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hey jaded i only paid $150 for mine. how much did you pay for yours ?

 

Hey man I'm 42 goin on 17 OLD FART INDEED!!!! I feel pretty good about reading all this stuff on how alot of you obtianed your cars. I only wish I was as lucky as you when I was your age. All I had was hopes dreams and posters on the wall of camaros and firebirds. Now that I have the dream car I always wanted (many years later) I do what I can to help the young guys out as much as I can.... Kinda like a second father, irocbirdbuilder can vouge for that.

 

I got my 89 RS when i was 16 for $2000 (family discount). bought it off my uncle becuase he needed the money for a street bike. Now, one year later, there is about 20 more miles on it since i bought it. I get no breaks around here, the parents are makin me pay it off completely before i can drive it, plus the insurance and all that good stuff. I've been working on it a lot in the last year, most of my time is dedicated to polishing the aluminum wheels (not fun!) I should have it on the road in about a month, cant wait!

 

Hey, I thought the v6 was the 3.1 in 89, or was it 90?

 

Yeah, 1989 was the last year for the 2.8
Im planning on getting a 350 TPI to replace my 6

 

Up untill now, except for a (stock) 350 swap, my car has been basically stock since I got it... but next payday... ....

Next payday, these go in:

- 750 Holley
- Edelbrock Manifold
- Hedman Headers
- Hopped up GM HEI dissy
- Hedman Y-pipe (modified)
- 3" exhaust system
- Flowtech Afterburner muffler

Heheh..... I'm all giddy now

 

Adam...are you going to have all of this done by Cruise Weekend? You should try your hand at drag racing next weekend.

 

i was 16 and looking for my first car than my brother said look at this 88 iroc-z 5.7 camaro i was like whats that look like....never knew what they b4. than i got to ride in one and omg it was so damn fast...it got sold b4 i could buy it...after that i was sold on thirdgens...bought my 83 z28 white ran like a mother ****er got used and abused 386,000 and crack locked and still runs to this day i sold it for $1000 to a friend put $4,000 into it...i bought my new baby my red 89 iroc-z 5.7 fully loaded including delux leather seats dual cats...ect... pulled a 14.2 ALL STOCK no mods at all not even throttle body bypass

ill get pics up in a few

 

a 14.2 stock? youre lucky, i can MAYBE run a 14.2 and i have intake and exhaust. you got a quick car..congrats. my car is getting a big change before christmas...GFX and lowering springs hopefully. then its getting a color change and a auto-manual tranny swap, so it should be a fun next 6 months..

 

i got my 87 sport coupe when i was 16,still have it til this day & im 20....at the age of 20 i have my 91 RS

I LOVE CAMAROS!! :lala:

 

a girl with a camaro........my dream girl that i will never find

 

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carlover01-keep looking hon,one day you will find her ...i cant seem to find a guy to appreciate my interest in cars,go figure!

 

camarogirl, what color is your car??? and where do you live?

 

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Red87SC...both my camaros are red,check out my cardomain site for pics of my 87SC....im from Maryland

 

Ok my cars ive owned.
Age 16 in order

89 GT Turbo Probe
70ish Pinto
90 Grand AM
85 Camaro
84 Z28 Camaro
88 Fiero
67 Chevy PU
86 Nissan 4x4 PU
83 Ford Van
82 Z28 Camaro - For sale.

I started out with $1,300 that I bought the probe with. Traded the Probe after I blew turbo for a 88 YZ 125 a 90 KX 250 and the pinto I Drove the pinto and sold it for 200 and traded the KX 250 for some stero stuff. I bought the Grand AM for $600 then like a month later sold it for $800. Bought the First Camaro for 800. Then my dad really liked it so he gave me the money back and told me to buy another car. So I traded the stero stuff for the Fiero. Sold the Fiero and bought the 84 Z.... Drove it and then I lost 3 and 4th gear in it then traded it for the 67 Chevy PU. I traded the pickup for a 1990 ninja. Then i bought the nissan PU. Then i traded a boat that me and my dad built up for the 84 Camaro (same one I had before) and the Van. Camaro had all new Suspension, Rims and tires on it with a new tranny. Sold the Nissan.

As you can tell ive owned alot of cars for as young as I am. (17 now) But I did it all myself! I didnt have any help from mom or dad. I plan on keeping the 84 Z and the Probe.

 

That is one nice '84!!!! :hail:

 

wow I am only 21, almost 22 and you guys make me a feel a bit old, I got mine when I was a senior in high school, wish it had been the first car I got when I was 16.

 

you know, even being 16, i honestly can say that im enjoying actually spending my money on this car. i know most people think "dont you have something better to spend you money on other than a stupid car?" i just ask them if there is anything better...whats better than a group of 15-18 year old guys and girls working on a car? we have a project VW that weve all been working on for a few months now. its comming along pretty good. its nice to hve friends that will help out when i need help, like in a couple months, ill be putting on the GFX, maybe even next month itll be a pro-kit. theyre all willing to help me out because they know id do the same. we can all have fun, even if we arent working on a car, we can just hang out at a park or something. even though im workin 35 hours a week, i think it all works out pretty good, getting pain 1100$ a month isnt too bad actually

 

hey red are in a program at school or something cause im goin to boces in 11th for either body work or mechanic work still havent made up my mind...i love doin body work but then if something goes wrong with my motor or i want to build it up ill have the necesary knowledge to do so.... which would you pick
body or mechanic



PS: people who do bodywork get paid more than people who work with motors

 

i chose to be the auto mechanic for my Vocational half yr Semester at High School

 

did you learn anything usfull of basic stuff like changing a spark plug lol

 

well it is my 2nd year (thats 2 half semesters) 1st yr we tore down an engine and rebuilt it. honed and crosshatched the cyclinder walls and such. replaced a transmission or two my 2nd yr. some valve seal jobs, head gaskets. water pumps. front main seal (would'a got done in a day 5hrs but i decided to break a bolt). mounting / balenceing tires, engine diagnostics (snap-on scanner), brakes, remove gastanks, wheel alignment on the Hunter Alignment Rack, simple oil changes. saftey in the shop and other lil things.

 

Wow, that pic is stunning. You have done a fantastic job on your IROC. Major !

 

I was this close to having it all done!!

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I actually did get the manifold and carb done, but I didn't get the exhaust done in time.

 

when i got my license i got this beauty for 1800, but sadly it is gone now, engine had major problems later on rather than dealing with it, already went through two trannies at this point, i got a different car and sold it for 400 bux and it wouldnt even start up any more. ah but i had some good times in that car, and some bad to heh, i
wish i could buy it back or see it, but have no clue where it is, if anyone thinks its their car let me know.

right now im building a 88 firebird i got for cheap and im puting a 406 in it so im back with the thirdgens again.

 

Why am I not surprised that in the thread full of 16yr olds everyone is calling stuff "gay"? I got my camaro when i was 19..i still am...I drove 5 hours to buy a beretta and when i got there it was gone... I've always wanted an f-body so me and my dad drove around the town till I found a car...I could've got more for my money..i.e. a v8....but the interior is next to flawless and it has low miles for an '89.....I didn't buy the car....yet..I just got a loan at the bank and paid my dad off....now I'm paying off the bank....I didn't buy my first car either....but my parent's put $10 a month in an account since i was like 6....So i only had $800 and my car was $200...I buy all gas and pay all insurance..anything I don't pay for myself is for christmas and stuff....I think I'm the only girl ever to ask for exhaust gaskets and ground fx for x-mas...

 

you might be the only girl ask for GFX for christmas, but u arent the only one, cuz if i dont get my GFX by then, thats what im askign for...that for like 400$ toward them. maybe they will buy me my system lol...NOT! my parents love to see me working 35 hours a week. they know that i appreciate what i buy, cuz i dont let anyone touch my car, not even lean on it because last time it happened...someone scratched it

 

I'm like that too...I ****ing HATE when people set **** on my car..Like keys...once some guy put a case of beer on top of it....I freaked out...I just dont get people who set their keys on top of the car....

 

OMFG, i know exactly what you are talking about my family thinks my hood is a work bench my dad was cutting wood on it before but he had the blade set so it wouldnt go all the way through the board but still....then one rainy day i asked my brother to put my car on the other side of the garage and we only have 1 door so we had to sneak it to the other side and wouldnt you know hed hit the garage and put a big *** dent in my drivers side fender the same day i got the passenger fender but if i touch his firebird he goes crazy

 

someone on this site told me that cause i said there should be a room like iroczones lounge and i didnt see the part where they already tried it

 

Eh, im 17.. started when i was 15... A lil here and a lil there..





Not bad. Paid 500 for the car.. THe mods, ouch, my bank account hurts. Got the engine for cheap.. All work done myself... and thats about it.

 

you have a 454 in that thing ?

 

im 17. Going on 18 in oct. Iv had this car about a yr and a half. Bought it for 2000 and painted it, bought rims and tires, seats, sound system etc. Its a hobby. All my time an dmoney goes into it but it sure is worth it.

 

I bought mine about a month after I turned 16 for 2k. Had to get it running right cause the fuel pump was going (I had no idea then WTF was going on). Then I fixed that and decided to buy wheels with my graduation money. Here is a picture of it then. I recently got it painted, its got a cowl hood now, shifter, 350ci, carb, ALL kinds of stuff. Its been an ongoing 3 year project.

 

454 blah. Just a .060 over with 66 vette heads, 11:1, vic jr. intake, crane bumpstick and a filter on top. Some hooker ****ty headers top it off, makes it somewhat of a runner, nothing to brag about.... Good enough for me, fastest car in school.

 

You have any pictures under the hood?

 

eh, ill have one soon enough. I have to clean up the engine bay.. alot... then ill be in good shape. I still have to rig up the air compressor from the A/C in there somewhere. Give me about a week, A/C or not. It is a tite fit.

 

Well it began a year ago i was 15 had 2g from working my @ss off. My dad had an 82 Z28 let my bro drive it and he totalled it. That was back in 97. So my dad and i were looking for one. His boss knew a guy that 4 of them and was selling 2. A 90 Iroc finished, and a 86 Iroc witch didnt run, needed paint, but the interior was imaculet, had new tires (but cheap) and the brakes were done(pads, roters, and LF caliper, and hoses all GM). Well not enough for the 90. So i got the 86 b/c i wanted a project car. Paid 900. Today i have it running, preparing for paint soon, and only have 2300 in it w/ price of car. Pic of car after it came off the trailer.

 

i'm 15 an have an 86 305 LG4. i snagged it for 600. the egines in great condition but body an interior need a lil work. i'm gonna stay with the 305 since it runs, an go bigger once the engine dies an i get a lil more experience driving a quick car. i dont have my license yet an dont wanna have too fast of a car cuz i know it'll get me in trouble or kill me. i had to attend a funeral of a friend who killed himself in an 96 supra driving too fast. so i'm gonna be a lil bit more cautious.

 

yep, thats what my dad tells me...thats why as soon as we fix the sway bar in the back and get a new windsheild im going to esta(dragstrip) so i can get some experience with going fast and get used to it...its better than going onto the highway for the first time with a bunch of people and there roadrage

 

i had a TH-350 with 3000 stalll, no lock up and 3.73s for a while...

not that bad, but damn its not good for a Daily driver

 

am i gonna have problem with my car?

3.1 v6 with 3.23 gears

 

im 18 now and the car hasn't changed much since i was 17

 

ive never posted a pic, so im goin to try again

 

i bought my '84 berlinetta a few months ago (still 17) for $200 from my friend. the oxidized paint with clear coat pealing off will eventually go from red to gloss black with lime green racing stripes, how sweet is that. unfortunatly the beast dosnt run yet, but im going to buy a bare 350 block, bore it and stroke it, then build from there. my first car was a 99 or 2000 KIA sephia POS i know, but thanks to and old man that could see straight that got totaled. now i drive a 98 mazda 626, which i plan to sell when i finish rebuilding my berlinetta.

 

Bough mine when i was fifteen keyword bought, my parent loaned me $2500 i paid the other $5500. Power everything, 36,000miles everything else is to the left.

 

I'm 17 right now. I bought a Dodge DAytona Shelby Z at age 15, but I wanted RWD. So I took a tradeoff and got a 87 Firebird 2.8 5 spd. Then I wanted my horsepower back, so I got the 86 TA. Not much done to it in the 2 months I have owned it, but I have some pretty big stuff on the way...

 

was 16 when i got my 84 z28 with 86000 original miles and 10k on a rebuild from my dads bud for 750 bucks. Put all sorts of work and money into it until I left for the army when i was 18 (al my hard earned cash) came back and started school and since the army paid for my tuition the school decided it wasnt necessary to give me money....so my cash went to helping my dad...sadly no more improvements. 2003, some rich bish from texas caused a 5 car accident on 95 in ct, needless to say their lawyers kept them from paying even though the police report held them responsible. Now I have an 89 rs, much of my money that i have had left over (mainly from saving gas money..hehe) has gone into restoring the inside and improving overall performance. Sadly little things come up like bad alts, belt, battery, shocks, etc... kept me from doing anything this summer, that and school started up again this fall. And just this past weekend some really good thieves broke into my car and stole all my stereo equipment. By good i mean they happened to have those star wrenches on them to unbolt the bracket that held my stereo in since i had it so you couldn't just slip it out, so they were prepared for everything, that and they knew exactly how to bust my lock and unlock the door...well anyway, now I have to deal with that....BUT no worries, insurance fixes the door damage and im back on my feet. Plus my grandfather said he was going to give me 300 bucks for a new stereo setup, i told him i would probably just buy headers for my 2.8 v6...he said whatever...we'll see...so that's my life story as a thirdgen owner...

ROCK ON! and check me out round good ol UCONN if ur in the ct area

Dave

 

I bought my first third gen when I was sixteen, a 1991 RS 305 TBI 700-R4, for 1500$ Painted it Viper Metallic Blue... Loved and cherished that car for the longest time... Had every single option, with working A/C, leather, everything. Then I drove a 1990 Iroc Z 350 tpi, and was hooked by the power, the next day I put up the RS for sale (it had some brake problems), 3000$ price tag. Took three months to sell it, I wouldnt budge on the price, so I got 3000$ for it.

I then bought my current car, a 1991 Z28, 350 TPI with a T-5 tranny. Taught myself how to drive it the first day, then I ran into electrical problems, turned out to be the alternator so I replaced that, and now it runs fine, except for the fact that somethings clunking around whenever I accelerate or brake (thought it was the torque arm bushing, but it wasnt).. im thinkin its the tranny mount now. In anycase, the car looks like horse crap, needs paint, and is sorta rusting minorly now. That's all gonna be fixed though.. hehe.

Here's a pic of the RS