I Took the Camaro out of storage last Thursday. and worked alot on the car today. i had some over heating issues with the new L98. but i re-wired the fan with the ON switch and now the fan is always on. and motor runs much better since then. I also put new shocks for the hood to hold by its self. fixed my seat belts and windshiel washer motor. also fixed the exhaust and instaled my restored 16's. Here are some pics i took later on today. i will be putting new 245's in the front tomorow (will post pics). also i still need to instal the new bumper and fenders that i have bought. keep track of this post, i will be updating all summer with vids and pics. Thanks Jazz.

 

What happened to the front bumper and fender?

 

It was about 2am and i was driving back from one of my buddies place. and i was in a 70km/h zone doing 80, and the power was out and the city put some stop signs in the middle of the road and i didnt see them (its a 3 lane and there 2, one between each lane) and i hit. right after that i called the police, and while i am talking ot him 2 other cars hit the signs. what a shitty night...

 

you store that car? does it cost you money?

 

At the garage where i got the L98 swap done. took him 2 month doing it in lost time, so during that time it was stored. cost nothing.

 

Looks like you have a lot of work ahead of you!

You need to solve the overheating problem though. Having the fan running all the time is not the solution and will cause the car to be overcooled.

 

looks like a good project car.. whats with the Z28 on the roof?

 

Well i didnt have any overheating issues in reality, i drove 3 hours before i conected the fan to be always on, just you could feel that the engine was running a little to hot for its liking, the fan was coming on a little to late to my liking. but now since i conected the fan, engine runs much better in the long run and is much more healthy.

For the Z28 sign, i couldent tell you it was there when i bought the car.

 

it looks pretty good to me i kinda like the z28 between the t-tops and the hatch maybe redo it in black? just my opinion

 

Do you meen paint the Z28 Black?

 

yea the white lettered z28 between the hatch and the t-tops i think it would look sweet black plus original

 

Yes i had already thought about redoing it. i kind of like it havent seen another camaro with it. dunno if you can see but on the right side theres a big chevy sign.

 

Here are some pics i took yesterday with the wash+wax and new front tires.

 

And here is an exhaust vid of my new L98, runs good and no smoke :D.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q85UGn5mO30

 

nice my mom had the exact camaro cant wait to see it finished
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yea you should def redo the z28 on the roof its sweet and original maybe make the letters and then have like a shadow effect behind the letters

 

some new pics and vids.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NobLqpmFwEc

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OjVMeF82x3k&feature=user (some smoke because i had just put trottle body cleaner in the intake.)

 

 

I took off the TPI intake off my old LB9. i will be cleaning it and polishing it today and instaling after, i will post pics later on today!

 

You guys want the intake rebuild pics? because you dont seem to care much...

 

Did you restore the wheels yourself? They look pretty good. That is a lot of snow in those first few pics. I don't like cold that much to handle that much snow!!!!!

 

Yes i did the rims my self.
here is a pic of the finished work...

 

Looks great!

 

Looks nice under the hood. A little elbow grease (along with sandpaper & buffing compound) can go a long way on that plenum & runners.

Now, get the crinkled fender(s) fixed and get her painted!

And NEVER think of redoing that Z28 and bowtie between the T-Tops & back glass. Paint over it and pretend it was never there. It seriously looks retarded.

 

i am trying. im 17 and i some times work 7 days a week plus school so dont have much tim to work on the car.

 

The wheels turned out really good. What did you use to strip the clearcoat off?

 

definately interested. great job! will look sweet once the fender/bumper is fixed and the top thing painted over

 

I don't know what he used, but aircraft stripper works best IMO. Just be prepared to re-paint any paint on the wheels if you get it on there.

 

Nice job, what did you use to polish the runners & plenum?

 

used steel wool. i will be posting the pics tonight, havent had time.

 

Just steel wool?

 

also at least put some cheap seat covers on those seats...

 

here are the rebiuld pics and before after. i want to here what you guys think !!

 

nice job! what kinda paint did you use?

 

its a left over from the gun metal paint i used for my wheels. looks very good in person, tomorow i will be changing the trottle body, il have some pics!

 

just a burn out i did yesterday hehe.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQYS42jChHY