Well I finally found a vert. I was not expecting getting one for awhile till funds allowed. So this all started with the IROC. Both the motor and the tranny decided to go on strike the day before the local dyno day. So I parked the car in the back yard till I got around to fixing it. So in the mean time I needed a daily drive. I looked around alittle bit and decided to I was going to get a 95 Toyota tercel from a guy at work next payday. It was cheap and ran great. But one day I got home from work and got the local flyer in the mail. I hardly ever look in there. But just flipped to the cheap cars to take a look. And there it was an add for a 89 RS vert for $400! It said motor runs strong, but car needs work. So I figured it was wrecked or rusted to death. Gave him a call and left a message. Got a call the next day and talked to him. Seemed like a good car. So I went to go look at it. The car was basically solid mechanically wise. All it needed is a water pump and a steering column. It was just cosmetic. Give it a paint job a new top and some interior and it would be fine. So I bought it and got it home. So the old saying if it's too good to be ture really dosen't apply here. lol. So here's some pictures. And I'm sure all ask you guys a lot of questions since I have know clue about the verts. But it's one I have always wanted. Adam :-)

 

A pepto-bismol Camaro!


Just yankin' your chain man. Who cares what it looks like, if it's a strong running car and it only cost you $400, that's a STEAL!

I'm sure you'll get it looking fantastic in no time

 

great deal. you definitely got some work ahead of you though. hopefully it doesn't need weatherstipping. right now I haven't seen a kit for under $390 (just for the stuff on the top frame). are you planning on swapping motors? GL

 

Nope, no motor swap for this one. This is going to be my cruzer/daliy driver. I go the 87 IROC with the l98, auto, 3.23 posi to play with. Adam :-)

 

are all the trim pieces there and not broken up? that is where the hard part is, just finding them at all. either way GL

 

As far as I know it's all there. I don't really know what all the vert specific parts are. Adam :-)

 

not bad! now we have two 3rd gen verts in FLCFA!

 

are you going to do the top yourself or take it somewhere?

 

I haven't decided yet. I know some one who owns an upholstery shop. But I just might try it myself. I was at a f-body show last weekend and talked to a few vert owners about it. Adam :-)

 

not real hard
mine looks almost perfect one thing to keep in mind is the old saying measure twice and cut once also leave it a little loose and once the glue has dried and cured spray it down with water and apply light heat to it so it shrinks. otherwise if you apply tight it will shrink and start to come loose. I can help you some if you need it over e-mail or pm also I will see if I can find the name of the glue I used I think it was greenweld or something like that high tack adhesive

 

Damn ! when i scored my 89 vert i thought i stole it at 900 bucks, good find !

 

Nice score man. I wished my vert was that cheap when I started. Good luck to you.

 

just look at the tech articles i compiled above, there is some very useful information in there for top replacement

 

haha i thought i had a good price at 1500 for my 89 vert. lol. Sweet deal man. good luck with it.

 

Take alot of those "before" pics..and than amaze us with the "after" ones as time/money allow. Nice score on the project!

 

Here's some updated stuff with the car https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/auto...ml#post3248540. Did a 82 Z28 fiberglass hood, 18x10's TT2's, IROC tail lights, 4th gen T/A seats, and a few other small odds and ends. Next is new cloth/glass window top with tinted windows, some exhust tips, alarm and a 5-speed. that will be next months update. lol. Adam :-)

 

looks good keep up the good work.

 

Great score. There's so much you can do to these cars. I'm thinking of taking on a a 1LE, B4C, or vert project one of these days. I've always owned clean stockers and am too afraid to mess them up.

 

Thanks guys! I forgot about this upgrade also. https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/car-...-12s-vert.html. Some thump in the trunk. lol. Adam :-)

 

I'll be damned! $400??!! Nice find!

 

nice catch,just got my first vert for 1500. it`s a 91 rs black and i don`t even know how too put the top down

 

Got a new top. Ordered it for topsonline and got it instaled at a local shop I know. Black cloth with a glass window. I looks alot better now. I just need to get it painted now to get the outside looking good. Adam :-)

 

top looks good,but it also looks stretched out.

you should try buffing out the car it looks like you could to most of it at least.

 

After a week in the sun the top srunk and it looks normal now. And asfar as the paint gose. There is no clear coat left on the car to buff out. We have tried everything with no luck. Adam :-)