I know how much you guys like barn finds so I thought I'd share the one I just found!
About 10 miles from me there's a green 4th gen Camaro that I decided to try and buy for my girlfriend. I stopped by and asked about it and they told me they didn't want to sell it but had an older model up in a bard about half a mile away. I was expecting a pile of junk but this is what I found:


So I bought it for $400. The interior and exterior are both spotless. The dash pad isn't cracked and there's only 1 small tear in the drivers seat. It has a 2.8 right now but has a spun main bearing so that'll be coming out and a small block will be swapped in. The hood is also laying on the ground beside it. What do you guys think?

 

Clean it up and then show us

 

Then the "barn aura" would be gone

 

I got a 2.8 and 700r4 with 50,000 on it ready to drop back in!

 

Lucky ****er!

 

Awesome!!! Does it have a title?

 

Nope not doing a V6 lol besides it's been sitting for almost a decade so I'm sure the in tank pump is froze up so a V8 would be easier with the mechanical pump.

 

Yep I have the title. It was last signed in 96 and had 44,000 miles on it's last signing. At first I thought it had 148,000 but after seeing the title 48,000 would make more sense.

 

Nice find

 

Wow, nice Z28 find!

Lucky...

 

It's only an RS lol

 

Sorry, looked like Z28 on the rocker panels.

I thought it looked a little bland in styling for a Z.

 

you will still have to pull the electric fuel pump, it will be a restriction to the mechanical fuel pump.
nice barn find

 

geez, i would've washed it the second i got it home!!!!

 

Looks like a nice find, but please just fix the fuel pump the correct way. That car is too original to get hacked up.

 

nice find. I d rather have found that then that gta i beat u to ...lol. how bads the interior since ur only interior pic aint that good?

Also whats wrong with RS's? *cough*even tho my rs came factory with a 305*cough*cough*

 

Looks good... I'm here to see pictures of it all cleaned up...

 

Its still sitting outside their barn I'm gonna go get it and take it to the car wash after work today. The interior is in great shape it just needs swept and a ton of febreeze lol. And the car isn't staying original. I don't care much for the 2.8.

 

Just be sure to post some pics of her all cleaned up!

 

Agreed. Dont do some awful mechanical pump carb swap on it.

Put a 5.3 truck motor in it or something.

 

looks pretty solid from the outside. you legally STOLE that for 400$...congrats.

 

Definantley a great find. Subscribed and looking forward to following your progress.

 

Thanks guys. I'm thinking a 5.3 swap maybe. I still haven't been able to tow it home yet. Our wrecker driver ran our wrecker into a tree.

 

Aha! Wayne Carini loses another one. Great find. $400 is a steal.

 

Very nice grab! V8 that beast and cruise!

 

Put in a manual too!

 

Why does that sentence sound like it has an interesting story behind it?

Oh, and +1 on the subscription list.

 

Nice "clean" find there!

 

hey.. V6's can be fast too



Nice find!

 

Yeah, I know they can be but I don't have the money to build a V6 to be anything near fast lol. I have a 305 and a 700r4 out of my old trans am in my garage so I'll end up going with that, I'm sure. I'm trying to buy a house (with a garage ) at the moment so this will end up being a slow project I'd say. I might just clean the 305 up throw my 906 vortecs on it and do some clean up with the wiring and drive it like that. I promise I won't hack it up and I'll try and make the job look professional

 

pictures?

 

Still haven't gotten it home yet.

 

When are you going too?

 

He has to have it towed home and the wrecker was driven into a tree. I wouldn't hold my breath, but I'll stay subbed.

 

Great find, too bad about the wrecked Wrecker!!

Something like this?

 

Oh, good lord. O_O

 

Ouch! No it wasn't quite that bad just had to replace the entire front end. It was finished Friday but he told me he had "stuff to do" and said to call Saturday. 3 calls and 6 texts later still no word whatsoever. I'll give him tomorrow, and after that I'll be calling the rival towing company in town. Youd think that I could get a tow since I fix their computers out of my pocket, and especially since I'm still paying for the tow.

 

First off know that I like you guys alot. I washed this by hand, with no water hose. I had to fill up the buckets in the pictures then roll them down the driveway with a 2 wheel dolly lol.

 

The motor is definitely toast. I have a known good 3.4L out back that I MAY swap in. The only thing keeping me from it is the transmission. I don't know if it's good, bad, or just ugly. I have everything I need for a V8 swap, though. GREAT 305 motor, butter shifting 700R4 trans, in tank sending unit, full exhaust, I even still have the rear end...decisions, decisions. I also don't know if any of these RPO codes mean any good options or not.

 

I can't believe how well she shined up! Looking good!

 

Id say 305 and 700r4 and drive the crap out of. Its just sickening some of the deals your guys find! lol

 

Awesome find, looks great!

 

Yeah and that shine is with a standard auto rag and some dawn dish soap lol no waxing or buffing or anything! It looks great!

 

Grate find good lookin car man

 

that looks better but the wheels need shined up alittle

 

Well I couldnt do it all tonight. It was hard enough lugging those 40g buckets down a 300ft long driveway lol

 

Thanks for washing her, man. She looks MUCH better!

Also, that paint job looks fairly new. Real pretty for a dusty hunk found in a barn.

 

Thanks! I'm prettysure that's the original paint. It's been stored for forever but it could be a respray. I honestly was gonna sell it but I know I'll never find another car like this again so...

 

Wow, you stole that car. Seriously, nice job! Definitely a keeper.

 

Here we go... Decoding time!

According to the TGO Decoder...

AR9 - SEAT, FRT BKT, EUROPEAN STYLE, PASS A DRIVER RECL
AU3 - LOCK CONTROL, SIDE DR, ELEC
AO1 - WINDOW, TINTED, SHADED UPPER
A90 - LOCK CONTROL, RR COMPT LOD, REM CONT ELEC RELEASE
B34 - COVERING, FRT FLOOR MATS CARPETED INSERT
B35 - COVERING, REAR, FLOOR MATS CARPETED INSERT
B84 - ORNAMENTATION, EXTR MLDG, B0DY SIDE
CD4 - WIPER SYSTEM WINDSHIELD, PULSE
C49 - DEFOGGER, RR WINDOW, ELECTRIC
C60 - HVAC SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONER FRT MAN CONTROLS
DX3 - STRIPE, DELETE
D35 - MIRROR, OUTSIDE REAR VIEW
D6H - GEAR, SPEEDO DRIVEN
D80 - SPOILER, RR END PNL
E5Z - SPEEDOMETER ADAPTER (DELETE)
E7Z - ERROR: Code Not Found
E9Z - SPEEDOMETER KEY (DELETE)
FE1 - SUSPENSION SYSTEM, S0FT RIDE
GU6 - AXLE REAR, 3.42 RATIO
IPB - ERROR: Code Not Found
J50 - BRAKE SYSTEM, POWER
K34 - CRUISE CONTROL, AUT0MATIC, ELECTRONIC
K60 - GENERATOR, 100 AMP
LB8 - ENGINE, GAS, 6 CYL, 2.8L, MFI, V6, LONGITUDINAL
MD8 - TRANSMISSION, AUTO 4 SPD, THM 700 R4
MXO - MERCHANDISED, TRANS, AUTO PROVISIONS, O/D
NA5 - EMISSION SYSTEM, FEDERAL, TIER O
NK3 - STEERING WHEEL, SPORT, SOFT RIM, SIMULATED LEATHER (Lol "simulated" leather)
N33 - STEERING COLUMN, TILT TYPE
N90 - WHEEL, 15 X 7, ALUMINUM CAST, 4.75 INCH BOLT CIRCLE
QPH - TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2
TR9 - LAMP, GROUP
UA1 - BATTERY, HEAVY DUTY
UB3 - CLUSTER, INST, OIL, COOL TEMP, VOLTS, TRIP ODOM, TACH
UM6 - RADIO, AM/FM STEREO, SEEK/SCAN, AUTO REV CASS,
UQ1 - RADIO PROVISIONS, FOR STEREO
U25 - LAMP, INTR, RR COMPT, COURTESY
U26 - LAMP, INTR, ENG COMPT, COURTESY
U29 - LAMP, INTR I/P, COURTESY
U79 - SPEAKER SYSTEM, 4, DUAL FRT COAX, DUAL EXT RGE PKG
VAN - ASSEMBLY PLANT, VAN NUYS, CA
VK3 - LICENSE PLATE, FRT MOUNTING PKG
V73 - ANTENNA, FIXED
WW8 - APPEARANCE PACKAGE(BRIGHT RED), AERO #8
W62 - ORNAMENTATION, AERO PACKAGE
1AY - ??? (And I quote)
1SC - PACKAGE, OPTION 03
1SZ - ???
6XS - SPRING, COMPUTER SELECTED, FRONT, LEFT HAND
7XS - SPRING, COMPUTER SELECTED, FRONT, RIGHT HAND
8UX - COMPUTER SELECTED FRONT LEFTHAND SPRING----(ALONG WITH 6XW/6ZX)
81P - WHEEL COLOR, BRIGHT RED (91)
81Q - MOLDING COLOR, BRIGHT RED (91)
81U - PRIMARY COLOR, EXTERIOR, BRIGHT RED (91)
82B - TRIM COMBINATION, CLOTH, MED DK GRAY (91)
82I - INTERIOR TRIM, MED DK GRAY (91)
829 - SEAT BELT COLOR, MED DK GRAY (91)
9UX - COMPUTER SELECTED REAR RIGHTHAND SPRING


PHEW. All 58 RPO codes. (Yes, I know some of the O's are zeros, but that is how it appears in TGO's decoder)

I know I didn't have to, it was a fun learning experience.

And it does appear to be completely original. BTW, what year is it?