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Old 04-18-2016, 08:53 PM
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With my kid being almost 21 now, and single (i know...don't ask), i'm getting the itch to get back to messing around with anything with a motor again. Parents had a '78, then an iroc in the late 80's. My first car was a plain jane '86 that I messed with every day, different engine every year it seemed. Then got myself a near mint '81 from a girl I knew. Her parents made her sell it. Spotless inside and out. Then I had a kid (this was 1995) and it had to go.

Got the itch again and I miss the fun and the smells of working on cars, and just wanted to snoop around and start reading up on stuff. Eventually looking to get a project to mess around with just to get myself into it again.

oh, btw....Hello.
 
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Old 04-19-2016, 11:42 AM
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welcome go to general section of the car you have now an post any ? I have 95 z28 with modified 406 an a 98-02 front end conversion as well as 99 base 3800 there nice I like them,engine swaps are much easyer on the 3rd 2 gens then the 4th gens do, as they have a lot more room under the hood an better for carbed engines bigger engine bays ,4th gens just dont have much room but done right I have the carbed 406 in my 95 ,looking back a 92 would have been better choise for my engine ,but shes a runner
 

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Old 04-20-2016, 08:12 AM
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Welcome, XLT,
Do research and make a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices.
After purchasing, buy a Haynes manual for the model & year - better than nothing.
Also, make a logbook noting the changes from OE design for future references - as we get older, we tend forget.
 
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Old 04-25-2016, 03:30 AM
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Welcome to the forum and good luck with your hunt, make sure to share some pics with us once you get your new Camaro home!

There are a lot of ideas you can get on here.
 
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Old 04-25-2016, 12:39 PM
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best project cars are 123 gens ,the 4ths are the best value cars though I see alot from the 77 to 81 cars at value prices graigs list though a lot of those can be rebuilds to ,an have a lot of bondo ,,but there out there ,the new ones ,you realy need to be up to date with ,going back tpi is one of the best forms of fuel injection thats not that hard to work on
 
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