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Well guys, since the AMG is down for now ( blown motor and blown trans ) and I don't have the cash to fix it, I decided to "Stance" my 89 Camaro RS the best I can. This will be a long first post as I've had the car for 4 years now.
This is how I bought the car in March of 2009 at 16 years old. For $900 and it needed a motor.
Then one night after taking my ex home, I backed into a Jeep. Needless to say, the Jeep didn't have a mark on it.
It was worth it as I got IROC/Z28 tails afterwords.
Then a few weeks later with a grille and one of the exhaust tips rusted off.
I got a new exhaust setup from the junkyard for $10.
Put my Dad's knock off Draglites on it. Took these pics with my ex.
Then I picked up a T-Top overhead console from a 85 Camaro.
Then to dick around my buddy had a 18" wide slick that we put next to my car.
Car got painted in my backyard November 2010. DuPont Tomato Red was the color. I'll have to dig up the pics of the process.
Then I graduated high school in 2011 and with my graduation money I bought a 87 IROC 350, I had the intentions of swapping in the 350TPI, but it had 175k miles, trans didn't work and it needed more work than it was worth to swap. So I parted it, and traded parts off.
$850 got me this:
I snagged the sway bars, Wonder bar, steering box, IROC wheels, and the 145MPH speedo from it.
This was one of my stock end links, nasty.
The 87 had a B&M Ratchet shifter, I didn't like that thing at all and sold it.
Had a photo shoot with some friends one day.
Sometimes I **** the T-Tops, some times I love them.
Then, with intentions of a 500HP SBC my buddy had, I bought 15x10 Draglites.
When he didn't come though with it, I sold the wheels. Sold them for more than I paid, so I was happy.
I bought a 74 260Z, had intentions of a LSX swap, but the motor failed in the Camaro and I needed a car, so I sold it to a good friend for $1,500, I miss that car.
I sold it to buy my AMG, which you can check out in my build thread.
Eventually I got tired of the terrible MPG in the AMG, so I fixed my Camaro. I bought a 88k miles 95 3.4 V6. 160/200, because racecar.
Then we started the swap.
Every gasket on the motor has been replaced.
New ignition stuff.
Water pump too.
3.4 being torn down.
Then putting it in the car.
Traded that 350 for some GM louvers. And got a new exhaust setup again, for $10 from the junkyard.
I bought a set of NOS GM turn signals for it, I've got a 91-92 chin spoiler I'm going to modify and install when I repaint the car. Some asshats hit the front and rear pumper in the garage. I also bought a set of coil-overs for the front, and I ordered springs for them today. I'll take pictures of those tomorrow, springs in the rear will be cut, and then new pics will be taken. Still haven't decided what wheels I wanna go with, I was thinking ACS Type 1s but I dunno.
But that's where she is right now, my springs should be here before Friday, so this weekend it'll be low, and I mean LOW. Wanna push the limit of this chassis and see what happens.
This is how I bought the car in March of 2009 at 16 years old. For $900 and it needed a motor.
Then one night after taking my ex home, I backed into a Jeep. Needless to say, the Jeep didn't have a mark on it.
It was worth it as I got IROC/Z28 tails afterwords.
Then a few weeks later with a grille and one of the exhaust tips rusted off.
I got a new exhaust setup from the junkyard for $10.
Put my Dad's knock off Draglites on it. Took these pics with my ex.
Then I picked up a T-Top overhead console from a 85 Camaro.
Then to dick around my buddy had a 18" wide slick that we put next to my car.
Car got painted in my backyard November 2010. DuPont Tomato Red was the color. I'll have to dig up the pics of the process.
Then I graduated high school in 2011 and with my graduation money I bought a 87 IROC 350, I had the intentions of swapping in the 350TPI, but it had 175k miles, trans didn't work and it needed more work than it was worth to swap. So I parted it, and traded parts off.
$850 got me this:
I snagged the sway bars, Wonder bar, steering box, IROC wheels, and the 145MPH speedo from it.
This was one of my stock end links, nasty.
The 87 had a B&M Ratchet shifter, I didn't like that thing at all and sold it.
Had a photo shoot with some friends one day.
Sometimes I **** the T-Tops, some times I love them.
Then, with intentions of a 500HP SBC my buddy had, I bought 15x10 Draglites.
When he didn't come though with it, I sold the wheels. Sold them for more than I paid, so I was happy.
I bought a 74 260Z, had intentions of a LSX swap, but the motor failed in the Camaro and I needed a car, so I sold it to a good friend for $1,500, I miss that car.
I sold it to buy my AMG, which you can check out in my build thread.
Eventually I got tired of the terrible MPG in the AMG, so I fixed my Camaro. I bought a 88k miles 95 3.4 V6. 160/200, because racecar.
Then we started the swap.
Every gasket on the motor has been replaced.
New ignition stuff.
Water pump too.
3.4 being torn down.
Then putting it in the car.
Traded that 350 for some GM louvers. And got a new exhaust setup again, for $10 from the junkyard.
I bought a set of NOS GM turn signals for it, I've got a 91-92 chin spoiler I'm going to modify and install when I repaint the car. Some asshats hit the front and rear pumper in the garage. I also bought a set of coil-overs for the front, and I ordered springs for them today. I'll take pictures of those tomorrow, springs in the rear will be cut, and then new pics will be taken. Still haven't decided what wheels I wanna go with, I was thinking ACS Type 1s but I dunno.
But that's where she is right now, my springs should be here before Friday, so this weekend it'll be low, and I mean LOW. Wanna push the limit of this chassis and see what happens.
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