91 Camaro - Third Generation Third Gen Project

[ScotI]

That is a clean car. Very clean interior as well.

[WSSix]

Gorgeous car. It was obviously cared for all this time. Any plans to build it up at this time or just drive, enjoy, and teach him how to care for a car?

[garage_engineer]

Nice find! The fact that the car is in such great shape will be great for your son as he can focus on upgrades and driving.

I think third gen Camaros are a perfect choice for a young hpt rodder... they are still relatively affordable, easy to work on and have tons of aftermarket support.

I'll be keeping up with your progress..

[Gmachine1911]

Originally Posted by ScotI

That is a clean car. Very clean interior as well.

Originally Posted by WSSix

Gorgeous car. It was obviously cared for all this time. Any plans to build it up at this time or just drive, enjoy, and teach him how to care for a car?

Thank you guys! We’re really pleased with it and looking forward to putting some personal touches on it. I’d love to put some new wheels on it but I need to pace myself and let him save the money for upgrades. Since the current wheels have faded to a pink tone, we’re gonna scuff and repaint them silver...already have one done. It’s got a few of the black Metal trim pieces (around the rear glass and each side of the t-tops) that need the black trim repainted so we’ll get those touched up as well so for now we’ll just do some “elbow grease” items!

[Gmachine1911]

Originally Posted by garage_engineer

Nice find! The fact that the car is in such great shape will be great for your son as he can focus on upgrades and driving.

I think third gen Camaros are a perfect choice for a young hpt rodder... they are still relatively affordable, easy to work on and have tons of aftermarket support.

I'll be keeping up with your progress..

Thanks Garage Engineer, I don’t mind saying that watching your build was a huge part of what really got me wanting one of these. I searched for quite some time for a late 80’s Iroc but most were either way too expensive or a total heap that was still too expensive, lol! Seems these care are gaining popularity at a rapid pace! It’s no doubt probably best that this car has the V6 for a new driver...Thanks for tuning in!

[garage_engineer]

Originally Posted by Gmachine1911

Thanks Garage Engineer, I don’t mind saying that watching your build was a huge part of what really got me wanting one of these. I searched for quite some time for a late 80’s Iroc but most were either way too expensive or a total heap that was still too expensive, lol! Seems these care are gaining popularity at a rapid pace! It’s no doubt probably best that this car has the V6 for a new driver...Thanks for tuning in!

Glad to hear someone is following along and that I could help you with your decision! I agree they are getting harder to find but there are still plenty out there (as evidenced by the one you found.)

The v6 will certainly help for a newer driver... my advice would be to focus on suspension and brakes before upgrading the motor but that's just me

Feel free to reach out if I can help with anything

[ScotI]

Originally Posted by garage_engineer

Glad to hear someone is following along and that I could help you with your decision! I agree they are getting harder to find but there are still plenty out there (as evidenced by the one you found.)

The v6 will certainly help for a newer driver... my advice would be to focus on suspension and brakes before upgrading the motor but that's just me

Feel free to reach out if I can help with anything

X2. Especially if the current drivetrain is in good working order. Dialing the 'look' & suspension usually get done sooner or later. If the current drivetrain is healthy, might as well make it stop better & address the GM/factory suspension/handling compromises.

[Gmachine1911]

Yeah, I agree, we made a list of some items to address and plan to go thru the brakes, etc. to make sure everything is in good working order. We’re fortunate that the drivetrain seems to be in very good condition so hopefully it stays that way and we can focus on other areas for awhile. This won’t be the most exciting build thread by far but I thought it’d be really cool to have it Saved somewhere on the inter-web for posterity...I’d love to be able to go back and check out what I did and what I was thinking, etc. on my first car as an adult now...one of the great things about today’s technology!