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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:20 PM
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I just brought home a 1982 camaro z28. I didn't know if the guy knew about the car being a pace car but he said that the car is a 500 special or something. The car is one of 6000 pace cars sold. All he said it needed was a water pump. When he bought the car the engine was recently rebuilt. Since he has owned the car he rebuilt the tranny, carb, swaped the computer, heater and reupholstered the entire interior. It looks like it has a new hypertech distributer, wires, B&M shifter that I saw online for $200 and other little things. I plan to get the pump on the car soon and see if I can get it fired up. Here are some pics.








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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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nice find. where'd you find it/??
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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Nice find, are you gonna restore it back to original?
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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cool beans
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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I can't see the pics (photobucket and the likes are blocked at work).

Does it have the true cowl induction or was that only offered on 1982 Z28's with crossfire injection?
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by CaliforniaBoy5
nice find. where'd you find it/??
found it in the back of my boss's friend shop. Saved a Camaros' life cuz at first he was talking about junking all the old cars in the back for scrap metal.

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Nice find, are you gonna restore it back to original?
I'm gonna get back to as close as original as I can but I'm not sure about the color red. I'd like to paint it blue like I've seen on some 3rd gens but we'll see.

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I can't see the pics (photobucket and the likes are blocked at work).

Does it have the true cowl induction or was that only offered on 1982 Z28's with crossfire injection?
now cowl hood and it's a carb set up.
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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nice whats your plans for it? looks like its a great shape too!
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 08:00 PM
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This would be sweeet!!
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How much money.???
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1BLKSS
nice whats your plans for it? looks like its a great shape too!
Just get it running for now then just clean up the exterior and make it primer black for the time being. The exterior is straight as hell haven't found a dent yet and the interior is brand new just needs to be vacuumed.

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Yes it would but it would cost way more than I have plus I want to keep it as original as possible and I already have my cammed ls1.

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How much money.???
Practically nothing still signing the adoption paper work lol.
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**** what other cars are out behind that shop? I'm looking for a new project car......
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by djsanchez2
**** what other cars are out behind that shop? I'm looking for a new project car......
There was an old k10 custom truck a volkswagon van and another old school truck but he sold them all already. Someone was trying to pull the camaro from under me while I was trying to get a trailer so I just used my AAA to pick it up.

He had $7500 worth of three welders plus a plasma cutter that he sold for $1000. I wish I new how to weld I could have bought one of the welders for $100
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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thats bad ***. maybe some blue stripes inthe future?
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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Damn...thats pretty nice interior. Good thing it doesnt have the crossfire anymore, that stuff was junk. Nice third gen find there!
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 09:53 PM
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Can't wait to see this thing with nice paint!
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:06 PM
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Paint it original, make it a street hustler.
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Wicked_muscle
I'm gonna get back to as close as original as I can but I'm not sure about the color red. I'd like to paint it blue like I've seen on some 3rd gens but we'll see.
The car was Red? A Pace car should have been two tone blue, would have red accents on the wheels, blue and silver vinyl interior, and some special interior stuff. Thats kind of cool if its a pcae car...only 6,360 produced.
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by hlaalu
thats bad ***. maybe some blue stripes inthe future?
well I'm not sure what color yet
want to do this blue

or maybe this blue and white but it would cost me a fortune.

or original red

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Damn...thats pretty nice interior. Good thing it doesnt have the crossfire anymore, that stuff was junk. Nice third gen find there!
that's what made my jaws drop and the trunk carpeting and inner trunk cover looks cleaner than my 98.


damn check this pic out that I found while looking for some pictures on google.
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MrElectric03
The car was Red? A Pace car should have been two tone blue, would have red accents on the wheels, blue and silver vinyl interior, and some special interior stuff. Thats kind of cool if its a pcae car...only 6,360 produced.
But at the end of the day its still a turd gen pace car, which I don't think there is a huge calling for, could be wrong though. But with it painted original and keep a full exhaust system on it you could built the engine up pretty nice and make it a little street hustler.
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by MaxSpeed
But at the end of the day its still a turd gen pace car, which I don't think there is a huge calling for, could be wrong though. But with it painted original and keep a full exhaust system on it you could built the engine up pretty nice and make it a little street hustler.
Yea its no collectors car or anything...I always liked them painted silver with a cowl hood, that blue metallic looks sweet too.Paint it NBM like your Z28.
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