how hard do u think it is to find a fairly good 92 305 tpi z28 with manual and t-tops in the 5000-7000 price range?

 

According to the Camaro White Book, t-Tops weren't available with 5-speeds, in 92. So unless it's an after market conversion, it would be impossible to find.

 

easy, well sort of..........

t-tops were a custom option but you could get them from the dealership on 305's only. they were made by a company called C&C.

305 manuals are out there, but a little more difficult because most have been kept.

you have a great price range though so i don't think you'll have any problem; just have to look a little bit and answer questions.

personally, unless your wanting a true heritage edition with stripes i would include 91's in my search because they will be even cheaper for 305's and it will broaden your search. stock for stock a manual 205 is the only way you'll come close to keeping up with a 350 auto....the 305 autos came with a smaller cam.

if you have to have a manual 305's the only way stock, same for if you want t-tops. 91-92 anyway.....try to find a 305 with the g92 option if you can....you'll pay a little more probably, but unless your going to modify alot of things it will pay in the end.

good luck and keep asking questions.......it's the only way you'll learn.

 

i didnt know t-tops didnt come on the 5 speeds, but thats ok, i dont even really use the ones i got now. does anybody else think its slightly retarded that the 350's didnt come with manuals?

 

Just slightly retarded, but the reason Chevrolet didn't put the manual tranny behind the TPI 350 in the camaro's is the fact that it would be getting to be as fast as the Corvette and nothing should be the Corvette.

Oh yea you said that 350's never came with manuals, not true, they had manuals behind 350's in camaro's from 1967 to 1980 and 1993 - 1997 . Just not in 3rd gen's. (and 1981 Camaro's)


Later, Garrett

 

i ment the 350's for the thirdgens :O

 

No, b/c autos are better.


let the flames begin.

 

but manuals are more fun and fasters

and does anybody know what in the hell this thing is
:lala: <----------

 

Thier hard to come by. I have C&C on my t-top window. Looks like they haxed thru the top of the car. Still wish I had a hard top cause I get alot of chssis flex even with my subframes. Mostly from going up curbs.

 

LOL, I have been wondering the same thing for about a freakin' year, and I have no Idea.

Later, Garrett

 

yeah, i think i want a hardtop now. so i know what car i want, now i just need to save a little more money and find the right car.

 

:lala: :lala: :lala: :lala: :lala: :lala: <----------------Thats Lala duh.

 

lol, that dosnt resemble lala at all. if i ever saw that thing in real life i would freak out. it reminds me of the white alien from alien resurection. it dosnt look like it, but the same freakyness is there. it also reminds of sumtin a little more nasty that got up took form and started dancing. so im calling it the dancing man jam.

 

I have a 92 Z28 which is 5.0L 5-Speed and was made with T-Tops from the factory. 50,000 miles to date.

I do not however have the G92 Axle. BUT my car did come with an aluminum driveshaft from the factory.

 

im so jealous of u thats exactly the car i want to get. then ill make it fasters anyways, lets say u were selling ur car, how much would u sell it for and how hard do you think it is to find other camaros like that.(assuming urs is in great condition)

 

I bought my car with approximately 42,000 miles. It is in mint condition, the paint was perfect/original. Everything was stock. Nothing really wrong with the car.

I paid about $6500 US. I got very lucky with the price because when he originally put it in the paper it had a broken heatercore, and everybody who came down couldn't drive it so nobody bought it. But I called back a few weeks later, asked if he still had the car, he said he did, he had fixed the heatercore, but he just didn't have time to put it back in the paper. Apparently he was a truck driver, with a 4th kid on the way, and his wife said he had to sell the car. This guy was so serious about this car he told me he never drove it after it got dark because BUGS would hit his car. He sounded a little nuts, but you could see the condition of the car. :hail:

I came down, took the car to my mechanic, my mechanic's jaw dropped when he saw the underneath of the car. I must've shown my mechanic at least 300 camaros in the past 2 years I wanted to buy and this was the first one he had absolutely nothing to say about. Car runs like a dream, it is the most silent car you'll ever hear. I could have it running and sitting there in idle, and you won't even know the car is on. All it needed was 2 new tires ( I bought 4 instead ) and that's it. I had my share of problems with the car this summer, but nothing very serious other than the clutch.

However, I have the satisfaction that somebody walks up to my car every week and begs me to sell it to them. The day I bought it I had guys coming up to me every week offering me 2-3 grand more than what I paid for it. I know that personally the time and money I put it into it, I wouldn't sell it for less than around $13,500 CANADIAN - which is approximately $8500 US.

 

oh and as for finding other camaros like that. i have autotraders ranging back 3 years, this is the only one i've seen that's a 92 with 5-speed, never mind the t-tops.

 

So there were 92 'T-Top' 305 Z's made from 'factory'.

 

wow, im now really really jealous of you. Thats exactly what i want, id be willing to pay alot for something like that and in that condition. Getting that for 6,500...u practically robbed him. Anyways, if i were you, id hold onto that thing for a long time. Think of how much it will be worth in 20 years. But thats the problem, everybody is holding onto them and they only made like 6000 92 z28's.

 

oh yeah, and ill give u 9,000 for it. sell it sell it sell it

 

Actually you know I would take $9000 US for it.

Everybody who always asks me if I want to sell it, I always tell them "no less than $13,500 Canadian"! And $13,5000 Canadian is $9000 US.

hehe

 

well if u wanna sell it come summer time ill buy toronto is just too far of a trip for me to make this time of the year

 

Drone- make sure you get it before he puts that "fast and furois" crap on there.

 

hahaha but I am putting so much work into in for the winter. Porting/polishing half the stuff in the engine bay.... Painting the wheel wells black (never did like that brownish look, black looks cleaner)... I'm even getting MAC SFCs welded on this friday. Not to mention the chrome slp rims I plan on getting early summer.

I also wanted to repaint parts of my car at GM. If you saw my car you'd say "WTF? Your car is in mint condition, I don't see any flaws", but after 10 years there are a couple of tiny tiny tiny chips here and there that I hate seeing, because I have this weird craze about owning a flawless camaro...

 

yes there were 91-92 manual 305's with t-tops. just no 350 manuals or t-top 350's. other than that any combination was around.

posted by easySPEEDcamaro:


this line kills me..........even with my stock exhaust on my 350 you definately knew it was running. now with the custom exhaust forget about hiding anywhere and after the winter i'm worried about the glass in the house!

beautiful 92 though, definately worth the penny!

 

should make ur exhaust shoot flames

and i thought u could get 305's with t-tops. maybe i shouldnt listen to everything people say on these forums

 

i have a 92 camaro it was a 305 t-top 5speed. but its a rs 25th anniversary i dont know about gettin a z28 with those options

 

just no 350 with t-tops or a manual.....



someone should make a post here in the forum so that it is no longer even considered.

 

i wonder if its worth it to hunt down a 92 over a 91. im thinkin 92's will be worth a bit more in 20 years. and 92's have slight body differences if anybody has ever had the chance to compare a 91 to a 92. and no they are not the same!!! there are slight differences.

 

would you like to explain those differences???

 

well, its slight things, like the shapes of the doors...92's have a more rounded shape where as 91's go more straight up and down. its just little things like that

 

i'm not trying to pick you apart with asking you to describe, just curious.......because with the exception of vinyl graphics and optional grill the exterior isn't different in any way....in fact there are "very" few differences on the average models that seperate the two and the biggest one is the little dash plaque.

obviously everone could get technical with the guage specs, late 92 valve covers, computer #, etc. but none of these are anything that actually set the car apart in performance, driveability, or looks(minus the anniversary package of course)!

so if there is something major that you know that we don't please point it out because i know i've missed it.

 

here is no difference between the 1991 and the 1992 except maybe the price. I have ownwed both.

 

Since we all know the door scenario that was just used is , I'd like to know what other things were different that set the 2 years apart. Just for the sake of the new people, they were the same in physical characteristics. I'd like to know what Drone believes to be different!

 

lol, geez..hit a soft spot.
anyways,... the doors ARE different !
look at where the hinge is, the curve of the door on a 92 is alot more round than a 91 where its more staight up and down. unless my car is some freak model this has to be true because it is right in front of my face....and i think i can tell the difference since i do graphic design. anyways, maybe its just a single case, but the doors on these 2 camaros ARE different

 

i think i know what ur talkin about the door thing... the little curve... i saw that on some third gens at the track.. guy had a 92 rs, and the other one had a 90 iroc...there is a little curve in the corner

 

All thirdgen doors are exactly the same. You can take a door off an 82 firebird V6, paint it, and put it on a 92 Z28 convertible and noone will be able to tell it's not factory.
Sure ground effects and graphics changed over the years, but the door underneath never did.

 

i own a 91 z and a 92 rs, and i have owned a 91 rs, there is no way to tell them apart besides the smallest of clues:
1)the badge on the dash
2) my 91's (both) had glass t-tops, the 92 has the acryllic
3) 92's tend to have fewer body rattles
other than that there are no major differences
think about it?
why would chevy change the door shape. they didn't change anything, b/c they knew it would be cheaper and the 4th gens were coming out (so cheap that they used the floor pan from the 3rd gens)- damn cat. hump

as for the original topic, drone, yes it would be better to get a 92 if you are going to keep it, but it will be easier to find a 91 z with a 5 spd.
in fact its hard enough to find an rs w/ a t-5 v8 or not
i bought my rs wrecked (but still very driveable) for 1700 just b/c it had the 5speed, if it would have been the auto, no way, my z is an auto, and i dont want another auto
i wonder if we can get production numbers on 91-92 z's w t-5, and then how many were g92's?

 

new to board , i own a 91-z28 with a 305 5spd, and g-92 pkg . it is dark red met with grey leather int. i have less than 42k on it .its still has the original paint on it and even with the dings and wear on the paint i would not repaint it as i would rather keep the car a survivor than have it be the perfect camaro. this car has won in every acr show its been in including 2002 super chevy show in gainesville fl. (stock class) best of show fla. 3rd gen statewide meet, etc. my point is lots of people and judges appretiate originality over perfection. by the way the production numbers for 91 z's equipped with g-92 pkg is 6813 and even less for 92 (3056). t-tops could be ordered on all camaros EXCEPT g-92 cars. later!

 

to easyspeed, your car my have an aluminum but i did'nt come from the factory unless its a 1le car . maybe prev owner had orig break while car was under warranty and thats what the dealer had on hand . either way its a nice piece to have on it ! but forget about all the polishing and stuff and keep the car as orig as possible , the payoff for keeping these third gens original is already happening ! buy the way ultra blue is in my opion the nicest color on a z ! only 11038 were that color in 91 (wish there was a further break out) anyways nice car .

 

meant aluminum drive shaft!

 

its not the door underneath im talking about, from a side view the doors ARE different on the vertical left edge(looking at the drivers side). u wouldnt be able to tell just by looking at one then another, but a direct comparison will show the difference...me and my friends with other year camaros all agree, its noticable and its there whether or not u all think its logical or not....prove its wrong. ill try and get some pictures soon.

 

Let's put an end to this topic it is starting to get real stupid, I say again "no difference between 1991 and 1992 Camaros, even the DOORS!"

This topic started out as how to buy a 1991 or 1992 Z28, Here is final guidance:

1. Check your local paper.
2. Autotrader.com
3. Classified ad board.

Nobody can really predict how hard it is to find one of these cars, sometimes hours, sometimes months. I would start my standards high (1LE, B4C, 5.7 Z28) then work my way down.

 

i wana get a 92 Z with a 350... well any 87-92 Z/Iroc with a 350 in it really... well any thirdgen with a 350 or bigger... oh hell I WANA 350! heheheh

 

Actually my car came with an aluminum driveshaft FACTORY! I have the rpo code for it on the sticker. And my car is not a G92 Car.

 

Maybe someone could do a side by side photoshop style comparison of this door difference.

As for another difference between 91 and 92's. Wasn't there stronger welds put on the 92 model to increase body rigidity? Does anyone have any info on this? I have seen little one liners here and there about it reading the camaro histories.

 

ive read that also, it was probably due to the fact that the 4th gens were going to use the same floor pan, and were going to have more powerful engines across the board

 

He is only the king of all the land: The Great Lala!! Great and wonderful lala, we bow before you in all your dancing glory!!

:hail: :lala:

 

Yes, but the real question is.....what does lala drive??

 

what is strategery? is it supposed to be strategy?