hi well i own a awesome 1987 iroc-z camaro tht i just LOVE! i wish i could do mods to my baby but since im only 12 ( going be 13 on the 23 of sep.) and have no job to support my needs and i dont mean to sound rude or gready but could you please help me getting somewhat started with my dream for sending me any extra tools or anything that you have? i absolutley have no tools and stuff is so expensive! im sorry if i sound greedy i just need some help here from some of my thirdgen buddies. so please if you have any extra tools,products, books that you will not need if you could please send it to 8595 sw greensward lane #A, i live in a duplex. city is Tigard. state is Oregon. thanks so much i really appreciate any help. also please advise on working on my baby is something i would also greatly appreciate. thank you everyone!

 

I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but I'm curious, how did you end up with a decent looking Camaro at only 12?

When I was 12 I had a bicycle..

 

yes very good question.

 

lol um well my mother bough her in the early 90's and then she bough another car ( thankfully she only has 27k original miles on the beauty ) then she's just always been saying im getting the beast and now im just hooked. its really hers but i asider her mine hell i take care of her! yes i know theres more but if i didnt no one would. srry about the confusion.

 

lol um well my mother bough her in the early 90's and then she bough another car ( thankfully she only has 27k original miles on the beauty ) then she's just always been saying im getting the beast and now im just hooked. its really hers but i asider her mine hell i take care of her! yes i know theres more but if i didnt no one would. srry about the confusion.

 

I had a 69 cougar when I was 12.. but anyway nothing in life is free, mow some lawns, wash some cars, etc

 

agreed. if you work for what you have you will appreciate it more.

 

serious ive put so much blood sweat and money into my iroc, it looks like crap, but I love it

 

the best tool you can have is knowledge. Keep reading up in these forums, educate yourself on the engine and what sensors cause what problems and such. That way when you start driving and something goes bad, you'll know how to fix it...

You should start getting some small jobs like stated above, because its true that you will appreciate it more if its the fruits of your labor...

 

Keep on the boards for info. You never know what you might learn, hey i learned DIY fixes that saved me over 1k. As for the free stuff..... the way the economy is people are either using it up or selling it, just like 92purplehaze said "nothing in life is free".

 

Get a ;aper route, mow lawns, see if a neighbor or relative needs some paint or yardwork done.
Then take the cash and buy basic tools at pawn shops. I've picked up Snap-On wrenches ($50 each new) at a pawn shop for $1 each. Get the basics, and get a Chiltons/Haynes manual from any auto parts store.
While you can't drive it yet (legally...), do what you can. Take care of the paint with a good wash and wax. Keep it as nice as possible for when you do get to drive it to high school.

 

GREAT IDEA!! ..why didn't i think of that??

 

Haha, I don't know what pawn shops he's shopping at but all of them around me are selling Snap-Ons, Mac Tools, SK, and the such for about 25% of what they cost new. I'd probably stain my pants if I ever found some of those tools for $1.

Anyways, OP, I agree with what everyone else says. I was raised to always work for what you want. We're not trying to be mean, but it is true, that if you work hard for money to buy things for the Camaro, you will appreciate it a lot more. I'm married and never spend ANY money on my Bird unless I can pay for it with cash and all of my bills are paid. I've easily put $3000 into it in the last year and it was all of my hard earned money after my bills and other priorities were taken care of. I saved a lot of money buy doing all of the work, except for the engine rebuild, by myself.

Oh and one more thing, you might consider taking your address out of your post. I wouldn't want that posted on a public forum for anyone to see.

Good luck and have fun.

 

just a reminder, a wrench is a wrench. If its metal it'll most likely work. I go to Sears and see the prices of their tools (Craftsman) and just shake my head how expensive these pieces of shaped metal are. I have a Stanley socket set I got from WalMart for $15 about 3 years ago and it has worked just fine for me. I've used that set from taking heads and intake off the engine, to installing new shocks and struts to general interior stuff. I also got their cheap $5 wrench set (some unknown brand) and it works just aswell as my friends Craftsman....

 

^For the most part, I agree.
Old Craftsman is good stuff. New Craftsman is foreign junk. About 15 years ago they sold their American foundry and moved overseas to produce crap on the same level as Workforce, but more expensive. That said, i have Workforce wrenches, and a Cummins drill (wtf is that??). They've lasted so far, but WILL break before my Snap-On stuff, and are also much more likely to round off heads. I've got some Stanley stuff too, but won't buy them anymore after breaking 3 sockets in one day while replacing the timing chain. Kinda needed those sockets....