MavViper

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Figured I would introduce myself here. Bought myself an 88 Camaro on Saturday after trying to get one for the past 6 months. It's not in the best of condition interior wise (a lot of cleanup and will probably replace the whole interior) but I love doin that stuff.

I find out the hard way one thing I need to replace. The alternator. Car died on me on my way back, no juice in the battery and the alternator doesn't charge it. No biggy though. Shouldn't be that hard to replace.

Grey Goose

Welcome aboard! My first third gen was also an 88, and well that was 4 cars ago now…

Do you have any images of your ride that you might be able to share with us?

injdinjn

Where are the TA's?????

Welcome, Mikey and Kevin are getting lonely.

Grey Goose

It’s not that we’re getting lonely as much as it is that we are looking for new members willing to embrace our lifestyle. Perhaps John Lennon described it best in his "Love" song, imagine that... It may even take a lifetime to find the "one" (pickle) you are looking for.

Oh yeah…if you have a thirg gen that’s cool too…

Kevin91Z

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Mikey and I will never be lonely as long as we have each other.

MavViper

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Unfortunately no pictures of it yet, maybe this weekend. Figures when I finally get it work and college get real busy.

b's90cam

well what kind of camaro is it? rs, z28, v6
I dont think i can stand another car in the club that i cant beat

MikeDirntRulez

Don't feel bad. You could probably beat my car.

JulieGTA

welcome! Be sure to keep the recipts on the new alternator. They sometimes die right away, but if you get a good one, it should last a while.
(Well actually, the same goes for just about everything else, too)

MavViper

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b's90cam, it's just a regular camaro, V8 305. I'm not too concerned with the motor because I plan swapping it out down the road. Plus it's a t-top which is what I wanted.

JulieGTA, will do. Plus getting the alt from an autoparts store means at least a year warrenty

cali92RS

Too bad you didnt wait a little longer...
You couldve bought a car that, with a lil tuning, could beat any other car here.

b's90cam

"Too bad you didnt wait a little longer...
You couldve bought a car that, with a lil tuning, could beat any other car here. "
Yesterday 11:59 PM

You selling your car? How much?

cali92RS

Well, because i have no place to put it/work on it, plus I am going to be buying my own place at the end of the year, I am going to sell it.
As far as how much, I havent really thought of a price yet. I will start a seperate thread with the cars numerous mods when the time comes.

MavViper

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Who says I still can't buy it? :P

Half the fun in a car is doing the work yourself though. I was looking for one that needed work that I could fix up.

injdinjn

Not hard to find. Thats a typical 3rd gen.
Almost every member here has a tool box and certain spare parts in the "trunk".

Firebreed

i dont... i think i think subconsiencely that i wan't the car to burn down. now its time for me to go back to the west coast board

roc-e

I also just got an 88 Camaro. It's an IROC. I looked high and low for a hardtop car with a T-5. I contacted a couple people on this board during the search (thanks!).

By the way, my Camaro also crapped out (from a bad in-take fuel pump) just as the deal was closing. Such are the ways with old cars. At least I don't have a long commute.

Incidentally, I'm the former owner of a 4th-gen SS, which I sold to get a vehicle better-suited to my growing family and my then-long commute. In the past few months, though, with nothing fun to drive in the stable, I became restless.

A thumpin' V8 is good for the soul.

roc-e

Meant to write "in-TANK" fuel pump.

Grey Goose

I had to run outside and check...yep still there...

injdinjn

Just like a well trained Boy Scout "always prepared".

No loaning of spare tires without cash deposit, though.

cali92RS

You didnt know mike was a boy scout leader for many years untill his photography ring got broken up...damn FBI.

Grey Goose

The photographs weren’t admissible in court. It was the complaints about the boy butter and video cameras in the pup tents that promoted me to a “person of interest”. But that’s water under the bridge…oh well it’s off to the Boys Club of America for community service…

Pssst…does anyone know anything about steam proofing a microphone?

MavViper

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Well, first full day of work on it. Spent a good 3 or so hours at the place I got it from getting parts out of another Camaro, like some engine parts, front bumper and scoop, complete air conditioning unit. Then installed it all on. Not bad. Still don't have pictures though as I forgot to charge the battery in my camera. Will have to take pictures tomorrow.

Interior is clean from dirt and stuff, but is still dirty. I was going to take out all the apholstry and power wash it and possibly steam clean it to get it really clean, but does anyone have any other ways to get it really clean? In the future I plan on replacing the entire interior but for now cleaning it will suffice.

ThirdGenLS1

welcome to the board.

MavViper

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Finally have pictures of it. Here are the links.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...cVW/Camaro.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...VW/Camaro1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...VW/Camaro2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...VW/Camaro3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...VW/Camaro4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...VW/Camaro5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...VW/Camaro6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...VW/Camaro7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...VW/Camaro8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...VW/Camaro9.jpg

MavViper

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Oh, and in Camaro3 picture, the bumper you see to the left is the one that originally came with the car. I took that off and put the one that is on there now. Makes it look a ton better.

SuperTrans Man

looks like a good project car, cant wait to see how it turns out for ya

Agent13

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Good luck with the project.

8T8IROC

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Welcome, congratulations, good luck, and

drop-top IROC

Welcome and have fun with the resto.!