So tonight i am proud to say that i offically a proud owner of a 1990 camaro rs

anyways i was just wondering where you guys got background information on your cars from their VINS?

and i will also be coming back when i decide to paint my car because it needs body work

 

carfax pay the fee. except you probably should of done that before you bought it. but it should be fine.

enjoy your thirdgen, it will burn a hole in your pocket but you'll be smiling the whole time haha.

have fun dude. let us know how it comes along

 

thank you, yea i know they are a money pit but i still love them

133000 miles on a rebuilt title and the cars not running lol

 

Enjoy your thirdgen, they may be a money pit at some times, but just think what I do "Hell the the parts are actually so cheap anyways" Compaired to late model cars, that a few hundred bucks can get a shitload of stuff done on a thirdgen, but maybe if lucky 1 single part on a new car.

 

Congrats on the car, and to TGO!

Why is the car not running? Anything we can help ya with there? Describe what's happening/not happening.

On the decoding - on the very first home page of TGO (www.thirdgen.org), there will me a bar on the left - read the Camaro Tech Data, the Third Gen Tech FAQ, and the RPO Decoder sections - tons of info there.

About the only thing your VIN is gonna tell you is what you already know - you have a 1990 Camaro RS with a 305 TBI motor and auto tranny. Your rear gears are going to be 2.73 peg leg (if still factory). TBI = Throttle Body Injection, as opposed to TPI = Tuned Port Injection ... TBI looks like a carb, but has 2 injectors shooting gas down the hole. You'll read mention of "swirl-port heads" - sorry, that's what ya got. The 305 is a great little motor, not tons of power, but very economical and very easy as all SBC's are.

The RPO codes should be listed on a data sheet, usually either under the lid of the center console, or under the lid of the little glove box in the driver side trunk - jot those down and check them out - that will tell you all the options your car had WHEN IT LEFT THE FACTORY - there's no telling what any previous owners have done since.

The function on TGO works very well - sometimes too well - be specific on your searches. For example - if you have heating issues and you know somethings wrong with the controls inside the car, type "heater controls" rather than just heater and you'll get better results. This board has been here forever, and has accumulated literally tons and tons of info over many years, and unlike some other boards none of it is archived seperately (that I know of), so it all comes up readily available - every search yields many pages dating back many years. There's literally nothing about your car you can't find an answer for here on TGO with the right search, the right questions, and the patience to wait for the right person to answer!

Anyway, Ill stop babbling

Do let us know what's up with the car not running if you need help with a diagnosis, and well see what we can do!

 

if you guys were looking at my side information it was wrong, that was from an 88 camaro i was looking at but didnt get but i have all that info fixed for my actual car

 

well when i bought the car the PO said the car is missing its driveshaft and its radiator along with a few interior items

well after i bought the car i was looking over the titles and noticed the car hasnt been plated since 07, well today before i put the car on the trailer to take it home i tryed to turn on the power and the car did nothing so im guessing the batterys also dead

 

OK - so you have a ways to go then. And I used bad info from the 88 - so ignore that LOL. Well, let us know if we can help diagnose anything when you get to that point.

 

ok thanks guys, right now im trying to get my back hatch to close, its leaking in from the side and its not locking shut

 

Congrats on your new wheels. Post pics during the resto process so we can check it out.

 

Check the hatch motor assembly. When you initially close the hatch, it should catch and they be pulled down by the motor. Chances are, your motors shot...

 

Or the battery is still dead

 

Very good point. Didnt even think of that...

 

its my battery, were having snow storms here so i cant go out to charge it sadly...so for the moment she has a cover on her...also, what would cause my key to have problems fitting into my ignition and turning? its really hard to fit the key in the hole, i mean you really have to push, then to turn the ignition you really have to turn it for it to move...i dont know if this is the right board to post this