Koopa Troopa

Hello everyone at thirdgen.org just wanted to say hi to everyone and to say i am glad to be a part of this awesome community. Well enough of the chit chat i wanna show you all my first project.
1992 rs camaro 3.1L v6 (i know sorta weak but gotta keep my parents insurance down lol).
5speed manual transmission.
The camaro has been taken care of mechanically very well i even got to drive it home from where i bought it with out any problems what so ever.
but cosmetic wise its a little ruff but not that big of a deal.
Right now it looks like this
But thanks to this beutifull website i found my inspiration. =)
i want to paint my car exactly as the picture shows, i really like it how it is, and i wanna put these rims with the new paint job(my camaro didnt come with original rims, just some crappy ones)

This is where am starting off in my project, with the paint and wheels, what do you guys think? I would love some feed back from this wounderful community that i really respect how they keep the third gen spirit going =)

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I am sorry if i posted in the wrong area i see this isnt where this is suppose to be sorry about that like i said am very new at this.

CrimsonDragon

Welcome, this is a great site with an incredible amount of quality info. Your Third Gen looks great. Good luck with your upcoming mods. Use the search function and advanced search as much as possible before posting and you will find people more likely to help you with answers. Buy the best tools you can and keep all your fluids up and changed regularly. Even though you think your V-6 is weak, keep the motor clean and tuned up. Plan on spending a little time each weekend on maintenace and you wont break down. Do as much of your own work as possible and plan on making mistakes, breaking parts and bruising up your knuckles - but you will learn an incredible amount and will be all the better for your efforts. All and all its a great start!

JamesC

iTrader: (5)

I couldn't agree more. Welcome to TGO.

JamesC

IROCZ28KevinZ

iTrader: (2)

[QUOTE= Do as much of your own work as possible and plan on making mistakes, breaking parts and bruising up your knuckles - but you will learn an incredible amount and will be all the better for your efforts.[/QUOTE]

that is so true, man if my knuckles could talk!

seriously though, on top of the already given advice, get on ebay or something, maybe someone here has one, and get the FACTORY service manual for your car. Personally, I have been there/done that with the Chilton's and Hayne's books, and neither one compares to the factory service manual. It has diagrams, diagnostic charts for EVERYTHING, organized and easy-to-read wiring diagrams, exploded diagram of darn near anything on the car that has more than 1 piece...you will not regret dropping a little more $$$ that a Haynes or Chilton's for one of these books.

blg0720

I agree. I haven't had to do anything mechanical yet (except the intake manifold (and I wasn't touching that with virgin hands )), but I've done a lot of the interior work and the Factory service manual is SOOOOO helpful for that stuff!

She's not a Camaro, but she's a Third Gen 'bird and she's MINE!

GTA50

Congrats on your Camaro. Looks like you have a great starting point. I've had a few V-6/5-speed combos and for gas mileage and reliability, they can't be beat. With regular maintenance, 450,000 km is no problem!!

Visit the V-6 tech boards as well and that can give you some ideas on waking up the V-6 until you do your V-8 swap.

Koopa Troopa

Yes thank you all but the funny thing is my dad own a mechanic/body shop and i have been working there for quite some time now. So its easy for me to get expert help on anything i need =). Right now my Camaro is all gutted out ready to get sanded for paint. its gonna be a lot of work since i am completely changing the color of my car from red to white so i got to paint every detail so that there wont be any red showing. But i cant wait to see my camaro done its gonna be worth all the work i put into it!!
Thanks everyone for the welcome and glad to be part of this community =)

blg0720

One word of advice that I've gotten from every body shop...don't put anything in the car that's meant to go on the finished interior. The risk of over-spray getting on finished parts is possible. I've got a new dash to go in, but not til the car's painted...so I'm currently dashless...

Koopa Troopa

thanks for the advice but like i said the only thing in my car is the stick and steering wheel so that i can move it around the shop lol really uncofterble lol

Koopa Troopa

hey guys i am woundering if you can help me with a dilema on the racing stripes i wanna paint. Can you someone give me advice on how far apart i should put them and how wide the stripes should be? i appreciate any feedback i get =)

okfoz

Take MASKING tape, and start laying them out, take careful measurements.

There is a rule of thirds... Personally I prefer the stripes on the Heritage cars, very similar to what you have in the White/Blue car pic, but I think they look nicer, your car being a 1992 could have had the Heritage stripes from the factory, so it would not be incorrect.

John

BigBadGTA

to keep the insurance down? Im 16 and have an 88 350tpi GTA Trans am and my insurance is less on my car than if I was driving my moms minivan...

Koopa Troopa

yeah insurance is lower of a classic car than on a regular car, my car has three more years till its a classic =/

Koopa Troopa

Hey guys nice to be back havent been on in while i just wanna show you all the finished paint job on my camaro.Tell me what you think =)

okfoz

Looks pretty nice...

John

Tmic87TPI

iTrader: (3)

looks just like the one pictured lol

2 things I would have done differently but they're just preference:
1. continued the stripes onto the bumper cover
2. widened the stripes a little bit
either way it still looks great, blue and white are nice together.

Koopa Troopa

thank you.
yeah i know what your talking about putting the stripes all the way down to the bumper you dont know how long i sat there staring at it to see if i would make the stripe all the way or not, but at the end i after much thought i liked it better with the stripe ending on the hood than all the way down... i guess thats just me lol

Paragus77

Very very nice, i wish my car looked like that, lol.
White with blue stripes has always been a favorite of mine.
Beautiful car.

Kevman

Am I reading this right? It only took you a week to paint it? If only I had your motivation...

ssean92

iTrader: (10)

Looks good, Hope you are loosing the TRUCK wheels....