Originally Posted by T.L.

I'd like to add something here. I'm not one of the top dogs or gurus here. The ONLY reason I was able to help out with some useful information is because of all the really great members here who have helped me. There are some super knowledgeable thirdgen owners here, and in my opinion, they deserve a lot of credit for all the help they've been to complete strangers all over the world. In reality, it's because of THEM that you got your car running...

Originally Posted by Blackbetty1982

Also ill follow up with why out of all cars I wanted to buy i mainly looked for a 3rd gen, when I was 4 my dad had a 1991 RS (305, T-5, T-Tops) and on my first day of school thats how i got there, everyday it was nice around 7pm (when he would get home from work) we would go for a cruise and get ice cream or just go down to the beach and play by the water (used to live in conneaut), and i even remember what really got me to respect this car was the day we slid through the main intersection of my hometown with soo much ease, but as time came he had gotten a work injury and needed 2 herniated discs in his back and his insurance wouldnt cover everything cost wise for the surgery and not to mention the pain he would be in. When i was 8 is the day I watched that my dream car drive away with someone else driving it, i missed that Teal RS for a while, well later on down the road my uncle had found the car for sale for $500, someone had basically ruined this car, subframe was rotten, floor pans were rotten, strut towers rusted through and when my dad owned it this car never even seen rain.

my uncle bought it and fixed it up and tried his hardest to not drive it in the snow (he was 17 at this time and it was his only car) so yes he would walk to school most days of winter so the car didnt suffer anything. and after that never seen the car for almost 6 years (dad and mom divorced and i lived with mom) well finally about 2 years ago i got to see the car and what my uncle had done to it is what got me most addicted to these cars,

he had a ZL1 4in cowl hood, lowered it, done and exhaust, tinted the windows but never did any clear coat touch ups or got new wheels, this car still had the factory teal wheels that matched the car.

and i remember saying this "it my be the last thing i do but this car is gonna be mine" my uncle laughed and said no he was taking it to the grave but still had a feeling i would get it one day

. as i turned 16 I was saving like people back in 1930s, not a dime spent on anything but insurance and gas. found a few 91's but none that were like his. so i figured might as well make my own "Dream car"

i looked and relized i do like the 1982-1984s front end a little more and little things all around so i found the car i bought just 5 mins away, guy said $1500 and it was all mine, well i had only saved up $1200 at this point and he settled with $1,000 so of course i spent the $200 on fluids and a car wash and

as i pulled down my street to park my new to me camaro smoke just shot out from under the hood and through the exhaust. i pulled in my drive way crying cause i thought this was then end my car was destined to go to a scrap yard or become a winter beater. but no i ended up saving her, and i will never ever let this car leave me. soo many memories are in just with my friends handing me sockets and wrenches

. I obviously have made the joke of "im sick of this mf im gonna sell it" but really even if this car gets totaled it will sit in my back yard and be a memory of how I did what i had always wanted to.

Originally Posted by mikeceli

Great story in your posts! I made it a little easier to read. (NO offense).