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What to look for when buying a 1995 Z28?

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Old 06-09-2010, 05:42 PM
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I'm going to be looking at buying a 1995 street/strip Camaro z28 this saturday and i was wondering what are some things to look for? car has draglites and 4.56 gears and is said to run a 8.3 in 1/8 motor. i'm looking to do a gear swap to 3.73s and make it a quartermile street strip car. but what are some things to look for damage wise from abuse? im coming from the foxbody mustang world so haha this is all new for me. http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/5...t25u5a5qbe.jpg
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Old 06-09-2010, 07:12 PM
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well if its built the way you say,,, its been abused. that said look it over like you would any other auto purchase.
 
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well i understand that, I just wasn't sure if there were certain areas to pay closer attention too like maybe torque boxes or cracks were the seats bolt to the floor etc.
 
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Old 06-09-2010, 08:37 PM
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lol yah you would want to look more from underneath. like you say cracks in housings on the torque side, its hard to tell on alot of the issues without taking things apart though you should be able to get a general idea of the length of abuse by observation.
 
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Old 06-09-2010, 10:02 PM
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just wondering, how much are you paying for the car?
 
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Old 06-10-2010, 11:04 AM
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im trading it for a 2005 trx450r fourwheeler plus $300 so I guess that is about $3500 or so if i had the cash.
 
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Old 06-10-2010, 11:36 AM
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like craby said hard too tell. id look for oil in places lik infront of the rear see if the pinion is leekin at all. without tearin into it i think itd be hard to tell most major problems unless u can hear them
 
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