87 sport coupe build
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87 sport coupe build
Hello everyone , im new to the site. Just picked up an 87 sport coupe 305,t-top,5spd figured id start a build thread as ill be tearing this sucker down and rebuilding it piece by piece ill have plenty of pics so far the steering column is loose as a goose has a nasty tapping noise in the motor and it smells like 30yr old mcdonalds but...ive already got a new gm goodwrench 350 sitting on the stand waiting for transplant
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Car: 1987 Camaro
Engine: 350 HO 360whp
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Re: 87 sport coupe build
Hello everyone , im new to the site. Just picked up an 87 sport coupe 305,t-top,5spd figured id start a build thread as ill be tearing this sucker down and rebuilding it piece by piece ill have plenty of pics so far the steering column is loose as a goose has a nasty tapping noise in the motor and it smells like 30yr old mcdonalds but...ive already got a new gm goodwrench 350 sitting on the stand waiting for transplant
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Re: 87 sport coupe build
well after thinking it over im gunna go full steam right away and tear into the front end of this thing so buckle up!
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Re: 87 sport coupe build
im thinking i might want to scrap this whole front end and start off new .its just a little to tattered to make look decent at this point
this is the 350 ill be putting in the car ive had this engine for about two years now, im glad i inally have a car to put it in
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Re: 87 sport coupe build
ok its been quite a while since ive had any progress on the camaro , ive been putting my truck back together and its been on the back burner.last week i came across an 87 rs with a blown motor for 500 ,it had all the ground effects and interior i wanted as well as a working steering column! so i picked it up
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Re: 87 sport coupe build
this new car got me going on my camaro again and ive been putting in some wrench time
got the column apart tightened the damn tilt bolts that had come loose then swapped over anything that was in better shape in the cockpit
got the column apart tightened the damn tilt bolts that had come loose then swapped over anything that was in better shape in the cockpit
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Re: 87 sport coupe build
Looks like it came with a 82 to 84 Z-28 hood and now you have a flat top hood on the new one.
Are you going to use one of those.
I like the filter assembly but looks a little tall for ether one.
Are you going to use one of those.
I like the filter assembly but looks a little tall for ether one.
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Re: 87 sport coupe build
ya i like the air cleaner too but i like the z28 hood better, im gunna try and find a cool old air cleaner to substitute ,something a little shorter
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Re: 87 sport coupe build
well its been a while since my last update
was out of work for 3 months which put a damper on my budget for this car. im back to work on the car now , im moving to bodywork now stripping the paint,fixing some blemishes
and getting it into primer while the weather is still mild here in NE
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Re: 87 sport coupe build
some small dents here and there,overall not too bad for a 30yr old camaro
your typical gas pump dents on the driver side door, again not too bad
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Re: 87 sport coupe build
This was the task today. This split in my front bumper, using the bondo bumper repair epoxy
Drilled ( pinning ) holes and used the screen provided on the back side
Drilled ( pinning ) holes and used the screen provided on the back side
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Re: 87 sport coupe build
Last I looked, Bondo is a subsidiary of 3M. Potentially that may make it a better product line. In theory anyway. 3M's bumper repair products work OK, but from the few projects I've attempted with it, everything has to be perfect and in some cases it's not the most structural repair.
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Last I looked, Bondo is a subsidiary of 3M. Potentially that may make it a better product line. In theory anyway. 3M's bumper repair products work OK, but from the few projects I've attempted with it, everything has to be perfect and in some cases it's not the most structural repair.
ive heard Norton speed grip is a good option to fix cracks in these bumpers
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