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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 05:32 PM
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Car: 1996 Camaro, 1985 Camaro
Engine: 3.8, 3.4
Transmission: WC T5, 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3.23(?), 3.42
1985 Camaro, semi-complete project

I'm not going to BS anyone, this camaro still has a ways to go to be finished, but I have done quite a bit of work, and put quite a bit of money into it.
It is a 1985 car with 116k on it, it has had the following parts/work/mods done to it:
*3.4l v6 engine swap(160k on motor at time of swap)
*260 grind delta camshaft+lifters
*new stem seals on valves
*new head gaskets
*ported heads
*new intake gaskets
*new ignition coil
*taylor spark plug wires
*AC delco plugs
*new cap+rotor
*serpentine belt system from the 3.4
*new alternator
*new timing chain and cam gear
*new crank snout seal
*170* tstat
*EGR delete(I still have it I think, and it could be hooked back up, but pretty much all the vacuum lines would have to be done from scratch, and the EVAP would also have to be hooked back up, also the vent line, and EVAP line are cut at the gas tank(could be respliced if desired)
*TB coolant bypass(the pipe is completely gone, I have a hose running straight to a chrome pipe nipple on the LIM)
*3.4 injectors

*255 LPH fuel pump+access hole cut into floor(they are good clean straight cuts, it still needs to be rounded at the corners so the sheet metal does not tear there, and it needs a panel put in over it)
*pacesetter headers(they look like ****(rust) but are actually only a year or so old)
*magnaflow high flow cat
*dynomax catback
*K&N filters in gutted TPI dual snorkel cold air box
*new front rotors and pads(the rotors are actually brand new(drove on them for a week or 2) but from sitting a while after, they look like utter crap, but seeing as to how they are new, they are cuttable I am sure.
*new rear shocks(cheapo monroes) and springs(moogs)
*new endlinks
*one of the rear brake line sections was replaced(I recommend replacing the remaining brake lines, and replacing the fuel lines would hardly hurt)
*new fuel filter
*I gutted the interior to assess the rust damage as I knew my driverside floorpan had some issues, it needs replaced(as well as the seat bracket), the passenger side was in good shape, I removed the surface rust and put rustoleum truck bed liner on it, I also did this to the rear hump section, I would say its about 1/3 of the way towards being finished, I was putting it off till I got the new floorpan in
*I still have all the plastics from the interior, and most are in decent shape, 1 or 2 pieces might have minor damage, the carpet and foam underneath it are gone
*I have all the seats, but they are all pretty dirty, and the fronts have the typical tears on the side edge
*the t-tops do leak on the driverside, I believe it is the outer drip rail that is leaking
*new windshield
*B&M ratchet shifter, still needs the micro switches put on it, and the cable is n't set quite right, what is supposed to be neutral is reverse, but the forward gears and park shift right
*fiberglass daytona hood, gutted 2ndary glass layer and utilized in a full pin on configuration, it needs lined up better and decent pins that don't rust to hell for no valid reason, also it was cracked on the corner, which I patched up pretty good structurally, but cosmetically it needs work still.
When the car died after my driving it a week or 2, I replaced the fuel pump which got it to run again, but it kept stalling out the moment it had any load on it, pulled the VCs and a valve spring was broken, I replaced the valvespring with a used one from the heads that were originally on the 3.4(I used the 2.8 heads on it because they were ported) In the process I also noticed that the LIM had a microfracture(also from the 2.8 for the same reason, the 2.8 had a cracked block so I should have checked the intake manifolds better in retrospect), so I swapped over the 3.4 LIM, it still has the 2.8 MIM, but I looked it over pretty good and it is not cracked to the best of my knowledge, the UIM is a 3.1(I broke the pipe fitting in the 2.8 trying to remove it to swap to the 3.4 plenum, was going to switch to 3.4 plenum, and DIS, as well as a 165 ECU, the swap was not successful(it fired but the injectors pulsed too fast) I put it all back the way it was when I had it running, ie. repinned the ECU harness back to its original configuration, and put the distributor back on it, and a 3.1 UIM, that is where it stands atm, it fires up with a bit of gas pedal, holds idle, and sounds good when revved, but upon trying to move, it will stall, I suspect the IAC hose is too kinked, I have a t fitting I planned to try to let it make less of a sharp bend and get the brake booster hose hooked up again, I also think the idle is too low, and one of the rear brakes is locked up pretty bad from sitting, which I think exasperated the issue/s.

I would like to get $2k for this car, but I fully realize it needs a lot of work yet, and has a lot of half finished things on it, so I am willing to negotiate.
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 06:09 PM
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Car: 89 GTA
Engine: 5.7 TPI L98
Transmission: 700R4 w/ Stage 2 shift kit & stall
Re: 1985 Camaro, semi-complete project

Good luck with the sale man! Was looking at your car domain page and saw in one spot you were willing to spend extra because you wanted to keep the car till your deathbed. Man how times change. lol
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 10:06 AM
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Car: 1986 z/28
Engine: 5.0 carburated
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 2.73 gears
Re: 1985 Camaro, semi-complete project

will you take 1500?
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 08:49 PM
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Car: 1996 Camaro, 1985 Camaro
Engine: 3.8, 3.4
Transmission: WC T5, 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3.23(?), 3.42
Re: 1985 Camaro, semi-complete project

Sent a pm.
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 08:58 PM
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Car: 1996 Camaro, 1985 Camaro
Engine: 3.8, 3.4
Transmission: WC T5, 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3.23(?), 3.42
Re: 1985 Camaro, semi-complete project

Bump, still have her.
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