Some pics





kinda liking the sport coupe look lol

 

^^ finally some good quality day shots lol u getting it ready for paint?

 

It's a nice start keep us posted

 

Ha ha, I know I usually do all my work in the day so when Im done its usually night time...

as for the paint yes and no lol im going to start buying the materials for the paint/body work after I get it running.

I dont think she will be seeing paint for a couple more months

 

Thanks!

I will...

 

Last update before I have to leave for work...

Got the new door panels/armrest on the door, which I hope to have on by tomorrow...

Some pics





now i just need the upper door trim..

Thats just the passenger door.

For the driver side door I still need the panel with the lock switches before i can put it on there correctly...

 

Some progress today guys....

I decided against changing out the doors I figured it would be easier to just stick with the manual windows since all the wiring to change over to the electric lock/window's would be a PITA...

Put in the door panel and armrest on the passenger side door today the driver side will be in tomorrow...

Some pics





Yes, unfortunately I did have to make a small incision for the window crank to come out.

Yeah i know, I know i should have bought another one instead of ruining this one, people like me are the reason thirdgen owners are frowned upon

On my "Highschool kid" budget I really cant afford to be that meticulous, sorry...

Anyways I also changed out the rocker panel..



now I have two shades of red on my car lol

Damn and my back tire is FLAT!!!!

 

Not much progress lately besides getting the driver side door panel in on Monday...

The car needs alot of money and alot of time

Still waiting to buy the injectors hopefully I can get them next week.

 

The poor girl hasent gotten any attention in a full week!

Been busy with my other girl

So far it looks like I will be buying the injectors this thursday. Just as long as I dont go off and lose a limb (its expensive to get those put back on) from here til then I should be fine.....

 

Keep the dream alive! I wanted one too when I was your age...I waited twice that and finally got one for myself.

 

Thanks, I havent given up yet lol

I hope to have it running by the end of this month.

Afterwards I want to give the engine a tune-up and have it running at its best..

Then ill be saving up for paint!!!

and buying whatever little parts I need along the way

 

The VATS decided to go out on the car today.

For the last three days my family and I have been moving all of our stuff to our new house. Hadn't touched the car until today.

Since the new house is about 30 minutes away towing it there is not an option, instead a buddy of mine is going to let me store it in his shop until I able to get everything situated....

My plans for the car have changed somewhat after I get the car drive able (tags,tires, etc.)

I'm going to start saving for an l31

 

Nice looking car!! Can't wait to see that bad boy on the road. Kinda looks like mine except I got the black gold ground effects. Keep up the good work

 

Thanks man!

I also can not wait to have it on the road.

As of now I am trying to get everything at work situated since I moved pretty far from my last job I had to transfer to a different location.

Still trying to get all that settled. So as of now there are no funds coming in for the car

Hopefully in about 2 weeks I can have the VATS taken care of and after that I will move on to whatever other problems the engine seems to be having....

Really wish I could just tear out that POS v6 and throw in a 350 already

 

UPDATE

As of now the car is pending sale....

I have been out of work for about a month now and I dont have any money for the car and nor do I have space for it, so it will be gone soon...

I do wish to get another one after I get everything situated with my job though...

Thanks to everyone who folllowed this short lived thread... I hope you follow my next one too.

Next time I want to save up about 2 or 3 grand and get one with a straight body that doesnt need paint, the engine will not matter because soon I will have access to an LB9 to throw in..... and ill just move on from there...

 

I know how you feel I haven't been able to drive mine but on 4 ten minute drives might have to sell mine as Well

 

yeah its tough man...

Im still not sure if I want to let go of this one the market for these cars is not nice these cars are getting very rare and more expensive everyday...

But at the same time this car has pissed me off so bad that I dont even want to see it anymore lol

 

Ill tell you one thing even after everything that happened to mine getting broken into, overheating and all the money i put into it i regret it everyday granted yes i got a nicer starighter one and looks almost identical to my old one but itll never be the same if you dont have to sell it dont

 

Yeah i hear ya Im still not over my first one unfortunately it was more like taken from me then sold...

More details on that here:https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/memb...s-wrecked.html

As of now I have come to terms with the fact that my car is not in the condition that I wish it was and no matter how much it pisses me off it could be worse and I am fortunate to have it....

Im just going to tough it out and start putting more money into it as soon as I can.... I have already come along way from its original state and made it my own there is no use in me starting all over again.....

but i still feel putting money into that v6 suckssssssssssss!!!!!

 

If its not your dd then rip out the v6 sell it then get a nice 350 from the scrap yard

 

Its looking like the best thing for me to do is get this v6 running (because I really need a car for school/work) and when my bro swaps an L31 into his Iroc in May im going to give him some cash for his LB9 and start prepping my car and the engine to go in... and then ill get into paint

 

well then looks like you should keep it get her running what issues you having with it?

 

The problem at the moment is the VATS that went out on me about a month ago now, at the same time that I stopped working...

I hear that I can get it all reprogrammed and fixed correctly for about 200 bucks..

Or I can just bypass the VATS entirely for cheaper...

 

car is looking great. i would like to know DOES ANYONE KNOW IF A 5X5 BOLT PATTERN FIT MY 91 RS. I FOUND SOME CRAGERS GOD DEAL FOR MY CAMARO BUT NOT SURE IF 5X5 WORK, I SEARCHED AND MY CAR IS 5X4.75 NOT SURE IF THATS RIGHT. PLZ HELP

 

Sounds like for the time being bypass it till u get the v8 man

5x4.75 is correct 5x5 will not work without adapters

 

Thanks

Dont know much about wheel fitment and all but I know you can hit up the wheels thread (here:https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/wheels-tires/) and you can definitely find either a sticky or some experts who can help you out.... I see you only have seven post on the board So welcome to TGO that being said your are still a "noob" I would like to let you know myself and many other members have found that also using the search tool helps you out plenty, (which can be found at the top of the board) ....

Oh yeah and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

 

Oh see there you go

 

Yep thats what Im thinking as well, its to my understanding that I need v8 motor mounts a new ECM V8 wiring harness and some misc parts.

and Happy New Years to you aswell...

 

This is true and happy new years to you as well hope its a better year to you and ur thirdgen

 

I finally landed another Job so soon this project will be moving forward again cant wait!

The first thing I am going to do is get the vats bypassed and after that im going to get some new injectors hopefully once I get that done all my engine problems will go away and I can start taking care of some of the other problems.

Here's the list of what I need before the car is driveable

1. Fix all mechanical Problems*
2. Get Inspection and Registration
3. New Tires
4. New WindShield
5. New Lights All Around*
6. New Blinker Switch

Here is the list of my future mod's

1. LB9
2. Paint
3. Rims
4. New Seats
5. Sound System
6. Hid Lights
7. Digi Tails
8. All New Suspension
9. High Rise Spoiler (91-92)
10. SS Hood

Getting this from my brother in a couple months, I am going to help him swap an l31 into his iroc and my payment will be his old engine

At the moment it has 170k miles on hopefully it can last me through my senior year of highschool and most of my college years if by then it begins to give I will decide if I want to rebuild this engine or get a new 350 for it.


At the moment I am stuck between Arctic White, Jet Black, Or Aqua Blue Metallic. Hopefully I can get this soon It will most likely be my first major mod after the engine.

1. Spohn Panhard Bar & UMI LCA's
2. Koni Shocks and Struts
3. Eibach Sport line drop Kit
4. Fourth Gen Rear End

The rest will slowly come together but those are the ones I want to start with.


Once I get my fourth gen rear end and I now longer have to use spacers or adapters to fit corvette wheels I am going to decide between some c6's and c5's.


I want to try and get some 4th gen seats from the junkyard and have them reupholstered...


Well those are the plans... We will so how it goes...

 

Man, this thread made me start reminiscing about my old bird that I had when I was a senior in high school..This whole thread reminded me exactly of my story back in the day. You made the right choice keeping it though. I unfortunately didn't and I still regret it. Good luck and you've got another follower!

 

Thanks man..

I dont think I would have been able to live with myself if I would have let it go

 

Paint:medium quasar blue
Suspension: dont forget sfc's
Seats: things are a dime a dozen local cl is where i got mine call up the junkyards 2 or 3 times a week

Really glad you didnt to keep the car!

 

Is medium quasar blue the color that came stock?

I was talking about this color:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...91636.jpg/sr=1

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...78/Camaro2.jpg

And I really like this Arrival blue that came on The Silverado's

http://images.gtcarlot.com/pictures/1570893.jpg

The SFC's will probably be one of the last things I get for the suspension. It will make the biggest improvement..

 

Good news my car will be sitting in this drive way in no less than two weeks





hopefully I can get it running before my birthday in February....

and that is my brothers 92 Rs by the way

 

ok now is that your brothers 92 rs or someone elses.

 

Candy Oriental Blue

 

Nice project car man, focus on one thing at a time, if you go tearing a bunch apart the job seems to take forever... trust me LOL. i miss having mine move under its own power, AND really miss driving it. a little here, a little there and youll have that thing mint in no time.

as for the color, of course id say Black LOL but ive seen arctic flat white before and THAT looked pretty cool. as for blue im personaly not a blue fan but the prettiest blue ive gotta say ive ever seen is the new 370Z blue... that color seems to go as deep as the ocean.

dont rush it, take your time and have fun with it.

Good Luck on the rest bro.

 

Thanks for the advice man really appreciate it...

At the moment I think i am sold on blue particularly the blue that came in 92, Medium Quasar Blue. Like bluezee28's vert (one of my favorite cars on this board)

Props to bluzee


Im not a big fan of flat but when its done right it looks good like your car...

My car also will soon be down as the plans have changed for the engine I figured its not worth putting any money into that v6 and Im thinking its not even worth putting money into the 305 that I can get from my bro...thinking about hitting up a junkyard and finding a L98 (if i get lucky enough) i will by a rebuild kit for it and move on from there..

whichever comes first if I can find a good engine before my brother pulls his engine out then thats what I will go with...

and yeah ive seen that blue your talking about its right there with the Medium Quasar Blue just a bit lighter.

 

Well if your plan is to hit up the junkyard keep an eye out for a complete vortec 350. They came in both the trucks and the conversion vans, I can't remember specific years, it's been a long day. They make about 255 HP stock. You'll have way better luck finding one at a junkyard, or atleast that's what i've discovered up where I'm from. They make a lot of power very easily if you ever wanted to throw more money at it in the future. IIRC they also have similar cam specs compared to the LT1.

 

I vote arctic white and a 350 sell v6 you should get close to enough to buy your 350

 

I think you are talking about the l31 they came in 96-99 Trucks and Suburbans I believe, thats the engine me and my bro are going to be swapping into his iroc soon except hes getting it new from jegs..

Its definitely something to think about

 

Yeah Arctic white was my first choice the color wont be set in stone til im in a body shop with my money in hand...

hey man did you sell your car?

 

So ive been doing some research on the v6 to v8 swap and this quote from five7kid pretty much sums it up

Its looking like I might have to buy a whole donor car if i want this to be done right I dont think it would be a bad idea if i can find one with with what I need for about $500 the only problem is I barely have space for my car how the hell am I going to have room for another..

I would have to get the car, strip it, and get rid of it ASAP and maybe make some money of it

going to continue doing research til my brain hurts

 

Yes I sold it need at least a transmission rebuild plus paint and a lot of other stuff but I got my eyes on a 89 rs

 

So anyone know if my v6 transmission will work for the v8???

cant seem to get a straight answer whenever I search

 

Cool hope you get that 89

Its hard to stay away from 3rdgens once youve had one

 

So it turns out I do need a whole new tranny

Not sure what I am going to do now...

Was kinda leaning towards getting an l31 from jegs for 1900 making it carbureted and keeping the rest stock with the exception of a full exhaust about 7 maybe 800

but even then it would still cost me about 1500 to 2k more including the tranny just to get the engine to work with the car because I would need pretty much all little accessories new. pulleys, alternator, radiator, belts hoses ETC. luckily I would need little to no sensors because I would be going carb. The thing that is killing me most is the tranny...

at the end of the day I can save up the money to get the engine and everything else I just listed and it will all be good because time is not the issue because I cant drive this car til im 18 which is exactly 1year and 4 days from now lol But is it worth It???

I could fix the v6 give it a full tune up maybe throw some performance parts at it and still not even get to half of what I would be spending on the 350 and then get a paint job for it.....

I dont know what do you guys think?

 

Oh and lets do this one more time.....

My car will be in this driveway VERY SOON!!

my bros 86 iroc sittin in the rain

Yeah but im hoping i can get it before my bday on saturday ill know for sure by thursday and if not then next thursday IT WILL BE OVER HERE

 

What size wheels are those? 17's?