9911UZ28

I just bought my son a 89 RS. Will be bringing it home on Saturday.
I currently also own a 99 Z28, I have owned a 68 RS and a 89 IROC before.

We will be redoing the car together. We plan on doing a V8 Swap, custom gauge package, new interior and paint, suspension, brakes etc........

Here are some pics of the way it sits.

I notice it has a 91-92 Z28 Hood, spoiler mounted brake light and Z28 grill.

84transamdude

Nice I hope you and your son enjoy the project.

musclecar70sfan

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nice! looking forward to updates....

9911UZ28

Thanks, we plan on beginning the project as soon as we are done unloading it from the trailer

Awesome-X

That looks like it would be a pretty nice project, and father and son ones are always fun!

Send those hood blisters my way if you decide to get rid of them

9911UZ28

We trailered it home from Omaha today. Powerwashed it and began the removal of the interior. I found the expected rust in the spare tire well.

Put in a battery and all the lights, fans etc... work. The 2.8L does not turn over. But that is coming out anyway

Tomorrow we will finish removing the interior.

Here is my son and his Camaro at a gas station on the way home from Omaha.

CaliChevyLover

MAN he looks SOO excited

hope you all enjoy. going to subscribe to this. looking forward to more pics

9911UZ28

I stopped him to take the pic after he woke up from his nap in the truck and he had to go use the facilities

Duane's 91 Z/28

iTrader: (1)

Looks like a great father/son project. Wish my boys were old enough. They are 21 mos old. Cant wait to see the finished product.

9911UZ28

I went down to the shop and removed the rear interior and carpet. I was pleased to see no other rust problems besides the spare tire well

Going to tackle the rest of the interior as soon as my son wakes up

I am going to buy him some 4th Gen seats for the Camaro also. Car was sitting for a while and spme little friends made a home of her for awhile. New carpet and we are going to replace the jute backing on the panels and body.

musclecar70sfan

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Then wake the bum up!

9911UZ28

While he was sleeping I found a complete set of Gray/Black 4th Gen Cloth Seats with a power drivers set up on CL for $125.00 and they were only 15 miles away so I went and looked at them and bought them

DeathStarr89

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Looks like a fun project!


If you are close to the Iowa border i'll drive over and take that V6 and the harness if you can get them out before next weekend

NT-Z

congrats on the buy. great base for a project. looking 4ward 4 more pics!
goodluck

9911UZ28

Here are some new pics of the progress.

Interior as bought






Trunk Area. Rust will be fixed





Passenger area. Rust in front floor board drivers side. Will be fixed correctly

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The Interior plastic waiting to be washed and cleaned.



The new 4th Gen Seats I bought for $125.00 awaiting a cleaning also

Awesome-X

That big rust hole looks almost identical to the on in my Trans Am. Let me know how you plan to fix it.
The seats also look nice, I just put a set in my Camaro and they look great in it.

9911UZ28

I am going to see if my buddy who does body work and painting has any ideas. I may hire him to do it

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Here is a pic I just snapped out the back window of our Camaros together Shot thru a window with a screen those are the lines in the picture .

9911UZ28

My son just counted all the change we found in the car after removing the interior, it came to $9.60

evilemokid94

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sounds fun, tell him i said welcome to the thirdgen community from another kid LOL im only 15 and own two camaros...there special when you get them fixed up the way you want them....also how much did you pay for it?

Coolwheels84

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Nice project. I need to finish up my '84, so I can start on the '91.

9911UZ28

$700 - $9.60 = $690.40

evilemokid94

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really?, wow where did you pick it up? i picked up my 90 RS for $500, and i just got my 86 here $250 and both are rust free. anyways i like the color, its a gun metal gray right?

evilemokid94

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why did you subtract $9.60 ?

9911UZ28

We found it in Omaha, NE It was last on the road in 2000. Been sitting for awhile.

I subtracted the $9.60 because that is how much change we found in the car when removing the interior

Yes it is gumnetal gray and will be repainted that color.

oscarsrs

thats how much change his son found in the car.

evilemokid94

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Oh, i forgot about you guys found in the car, sorry lol, are you doing any stripeing on the car? i was red pin stripes on an 89 gun metal gray camaro one day and it was beautiful. keep us posted on how it goes.....why doesnt your son make an account on TGO?

9911UZ28

He is to busy playing his Xbox 360 .

I was suprised today on how much we actually worked on it.

CaliChevyLover

Did you find a buildsheet after removing the carpet? I found my trim/accessory sheet after lifting the carpet in the trunk to check for rust. (found ZERO)

Any plans for suspension/chassis mods? definitely some subframe connectors

5.0ta

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Good luck on your project!!!...your son's a lucky young man!

t-top havoc

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Off to a great start!!

Subscribed!!!

Wishing you 2 good luck, & great memories to last a lifetime!!

9911UZ28

We found what was left of one stuck to the trunk floor

Going to rebuild the front steering, subframe connectors, better shocks and struts. Maybe lower it.

9911UZ28

July 5 Morning worked on it from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM

2.8L Disassembly- preparing for pulling.

Removed the Alternator, Air Ducting, Upper Intake and Fuel Rail, A/C Compressor and Power Steering Pump. Going to have to remove the Pulley from the PS pump to get off the bracket.

We removed a Valve cover just to see why the engine was not working. This is what we found.

Anybody who lives close and wants free 2.8L parts, you can have them.

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We are going to save the PS pump and A/C Compressor as they can be used on the V8. Even if they end up not working it is nice to have a core.

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This afternoon we cleaned up the console and stored it. We need to find a new lid, rear ahstray and the front ashtray is missing the inside. The current lid is missing the arm and the cover is starting to come off.

More stuff to look for

MT91Camaro

awesome! i hope you two have as much fun as i have with mine. too bad my son is only 6. i may find some stuff he can help with though. after seeing how much rust everyone else has on their cars it leaves me to wonder....

why is mine almost rust free?

evilemokid94

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I know both of my cars are rust free, my 86 was garage kept most its life

MT91Camaro

i think its because i live in a state that uses salt sparingly on its roads. i have one crack in the floor pan...i will get some pics on my thread...lets not hijack this one.

9911UZ28

Console was disassembled for removal, cleaned and reassembled for storage and restoration.

We need two trim screws and a new lid. Old lid had a broken latch and the cover was beginning to come apart.

I also have to figure out a way to preserve the RPO tag.

9911UZ28

Removed the Radiator, Electric Fan, Condensor and A/C Lines.

MT91Camaro

in mine there was a sticker with rpo codes on the inside of the trunk lock box.

i would check to see if there is one there too.

9911UZ28

Thanks, I checked and nothing. I found out that 84-90 Camaros had the sticker in the Console and 91-92 in the rear compartment.

We just got done cutting the exhaust off. Now getting ready to loosen up the tranny.

MT91Camaro

ok cool. hopefully you find a way to preserve that sticker. my car is a 91 so thats why the sticker was back there.

musclecar70sfan

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I meant to ask, what kind of V8 are you swapping into the car?

9911UZ28

350 with a Carb right now, but subject to change

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Found some more rust on the passenger side on the backside of the rocker panel. Around 3" long, nothing that cannot be fixed

Dartht33bagger

Wow he's going to be a lucky boy. My parents won't let me put a 350 in mine until I could afford the insurance...

JTNKTZ

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Hahaha that sucks man! My only requirement was to buy a car with Air Bags! My 91 has airbags so I am good
Than 6 months later I ended up buying a 89 Convertible, no airbags or rollbar!
Luckily both has 350 in them too

Dartht33bagger

Well airbags don't matter to them since my first car I drove was their 1989 Chevy truck that had none. That truck has a 350, but it's also a truck lol.

Sorry if this has been asked, but are you trying to go original with this build?