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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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3rd gen history

hi iam doing a project for school on 3rd gen camaros and i was hopeing you guys could give me info on each year of camaro
like how many where made the diff model and so on ill take just about al the info i can get and maybe some info on the speical camaros i donno what u woulc call them the police camaros and so on so if you guys could help me out it would be a lifesaver thankyou
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 05:53 PM
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Re: 3rd gen history

Originally posted by camaro_bob90
hi iam doing a project for school on 3rd gen camaros and i was hopeing you guys could give me info on each year of camaro
like how many where made the diff model and so on ill take just about al the info i can get and maybe some info on the speical camaros i donno what u woulc call them the police camaros and so on so if you guys could help me out it would be a lifesaver thankyou
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Websites about this are all over the place. Not sure if there are any established as the historical source for the 3rd Gen.

G'luck mate,
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 05:58 PM
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yea i would lvoe to have that book but my probelm is i have to have this pretty much done by fri so yea i was hopeing for like a website or something like that
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 06:17 PM
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Originally posted by camaro_bob90
yea i would lvoe to have that book but my probelm is i have to have this pretty much done by fri so yea i was hopeing for like a website or something like that
Hehe... I remember school. At least you are asking earlier than the day before.



I'm not going to do a Google search for you b/c I think it's safe to assume you've done this already, correct?

Tell us what you've found. I'm sure readers here will be able to verify the data you've found on the web (or not).
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 07:38 PM
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yea i ahve looked all ic an really id find data on iroc-z`s and that helps for some but i need the earlyer and alter i keep getting pics I NEED INFO lol o well atlest i get to do it on soemthing cool

i get to amke everyone in my class listen to me talk abotu camaros for like 10 min lol

i hope there some import guys in there :lala: :lala: :lala:
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 04:17 PM
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I GOT INFO PLZ CHECK TO ASMKE SURE ITS RIGHT

i have some production numbers i found in a book i for got i had lol well here they are if someone could check them tio amke sure there right than i would be grateful

1982
sport coupe 9102
berlinetta 39744
z28 63563

1983
sport coupe 63806
berlinetta 27925
z28 62100

1984
sport coupe 127292
berlinetta 33400
z28 100416

1985
sport coupe 97966
berlinetta 13649
z28 47022
iroc-z 21177

1986
sport coupe 99517
berlinetta 4479
z28 38547
iroc-z 49585

1987
sport coupe 83890
iroc-z coupe 52863
iroc-z conv 744
conv coupe 263

1988
sport coupe 66605
iroc-z coupe 24050
conv coupe 1859
iroc-z conv 3761

1989
rs 83487
rs conv 3245
iroc-z 20067
iroc-z conv 3940

1990
rs 28750
rs conv 729
iroc-z 4213
iroc-z conv 1294

1991
coupes 92306
converts 8532

1992
coupes 66191
converts 3816

thats the info fromt he book is it right?? and does anyone have the producetion numbers of the diff cars the rs and z-28 for 91-92 cuz the books puts them togheter plus whats the police pakg called and how would u explaqin the z-28 the iroc and rs and the sport coupe pakg ??

thank u

sean
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 08:58 PM
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You could break down 1987 further: Total Z28 13,974 Total IROC 38,889 giving your total of 52,863. In addition 12,105 IROC's had the 350 engine. First year for the L98 engine. Also 1987 was the last year that the Norwood plant (Cincinatti, OH) assembled the Camaro/Firebird. It closed August 26, 1987. Hope your project goes well, and give Thirdgen.org a plug as well!

David
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:25 PM
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i be sure to put a plug for tgo thanks very much for the help iam still lookign for the diff pakg u coudl get on the car and the break down of those what u got with them like the police one not sure what its called and the iroc-z the z-28 the rs the sport coupe plz help
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Old Jan 12, 2005 | 02:10 AM
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It's as simple as pressing this link......... "PRESS ME....PRESS ME"
Good ol' Thirdgen.com has the info for ya....

Last edited by 911rsq; Jan 12, 2005 at 02:15 AM.
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Old Jan 12, 2005 | 08:41 AM
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It's as simple as pressing this link......... "PRESS ME....PRESS ME"
i cant belive i missed that and when i read that i laughed out loud in my class lol btw the car in ur sig is :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: thank u very much for the link but what did u all get when u got the pgk`s?? like when u got the rco pgk what did that do to ur car like what did they put on it??
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Old Jan 13, 2005 | 12:39 AM
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Axle/Gears: One's with teeeeefs
Here's a good start....you will have to for more....

"RS" denotes "Rally Sport" and was a slightly cheaper model than the Z28 Camaro, but an option upgrade from the base model Camaro. The RS could be had with a number of options, including V8 power, and power windows, brakes, upgraded sound system, etc. The RS package always included ground effects and a rear decklid spoiler. The RS option was first availible in 1987 and was present until 1992. From 1990 to 1992, the RS option was the lowest availible option as the base model Camaro was not produced

The "police package" or B4C option was an RS Camaro with air conditioning, Z-28 power train, 140 amp altenator and came with some (but not all) of the 1LE option package equipment. This included dual cats, special suspension, 4-wheel disc brakes, posi-traction, special axle ratio, oil cooler, 16" aluminum wheels, 145 MPH speedometer, and 245/50ZR16 blackwall tires. In order to determine if it is a true B4C, look for the "B4C" code on the option label located inside the glove box.

The secret showroom stock racing 1LE option (option level 0 IROC-Z)was first available in 1988, however, only 4 were produced. Then in 1989, the option became more well-known as 111 were produced that year. The package was obtained by ordering the following:
Level 1 IROC-Z with 5.0 TPI engine with 5 speed or 5.7 TPI engine
Optional axle ratio (G92) (305/3.45, 350/3.27) and its required options
Air conditioning delete (C41) (standard heater)
The package originally consisted of:
Fog lamp delete
Aluminum driveshaft (JG1) (part # 10085375)
Performance exhaust system (N10) (dual catalytic converters)
Special deflected disc shocks
Aluminum spare wheel with smaller spare tire (N64)
Lower control arms (part # 10164151)
Larger (11.86 inch) front rotors (part # 18016035)
Larger front spindles (part #'s 18016737 / 18016738)
PBR front, dual-piston aluminum calipers (part #'s 10132827 / 10132828)
Special swinging fuel pickup in gas tank and special 18 gallon baffled fuel tank for fuel pickup down to .5 gallon reserve to prevent fuel starvation in hard cornering
Some came with special 16" x 8" light alloy mesh wheels (XWL)

IROC was option package B4Z. The new IROC-Z option was available on the Z28 and came with new 16x8 aluminum rims, P245/50VR-16 Z Rated Goodyear Gatorback tires, fog lights, CAMARO on front license plate panel, .5 inch lowered ride height, body colored valances, Delco-Bilstein rear gas shocks, special front struts, increased spring rates, special jounce bumpers, 5 degrees of caster (up from 3.5 on Z28) in front wheel alignment, `WonderBar' front frame rail stiffener, special valving in steering for increased steering effort, larger rear stabilizer bar with stiffer bushings, IROC-Z exterior decals and interior dash badge, and a thinner two-color lower body stripe.

Good Ol' Z28.... This is the one most people relate to. This is a special performance package that also included different emblems and body trim, depending on the year. The Z28 also came with front, side, and rear lower body valances and the headlamp pockets on the Z28 were black. Z28s had larger front and rear sway bars, different springs, and different engine options, depending on the year.

There is so much more to it than just this, but this is a pretty good start. All this info came from this web site and is mostly cut and pasted here (thanks everyone).......

Are there any more packages you were interested in?????
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 09:23 PM
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what was teh sport coupe?? was it lieka rs only without gfx?? thank you
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 05:02 AM
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ummmm......kind of
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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 01:56 PM
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hey dont forget to ad that they made only 4 1988 1LE iroc's!
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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 03:50 PM
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hey dont forget to ad that they made only 4 1988 1LE iroc's!
I was reading about that today & they said that according to GM employees ( dont know who they talked to) there were really 8 produced 4 were shipped to Canada & 4 were left here in the us.
I dont know if that was right or not.

I was going to say someone left out the Type LT lol
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 01:51 AM
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Car: '91 Z28 & '90 RS Vert & '89 RS
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Axle/Gears: One's with teeeeefs
I bet they ended up as Canadian Players Cup cars....
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