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Raptor22 · 02-19-2013, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenny McCormick

We're not driving all the way to South Dakota for a Turbo Coupe. We had one before, we liked it, it was a great car, but it isn't worth driving that far to get one.

Car shipping is like $400, if the bids stop low enough you might be able to snag it...

MetalBeerSolid · 02-20-2013, 12:17 AM

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I'd throw that engine in my Ranger and scrap the car

Raptor22 · 02-20-2013, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MetalBeerSolid

I'd throw that engine in my Ranger and scrap the car

The engine and the Tokico shocks.

**Kenny McCormick** · 02-20-2013, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Raptor22

Car shipping is like $400, if the bids stop low enough you might be able to snag it...

Or we could just buy the local car. There's nothing wrong with a '92 Camaro, and we know how to make a 350 sing if we decide the straight line is too lacking and/or need to replace the V6. They're simple, they're common, perf bits are ubiquitous, and my dad spend ~20 years working on them back in the late 60s early 70s at Courtesy Chevy. We're good to go there.

Price wise it's likely gonna come out the same, and we don't have to worry about the shipper mangling the car en-route.

Raptor22 · 02-20-2013, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenny McCormick

Or we could just buy the local car. There's nothing wrong with a '92 Camaro, and we know how to make a 350 sing if we decide the straight line is too lacking and/or need to replace the V6. They're simple, they're common, perf bits are ubiquitous, and my dad spend ~20 years working on them back in the late 60s early 70s at Courtesy Chevy. We're good to go there.

Price wise it's likely gonna come out the same, and we don't have to worry about the shipper mangling the car en-route.

lol garbage interior quality, blown headgaskets, lousy power and fuel economy, vague gearbox...

**Kenny McCormick** · 02-20-2013, 08:25 PM

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lol garbage interior quality, blown headgaskets, lousy power and fuel economy, vague gearbox...

Careful now, you know damn well there's nothing wrong with a '92 Camaro, and if the 3.1 is truly toast we'll just drop a 350 V8 in. We don't really care if the V6 is toast or not, I'm mostly just asking if I'm being fair with pricing in the off chance it is.

We're not going to ship a Thunderbird 500+ miles because YOU have an anti-GM issue. We have no problem with GM products. We're buying local. End of story. And there's no TurboCoupes for sale local.

Oh, and for the record: The interior in this Camaro is pristine. Puts both of our F150s to shame. The only 'issue' with it is a minor tear in the driver's seat, entirely normal for any car with 240K on the clock. The gearbox also isn't vague, it's a Borg Warner 5-speed manual. I've felt it first-hand, the gears are right where they're supposed to be and it feels like a brand new box.

**lautinjr** · 02-20-2013, 09:29 PM

Gonna say this I haven't read through every post, but coming from some one who has owned every gen Camaro but 5 and has also owned every engine option in 3rd gen except 305. Including 2.8, 3.1, 350, 350TPI, and custom 355CI. Great car every motor is dependable. My 89 had a 2.8L and the car was mint condition(inside & out) not one leak or mechanical problem at 289,000 when it got totalled in a head on collision that in a smaller car would have killed me. I did do a lot of work given the mileage as PM never had a breakdown. 90 3.1L sold it at 236K no issue's. 350TPI 92 totalled 125K. 86 355CI sold after Katrina with the block I was building for it 286K stock motor rebuilt at 250K for the 355.

Every one of these cars never had a break down or a problem except for 2 that every one had.

1. Every year had a cooling fan issue that would start after a while never did get a source tracked down believe it was a resistor some where. I fixed every one the same way fan wouldn't turn on at OT so I grounded the relay at the fire wall which made it turn on as soon as ignition was turned on.

2. Not a one of them could drive in the rain not even with new tires, multiple sizes & widths, rims, alignment changes, and various other things I tried. As soon as there was water on the ground the ass would go a different direction from the car no matter how easy I was on it..

The 1989 Firebird with the 2.8LTPI 5sp was by far my favorite car I have owned to date. It handled great, dead dependable(although everything was new), great looks, sound system was major, chick magnet, really nice exhaust note(custom built of course), would do smokey burn outs all day long like a big dog, and ride was great

89 also was flooded out 3 times water straight up the exhaust pipe into the motor twice one time exhaust and intake. I thought the car was indestructible. Would get it started let it run a couple hours and you would never know it happened never did any major damage.

**Kenny McCormick** · 02-20-2013, 11:07 PM

So then you'd assume the muck in the radiator is a result of simple neglect then, something we can easily enough fix by cleaning the system out, replacing the water pump, t-stat and rad, and not having to worry about anything else?

Good to know the V6 models handle great, though, that's the entire reason we're looking for a car like this. The F150 is stone cold reliable, but it maxes out at 65MPH and it handles like a coal barge. My dad wants something fun to drive to work.

**Mike** · 02-21-2013, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Raptor22

lol garbage interior quality, blown headgaskets, lousy power and fuel economy, vague gearbox...

It's a T5. Not great, but not the worst. I've never heard you say anything positive about any gearbox GM uses, even if it's insustry standard (T56, T6060, T5, NV3500...)

Get off it.

No sports car in his price range is gonna have balls to the walls power...or great fuel economy for that matter. But if it's a manual you can have some fun with it. As for head gasket, pot, meet kettle.

Garbage interior is very true. But with that mileage the interior must've been kept in decent shape if its only got one tear. It's no secret GM didn't quite understand quality interiors in the 80s and 90s.

**lautinjr** · 02-21-2013, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenny McCormick

So then you'd assume the muck in the radiator is a result of simple neglect then, something we can easily enough fix by cleaning the system out, replacing the water pump, t-stat and rad, and not having to worry about anything else?

Good to know the V6 models handle great, though, that's the entire reason we're looking for a car like this. The F150 is stone cold reliable, but it maxes out at 65MPH and it handles like a coal barge. My dad wants something fun to drive to work.

Never had that issue to trace so not positive, but on the FWD cars the intake gaskets can leak coolant into the motor and vice versa so I would suspect that. Pulling the intake off doesn't leave you far from pulling the heads so may as well figure head gaskets given mileage. If it feels strong with no misses, and doesnt over heat on long drives I wouldn't worry. Check the lower intake for signs of leakage externally if nothing major flush and back flush the system with the T-stat removed and depending on the inside of the rad WP and Rad may not be a bad idea. All mine got the coolant flushed at least one time a year or when ever I was bored I'm a little anal about that.

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lautinjr Now accepting bribes. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Currently Las Vegas Posts: 4,019 Rep: 191	Gonna say this I haven't read through every post, but coming from some one who has owned every gen Camaro but 5 and has also owned every engine option in 3rd gen except 305. Including 2.8, 3.1, 350, 350TPI, and custom 355CI. Great car every motor is dependable. My 89 had a 2.8L and the car was mint condition(inside & out) not one leak or mechanical problem at 289,000 when it got totalled in a head on collision that in a smaller car would have killed me. I did do a lot of work given the mileage as PM never had a breakdown. 90 3.1L sold it at 236K no issue's. 350TPI 92 totalled 125K. 86 355CI sold after Katrina with the block I was building for it 286K stock motor rebuilt at 250K for the 355. Every one of these cars never had a break down or a problem except for 2 that every one had. 1. Every year had a cooling fan issue that would start after a while never did get a source tracked down believe it was a resistor some where. I fixed every one the same way fan wouldn't turn on at OT so I grounded the relay at the fire wall which made it turn on as soon as ignition was turned on. 2. Not a one of them could drive in the rain not even with new tires, multiple sizes & widths, rims, alignment changes, and various other things I tried. As soon as there was water on the ground the ass would go a different direction from the car no matter how easy I was on it.. The 1989 Firebird with the 2.8LTPI 5sp was by far my favorite car I have owned to date. It handled great, dead dependable(although everything was new), great looks, sound system was major, chick magnet, really nice exhaust note(custom built of course), would do smokey burn outs all day long like a big dog, and ride was great 89 also was flooded out 3 times water straight up the exhaust pipe into the motor twice one time exhaust and intake. I thought the car was indestructible. Would get it started let it run a couple hours and you would never know it happened never did any major damage. __________________ Please help reduce our mini van population and wear condoms! Last edited by lautinjr; 02-20-2013 at 09:32 PM.

02-20-2013, 11:07 PM	#18
Kenny McCormick Spah sappin' mah susp! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Earth...I think Posts: 3,161 Rep: 96	So then you'd assume the muck in the radiator is a result of simple neglect then, something we can easily enough fix by cleaning the system out, replacing the water pump, t-stat and rad, and not having to worry about anything else? Good to know the V6 models handle great, though, that's the entire reason we're looking for a car like this. The F150 is stone cold reliable, but it maxes out at 65MPH and it handles like a coal barge. My dad wants something fun to drive to work. __________________ Tired Iron ain't got no time to wear out... My rigs: 1985 Ford F150 \| 4x2 \| 300ci OHV inline six \| 4-speed OD manual \| 310K \| No power brakes \| Running 85% - Steering linkages torqued down. Needs to hit an alignment rack now, but is driveable 1984 Ford F150 \| 4x2 \| 300ci six \| granny four \| 3.55 rear end \| 210K \| Has had antique tags for six months :P, is running fine 1997 Ford Explorer XLT \| 4.0L Vulcan V6 \| 5-speed automatic \| shift-on-the-fly 4WD \| 210,000 miles \| Running 100% 1989 Ford F150 \| 300cid six...again \| 5-speed \| 4x4 \| 160K \| Literally just drove it home yesterday. Might need a clutch soon. Last edited by Kenny McCormick; 02-20-2013 at 11:12 PM.

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