Awesome then! I'll probably have to replace a few parts but I don't have to do a conversion. I'm not concerned about the rears since most of the braking is done in the front. They'll probably need some work but not a conversion.

 

Probably just need either a rebuild caliper kit, or a pair of calipers, then turn the rotors. I usually rebuild the calipers because a kit is $3 ea. and rebuilts will run around $35-$40 ea.
I think the stock braking on 2nd gens is good for almost anything short of autocross. If your building a street/strip car they'll work great.

 

I don't plan on doing racing with it, I don't think my shoulder and back can take that. I do plan on using it for a summer driver and hitting the drag here and there. I think the caliper rebuild kit will prob be the way to go, depending on the condition of them. I may just straight up replace the rotors. I'll have to look around and see what I can find. I replaced the ones on my old truck with the cross drilled brakes and it drastically helped the braking.

The more I look around for stuff and talk about it, the more I want to get my hands on it lol. I hope we get a house soon!

 

Nice to meet you today! Hope the hood works out for you too!

 

Was great meeting you! I got it home great and its sitting on the car now. Its an absolute perfect fit and it looks outstanding on there!

 

Hope you can move ahead on the Camaro soon!

 

From what I see in the pics, the body doesn't look so bad. Engine and tranny should not be so difficult, but it is the little things that will get you. Be sure to check out the wires and whether mice have been eating them up. Also, is the gas tank and trunk rusted?

As you develop your list of things to do and estimate the costs, you will find that the interior plastic parts seem especially expensive and are likely to be disintegrating if they are like mine. For parts, you might check at local pull a part type outfits to get an engine, tranny, etc. They frequently have folks that will remove them for $100 or so which might be well worth it to get one that you can install and further check out stuff even if you eventually have to overhaul the engine. Your big question is whether you really want to do a full restoration or whether you want to get a reliable and fun car to drive. You can go as far as you want. One thing you might consider at some point especially since you need an engine is converting to fuel injection - for the gas mileage and better overall performance.

The cars are pretty tough and relatively simple and durable, especially compared to most cars. My 79 RS has almost 300,000 miles on it and has never had the heads off.

Good luck. I still think these are neat looking cars. I used to routinely drive mine on 1200 miles trips with confidence because if something went wrong, I could probably find any needed part and fix it.

 

That's one of the reasons I've gone back to all older cars here. I don't own anything newer than my '71 Camaro because I can easily work on all 3 vehicles anywhere, anytime. Easy to fix, and parts are available too.

 

Regarding the manuals and knowing what is what and how to take apart, the Factory Service Manual (FSM) is the way to go. You can find them on fleabay but often fairly expensive. I got the three manuals (Service Manual, Overhaul Manual and Body Manual) together on a CD for about $30 bucks. The three of them are probably more than 2,000 pages of info and show every nut and bolt with lots of diagnostics, diagrams and pics. Most importantly, you can usually figure out where that last bolt or screw is that is keeping something from coming off!

The late '70s Camaros are fairly simple and have lots of parts and add-ons that are readily available AND relatively inexpensive.

Good luck!