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Forum: Body
10-09-2012, 10:18 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,104
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Hit & run...

No dent ('83 SMC hood), just a massive scratch :mad:
Forum: Body
10-09-2012, 09:44 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,104
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Hit & run...

And I'm definitely gonna tarp it... Crapload of rustproofing inside all panels, then cover. I think you're right about cats. There's hundreds of them back there, crapping all over the parking alley :/
Forum: Body
10-09-2012, 09:37 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,104
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Hit & run...

Think it was a cat? It looked to me like some kid picked up a rock from the gravel driveway and did this on purpose...

Actually, I woudn't feel so bad if it's just a cat... Heck, do you know of...
Forum: Body
10-09-2012, 08:16 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,104
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Hit & run...

What the F**K is wrong with the people around here?

http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/644143_10151043709586179_566818125_n.jpg
Forum: Members Camaros
06-15-2012, 06:07 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,506
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: I'm new to ThirdGen.. Anybody else with Sport Coupes? Lets see em!

My 1986 SC pretending to be a 1982 Z28 :D

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/282/e/7/z28_wallpaper_by_jonboy2312-d30d7ng.jpg
Forum: Members Camaros
03-23-2012, 03:05 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,161
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: :( my beloved thunderguts

I've had that exact same thing... What happens is the bumper basically twists up and back. Your bumper skin seems fine, but you'll need to have the innards straightened up or replaced entirely.

Is...
Forum: History / Originality
02-21-2012, 12:27 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 12,047
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Does every Third Gen deserve a chance at being saved ?

IMHO every single one of these deserves to be saved.

Let me use my little video to illustrate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqw4DbrMajU

It ticks me off to no end when I see DOZENS of ads of...
Forum: Members Camaros
02-21-2012, 12:11 AM
Replies: 250
Views: 87,823
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Post pics of the rare colors and heritage cars!!!!

http://imgc.classistatic.com/cps/kjc/120129/736r1/427329g_20.jpeg

Just found this ad today:

http://montreal.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-classic-cars-1984-Pontiac-Trans-Am-Coupe-W0QQAdIdZ350324640...
Forum: Members Camaros
01-21-2012, 09:22 PM
Replies: 672
Views: 183,308
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Movies and Films which 3rd gen camaros take part in!

Polish movie, "Uprowadzenie Agaty" ("Agatha's abduction" or whatever the official english version is called), has a white Firebird playing a key role.

The plot is about a politician's daughter...
Forum: Interior
05-23-2011, 08:33 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 10,696
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: What do you have in place of your cigarette lighter?

Whoa, I have a spare i could just GIVE you. It's the whole panel, complete with the defogger switch and 12 socket, but no lighter itself.
Gotta check what the postage fees are, though.
Forum: Members Camaros
05-18-2011, 11:17 PM
Replies: 354
Views: 102,416
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: 1982-1984 Z28's pic thread!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpbC5fuMHqI

How about a vid instead? :)
Forum: Members Camaros
05-17-2011, 09:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 800
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: My 1983 Z-28

Gorgeous! Such low mileage, is that original paint? The thing looks like it was made last week, LOL. Can we see the interior please? :)
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
05-15-2011, 11:05 PM
Replies: 607
Views: 70,256
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen

how's this?

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/338/1001284d.jpg

Yeah, yeah, I know, it's a Ford. But it got me through winter, even ploughed through 4 foot snowbanks that an ******* snowplough...
Forum: Members Camaros
04-24-2011, 08:50 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,240
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Pics of some clean early Camaros?

Clean enough? :)

not a genuine article, tho... it's an 86 underneath that 82 body.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/9744/dsc0026wv.jpg

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/7071/dsc0032wp.jpg
Forum: Members Camaros
01-16-2011, 09:57 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,514
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: my 84 z28,

Wow, gorgeous car, and sooooo familiar! :D Yours is an absolutely original survivor, though. Magnificent...

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/9744/dsc0026wv.th.jpg...
Forum: Body
08-08-2010, 12:47 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,104
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Hit & run...

That's the third time she's been hit when parked within the last two years. Four in total (rear ended for >2000$ damage by a typical soccer mom in an SUV)

Not counting a dozen near misses.

I...
Forum: Body
08-07-2010, 06:02 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,104
Posted By Jonboy2312

Hit & run...

this is what i found this morning...

https://a.imageshack.us/img834/9529/photo0014p.jpg
https://a.imageshack.us/img43/8812/photo0012k.jpg
https://a.imageshack.us/img641/5513/photo0011wg.jpg
...
Forum: Members Camaros
08-07-2010, 05:47 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,162
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: My 82 Camaro

Aww, why did you put an incorrect hood on it? Was there something wrong with the original one?
Forum: V6
08-06-2010, 05:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 505
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: What's the difference?

So your car is exactly what mine started as :D

Anyway, just for the heck of it, here's what a berlinetta looks like:

http://www.gmphotostore.com/images/53218482_pr.jpg

Note the gold...
Forum: V6
08-06-2010, 06:18 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 505
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: What's the difference?

When the third generation was first released, there were three models available:

- the Sport Coupe was the simple base model - you could have it with no options and an inline 4 was the base motor,...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
08-04-2010, 12:27 AM
Replies: 153
Views: 40,268
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Tinted Rear Tail-lights who's done it?

Couldn't resist :)

https://a.imageshack.us/img248/6618/photo0001d.jpg
https://a.imageshack.us/img641/3346/photo00051.jpg
https://a.imageshack.us/img28/185/photo00041t.jpg
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
07-25-2010, 02:12 PM
Replies: 1,018
Views: 65,511
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Whats the first thing you get asked about your third gen?

"Is it for sale?" - I got this a couple of times. One guy actually ran after me to ask me this.

"What year is it" - the usual... A bit hard to explain it's a 1986 made into an 82-84 replica...
...
Forum: Body
07-20-2010, 10:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 917
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: z28 hoods?

If it's for your Sport Coupe, you can put any hood on it.

Like I said, the original was a flat (no inlets, no louvers, no anything) steel hood, like the most common one you see on those thousands...
Forum: Body
07-20-2010, 09:57 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 917
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: z28 hoods?

It definitely wasn't original on an 86. Seems it's an 86 Sport Coupe, these had the plain flat steel hoods. Any cheap, common RS hood would be correct for that car. Heck, mine started as a...
Forum: Body
07-20-2010, 09:38 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 917
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: z28 hoods?

Well, if you cound ALL thirdgen Z28 hoods, all three styles together (inlet, louver, blister) then yes.

But if it's just the first style, the 82-84 inlet hood (which is what's on the car in OP's...
Forum: Body
07-20-2010, 08:20 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 917
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: z28 hoods?

That would only be possible if they made more Z28s in 1984 than in 1982 and 1983 combined.

82 and 83 were fiberglass (mine's from 83 and it's fiberglass)
84 was steel
85 onwards was a...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
07-18-2010, 08:23 PM
Replies: 653
Views: 113,820
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Let's post your best pictures so we have some nice wallpapers :)

I guess re-upholstering them is a more likely option than finding replacements, huh? I'll try to take really good care of mine. The interior looks like this:...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
07-18-2010, 07:58 PM
Replies: 653
Views: 113,820
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Let's post your best pictures so we have some nice wallpapers :)

Yup, a whole such interior, in fact. I'd like to re-dye it, though, the front seats are faded :(
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
07-16-2010, 09:07 PM
Replies: 653
Views: 113,820
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Let's post your best pictures so we have some nice wallpapers :)

Two more wallpapers from me, for 1920x1080 HD resolution (adaptable to any widescreen monitor)

Yeah, yeah, I know, it's not an IROC nor a GTA so nobody cares :(
...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
06-24-2010, 11:36 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 565
Posted By Jonboy2312

"Cruisin' at the Boardwalk 2010" classic car & hot rod show

https://lh5.ggpht.com/_TvsR78X0FOE/TCLVrOCu3xI/AAAAAAAAFug/GQVNf4lu9Zs/s912/DSC_8557.jpg
https://lh5.ggpht.com/_TvsR78X0FOE/TCLVpiWwl0I/AAAAAAAAFuc/isM1tt8v5_o/s912/DSC_8556.jpg
...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
06-24-2010, 11:35 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 565
Posted By Jonboy2312

"Cruisin' at the Boardwalk 2010" classic car & hot rod show

A few nice thirdgens this year :)

https://lh4.ggpht.com/_TvsR78X0FOE/TCLYPFWJRJI/AAAAAAAAF2s/DjQ3eYyFmhM/s912/DSC_8683.jpg...
Forum: V6
04-27-2010, 07:48 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 11,986
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Help - blowing MAF, burning smell etc

I had a look at the MAF and it looks just like when I unpacked it. No change there. Spark plugs are actually tan now (light tan, but tan nonetheless)- and that was right after the long drive, just as...
Forum: V6
04-24-2010, 05:16 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 11,986
Posted By Jonboy2312

Okay, what is it now...

Well, I've just come back from the trip, and there are still issues :(

The new MAF made an obvious difference for the better, but the CES light would come on and off intermittently. Once again,...
Forum: V6
04-22-2010, 09:16 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 11,986
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Help - blowing MAF, burning smell etc

Well then, I'm hoping the CTS is fine, afterall... Now that I think about it, i did run the engine for a few seconds to move the car into a more shaded spot just a bit earlier, that's why it showed...
Forum: V6
04-12-2010, 11:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 565
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: I guess I too am frying MAFs

Outsch, I hope your problem doesn't cost you as much headache as mine did for me... Mine was tricky as it was a combination of a number of different little problems, but the blowing MAFs were due to...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
04-11-2010, 12:12 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,317
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: BLACK with RED INTERIOR?!!?!?!

Hope this helps:

Black/red:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TvsR78X0FOE/SivMBxODf9I/AAAAAAAADvc/KjneQgYyGs0/s800/DSC_2063.jpg...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
04-07-2010, 07:20 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 70,118
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Gunmetal/ dark gray paintjobs?

might as well post some of mine, again :)

Sorry about the missing badges in some of the pics and the lack of black headlight pockets. All this has been fixed since :)
...
Forum: V6
04-02-2010, 11:36 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 11,986
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Help - blowing MAF, burning smell etc

Okay... I've got the corrected cold engine CTS reading: 1.31 in the 20K scale. It's a pretty hot day outside, though.

I just hope the needles went deep enough into the cable. I was afraid to...
Forum: V6
04-01-2010, 06:54 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 11,986
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Help - blowing MAF, burning smell etc

20K? No problem, I'll take new readings tomorrow morning. It's a lovely Easter weekend coming up, very warm, great time to work on the car :)
Forum: V6
04-01-2010, 05:48 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 11,986
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Help - blowing MAF, burning smell etc

Well, I can ask the mechanic for new hardware all I want, but in the end things go their own ways. he used standard (although brand new) iron donuts since they're the only ones readily available...
Forum: V6
03-31-2010, 07:53 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 11,986
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Help - blowing MAF, burning smell etc

My co-worker who has a good multimeter didn't come to work today, so no readings, sorry :(

One observation, though... with the MAF disconnected again, the car ran better. Well, kind of. There was...
Forum: V6
03-30-2010, 10:13 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 11,986
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Help - blowing MAF, burning smell etc

Umm... just to be sure, is there a picture or diagram somewhere that would show where exactly is the CTS? As embarassing as it is, I'm not exactly sure...

My temperature gauge is so wonky (see...
Forum: V6
03-30-2010, 10:04 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 11,986
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Help - blowing MAF, burning smell etc

There might be a multimeter like that @ my workplace, I'll see what I can do. Frequency on the center cable of the MAF connector. Got it.

Is it okay to do that at idle, or does it have to be some...
Forum: V6
03-30-2010, 09:41 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 11,986
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Help - blowing MAF, burning smell etc

So I reset the computer (is 3-4 minutes off battery enough?) and cleaned up a couple of spark plugs and drove the Camaro to work today... that's a dozen kilometers (GPS says 16). It drove lazy, to...
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Wanted
03-30-2010, 08:09 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 240
Posted By Jonboy2312

V6 exhaust manifold needed!

I need the passenger side exhaust manifold for a V6, 2.8 or 3.1... it's pretty urgent :(

Mine cannot be sealed up properly no matter what they do to it :(
Forum: History / Originality
03-28-2010, 09:20 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 447
Posted By Jonboy2312

82-84 Z28 lower body stripe pics, please?

I'm gathering reference material on these - I'd be very grateful for high-resolution or close-up pictures of said stripes, especially in red flavor.

Is that thin black on the bottom, wide orange...
Forum: History / Originality
03-28-2010, 08:29 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 16,661
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: 1989 silver iroc-z

if you mean those from my reply to James, the colors are irrelevant :) I was just demonstrating the bumper differences, LOL!

The actual silver 85 i've seen for sale is in post #47 on page 1 of...
Forum: Members Firebirds
03-28-2010, 01:52 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,451
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: My 1983 Trans Am "Daytona" pace car

If you could get the door decals, and find a similar light bar (something easily detachable so that you could put it on when at a car show), it would be absolutely fantastic.

Definitely keep it...
Forum: Interior
03-28-2010, 01:48 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 704
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: Is this the OEM headliner trim for a non-t-top car?

It should be the exact same fabric as the speaker covers...

Is it just the photo or does it... sparkle?
Forum: History / Originality
03-28-2010, 11:21 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 16,661
Posted By Jonboy2312

Re: 1989 silver iroc-z

The book is wrong, then... I hate it when they mix up pictures. What good is a book that just creates confusion? :(

1982-84 non-Z28 nose:...
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