ok ok...UPDATE...i havent had a chance to really fix this problem, (yeah yeah, madd late yeah yeah) havent had time. but im on break and girlfriend-less so i have all the time in the WORLD.
heres the update: bought a new radiator to slip into the camaro, didnt do it. i saw the front fan and thought of everyone on here, took the front fan off...drove around till it hit 160, flipped on the fans. and it went BACK DOWN to 140. so im like...
...im like did i just solve this problem and it was a fricken front fan all along? i drive for a good 20-25 minutes and the water temp slowly climbs up, slowly climbs up, slowly climbs up, to about 200 and i shut it off.
the front fan was obviously partially the problem. but i still have no idea what it can be. i have a new radiator ready to go if need be..
would a thermostat really help out? back in september i gutted it to try and fix the problem. thanks in advance everybody