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RSFreak
The other "John"
Joined: 23 Jan 2004
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Location: Renton
1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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 Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:54 pm Post subject: Goodbye RS, Hello Z28! |
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I finally decided that I'm keeping the Z28 and parting out the RS. Of course most of those parts are going to the Z! I already have the wheels, hood, front facsia, and front gfx from the RS on the Z. It looks KILLER (except for the two-tone paint)! I will hopefully get the rest of the gfx on tomorrow (and remove that hideous tow hitch!) Then on to the interior swap. Its gonna be alot of work, but the Z28 runs so well and being that it has the L69 and G92 options (yup, 3.73s!) I figured it was worth keeping. And I won't miss the RS 'cause most of it will be on the Z! 
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85 T/A WS6
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Joined: 18 Feb 2004
Posts: 539
Location: Buckley
1985 Pontiac Trans Am
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 10:32 am Post subject: |
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Killer plan, L69s are awesome, the wife has 3:73's too, with a 5 peed in front of that its really fun to drive.
A little more than 1,600 1985 L69's T/A's were made and who knows how many were WS6
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RSFreak
The other "John"
Joined: 23 Jan 2004
Posts: 2946
Location: Renton
1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, its fun to drive, but I don't think I can afford to drive it to Renton and back everyday. Gas is killing me!  |
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90RSrocks
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Joined: 10 Jan 2004
Posts: 421
Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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| How long is that drive? Mine is at about 12.5 miles each way from Aloha/Beaverton area to North Portland, and it is definitely sucking up the gas. |
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Dewey316
The Lama
Joined: 08 Jan 2004
Posts: 7295
Location: Bringing the tech
1990 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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36.5 miles for me.
Gresham - Beaverton
luckily the audi seems to sip on the gas, i get about 35mpg on the freeway. i usualy average about 26mph per tank, with some 'Lama Style' driving 
Actualy, my RS would go over 30mpg on the freeway. it was a descent llttle comutter with the stock mill. |
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90RSrocks
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Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, if mine were tuned up and running right it would probably be a good commuter too. Dewey is that 36 each way?? That's insane! Mine is about 24 or 25 total, which is already too much.  |
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Dewey316
The Lama
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Location: Bringing the tech
1990 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| ad the milage from your comute, out to gresham, and that is what i drive everyday. |
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kidcamaro
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Joined: 09 Jan 2004
Posts: 325
Location: eugene/springfield
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| i drive about 20 or so miles to work them 20 back everyday. i get about 250-270 miles per tank. thats with a bit of drivin it on weekends sometimes too. |
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Flyte risk
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Joined: 21 Jan 2004
Posts: 55
Location: Aloha OR
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I guess we have it easy, I do Aloha to N. Plains and Steph only has to go to hillsboro.
We'll see what the 3.73's do to her mileage once Rodney brings them up, can't be much worse then the 3.42's.
Kelly be honest here, thats 12.5 miles each way at 30 mph. We all know the cornell to 217 section. |
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Dewey316
The Lama
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Location: Bringing the tech
1990 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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30mph, what are you talking about....
its more like 15mph, on a GOOD day. |
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RSFreak
The other "John"
Joined: 23 Jan 2004
Posts: 2946
Location: Renton
1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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| You bastards hijacked my thread! |
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90RSrocks
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Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon
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| Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 2:38 am Post subject: |
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lmao, yeah we did, sorry about that! it's the one thing we're good at around here.
Flyte Risk, yeah you are sure right about that section. It has been killing me doing that commute. The worst part on the average day is the I-405 (Fremont) bridge going north, where I can easily spend 15 minutes on a good day.  |
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dudelovett
Mustang Sally
Joined: 09 Jun 2004
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Sounds like a cool setup.
Easier to swap body/interior pieces onto the Z than swapping motor/tranny/rear into the RS?
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RSFreak
The other "John"
Joined: 23 Jan 2004
Posts: 2946
Location: Renton
1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| dudelovett wrote: | Sounds like a cool setup.
Easier to swap body/interior pieces onto the Z than swapping motor/tranny/rear into the RS? |
With a garage and the proper equipment, swaping the engine and drive train from the Z to the RS would be the easier route. Lacking both, I am going the other way. I got most of the major stuff done; front facia and gfx, hood, wheels, and interior except for the dash and steering column. (Man, getting the pristine headliner out of the RS in one piece was a serious PITA! But I got it into the Z and it looks sweet!) Besides the remaining interior pieces, all I got left is the rest of the gfx, tail lights, rear bumper cover, and rear hatch (I wanna keep my third brake light). I may end up swapping doors also for several reasons. 1st, the pass side mirror is tweaked, not sure if the door is bent or just the mirror itself. 2nd, the driver side door has a huge dent in it. 3rd, I'd have to swap over the door trim pieces anyway. And 4th, the RS's power windows seem to move much faster than the Z's. This car is already looking badass to me and I can't wait to finish her! A neighbor of mine just gave me a Classic Industries Camaro catalog. I got lots of new pieces to order.
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dudelovett
Mustang Sally
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Lets see some pics of this hybrid beast
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RSFreak
The other "John"
Joined: 23 Jan 2004
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Location: Renton
1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2004 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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I got some, just gotta get off my ass and put 'em up.
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RSFreak
The other "John"
Joined: 23 Jan 2004
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Location: Renton
1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 10:57 am Post subject: |
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Ok, here is a link to my post on TGO since I don't think we can add attachments here.
'84 to '91 standards pics
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dudelovett
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Looks good man.
The 91-92 GFX are the shiz.
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turbo_jimi
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Joined: 23 Feb 2004
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Location: Tacoma
1985 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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| Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 2:33 pm Post subject: RSFreak's Z |
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I took the Camaro around the block a few times...I now want the 3.73s for my ride (to go with the Hurst 5-speed I'm installing next week)
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RSFreak
The other "John"
Joined: 23 Jan 2004
Posts: 2946
Location: Renton
1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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Hey James! You need to post more often to boost that post count past 4! I just had the carb adjusted and shes running much better (and leaner) now.
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