Wow thanks man!! And it's an 89. The vin number is right there I'm surprised you didn't look that up, too!

 

Damn that looks sexy cleaned up now.really superamazingly nice find.

 

like i said earlier...YOU STOLE THAT CAR. even with a mild small block and new rims...that car would be a real head turner. congrats again.

 

I would've, but It's impossible to find a site that doesn't charge!

Yeah, I'd say that's more than likely the original paint! I was perplexed to whether or not it had a respray because of the headlight buckets, but GM didn't paint the buckets black after '87, so that makes sense! Like bigdave said, you legally STOLE that car.

 

What do the floors look like?

 

Looks great. You've got a lowly optioned base model 87 RS that's in fantastic condition with a questionable drivetrain. I think the solution is obvious - you swap in a cheap v8 swap. You could go 305... but I think it'd be neat to go LT1. You could probably get a full LT1 swap done for $1000-$2000. I'd stay with the 700r4, though. T56 swaps will add a lot of complexity and cost. But you can get an LT1 with ecm etc for $500-$1000. Throw a cheap hotcam in it and you've got yourself a 12 second barn car for less than $3k.

Plus, with so little invested and having a modern, fuel injected 350 on top of it that could smoke even bolt on L98 cars, you could probably flip it for a small profit if so inclined.

Im not a huge LT1 fan, but they have a niche where they are very effective budget swap options.
Actually, black headlight buckets are exclusive to Z28s and IROCs of all years.

GM brochure photo of a 92 Z28: http://www.zorly.com/images_camaro/g...t%20Camaro.jpg

 

Looks like a great find, I say drop the 305 and good trans in and go. No sense in messing with the V6 IMO

 

The floors are solid just some paint peel under there. I would do the LT swap but right now im a 24yr old buying a house so I've gotta make due where I can. I'll throw my vortecs (ported and polished and milled for higher compression already) on it and maybe throw in a hotcam and paint it all and go. I'm not at all interested in speed because I hate getting pulled over...

 

I feel ya. Bought a house @ 25 and saved forever for it. 28 now and doing an LS swap. Bought a 4-post lift, cars, bikes, and all the man toys I can.

With your own place you can do whatever the hell you want. I'm also originally form Indiana so I know you guys have some sweet home prices there.

 

So you're saying sport coupes, standard Camaros, and RS's had black buckets up until '88, but IROC's and Z-28's had them no matter what year?

Or black buckets themselves are only stock on IROC's and Z's?

 

Yeah home prices right now are crazy cheap! We have a house we're looking at appraising at $80,000 that we can pick up for 35. There are multiple houses in this county going for $13,000. I would like to have a lift eventually but for now that isn't in the cards. This house does have a nice 2 car high roof garage, though.

 

Wow great find!
I can't believe how great of shape it's in.