,I desided to start looking for a donor car for the 95 ,an ran into this 99 rs red pretty sharp not perfect none of them. are ,got cold ac ,leather ,headliner is ..perfect ,paint is good few nicks stratches I had allways a said I like the looks of those 88.000 miles stereo works great .$.2000.00 I though was desent as good shape private sale was 3600.00 an fair market dealer 4600.00,like new tires ,drove 90 miles home ,,so looks like I will let my 95 sit find another donor car for like $500.00 ,an run this one for the long trips saveing on gas ,I am thinking about the fron.t end on my 95 have the look of the 97 to 02 ,will post some pics later got to try to clean it up give it the scott master buff an wax ,got 2 now hehe.

 

yep 30mpg and good power for a 6 easy to find backup engine and great transportation.

 

drove it back from Danville nh about 100.miles ,drives great looks good ,there were a few more scratches in the..[paint then you can see in pictures ,heck looks new in a picture ,its got one ding on passengers side I think can be.pulled or pounded out ,yes 15.00 in gas to get home,,its all there though inside is 99% one tear in the.drivers seat ,on the seam ,I think some grey nylon sawing thread will .fix it ,make it look better the stereo is better then my 95 ,one blow out s.peaker passegers door ,I got one to replace it ,did not have the t top shades ,but I got some in the other one ,the headliner is pefect all the way around the t tops,oil was changed ,I will do. radiator ,just change it ,an probley a tranny flush down the road ,the engine could use a good washing with some .degreacer ,if its not brock want fix it.tires brand new ,ya I like it,its funny its not allways about the sound of a.v8 ,but just cruiseing along in a nice sports car an no one knows how much you paid ,its got dual cat back too,i am going to see about fiting my flow master tip on there ,I think those will rust the ones in the picture ,got to love it though ,mabey one day get the from end an the ground affects on the 95 with a mustang hood scoop an you got a different car rally red in the name,yes I think it had a front drivers side but maby not couse all the paint matches well an a bit of spider marks on bumper.wre.ck that was fixed ,.gaping of the ground affects at the door ,shes a runner,now needs a good wax job ,I seen a nice set of tires an rims 17inch $500.00 ,good deal I don't need them yet though,i am.broke today but happy ,got gas money yes the plum 95 cost 5.00 to got .16 miles into town an back ,bit better on a good da..y

 

That is a great deal. You want to check the coolant system. If the overflow looks like mud flush it. Keep a close eye on the intake gasket right where in intake meets the head. It is a common failure point and that car has low enough miles it could still have the original gasket. The intake gasket is the biggest killers of these engines. Sometime when it fails it lets coolant into the oil and that wipes out all the bearings.

Other then that it should be a 200,000 mile car.

 

thanks gorn I will check it tomorrow ,I would imagine the gasket is easyer then an lt1 would be ,but I guess most recommend the valve covers an check for warpage ,I think its like 50.00 to have one machined ,no leaks on the car as of yet is a good sign ,I thought I did ok ,couse the guy said he had like 8 people that wanted the car ,I was on it 12 minutes after he listed it ,then called him. at 8am the next day sold

 

i would recommend just pulling the entire overflow out(just remove battery and its held on with like 1 or 2 bolts). on my 93 the metal section of the line running below the battery to the radiator was completely rusted/clogged shut. I pulled that whole line out of the overflow itself and took a metal coat hanger and went through both the rubber sections and the metal section best I could to clear any buildup/gunk in there. mine was really rusty and nasty(on all 3 of my cars, the 93 worst was completely clogged, the 98 was really bad but not totally clogged, and the 2002 which i recently sold was pretty gross) even on the outside. while you have it pulled out, might be a good excuse to take a brass or steel wire brush and brush the rust off it. mine cleaned it up really nice and even though no one will see it ever.. i know its nice and clean :P

but that is a NICE looking camaro there. i love the red and the sport appearance package is a great touch. good deal too!

 

You might be confusing valve covers with heads and intake gasket with head gaskets. Intake gasket fail because GM cheaped out on the gasket, There was a class action law suit and GM had to cover repairs 10 years 100,000 miles. For 3800 owners it is not IF the intake will go its when. Once a good Felpro gasket is installed the problem is gone and the intake gasket will out live the car. Head gasket failure comes from over heating or not maintaining the coolant system. If you change your coolant every 3 to 4 years even a car from the early 80's could have good head gaskets and not even need a flush. Most cars that have known head gasket failures even when they are maintained really have a head bolt issue that shows up in a leaking head gaskets.

I should add that the best way to check the intake for leaks is a pressure test. If you pressure test a coolant system cold you can find leaks before they become a real problem. Pressure testers can be borrowed from major parts stores and youtube is full of "how too" videos.

I have seen people bash 3800 on this site, I have own and driven all the 4th gens except the 3.4 and honestly the 3800 is a great A to B car. I have been driving the LS1 for a week now and with its stock exhaust I forget I have the V8, There really is not much driving difference until you get passed half throttle and in my daily commute that happens a few times a week at the most, darn traffic In my 5 speed car I beat 30 mpg in many warm weeks and that was running 70-75 MPH .

 

thanks guys I will have the mechanic check it out for me ,after I do so ,when I go.for inspection in about 10 days yes the car has a bit more rust under the hood then my 95 has ,all surface rust ,looks like the beach mabey lack .of washing the engine ,I think washing it would be good to carfully ,yes when I first got mine ,I thought theres no way I would get 6,but I was wrong ,you don't need an v8 to have fun driving a Camaro I had my v8n long enough to know they . all all be enjoyed ,I used to like the ford t bird v6 from the 90s they only made few v8 cars I think 4.6 ,actually this is calmer feel then the beast ,I will have him. run the test to,sound like you all are saying that'its possible I may do one before .there is a big problem ,my guy he does .foresters an toyots all the time ,couse there.head gasket goes so he has a lot of time in on it ,I guess I met some guys recommend if your right there ,just to do all the gaskets,hey could allways go with an lsx engine hehehe not yet,looks like it will need fro.nt brakes in .about 10.000 ,the back ones are good ,if I don't have to do much to it for 10.000 that would make me happy 10 months of driving it would pay for it ,anything past that is great actually to full seasons

 

[QUOTE.i checked the coolent looks good no gunk ,its orange but some kind of anti freeze are ,real shines now in the shade an the inside it clean ,the guy cleaned IT ,if it was not red I might not have bought it ,we all like our colors,though next I will use oil soap on the leather an .an mend the tear in leather right on the seem,needs a few more coats of wax ,I notice the more I wax my cars the less I have to clean them,an the more they shine,thse days you can pay extra for the color you want

 

Orange is the right color from the factory. It is called Dex cool. When that coolant gets old it turns into a brown sludge many people think is rust. Sounds like the car was taken care of. I am not looking for another Camaro but if I would have came across a well maintained 99 RS with 88k on it that looked that good for 2k I could not have passed it up. Heck your missing the front pc but the rest of the RS kit has to worth $400-500 alone.