My 89 Camaro Project

[60dgrzbelow0]

...To make a long story short a friend's ex left him with this '89 RS Camaro when she took off... I'd seen the car a few times back when she was daily driving it around 2003 and thought to myself that i'd like to own it one day. My buddy wasn't planning on selling the car but i let him think about it for a few months.. And Today i drove it home.

This looks like a project that will be way too much fun for mortal man... and no issues of "roominess" for aggravation if you decide later on to Turbocharge the car ala "Tiago" style. My only concern Dave, would be that the Seller is actually holding a clear title to the machine and that his "Ex" does not come back to "Vex" you over who owns the thing.

"Welcome to the Site..."

Jesus Palomino... I choked on my Oreo Cookie and had Cold Milk spurting out of my nose from laughing when I read THAT one... LOL

[bszopi]

Nice!

[Superdave]

One of the larger pieces to the puzzle arrived in a huge box today...





Hoping to install this week..

[bob442]

quick change rear end FTW! i'm planning right now to put in a IRS from a c5 in my f body, i would like to get a quick change rear but thats alot more money.

[Superdave]

So why are they running so fast? I can take 5spd 3800 F bods in the blue car with ease... lol

it's all in the chassis setup and gearing.


I might have to re-think my rear end choice after watching those vids.

[IsaacHayes]

So why are they running so fast? I can take 5spd 3800 F bods in the blue car with ease... lol

[Superdave]

i'm not gonna say your stupid for pulling out the V8, but i will say your stupid for not driving the hell out of it for a few minutes to have some fun

the trans was junk, i didn't want to get stuck somewhere.

[ForcedFirebird]

I find that very hard to believe, considering a stock LT1 is 275 hp and runs a flat 14 or high 13 with a good driver.

Cam only pure stock car. He's the second fastest 3800 f-body at that The real deal pulls wheelies- they are not allowed porting, but are allowed cam (stock lift) and headers but he has the cast tube manis (we have been working out a way for me to build some step headers). 2 stage rev limiter high stall, slicks, manual valve body and suspension mods almost get's his tire off the ground here's some old vids of the car...

pre-cam...

http://www.youtube.com/user/leernorton#p/u/18/PkjDMjf_lqw

post-cam...

http://www.youtube.com/user/leernorton#p/u/12/d8rdY3iDoK0

EDIT: You should see what the pure stock lt1's run

[bob442]

i'm not gonna say your stupid for pulling out the V8, but i will say your stupid for not driving the hell out of it for a few minutes to have some fun

[Superdave]

There is more to that story.. i'll let FF tell it if he wants to.

I believe it, and i'm a skeptic.

[3400beretta]

275bhp has gone 12.33 at 112 (1.7 60'iirc) in a Firebird - that was a 3800 and a 4th gen, you are lighter by a mile, both in chassis and engine.

I find that very hard to believe, considering a stock LT1 is 275 hp and runs a flat 14 or high 13 with a good driver.

[abob]

Yah that exhaust looked like a combination of different set ups

[Superdave]

Yes, it was very nice...

http://www.3500z.com/Misc/Camaro/GoodBye%20327.wmv

that's the mildly cammed 327 with longtube headers, 2.25" off each collector then Y'd to 2.25" pipe crush bent then some sort of weird Y pipe at the back.

I think it gets the award for the most screwed up exhaust system i've ever seen on a car...



*edit for measurements

[abob]

I see you too advantage of the nice weather we are having.

Great to see the project finally up and moving.

[Superdave]

Got the 327 out today, Here are 2 shots from my driveway cam...

Pulled in the garage at 2:39 PM



Pushed out of the garage at 6:42 PM with no engine or trans..




I got a vid of it running before i started on it, might post that later.