Hello there, I just bought a '97 Camaro RS from a friend of mine, and I've been looking to get some work done here and there now that I've had a chance to get used to everything. Here's the list:

1) First, I need to repair the control panel in the driver-side door (Lock, windows switches, etc...). The electronics work fine, but one of the clips that hold it in place in the handle went missing when I took off the door panel to troubleshoot the window motor (Window got stuck in the down position, had to reset the motor). I will gladly pay for a replacement, as I couldn't find one online (Maybe my search terms were incorrect?)

2) Second, the side skirt was ripped off prior to me owning the vehicle, and it is in mostly one piece. I can probably just bondo/sand/paint the thing, but I won't be able to put it back on the car without the clips that secure it to the side. If anyone has extras or spare, or knows where I can get them (Links would be helpful), it would be greatly appreciated. It's (From what I'm told) the stick ground effects, is that helps

3) Finally, I want to do some work under the hood, and I was going to start with a cool air intake. The ones I'm finding are either a) dirt cheap, but cheaply made, or b) expensive, well-made name brands. The biggest issue is that I'm not even sure if the name brand (K&N) CAI I found is even compatible with my car. Link: PartsTrain.com - Hard to Find Auto Parts and Truck Parts -

I'm just trying to find out if this will fit, or if it will only fit on the Z28 model engines

Like I said before, this is the first Camaro I've owned, and I want to make this a project car. I'm a tech guy, but not very car savvy, so any help would be much appreciated



Thanks in advance!

 

heres one that comes with clips. 97-99 Camaro LF Power window switch Bezel New W/Retain on eBay!
try your local gm dealer, make get lucky and they will have the clips for the side flaring. get the part number when your asking so you can google it.
i dont think the k&n will fit right in the 3.8. not sure, gorn would know and i think he has used one of the steel cai

 

i have used gmpartsdirect and rms is another than can have that odd part.

 

You have to custom make your intake if you want a cold air intake. I'm gonna be using the spectre intake piping from Autozone for my cold air intake. I've heard something about a lt1 elbow to make the cold air kits for the LT1 work on the 3800 but I'm sure.

 

The guy I bought the car from (A good friend of mine, Shad0wguy on most forums) gave me the original CAI he installed. I'll use it for now, as it's a custom kit, but I'm really just using it to give me an idea of what kind of intake I'd like to do myself (Thinking of maxing it out and doing the full 3.5" that the air intake supports). What I would like to know is what exactly is the name of the component that the ducting and intake connect to? I know it isn't the intake manifold, but rather it's between the manifold and the intake piping. I'm asking because I may have to replace it seeing as the screen in the front of it is filthy and may need a replacement


EDIT: If you like, I can provide pictures of the components that I need help identifying (Though some stroke of luck, I possibly identified the component as the throttle body by trolling other posts on this site. Though confirmation would be appreciated!)

 

SLP has a CAI too:
http://www.jegs.com/InstallationInst.../847-21013.pdf

SLP - 21013 - SLP LT1 Cold Air Induction Package 1995-97 V6 - Speed Engineering Performance Parts
SLP Performance - SLE - SLE21013 - CAMARO/FIREBIRD