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Alphius Peanut
Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 2429 Location: Grand Mound
1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:00 pm Post subject: The New Camaro :D |
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This thing runs and drives like it's brand new. All the rattles, squeaks and leaks of your 25 year old thirdgen? This one does not have them. All the electronics started working better as I drove it. Buttons were working all over the place!
Things that remain broken:
1. There is a SuperTramp tape that is stuck in the broken tape player. Sketchy.
2. No dome light worky?
3. No cruise control.
4. Shift button is missing. My thumb is beginning to hurt from shifting with a sharp little nub.
Things that function much better than expected:
1. Wipers. They now turn on, and even off! On was my only option before. Stupid pushbuttons started working better after I performed some 'percussive maintenance'.
2. LG4/700R4. Engine, smooth as butter. Torquey. Transmission, crisp and clean. Works as expected. Me surprised? Yes.
3. Suspension, A/C and window seals. Smooth, cold and not leaky.
4. Digi-Dash: Frickin amazingly cool and fully functional.
It has a bit of a rat rod look to it with my wheels sitting on that rusty body.
I am seriously falling in love with this car just from the 30 mile ride home.
_________________ 84 Camaro Z28 - LS1/T56
85 Silverado - Low and Slow
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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Gabe, did you in fact take the Long Way Home? |
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Alphius Peanut
Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 2429 Location: Grand Mound
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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aaron_sK wrote: | Gabe, did you in fact take the Long Way Home? |
As a matter of fact, yes, yes I did. _________________ 84 Camaro Z28 - LS1/T56
85 Silverado - Low and Slow |
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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Pure genius. |
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Schultzy89GTA M.R.A. (11sec Club)
Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 4415 Location: Gresham, OR
1989 Pontiac GTA
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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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aaron_sK wrote: | Gabe, did you in fact take the Long Way Home? |
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Twilightoptics Hardcore (12sec Club)
Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 9191 Location: Auburn , WA
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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Schultzy89GTA wrote: | aaron_sK wrote: | Gabe, did you in fact take the Long Way Home? |
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_________________ A redline a day keeps the carbon away! |
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IROCDave Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2010 Posts: 957 Location: Snohomish WA
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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So shiny paint must be responsible for the leaks, creaks rattles and steering wheel pull |
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Twilightoptics Hardcore (12sec Club)
Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 9191 Location: Auburn , WA
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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IROCDave wrote: | So shiny paint must be responsible for the leaks, creaks rattles and steering wheel pull |
Hell yeah it is.
An the brake booster leak. Fuel draining from carb. etc. :O) _________________ A redline a day keeps the carbon away! |
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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 Feb 23, 2011 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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So this means you aren't selling it?! _________________ '86 Trans Am - 5.0L TPI - LT1 cam - 700R4 - WS6
'85 Camaro Berlinetta - IROC clone
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Alphius Peanut
Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 2429 Location: Grand Mound
1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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RSFreak wrote: | So this means you aren't selling it?! |
I'm definitely still selling it. I just liked it on the drive home from Seattle.
Gotta swap interiors first, then I'll get rid of it. _________________ 84 Camaro Z28 - LS1/T56
85 Silverado - Low and Slow |
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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If that was a t-top car I'd buy it from you.
But it's not, so it may as well be scrap metal to me. |
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blue89 Member
Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 3482 Location: Bellingham/Eugene
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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 Feb 23, 2011 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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Alphius wrote: | RSFreak wrote: | So this means you aren't selling it?! |
I'm definitely still selling it. I just liked it on the drive home from Seattle.
Gotta swap interiors first, then I'll get rid of it. |
I got first dibs! _________________ '86 Trans Am - 5.0L TPI - LT1 cam - 700R4 - WS6
'85 Camaro Berlinetta - IROC clone
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Whiskeychick Member
Joined: 19 Sep 2010 Posts: 225 Location: Penticton BC
1987 Pontiac GTA
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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Why swap interior?
Paint the car, its a low milage could make more money on it doing that. _________________ 1987 - Trans am GTA, hooker headers, Borla catback, Cat delete, CAI, 9.6 @ 75mph 1/8mile
1978 - Trans am 6.6/TA, Gold bird. Workin on it
2008 - Mini Cooper Clubman S, Hot Chocolate on Hot Chocolate Lounge Leather |
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popballz Member
Joined: 18 Nov 2007 Posts: 533 Location: Tacoma, WA
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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good job on finding a good deal!
IROCDave wrote: | So shiny paint must be responsible for the leaks, creaks rattles and steering wheel pull |
it sure made my car run like crap _________________ -Donald
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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: Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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Whiskeychick wrote: | Why swap interior?
Paint the car, its a low milage could make more money on it doing that. |
Don't listen to her Gabe! Sell it to me cheap!!! _________________ '86 Trans Am - 5.0L TPI - LT1 cam - 700R4 - WS6
'85 Camaro Berlinetta - IROC clone
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BigDaddyVu 12sec Club
Joined: 31 Jan 2004 Posts: 1118 Location: Spokane, Wa
1986 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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turn it into a california iroc _________________
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Alphius Peanut
Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 2429 Location: Grand Mound
1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:31 am Post subject: |
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Whiskeychick wrote: | Why swap interior?
Paint the car, its a low milage could make more money on it doing that. |
Even though I am torn both ways, I think I will let someone else deal with the paintjob on this car. The simple fact of the matter is I am not out to make money on this one. I've owned my Z for a long time, its got a lot of memories and a lot of personal connections to me. I just wanted to grab this so I can make the Z a little nicer. I wouldn't love this Berlinetta enough to spend all that time and effort fixing it up only to sell it to make a couple bucks. There's better cars and better deals for that. Especially when I dislike body work so much.
RSFreak wrote: |
Don't listen to her Gabe! Sell it to me cheap!!! |
It seems like you're really hot to trot on this one, John. Every post telling me to keep it you're hot on the trail telling me to sell it to you... Maybe I should raise my price a bit...
aaron_sK wrote: | If that was a t-top car I'd buy it from you.
But it's not, so it may as well be scrap metal to me. |
If it was a t-top car I wouldn't have bought it in the first place since the interior would have been ruined by now. _________________ 84 Camaro Z28 - LS1/T56
85 Silverado - Low and Slow |
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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 Aug 08, 2015 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Bringing this thread back from the dead! For anyone interested, I did in fact buy the car from Gabe. Here is what it looks like now.
_________________ '86 Trans Am - 5.0L TPI - LT1 cam - 700R4 - WS6
'85 Camaro Berlinetta - IROC clone
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QwkTrip 11sec Club
Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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Great transformation! Nice car! |
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