I bought my old 93 Z28 back, now it needs some TLC
10-12-2009, 04:25 PM
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Sweet deal! PPM is a nice color too, especially for a 93 (which is the BEST year LT1 - FACT!! LOL) Is hard to believe someone could eff it up in 2.5 yrs like that, but not everyone is nice to thier cars..
My first car was a 1980 Chevette, 2door Auto, POS!! I sold it to my neighbor who wrecked in in a week. I didnt acually care though.. it was a Chevette afterall 
10-12-2009, 09:43 PM
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Here is a post started in another thread.....
Well I have come full circle. After 14 years I got my old car back so now it's time to bring her back. Sold it with 13K miles, got her back with 132K and a blown head gasket.
So here's the plan..... two tone (candy/Black paint) 18" wheels, leather interior, and for the best part.....staying true to the car, new LT1 with 227 crane cam, LE1 heads, 1.6RR, Long tube headers, ORY, cut out, 6lbs powerdyne, and a 3000 stall on the stock 3.23. I have already started pulling her apart.
Quick story, First and foremost I grew up extremely poor and when most kids had Ferrari and Lambo posters on their walls I had thoughts of second generation Camaro's in my head. When I first saw the car I needed to have it, but my credit was a mess (20 years old and a pocket full of credit cards) so I could not qualify for the loan. My girlfriend at the time stepped up and bought me the car. I had it about a year and had to sell it because the new job demanded I had a 4 door car. That was a sad day to say the least and I said "some day I will buy you back" (knowing it was just a pipe dream) We'll the other day when I was disconnecting the wires from under the dash I found an old stack of business cards from the job I had, that forced me to sell the car, (left that company 12 years ago). Well the girlfriend that bought me the car is now my wife of nearly 13 years and the profession I followed made me a wealthy man.....and now I got my car back! Funny thing is the kids I never thought I would have can help me rebuild my childhood dream. Life is grand!
Just an FYI it is a 1994 Z28, T-tops, auto with 3.23 gears.
So where almost brothers!
Well I have come full circle. After 14 years I got my old car back so now it's time to bring her back. Sold it with 13K miles, got her back with 132K and a blown head gasket.
So here's the plan..... two tone (candy/Black paint) 18" wheels, leather interior, and for the best part.....staying true to the car, new LT1 with 227 crane cam, LE1 heads, 1.6RR, Long tube headers, ORY, cut out, 6lbs powerdyne, and a 3000 stall on the stock 3.23. I have already started pulling her apart.
Quick story, First and foremost I grew up extremely poor and when most kids had Ferrari and Lambo posters on their walls I had thoughts of second generation Camaro's in my head. When I first saw the car I needed to have it, but my credit was a mess (20 years old and a pocket full of credit cards) so I could not qualify for the loan. My girlfriend at the time stepped up and bought me the car. I had it about a year and had to sell it because the new job demanded I had a 4 door car. That was a sad day to say the least and I said "some day I will buy you back" (knowing it was just a pipe dream) We'll the other day when I was disconnecting the wires from under the dash I found an old stack of business cards from the job I had, that forced me to sell the car, (left that company 12 years ago). Well the girlfriend that bought me the car is now my wife of nearly 13 years and the profession I followed made me a wealthy man.....and now I got my car back! Funny thing is the kids I never thought I would have can help me rebuild my childhood dream. Life is grand!
Just an FYI it is a 1994 Z28, T-tops, auto with 3.23 gears.
So where almost brothers!
10-12-2009, 10:16 PM
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What ever you do, do not get the cheap ebay remanufactured body parts! My front clip and fender fit like **** and it took a ton of work just to get it right. I would also suggest a fiberglass filler over a "bondo" type.
10-13-2009, 12:09 AM
#38
Here is a post started in another thread.....
Well I have come full circle. After 14 years I got my old car back so now it's time to bring her back. Sold it with 13K miles, got her back with 132K and a blown head gasket.
So here's the plan..... two tone (candy/Black paint) 18" wheels, leather interior, and for the best part.....staying true to the car, new LT1 with 227 crane cam, LE1 heads, 1.6RR, Long tube headers, ORY, cut out, 6lbs powerdyne, and a 3000 stall on the stock 3.23. I have already started pulling her apart.
Quick story, First and foremost I grew up extremely poor and when most kids had Ferrari and Lambo posters on their walls I had thoughts of second generation Camaro's in my head. When I first saw the car I needed to have it, but my credit was a mess (20 years old and a pocket full of credit cards) so I could not qualify for the loan. My girlfriend at the time stepped up and bought me the car. I had it about a year and had to sell it because the new job demanded I had a 4 door car. That was a sad day to say the least and I said "some day I will buy you back" (knowing it was just a pipe dream) We'll the other day when I was disconnecting the wires from under the dash I found an old stack of business cards from the job I had, that forced me to sell the car, (left that company 12 years ago). Well the girlfriend that bought me the car is now my wife of nearly 13 years and the profession I followed made me a wealthy man.....and now I got my car back! Funny thing is the kids I never thought I would have can help me rebuild my childhood dream. Life is grand!
Just an FYI it is a 1994 Z28, T-tops, auto with 3.23 gears.
So where almost brothers!
Well I have come full circle. After 14 years I got my old car back so now it's time to bring her back. Sold it with 13K miles, got her back with 132K and a blown head gasket.
So here's the plan..... two tone (candy/Black paint) 18" wheels, leather interior, and for the best part.....staying true to the car, new LT1 with 227 crane cam, LE1 heads, 1.6RR, Long tube headers, ORY, cut out, 6lbs powerdyne, and a 3000 stall on the stock 3.23. I have already started pulling her apart.
Quick story, First and foremost I grew up extremely poor and when most kids had Ferrari and Lambo posters on their walls I had thoughts of second generation Camaro's in my head. When I first saw the car I needed to have it, but my credit was a mess (20 years old and a pocket full of credit cards) so I could not qualify for the loan. My girlfriend at the time stepped up and bought me the car. I had it about a year and had to sell it because the new job demanded I had a 4 door car. That was a sad day to say the least and I said "some day I will buy you back" (knowing it was just a pipe dream) We'll the other day when I was disconnecting the wires from under the dash I found an old stack of business cards from the job I had, that forced me to sell the car, (left that company 12 years ago). Well the girlfriend that bought me the car is now my wife of nearly 13 years and the profession I followed made me a wealthy man.....and now I got my car back! Funny thing is the kids I never thought I would have can help me rebuild my childhood dream. Life is grand!
Just an FYI it is a 1994 Z28, T-tops, auto with 3.23 gears.
So where almost brothers!
10-13-2009, 03:22 AM
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Here is a post started in another thread.....
Well I have come full circle. After 14 years I got my old car back so now it's time to bring her back. Sold it with 13K miles, got her back with 132K and a blown head gasket.
So here's the plan..... two tone (candy/Black paint) 18" wheels, leather interior, and for the best part.....staying true to the car, new LT1 with 227 crane cam, LE1 heads, 1.6RR, Long tube headers, ORY, cut out, 6lbs powerdyne, and a 3000 stall on the stock 3.23. I have already started pulling her apart.
Quick story, First and foremost I grew up extremely poor and when most kids had Ferrari and Lambo posters on their walls I had thoughts of second generation Camaro's in my head. When I first saw the car I needed to have it, but my credit was a mess (20 years old and a pocket full of credit cards) so I could not qualify for the loan. My girlfriend at the time stepped up and bought me the car. I had it about a year and had to sell it because the new job demanded I had a 4 door car. That was a sad day to say the least and I said "some day I will buy you back" (knowing it was just a pipe dream) We'll the other day when I was disconnecting the wires from under the dash I found an old stack of business cards from the job I had, that forced me to sell the car, (left that company 12 years ago). Well the girlfriend that bought me the car is now my wife of nearly 13 years and the profession I followed made me a wealthy man.....and now I got my car back! Funny thing is the kids I never thought I would have can help me rebuild my childhood dream. Life is grand!
Just an FYI it is a 1994 Z28, T-tops, auto with 3.23 gears.
So where almost brothers!
Well I have come full circle. After 14 years I got my old car back so now it's time to bring her back. Sold it with 13K miles, got her back with 132K and a blown head gasket.
So here's the plan..... two tone (candy/Black paint) 18" wheels, leather interior, and for the best part.....staying true to the car, new LT1 with 227 crane cam, LE1 heads, 1.6RR, Long tube headers, ORY, cut out, 6lbs powerdyne, and a 3000 stall on the stock 3.23. I have already started pulling her apart.
Quick story, First and foremost I grew up extremely poor and when most kids had Ferrari and Lambo posters on their walls I had thoughts of second generation Camaro's in my head. When I first saw the car I needed to have it, but my credit was a mess (20 years old and a pocket full of credit cards) so I could not qualify for the loan. My girlfriend at the time stepped up and bought me the car. I had it about a year and had to sell it because the new job demanded I had a 4 door car. That was a sad day to say the least and I said "some day I will buy you back" (knowing it was just a pipe dream) We'll the other day when I was disconnecting the wires from under the dash I found an old stack of business cards from the job I had, that forced me to sell the car, (left that company 12 years ago). Well the girlfriend that bought me the car is now my wife of nearly 13 years and the profession I followed made me a wealthy man.....and now I got my car back! Funny thing is the kids I never thought I would have can help me rebuild my childhood dream. Life is grand!
Just an FYI it is a 1994 Z28, T-tops, auto with 3.23 gears.
So where almost brothers!
Sound like my job, only Im in the starving / poor part of it right now lol.