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new ride New guy here .This is my first convertible and the first nice day since i bought it a week ago to go out and take a few pics. It is a 1998 A4 mysticteal with tan leather. It only has 55,000 on it and has been sitting in a barn for a year and a half. I bought it from an estate sale. I am open to any advice on dos and donts about verts.
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Thankyou i am looking into wheels low on funds for a little while. Yes it seems to be a rare color. One site showing gm numbers say that it is 1 of 63 verts made in mystic teal in 1998. Pictures dont show how cool the paint is it changes from green to dark blue to almost purple. Somebody even ask me if the nose was a differnet color until they walk around the car. What is a good brand of lowering springs to purchase?
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I'd highly recommend you get some subframe connectors is it doesn't have them. Hard launches will ripple the rear quarters near the top. I rippled mine with street tires. I'd also recommend a STB. The difference in the way it drives with just those two changes is amazing. If you want to lower it, I'd recommend the Strano springs with some Koni shocks. Looks good and gets rid of the floaty feeling, corners much more solid.
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Originally Posted by chevyhank
New guy here .This is my first convertible and the first nice day since i bought it a week ago to go out and take a few pics. It is a 1998 A4 mysticteal with tan leather. It only has 55,000 on it and has been sitting in a barn for a year and a half. I bought it from an estate sale. I am open to any advice on dos and donts about verts.
http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...342_1_full.jpg Try this to see another pic i am learning how to put pics on.
http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...342_1_full.jpg Try this to see another pic i am learning how to put pics on.
1998 GM Camaro Build Counts United States Retail and Fleet Orders Thursday January 13th 2005
A total of 48,490 Camaros were built for the United States.
35,331 were Automatics - 72.9%
6,445 were 6-speeds – 13.3%
6,714 were 5-speeds – 13.8%
Colors:
#1 81U Red 10,424 21.5%
#2 41U Black 10,355 21.3%
#3 10U White 7,891 16.3%
#4 13U Silver 6,769 14.0%
#5 28U Navy 5,270 10.9%
#6 79U M. Teal 2,355 4.9%
#7 96U Ceyenne 1,789 3.7%
#8 31U B. Green 1,747 3.6%
#9 63U Gold 1,399 2.9%
#10 88U B. Purple 433 .9%
#11 11U Pewter 63 ##
## A total of 63 1998 Light Pewter Metallic cars were built for the GM fleet in order to allow the color to be available at start-of-production '99 They were a mix of V6 coupes, convertibles, and Z28s. None were SS and none had Y3F Sport Appearance Package. All were driven by GM employees and most were disposed of thru the GM auction program. . . which means GM dealers would have bought them for resale to the public.
941 Camaro Convertibles were built with 56T Neutral top
2,365 Camaro Convertibles were built with 41T Black top
552 Camaro Convertibles were built with 10T White top
Camaro SS
Coupe with 6-speed: 1,485
Coupe with Automatic 912
Convert with 6-speed 197
Convert with Automatic 281
SS Convertible 478
123 had 10T Top
272 had 41T Top
83 had 56T Top
10U White 114
11U Pewter 0
13U Silver 58
28U Navy 45
31U Green 0
41U Black 109
63U Gold 7
79U Teal 1
81U Red 144
88U Purp 0
96U Ceyenne 0
SS COUPE 2,397
10U WHITE 248
11U PEWTER 0
13U SILVER 316
28U NAVY 238
31U GREEN 0
41U BLACK 967
63U GOLD 29
79U TEAL 0
81U RED 598
88U PURPLE 0
96U CEYENNE 0
Z28 COUPE (DOES NOT INCLUDE SS MODELS!)
10U WHITE 1,995
11U PEWTER 30
13U SILVER 1,700
28U NAVY 1,365
31U GREEN 323
41U BLACK 3,347
63U GOLD 301
79U M. TEAL 474
81U RED 2,720
88U PURPLE 95
96U CEYENNE 410
Z28 CONVERTIBLE (DOES NOT INCLUDE SS MODELS!)
212 HAD 10T WHITE TOP
1,113 HAD 41T BLACK TOP
465 HAD 56T NEUTRAL TOP
10U WHITE 283
11U PEWTER 10
13U SILVER 271
28U NAVY 144
31U GREEN 63
41U BLACK 383
63U GOLD 72
79U M. TEAL 63
81U RED 416
88U PURPLE 14
96U CEYENNE 71
24,218 Camaros had CC1 Removable roof panels
17,663 Camaros were Z28 or SS (had LS1 Engine) which is 36.4% of build
30,827 Camaros were V-6 with the 3800 engine which is 63.6 of build
1,944 Camaros were built with NG1 Northeast Emissions
40,734 Camaros were built with FE9 Federal Emissions
5,812 Camaros were built with YF5 California Emissions
40,927 Camaros were ordered as "Stock" orders by dealers
6,819 Camaros were ordered as "Sold" orders by dealers (customers special ordered their Camaro)
744 Camaros were ordered as "Fleet" by dealers (for Police, federal government, and large business/rental/concerns.
4,982 V-6 Camaros were ordered with Y87 Package
7,312 Camaros were ordered with the Y3F Sport Appearance package
1,084 Camaros were built with White Leather Interior
26,611 were built with 14B Dark Gray Cloth
9,988 were built with 142 Dark Gray Leather
5,560 were built with 52B Neutral Cloth
3,748 were built with 522 Neutral Leather
1,495 were built with 73B Red Accent Cloth
552 Convertibles were built with 10T white top
2,365 were built with 41T Black top
941 were built with 56T Neutral top
10,246 Camaros were built with the UM6 Stereo Cassette radio
12,375 were built with the Monsoon Premium Sound system with Cassette
25,865 were built with the Monsoon Premium Sound system with CD
7,401 were built with the 12 Disc CD remote changer.
A total of 48,490 Camaros were built for the United States.
35,331 were Automatics - 72.9%
6,445 were 6-speeds – 13.3%
6,714 were 5-speeds – 13.8%
Colors:
#1 81U Red 10,424 21.5%
#2 41U Black 10,355 21.3%
#3 10U White 7,891 16.3%
#4 13U Silver 6,769 14.0%
#5 28U Navy 5,270 10.9%
#6 79U M. Teal 2,355 4.9%
#7 96U Ceyenne 1,789 3.7%
#8 31U B. Green 1,747 3.6%
#9 63U Gold 1,399 2.9%
#10 88U B. Purple 433 .9%
#11 11U Pewter 63 ##
## A total of 63 1998 Light Pewter Metallic cars were built for the GM fleet in order to allow the color to be available at start-of-production '99 They were a mix of V6 coupes, convertibles, and Z28s. None were SS and none had Y3F Sport Appearance Package. All were driven by GM employees and most were disposed of thru the GM auction program. . . which means GM dealers would have bought them for resale to the public.
941 Camaro Convertibles were built with 56T Neutral top
2,365 Camaro Convertibles were built with 41T Black top
552 Camaro Convertibles were built with 10T White top
Camaro SS
Coupe with 6-speed: 1,485
Coupe with Automatic 912
Convert with 6-speed 197
Convert with Automatic 281
SS Convertible 478
123 had 10T Top
272 had 41T Top
83 had 56T Top
10U White 114
11U Pewter 0
13U Silver 58
28U Navy 45
31U Green 0
41U Black 109
63U Gold 7
79U Teal 1
81U Red 144
88U Purp 0
96U Ceyenne 0
SS COUPE 2,397
10U WHITE 248
11U PEWTER 0
13U SILVER 316
28U NAVY 238
31U GREEN 0
41U BLACK 967
63U GOLD 29
79U TEAL 0
81U RED 598
88U PURPLE 0
96U CEYENNE 0
Z28 COUPE (DOES NOT INCLUDE SS MODELS!)
10U WHITE 1,995
11U PEWTER 30
13U SILVER 1,700
28U NAVY 1,365
31U GREEN 323
41U BLACK 3,347
63U GOLD 301
79U M. TEAL 474
81U RED 2,720
88U PURPLE 95
96U CEYENNE 410
Z28 CONVERTIBLE (DOES NOT INCLUDE SS MODELS!)
212 HAD 10T WHITE TOP
1,113 HAD 41T BLACK TOP
465 HAD 56T NEUTRAL TOP
10U WHITE 283
11U PEWTER 10
13U SILVER 271
28U NAVY 144
31U GREEN 63
41U BLACK 383
63U GOLD 72
79U M. TEAL 63
81U RED 416
88U PURPLE 14
96U CEYENNE 71
24,218 Camaros had CC1 Removable roof panels
17,663 Camaros were Z28 or SS (had LS1 Engine) which is 36.4% of build
30,827 Camaros were V-6 with the 3800 engine which is 63.6 of build
1,944 Camaros were built with NG1 Northeast Emissions
40,734 Camaros were built with FE9 Federal Emissions
5,812 Camaros were built with YF5 California Emissions
40,927 Camaros were ordered as "Stock" orders by dealers
6,819 Camaros were ordered as "Sold" orders by dealers (customers special ordered their Camaro)
744 Camaros were ordered as "Fleet" by dealers (for Police, federal government, and large business/rental/concerns.
4,982 V-6 Camaros were ordered with Y87 Package
7,312 Camaros were ordered with the Y3F Sport Appearance package
1,084 Camaros were built with White Leather Interior
26,611 were built with 14B Dark Gray Cloth
9,988 were built with 142 Dark Gray Leather
5,560 were built with 52B Neutral Cloth
3,748 were built with 522 Neutral Leather
1,495 were built with 73B Red Accent Cloth
552 Convertibles were built with 10T white top
2,365 were built with 41T Black top
941 were built with 56T Neutral top
10,246 Camaros were built with the UM6 Stereo Cassette radio
12,375 were built with the Monsoon Premium Sound system with Cassette
25,865 were built with the Monsoon Premium Sound system with CD
7,401 were built with the 12 Disc CD remote changer.
SFC & STBs should be standard on 'verts.
What is stb and sfc? When i look under the car it looks like a full frame and an x cross member but i am not sure hoe sturdy those rails are iDont know enough about the cars yet. Yesterday i drove the car around for about 4 hours in 70 degree weahter. Thankyou for the info on production numbers very helpful.
Originally Posted by kc10a
I'd highly recommend you get some subframe connectors is it doesn't have them. Hard launches will ripple the rear quarters near the top. I rippled mine with street tires. I'd also recommend a STB. The difference in the way it drives with just those two changes is amazing. If you want to lower it, I'd recommend the Strano springs with some Koni shocks. Looks good and gets rid of the floaty feeling, corners much more solid.
Get yourself a couple cans or Raggtop protectant (for canvas tops) and use it.
Silicoln your weatherstripping, especially the large strip at the top of the windshield and the sail panel parts. They are no longer made (I think) and are very expensive to replace.
Oh and no automatic carwashes, just in case this is your first vert ever.
Silicoln your weatherstripping, especially the large strip at the top of the windshield and the sail panel parts. They are no longer made (I think) and are very expensive to replace.
Oh and no automatic carwashes, just in case this is your first vert ever.
So far hand wash only but thats how i wash all my cars. Though it is garage keeped i am going to look into ragtop protectant. Today i will change the diff fluid pretty dirty. The silicon for the weather stripping is that a spray you apply?