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Old Jan 2, 2017 | 10:24 PM
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My camaro Z28E 82

buy my first V8 Camaro Z28E 82
I will restore the car when I have time.
It is in good condition, no rust
Bad paint
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Old Jan 3, 2017 | 05:45 AM
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Welcome aboard ribber-duck!

Looks like a very solid car.
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Old Jan 3, 2017 | 05:48 AM
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Looks good I like it
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Old Jan 3, 2017 | 07:47 AM
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Cool car!
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Hey a new Rubberducky! I'd love to get my hands on a set of E tail lights.
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Those are some different tail lights! Also looks like some serious noise and vision obstruction in the trunk XD XD! Welcome
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Old Jan 3, 2017 | 05:38 PM
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

I also see that we have different style taillights, I think since 1968, the Law on yellow flashers, but my Volvo PV 544 police car it is legal to have red Back turn signals. Act came it necessary have warning turn signals rear of the car.
I will build new speaker box, this is too big
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

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I also see that we have different style taillights, I think since 1968, the Law on yellow flashers, but my Volvo PV 544 police car it is legal to have red Back turn signals. Act came it necessary have warning turn signals rear of the car.
I will build new speaker box, this is too big
I also see that we have different style taillights, I think since 1968, the Law on yellow flashers, but my Volvo PV 544 police car it is legal to have red Back turn signals. Act came it necessary have warning turn signals rear of the car.
I will build new speaker box, this is too big
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Old Jan 3, 2017 | 05:52 PM
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Either way its a good looking car! And they sell speaker boxes that fit in the trunk well so you don't lose all that visibility, or go like me ad my a self-contained unit like the Bass Link. But you never can go wrong with building your own box!
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

Originally Posted by RubberDucky
Hey a new Rubberducky! I'd love to get my hands on a set of E tail lights.
I can send that kind of tail lights to you if I find this model, my car is not imported privately. my Camaro Z28 E 1982 but sold the first time, 1985.
. so this car is hard to find.
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

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Cool car!






Thanks
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

Originally Posted by ThirdGen1984
Either way its a good looking car! And they sell speaker boxes that fit in the trunk well so you don't lose all that visibility, or go like me ad my a self-contained unit like the Bass Link. But you never can go wrong with building your own box!
69/5000




I will build it this way instead, but then I get to drive without a spare wheel
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

Originally Posted by DynoDave43
Welcome aboard ribber-duck!

Looks like a very solid car.
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

things to my camaro

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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

Nice price
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82


I have lot of cars, right now it's this I work with . A-FORD 31 Tudor
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

I have restored this car
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

Police car
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

Volvo Duett delivery 4000 cars were built with the color code 27 = just primed
I think this car is the only one that is left
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Very nice! That police car came out great!
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

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Very nice! That police car came out great!
Thanks so much . It was to drive, but a new law this year and is now forbidden to use the word police on the car. it sucks
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

Update on what i have done
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Wow! How cool!
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

I went to a junkyard and bought a hood.
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Road trip to my homeland Denmark and visit my father .

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Road trip to my homeland Denmark and visit my father .
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

Dirty, so I drove it in the washing machine. Became as new.
Have buy pliers rivets
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

visited my best friend, he wants me to do patrol car, but I have better idea for this car
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

What's happen to the car now
taken apart down completely and
Left to painting shop .
I show a picture on one of his cars , star wars car. I'm happy he going to paint my car. He is an old school mate to me
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secret what color I have chosen. but little can show now
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New update
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Very nice so far. Good paint work. What wheels are you going to use?

So what other differences are there on the E version of the 82 Z28 other than the tail light panel?

I'm going to start my 82 Z28 rebuild project soon, looking for a Ford 9" rear for a 3rd Gen.

Keeping posting cool Swedish cars.
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

Hard to choose rims, but have these in my minds
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

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Very nice so far. Good paint work. What wheels are you going to use?

So what other differences are there on the E version of the 82 Z28 other than the tail light panel?

I'm going to start my 82 Z28 rebuild project soon, looking for a Ford 9" rear for a 3rd Gen.

Keeping posting cool Swedish cars.
I have only km/h on my speedometer
Because you have both miles and km/h on your speedometer ..


Will get more pictures on my car.
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

I was nervous to check on my car in the paintshop. So I wanted to show how it looks now.
Blue micro flake and rainbow flake
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

Originally Posted by Andy-Z28
Very nice so far. Good paint work. What wheels are you going to use?

So what other differences are there on the E version of the 82 Z28 other than the tail light panel?

I'm going to start my 82 Z28 rebuild project soon, looking for a Ford 9" rear for a 3rd Gen.

Keeping posting cool Swedish cars.
Other differences sometimes include:

speedo as mentioned
tail lights as mentioned
flat hood
headlight bucket clear covers
different mirrors
no spoiler
reflectors on rear bumper cover
sport coupe steering wheel

There are probably many more. And each of the above is probably country specific.

It's cool these were exported to so many countries. Had more than only a north american appeal.
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

7 layers of clear coat. but it must have more clear coat, 9 layers can be enough. Many grinding and water grinding remains to be done. In the picture, my friend , I think he's tired of my accuracy. but I pay him good money.
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Keep the posts coming. All interesting, including background settings of Sweden, garages, yards. Color combo is great.
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

speedometer only km / h
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again, and his final clear coat before water slip.
I've got my new windshield
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

Are front parking light lenses amber? I think my US market car has white lenses with orange bulbs. Not certain.

Amber lenses could be another export variance.
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

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Are front parking light lenses amber? I think my US market car has white lenses with orange bulbs. Not certain.

Amber lenses could be another export variance.
yes they are yellow my parking light
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Re: My camaro Z28E 82

my car is a 82 but it was sold for the first time 85 in stockholm. . Now I'm looking for the first owner. this kind of car was very rare from that time. probably rich old man
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