New guy, not new Camaro
#1
New guy, not new Camaro
Hey,
I just found this forum while searching for some info on my new project.
I just bought a '95 3.4 v6 Camaro. It's 5 speed, about as base as it gets, with manual windows and locks, and 140k miles. It's a one owner car, and I think that once she signed the paperwork, she stopped caring about it, because it's ROUGH. It wouldn't be a project if it was immaculate thought, right?
Anyway, the front bumper cover is cracked, and the hood had some hood pins drilled into it, so I want to replace them both. I've got a line on front and rear bumpers, headlights, tail lights and hood from a 2000, but i'm not sure if they're plug and play, or if I'd be getting into more than I should if I attempted that swap.
Any other issues I should concern myself with? I've got a friend who begged me not to buy a 3.4 because they eat head gaskets like crazy, but I got a good deal, and I had a 3.4 Impala that never so much as thought about leaking, so i'm not sure how accurate that is.
I just found this forum while searching for some info on my new project.
I just bought a '95 3.4 v6 Camaro. It's 5 speed, about as base as it gets, with manual windows and locks, and 140k miles. It's a one owner car, and I think that once she signed the paperwork, she stopped caring about it, because it's ROUGH. It wouldn't be a project if it was immaculate thought, right?
Anyway, the front bumper cover is cracked, and the hood had some hood pins drilled into it, so I want to replace them both. I've got a line on front and rear bumpers, headlights, tail lights and hood from a 2000, but i'm not sure if they're plug and play, or if I'd be getting into more than I should if I attempted that swap.
Any other issues I should concern myself with? I've got a friend who begged me not to buy a 3.4 because they eat head gaskets like crazy, but I got a good deal, and I had a 3.4 Impala that never so much as thought about leaking, so i'm not sure how accurate that is.
#4
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Eastern PA,
Posts: 10,463
Hey,
I just found this forum while searching for some info on my new project.
I just bought a '95 3.4 v6 Camaro. It's 5 speed, about as base as it gets, with manual windows and locks, and 140k miles. It's a one owner car, and I think that once she signed the paperwork, she stopped caring about it, because it's ROUGH. It wouldn't be a project if it was immaculate thought, right?
Anyway, the front bumper cover is cracked, and the hood had some hood pins drilled into it, so I want to replace them both. I've got a line on front and rear bumpers, headlights, tail lights and hood from a 2000, but i'm not sure if they're plug and play, or if I'd be getting into more than I should if I attempted that swap.
Any other issues I should concern myself with? I've got a friend who begged me not to buy a 3.4 because they eat head gaskets like crazy, but I got a good deal, and I had a 3.4 Impala that never so much as thought about leaking, so i'm not sure how accurate that is.
I just found this forum while searching for some info on my new project.
I just bought a '95 3.4 v6 Camaro. It's 5 speed, about as base as it gets, with manual windows and locks, and 140k miles. It's a one owner car, and I think that once she signed the paperwork, she stopped caring about it, because it's ROUGH. It wouldn't be a project if it was immaculate thought, right?
Anyway, the front bumper cover is cracked, and the hood had some hood pins drilled into it, so I want to replace them both. I've got a line on front and rear bumpers, headlights, tail lights and hood from a 2000, but i'm not sure if they're plug and play, or if I'd be getting into more than I should if I attempted that swap.
Any other issues I should concern myself with? I've got a friend who begged me not to buy a 3.4 because they eat head gaskets like crazy, but I got a good deal, and I had a 3.4 Impala that never so much as thought about leaking, so i'm not sure how accurate that is.
#6
yep 4th gens have two styles. yours is 93-97. welllll depends on what kind of project your talking about. it would be fine to learn on and with but dont do it if your thinking about putting a v8 or even a 3.8 in it or think you can make money by fixing it. not saying dont do it just saying look at what you want to do and why. then think about it, do some research on costs then decide.
#7
yep 4th gens have two styles. yours is 93-97. welllll depends on what kind of project your talking about. it would be fine to learn on and with but dont do it if your thinking about putting a v8 or even a 3.8 in it or think you can make money by fixing it. not saying dont do it just saying look at what you want to do and why. then think about it, do some research on costs then decide.
#10
Yup. And a clear title, too. On top of that, I had my daughter while my gf was at work, so the people drove it over an hour each way to deliver it to me. IDK where else these deals are. Best car deal I ever got, for sure, even with the problems.
I posted some pics on the sticky, but I'm gonna go outside and take some more pics and try to clean it up a little before the rain stars.