
Posted By 78camaroz28

Yes!! What do you want for it?

Yes!! What do you want for it?
Forum: Parts Wanted 2006
02-16-2005, 09:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 295
Posted By 78camaroz28

Cold start sensor

Need a cold start sensor off any 85-88, 9th injector, TPI car. GM doesn't sell them anymore...
Forum: TPI
09-16-2004, 02:54 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 705
Posted By 78camaroz28

Well whadda ya know... A guy comes up to me...

Well whadda ya know...
A guy comes up to me today and says he hears I'm into Camaro/Firebirds...wants to know if I'm interested in his 87 Camaro...free for the taking. It's carburated, but has...
Forum: TPI
09-14-2004, 01:19 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 705
Posted By 78camaroz28

Re: Re: I need pics!!! Help!

vortec77, I'm working at reassembling a stock 1986 T/A 5.0 TPI engine so no conversion To the best of my knowledge, I have all the right brackets. I pretty much don't know what goes where and how. ...
Forum: TPI
09-13-2004, 02:42 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 705
Posted By 78camaroz28

I need pics!!! Help!

Sorry guys, I know this has been asked for time and again...trust me I even did a search and can't find what I'm looking for or I wouldn't ask.
I seriously need decent, underhood pics (or a good...
Forum: V6
05-30-2004, 01:15 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 491
Posted By 78camaroz28

You are correct Tom, Thanks. I took a chance...

You are correct Tom, Thanks.
I took a chance and ran the crank bolt from the Blazer in. Whatever was holding up the rethread tap didn't stop the bolt.
I swear I tried a 12x1.5 bolt before and...
Forum: V6
05-27-2004, 05:40 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 491
Posted By 78camaroz28

New, stupid question...

I can't for the life of me, find the crank bolt to my 3.1. Being that I'm stationed in Germany, I can't very well run down to the local Chevy dealer and get me one. But I did find a late model...
Forum: V6
05-26-2004, 05:01 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 1,986
Posted By 78camaroz28

Out of 4 F-bodies I own...1 of them is a 92 RS w/...

Out of 4 F-bodies I own...1 of them is a 92 RS w/ 3.1
New motor on the stand ready to drop in within the week...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
04-02-2004, 12:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 529
Posted By 78camaroz28

And it's that easy...:doh: Thanks for the info.

And it's that easy...:doh:
Thanks for the info.
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
04-01-2004, 09:38 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 529
Posted By 78camaroz28

Back spacing...

Can anyone give me the back spacing for the front and rear stock 5-spoke wheels on the 92 RS? :huh: I'm really not up to having pull the wheels off to check for myself.
Forum: Body
01-23-2004, 12:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 542
Posted By 78camaroz28

The leak must be at the controller then. ...

The leak must be at the controller then. Everything on in the engine bay is connected to the correct location.
Forum: Body
01-22-2004, 11:05 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 542
Posted By 78camaroz28

Heat & A/C vents

Anyone have any experience with their heater/AC not directing air to the dash vents or floor? All of a sudden I only have air thru the defrost vents in my 92 RS. They worked prior to a recent...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-21-2003, 05:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 602
Posted By 78camaroz28

Who cares

ede, you read too much into the question. A stock 92 RS 5.0 with HP loss? Please. It needs HP before it can lose it.
I'm putting the stock engine back together and have a gear drive for that...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-20-2003, 05:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 602
Posted By 78camaroz28

Gear drive and knock sensor

I've heard that gear drives (i.e. Pete Jackson's) will cause havoc with the knock sensor. Anyone run into this problem. If it does, is there a fix or mod that will fool the sensor?
Many thanks in...
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