1989 z28-sussex county

[camarocrazy42]

i joined a while back, i just never went on the forum, so here it is.
1989 camaro z28
custom leather interior, american racing torq thrust rims
grey metallic
t tops
rebuilt 355ci 5.8l
monster heavy duty 700r4 transmission
custom chip from tbichips
9 bolt bw3:27 rear
disk brakes all around
daytona hood

soon:
91-92 front spoiler
5 inch spoiler

i have done so much work to this car in the past 5 years, and now all it needs is a paint job.

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0308121530a01.jpg

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0308121530a01.jpg#!oZZ15QQcurrentZZhttp%3A %2F%2Fs1134.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm619%2FINSA NE_MaZ_4-42%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3D0225121123b.jpg

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0308121530a01.jpg#!oZZ16QQcurrentZZhttp%3A %2F%2Fs1134.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm619%2FINSA NE_MaZ_4-42%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3D0225121124.jpg

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0308121530a01.jpg#!oZZ17QQcurrentZZhttp%3A %2F%2Fs1134.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm619%2FINSA NE_MaZ_4-42%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3D065-1.jpg

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=AFTERpicsofprojectcamaro025.jpg

will post more pics later.

[88WS-6]

Nice car. I like your door panels.

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Welcome! Where in Sussex county? +1 on the door panels.

[1320B4U]

Next town over...never seen the car though...welcome.

[camarocrazy42]

im in sparta

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Come join us for the next club meet, March 25!

http://www.njfboa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=58684

[chrisfrom nj]

nice door pannels did you buy the hood and front bumper from a guy in west orange nj

[zraffz]

Never seen the car around.

[camarocrazy42]

nice door pannels did you buy the hood and front bumper from a guy in west orange nj

i bought the hood from a guy i dont remember where but he sold it to me for 200 or somethin around that kuz the holes in the sides were off

the front bumper is factory

[camarocrazy42]

Never seen the car around.

yea i have had it for almost 5 years or so. it is me and my fathers project car. im 15 now. i also had 1 third gen before this one. all it really needs now is paint.

[camarocrazy42]

more pics, new rims

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0315121613.jpg

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0315121613012.jpg

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=094-1.jpg

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=094-1.jpg#!oZZ52QQcurrentZZhttp%3A%2F%2Fs1134.photobuc ket.com%2Falbums%2Fm619%2FINSANE_MaZ_4-42%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3D093.jpg

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=094-1.jpg#!oZZ59QQcurrentZZhttp%3A%2F%2Fs1134.photobuc ket.com%2Falbums%2Fm619%2FINSANE_MaZ_4-42%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3D076.jpg

later ill post more pics of my custom interior

[camarocrazy42]

the night photos are awesome. cant wait to take em

[L695speed]

I was gonna ask why I never saw this car myself. Being 15 explains alot. I'm in Andover, my car has been on and off the road for the past 10 years. Mostly off as I'm rebuilding it and it sat for 4 years as well. Welcome to the boards. I'll be looking for that car around on the streets.

[camarocrazy42]

I was gonna ask why I never saw this car myself. Being 15 explains alot. I'm in Andover, my car has been on and off the road for the past 10 years. Mostly off as I'm rebuilding it and it sat for 4 years as well. Welcome to the boards. I'll be looking for that car around on the streets.

yea me and my dad maybe take it out 4 times a week. we just got the new engine in it in july. runnin amazing. man is it fast too. we are going to the dyno in the spring or summer to c what it really is pushing but the engine builder said it was at least 400hp and easily more. yea i dont have a garage to rebuild mine. i have a paved driveway, and jack stands. whats ur car by the way?

[camarocrazy42]

i also just got a custom european license plate for my car. it says 1FAST Z-28
in gonna get another that says INSANE IROC or INSANE Z28

[L695speed]

yea me and my dad maybe take it out 4 times a week. we just got the new engine in it in july. runnin amazing. man is it fast too. we are going to the dyno in the spring or summer to c what it really is pushing but the engine builder said it was at least 400hp and easily more. yea i dont have a garage to rebuild mine. i have a paved driveway, and jack stands. whats ur car by the way?

Who built your motor? I know a guy who has a 477 horse 82 Trans Am, its one fast car. My car is an 84 Trans Am in gray and silver. The car was an original 5 speed and 305HO car that I am rebuilding with a fully built suspension, PBR rear brakes and LS1 front brakes, aT56 which is in the car and a 383 stroker is planned. Power goals are at least 475 possibly more. I'm off 517 near the Lenape Lodge in Andover. At the moment I'm just hitting the rolling chassis stage, it will be some time before I have a motor unless I somehow find work. Where are you in Sparta? Its a bigger town than many think, which part of it? One of the last times my car was out in public the heater core blew up at the fair......if you were there, that was me with the steam pouring out.

[camarocrazy42]

around lake mohawk. to be exact, im off glenn road in sparta lake. my car was originally 305. we got this 350 out of a junkyard. to our suprise it was a cop motor. 1993 caprice but it had performance pistons, a corvette crank, and a corvette cam. we now have a radical cam, and other better parts, roller rockers, ported and polished intake, and heads, headers, etc. all the parts that came out of the 350 that were performance are going in the 305, then we might either get a rolling chassis, put the 305 in it, and sell it, or just get the engine done and sell it. my neighbor rebuilt the engine. he has a business with his brother. His name is ken goss. i can get a name of a business if u want. he is amazing with doin it too. everything has to be perfect. the engines he builds do take some time, but it is all worth it. i watched him built it. he builds race engines for orange county speedway racers, and they are amazing. with my engine he made sure every single number and measurement was exact and that everything was perfect. it was amazing watching him do this kuz he had it all up in his head. he has been doin it for years.

[camarocrazy42]

my uncle has a 875 hp 1970 gto with 555 hp at the rear wheels. now that is what i call fast.
it has a 463ci

my cousin also has a 1971 lemans 400 bored and stroked to a 463

[1320B4U]

^ ?? Thats a lot of parasitic loss to the wheels..you sure its not 615-ish (@ 555hp) crank or 780-ish at the wheels (@875)? Being your 15, be careful when its time to run it on the streets youngin'.

[camarocrazy42]

^ ?? Thats a lot of parasitic loss to the wheels..you sure its not 615-ish (@ 555hp) crank or 780-ish at the wheels (@875)? Being your 15, be careful when its time to run it on the streets youngin'.
idk. the rear is factory. i probably misheard him. i do kno the dyno test say 875 though by the way the 875 is not my car. mine is around 400 or more

[L695speed]

my uncle has a 875 hp 1970 gto with 555 hp at the rear wheels. now that is what i call fast.
it has a 463ci

my cousin also has a 1971 lemans 400 bored and stroked to a 463

That guy with the 82 I mentioned, his dad owns and runs Schwartz Performance. There is an 1100 HP Ultima and a 1200 HP Trans Am under construction in the family stable out there. Insane yes. lol. I met him in college we stay in touch when we can. I may ask about the neighbor. I have a combination in mind but it may be better if someone other than me builds it. The power figure will be 475 or somewhere north of that. Must run on pump gas and rev above 6000; I'd like a 6200 or 6500 RPM redline.

I know the area where you are at. You're only like 10-15 min away. I'm almost always heading over to Sparta Library, also when they start, you will find me at the Chatterbox Drive In for the Saturday Night cruise nights. I'm there almost all the time. I'll most likely be driving my daily driver, but maybe my brother will have his Fiero up there, and if I find work I may have the Trans Am up there at the end of the summer. I was after more of the sleeper look. So my car will look like a factory 84 TA. However, upon closer inspection, those who know these cars will know something is up. I'll be on the lookout for your car.

[86ta-adf]

Nice car

[camarocrazy42]

That guy with the 82 I mentioned, his dad owns and runs Schwartz Performance. There is an 1100 HP Ultima and a 1200 HP Trans Am under construction in the family stable out there. Insane yes. lol. I met him in college we stay in touch when we can. I may ask about the neighbor. I have a combination in mind but it may be better if someone other than me builds it. The power figure will be 475 or somewhere north of that. Must run on pump gas and rev above 6000; I'd like a 6200 or 6500 RPM redline.

I know the area where you are at. You're only like 10-15 min away. I'm almost always heading over to Sparta Library, also when they start, you will find me at the Chatterbox Drive In for the Saturday Night cruise nights. I'm there almost all the time. I'll most likely be driving my daily driver, but maybe my brother will have his Fiero up there, and if I find work I may have the Trans Am up there at the end of the summer. I was after more of the sleeper look. So my car will look like a factory 84 TA. However, upon closer inspection, those who know these cars will know something is up. I'll be on the lookout for your car.


yea ill look out 4 urs too . i dont think i wud want to go to things like that though. mine is not finished. i was thinkin sleeper too. i wanna twin turbo it, and put a sunoco hood on it if someone buys mine. i still do have a factory hood from it. it is actually an rs but im makin it either an iroc or a z28 clone.

[camarocrazy42]

believe it or not im only 15 but i kno everything about cars especially third gens. i wud easily be able to tell if something is a sleeper. third gens r my life. love that body style

[camarocrazy42]

i also have some third gen parts for sale if anyone wants to check it out. they are just takin up too much room

[camarocrazy42]

Nice car

thanks.

[L695speed]

Don't worry if its not done, there are plenty of works in progress that show up at the Chatterbox drive in lol. Mine is at least a year away if I'm lucky. I'm betting it will cost at least 3K to build the motor I want. All I have left on the chassis is rear calipers, front rotors, pads for all four corners, parking brake cables, all the brake hard lines and fuel hard lines. Need motor and the body and interior need work, but I'm working on getting this done and sorted mechanically before I worry about cosmetics. Mine will be up at the Chatterbox in primer and a bare metal interior. :mrgreen::lol:

[camarocrazy42]

Don't worry if its not done, there are plenty of works in progress that show up at the Chatterbox drive in lol. Mine is at least a year away if I'm lucky. I'm betting it will cost at least 3K to build the motor I want. All I have left on the chassis is rear calipers, front rotors, pads for all four corners, parking brake cables, all the brake hard lines and fuel hard lines. Need motor and the body and interior need work, but I'm working on getting this done and sorted mechanically before I worry about cosmetics. Mine will be up at the Chatterbox in primer and a bare metal interior. :mrgreen::lol:

nice:lol:

yea on a warm weekend im gonna do a flat black or satin silver rattle can job. im pretty good at it. i still have the factory suspention on mine, aside from the iroc 9 bolt rear, and aftermarket shocks, struts, sway bars, and traction control bar. i wanna get a nice set of wilwood brakes. my dad wont let me though on the fact that they are too expensive. we didnt rebuilt the whole thing. 2 owners ago put in the new interior, and the previous owner put in the iroc rear. we just de rusted it,and did engine, tranny, and cosmetic stuff. im gonna post a vid in a few minutes let me kno wut u think. i also have a spoiler off a early 80's trans am, but im kinda steering towards the hawks 5 inch spoiler. i have really been steppin up, payin for the really expensive stuf after months of saving, and workin on it by myself.

i just took off the t top center bar and de rusted things yesterday. luckily no holes
man that silicon is tuff stuff to get off. my fingers still hurt

[camarocrazy42]

hey btw does anyone have this part for sale?
91-92 front chin spoiler

[camarocrazy42]

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=022.mp4

my own personal touch

[L695speed]

My advice on the sway bars, stick with the factory ones. The biggest ones are 36 up front and 24 out back. There is a 25 rear sway bar but those are rare as hell and might not be ideal for handling on the street. I'm using a 36 up front which I upgraded from a 32 to go with the original 23 rear. They are common enough and can be had dirt cheap. I found the 36mm one for 15 bucks. The aftermarket sways just cost money. Get SFCs as well. I'm not sure if you're on thirdgen.org; but if you are, you will find you can't really do much as far as brakes go with the factory wheels. While I am rebuilding the car, it was mainly because it really needed it. My suspension was totally gone. The T56 was scored for 700 bucks. I am running the factory original 3.73 10 bolt rear. It was rebuilt back in the early 90s when my dad took it to a shop to have it done. I'm running an Eibach Pro Kit and Koni Yellows. Don't ask me how it performs because I don't know yet. I'm betting based on my friend's 82 and another friends 02, it will run mid 12s with ease, possibly run mid 11s if I get it to hook, and top out realistically somewhere north of 170 with mid to high 4 0-60 times. We've had the TA since 1990.

The lights are a neat touch, I'm not a big fan of the ones under the dash pad being on when you're driving. Its bad enough when you pass SUVs with their high beams on. But I like where you put them under the dash and in the wheel arch. Its a modern take on interior lighting.

Here are the pics for my car and project. Its been a work in progress since I tore apart the original blown motor in 2004, a gamble on a free motor in a swap didn't pay off hence the full blown build now. So there is over 500 pics in there, but not all of them are the project, some are of shows I went to that I put in the photo bucket so I could post them in forums. Its not all in order either, the first pages are the latest stage of the build. Heres the album, don't have to go through it all tonight.

http://s571.photobucket.com/albums/ss158/labrchr/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ24

In there you will see two pics of a black trans am with red C5 vette wheels, that one belongs to my friend, the show is the annual campus car show we had out there.

[camarocrazy42]

hey r cars r the same color

[camarocrazy42]

wuts up with this car

http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss158/labrchr/NewImage2.jpg

[camarocrazy42]

i hav a spoiler identical to urs in my garage. i am puttin it on my camaro. i think i wud like the hawks 5 inch better tho

[L695speed]

The Hawks 5 inch would look better, Camaros look better with camaro parts IMO. But that is me. I do see some with the firebird spoiler. As for that white 84 TA, I thought it may have been a 15th anniversary 'that lost parts over the years. It wasn't. Still may have been but it was a lost cause. That was down by Jimmy's Towing and Repair in Byram past the Exxon before you hit Rt 80 via 206. Its long gone now, I think it was for sale for a while too. He has other cars there, notably a 73 Firebird that is rotting away because he won't part with it. I believe I was told by someone on here it wasn't a legit Trans Am. More likely a Formula or a base Firebird with a spoiler. My car landed on the list of rare/desirable third gen F bodies being one of 7,051 with the L69 and T5. But that wasn't rare enough and the mileage was too high to justify restoring it to factory specs. I decided to have fun with it. Since there were enough out there that if I wanted a stock L69 5 speed combo I could find one. That album will be updated with more pictures as I build the car. Where you painted your engine Chevy Orange, I am going to go with Pontiac Metallic blue. Fitting for a Pontiac.

[camarocrazy42]

nice. and yea did u c the pics of us puttin in the engine ?

[1320B4U]

Going to send you a pm about the 91-92 front lip spoiler.

[camarocrazy42]

http://www.njfboa.org/forums/showthread.php?p=819109#post819109

new area where im postin bout my build. go there to c more

[Tru2Chevy]

Welcome to the club!

- Justin