Merry christmas everyone

And to come across a car like that in Ontario, i'd say 4-5,000. That is an awesome deal!

When do you think the best time to buy a camaro is? I always thought fall/winter because people want to get rid of them. But spring/summer is when people take them out of storage so would there be more forsale?

 

Fall/Winter is a good time. If you can find someone that needs money and few people are looking you can find a good deal. Seems like project cars do OK in the fall but the price falls off forthe drivers. Sorry I did not realize you are from the Great White North. Its been noted a few times on this site that there is a pretty big price change the farther North you get. You going to have to look locally for prices. Depending on the quality of the swap that is a $1200 to $1800 around here. Most people that put together a car like that like to do it themselfs. I call it theNOS effect. I would love to have a 75 shot ofNOS in my 96 but I would never buy a car with a nitrous system already installed

Merry Christmas

 

I thought the TH350 was a 3 speed and the th350C had the lockuptorqur converter thingy, making it a 4 speed. Isnt the th350C a 4 speed? I just may learn something here.......

 

As a general rule a automatic 4 speed has an over drive. That means for every one rev of the motor the is more then one rev of the drive shaft.. If I remember right 1:1.24 is a common final drive. So a 700R4 is a 4 speed trans with a TCC or a torgue converter clutch.

The final drive of a three speed trannies is 1 to 1 but because a torque converter is not ahard link you may end up with a 1:.96 ratio. The torque converter clutch lock the twohalfs of the convertertogether to insure a 1:1 ratio. You can feel the TCC like in and out almost like a gear but this varies from car to car. Some cars you barley feel it at all.You can see a small increase in fuel milage with a TCC and many hot rodders hook them up to a switch.

It is incorrect to say its ath350 4speed. because if you follow that logic then the 700R4 is a 5 speed.

 

Locking up the torque converter doesn't add a gear. It just takes away the internal "slight slip" that naturally occurs with any non-locking converter. So a 350C is still a 3-speed.

 

Thanks alot everyone! I'm learning so much from this site.

I came across this. How do you think this sounds? He wants 4000 but I could probably get him down some.


Selling a 1985 T-Top Z28 Camaro. 350 engine rebuilt with 350hp, Edelbrock Carb, Accel Iginition coil and wires, Hooker Headers and Mandrel bent Crossover pipe, original exhuast the rest of the way back. Rebuilt 700R4 transmission with mild shift kit 1000kms ago. All new brakes rotors and drums. 141000kms on the car. Driver side floor pan changed. One spot over the left rear that needs to redone from previous owner repair and nose damaged a little, which the Bra covers. Spray bombed Fiber glass hood.Interior is 90% finished I have the top piece for the interior but it would need to be reupholstered, dash pad is mint. Most window and door seals have been changed. I have more than $4000 into this carand I really don't want to go any lower. This car will pass a safety, if I get close to the asking I would safety it.[/align][/align]Front/left side : http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...an/15ea_20.jpg[/align]rear/ right side: http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...n/15ea_207.jpg[/align]interior: http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...an/1656_20.jpg[/align]engine: http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...an/1b19_20.jpg[/align][/align]

 

4 Grand for a car with nose damage, rust damage (floor pan replacement) and 141,000 KM's on it?

No F'ing way.

Im usualy the guy on this site who says "rust free cars bring a premium up north" but unless that thing is a BEAUTY in person and runs PERFECTLY, I wouldnt pay that much.

 

I talked to the guy and he said the nose is actually fine, just a small bit of paint is missing. I've sent a request for pictures of the underside (before I drive 2 hours to be disapointed). And 144K is too bad is it? All the camaros i've looked at were 150K+

Anyone else have opinions on this add? Much appresiated if you do

 

yamban, where are you located?

 

Like I said before all bets are off when it comes to prices in Canada. Remember we are talking different money, Although the last time I looked Canada's dollar was about even with ours that does not mean the prices on used stuff has evened out. Yamban, unless things have changed your dollars are pretty strong down here. I have no clue what it costs to bring a car across the boarder but it might be worth a road trip. You could Fly down to Texas pick up that craigs list post from above and roadback in less then a week for about a grand or so. A few years back a friend of mine did that cross country and got a great deal on a huge motor home.