I was working at a body shop and my boss bought a storage lot for 1,500$ at a auction. Inside was a 89' 305 TBI RS Camaro ( Iroc Blue ), 75,000 orig miles. He thought the car was ugly and in a way it was, boxes had been piled on it in storage and the roof leaked which ruined the paint on the car. So for 1,500 i bought it, i stripped it down and painted it Flat Black Base/Clear... the interior was nice so i left it and only added a Grant steering wheel and a Hurst shifter. 5 years later... ive got two kids and the ive come to find the 305 just doesnt have the power i want. Shes got 89,000 on her now and its time for a make over, Yesterday i drove it into the garage and stripped her down to nothing but the hull. Engine and harness are going to my father in law as a donation to his 66' chevy pickup project. My plans are to either buy a painless harness or just build one myself, im keeping it as simple as i can... ill just be using it for cruise nights or just hotrodding. in the 5 years ive owned it, the dash went on a down hill slope pretty fast and ive been researching all your guys info on the 4th gen interior swaps, and its got me interested. if i go that route then id like to convert the whole thing and not just the dash, and how well do they really fit? Should i keep the stock or do the Swap? if you have any pictures of some good swaps please post. To give you a idea of the wireing ill be running a carb'd 350 HO full roller, and will just need enough to make it street legal and run. the only part of the harness i kept was the wires coming from the fuel pump and the tail light section. ive even concidered running the plastic tank from the 4th gen aswell.

Any info is a big help, And if you have any ideas of somethings youve done to improve yours please add. ill try and post some before and after pics

 

Before

 

After - No Engine, No Harness And No Interior.






I plan on painting the engine bay with some Base/Clear while i have the bay empty, and thats the engine im building to put in.

 

Nice! I really like how that flat black turned out!

 

Thanks Man, Its harder to do Flat in Base/Clear then single stage... you really have to watch how you over lap your layers or youll end up with a stripey mess lol.

 

looks good keep us posted. I'm doing the 4th gen dash swap right now, already did the seats/console swap, check out my thread for pics called "my 92 interior resto"

 

Does anyone have any pictures of a Rear Seat Delete Kit installed? im really thinking about doing it but was woundering how they look. no one rides in back anyway LOL