well im kinda new to this site, and well im a gear head, i picked up a wrench when i was 5, and well, the rest was history, ive wanted a camaro ever since i can remember.



i worked on it for 3 days to get it running, and finaly got to drive it

she needed some work to say the least but there was just something there, i wanted it, she ran great. its only a 3.1 litter , but its got a t-5 trans

she is a 1992 rs, i named her IRIS....

i paid 500 for the car and drove it out of her back yard over heating all the way home,

one fan temp switch, a trans mount later, and she was on the road.......


currently ive got about 900 all together in the car,


almost all hotchkis suspention

-springs 2.5 inch drop
-adjustable pan hard bar
-and the linkage rebuild kit front hotchkis too
-lower ball joints
-strut tower brace
-HID head lights
-magnaflow exaust
when i got her the front end was hit, and the hood was rusted to ****, but she came with a brand new hood still in the box
and i replaced her nose and right front fender, so her body is straight now

she gets painted in november

and ive got a 305 iroc tpi engine sitting in the garage getting torn down soon for her rebuild, hoping for 400 ponys at the flywheel

will post picks soon

 

this is after the list of parts from the above list was put into her
she needs some major sanding befor paint









these pics are from the back yard of the first owner, { the lady i baught her from }

what do u guys think? any ideas or advice?

 

I think with a fresh coat of paint its going to look nice. I like the ride height

 

Looks like it's coming together well. Love the drop.

 

Good save!! Cant wait to see her all done!

 

thanks guys, i appreciate the feedback

i also built a new sub back that sent in the rear well, carpeted black and holds a kicker l5 solo barac 10, im ordering a power acoustic bamf
soon

 

lol sub box that sits in the rear well lol my bad

 

ok guys, just did my exhaust and my sub box,

the exhaust is 2.5 inch in and out on a magnaflow stainless muffler
with 2.5 inch pipe and a 18inch long 3 inch chrome tip.

the sub box is covered in black carpet, and sits flush with the ledges in the rear well.
the box is holding up a 10inch kicker solo barac L5........
also putting the amp on a amp rack in the rear storage bay along with a digital capacitor.

 

 

Welcome to Thirdgen,looks like a great car to restore.

 

Thats a nice ride! Great base for a project. Iris is coming along nicely. Its great 2 see people fixing these cars up instead of letting it sit and rot. Looking 4ward to seeing more pics.

 

yea, i hate to see beautiful cars get smashed, dont crush it, restore it ....... yea she will be gtting painted soon, or thats the plan at least, can wait to finish my 305 to drop in it, my goal is 400 hp, its a tune port so i should be able to pull it out of her, she will be one fun rs lol

 

Nice car man, another one saved from the crusher. the only thing is that sub looks a little lonely, maybe its cause i got 2 12s in my truck lol

 

if you know how to set it up, that little 10 is all you need ;]

 

ive decided to change her name, from iris, to phantom. i think it fits much beter with the car and the white and black color choices im doing, white with sinted windows and black lace style wheels with a large machined lip, black rotors and silver or black will wood calipers, slightly darker tail ling lenses and shes got a black interior, i think the name fits well.................

 

 

 

 

ok guys, so far ive finishes the sub, wiring, cap, and amp,

i think it came out perty clean, i also replaced the rear portion of the carpet,

i also put in a set of kyb shocks , way better then oem

4th gen camaro wheels with 2inch spacers with 245/50r16

 

those rims look nice on there where did you pick those up at? what color are you going to paint the car?

 

i also sprayed ten coats of clear candy apple red over the tail lights and have 28 led light in each light, looks awsome, almoost black at night its so dark, looks good during the day, need to be cleaned and pollished still though

 

i got the wheels for 50 bucks on craigslist, lol

car will be arctic white

 

i also made a true cool air system but forgot to take some pics so ill do that tomorrow ;]

 

Great score on the rims! I have a 97 Z28 and my wife hit a pothole bending one of mine - I just dished out $200 for a set on CL and I thought I did good!

 

that is good lol

the guy i got mine from had the sallad tossers or these ones, both were black, so i got these and repainted them ,

 

moderator , can you change the title of this thread to project phantom?

 

not to bad to start out with....i have certainly had much worse

 

looks good.. great project

 

thanks guys, yea i was perty rough, but not to bad

i love the car, shes a blast to drive, its actualy boring to drive , because you cant lean into the throttle, speed limit is 45, and i always wana drive the car fast. its suck, i wana do about 70 all the time lol just comfortable everyday driving

 

Looking good. What color you going to go with on it? Any current pics?

 

hey mr. cover page!!

it will stay white, i thaught about gun metal gray but i think the white with black accents will pop very nicely

i believe the pics that were posted last are currant, ill take some new ones, soon as im finish the first phase of the suspention , its still runing a v6 so no real engine mods, just reliability in mine right now, i have the tpi iroc in my garage for it

tires and body work goin to be done soon also,

i think u did a great job on ur dads car, and as i remember your article stated it was your first build, u should be very proud, your dad would be..........

 

Nice project build its looking pretty good. Im also building a 90 RS i bought it for 150 dollars no engine no trans, originally i was rebuilding my 92 Rs, the project had to much things to do, the floor pan was rusted out(cost 200 for a new floor pan) and there was too much surface rust on the suspension and frame, so i bought a nice looking 90 for cheaper than the floor pan. Anyways goodluck with the project.

 

thanks, you too

 

ok, bean a long time , and still havent got her painted. it goes in for paint in oct or nov.. gets new seats in nov to.

 

Can we get more photos of the spoiler and a quick how to?

 

this spoiler is a proto type. there is a mounting bracket mounted in side there stock spoiler, and billit washers are used for better serface area in mounting it with its five countersunk 5/16 screws,,


KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS THE VERY FIRST PROTO TYPE

 

Thanks. I dont know why, but I dig it.

 

well thanks, i didnt do it for looks though, im setting the car up for the silver state classic road race, so it is full functional. i might make the end so it wraps all the way around, not sure yet, what do you think?

 

If you are doing the silver state classic I don't know if those bolts will be enough to anchor that lip to the deck-lid.

A lip that big is going to generate alot of downforce and drag at speeds.

Is it anchored in any way we can't see in the pics?

 

I wouldn't worry about the wrap around. Is it made or real deal carbon fiber? Im also wondering about more anchor points. You had it over 100 yet?

 

there is a frame inside of the stock spoiler that the 5/16ths bolts go into.. it is real deal carbon fiber, pain in the a.. to make the first one from scratch.. next ones will go much better... yes ive had it over 100 and no problems so far. and the washers are huge, so the stress points shouldnt be a problem either, but het its a proto type so if there is a flaw, we will change it, but so far so good, at about 80 you can start to feel the back end be a little more planted

 

You gonna sell them? If the price is right I would be down for one. They arn't exactly a show quality piece, but would look good on my little rat. Remind me of the hawks, but hopefully not as expensive!

 

yea , we might start producing them, we need to make a mold off on this one and then see were it goes from there, we talked about producing them just haven't thought of a price yet, its def not a show piece, purely for function, but atleast it still looks good doing it lol

 

and this one still needs a little cleaning up, just haven't got around to it

 

Would flow a bit more with the back end if you put some transitional pieces on the fender caps.

Looks good.

 

iansane, thanks for your input also, when we first designed it we were going with fuction only in mined, but after we installed it it does kinda need something on the fender ends, just havent gotten to it yet. it would just be cosmetic so im not in a big hurry either i gues lol

 

Im suprised that after 2 years you havent painted it yet! Have you rebuilt and installed the 5.0 litre from the IROC?

 

nope , yeah im suprised i havent painted it either... havin funding problems , lol sucks......but im getting there finaly....and i dont think im going to use the 5.0 because we want to use a lt1.. progress has bean realy slow and sadening realy

 

so within the next 6 months, it should be painted, the intereor will be fitted with new seats, and re upholstered , and will have new wheels and tires , while we are waiting to find a good lt1 with fairly low milles for a good price... or thats our goal, paint and seats should be done by mid november

 

Nice car and it's cool to see it coming back to life. Cool to see that you're getting an LT1 too, because 400 hp out of an N/A 305 is kinda ambitious.