GreggymacZ28

I've posted alot of questions on here about my build but never shown really what it is. So here you go, this was bought about 6 months ago, and has come along way.
This is when it was first bought.

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More pics of rust...

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starting on fixing the rust... radiator core rusted out to new one that i had to fab up.
also at the strip.

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Swapping 305 for a 355...



305....


355.....

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355 in the car!

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trans swap now! from a 700r4 to a turbo 350.

700r4.................


th350....

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Ok now the new hood so the engine can have some room.





At the strip now...

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Now onto the paint prep!

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All primed and ready to be painted.

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After paint, the money shots.

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Some more of the after paint shots...Also the paint came off of a 05 cobalt its called arrival blue.

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And last but not least....where it sits for the winter. right next to the buick

Ok so specs on what this is now, its a 1984 camaro with a 355 vortec engine in it. It started off running the 1/4 in a 16.50 and now runs it at 12.97. I also put an eaton posi and 3.73 gear in the back but never took any pictures that day.

Let me know what you guys think!

bitchin_buick

Good work........

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Buick: Thanks! Also the buicks my dads, its a 1970 buick gs. Thought that might interest you!

Anyway, I know my profile used to say that i was 54, but thats actually my dad. I'm only 17, i just realized that that was messed up. So this all was done during the summer because i broke my leg sliding into second base, so i had alot of free time. And my dad helped some too....

t-top havoc

iTrader: (3)

Nice!

mh82camaro

looks good bud...ours our similar body styles 82-84 mine is 82. but very nice i like it...at least more guys are keeping the early camaros alive still.

GreggymacZ28

Thanks,yeah, i love my camaro, and yours looks very nice as well. This is what i had the money for, so i took it and made it atleast a little more appealing.

91 Droptop

Great work, car looks really good

What stage is the Buick a I, II or a III ?

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Thanks! And he has a stage one race motor that he ran 12.0's in but he took it out and put in the stock 455 as he was going to sell it, and would get more being original. But i think he's rethinking that route now.

bitchin_buick

Anything GM interest me...

kmcn47

nice maro, nice build, probably a nice pricetag on all the work ya did lol

GreggymacZ28

Thanks! but haha, actually only a little over 5k in it.

Confuzed1

iTrader: (4)

Looks great!!

I'm SO SO glad you kept the original ground FX in it. Seems everyone switches the 82-84 Z's over to 91-92 FX, so there's a lot of 91-92 Z28 clones out there. Which is making the older 82-84 styles much rarer to see.

My '83 HO was in simular shape as yours when I first got it...except the engine was locked up. But I only had surface rust under the ground FX - thankfully there were no holes anywhere, no bondo so overall thecar was solid. Great work!

GreggymacZ28

Thanks! Yeah i tried to keep everything close to original as i could, except for replacing stuff for the strip. All the interiors the same, except i have some new seat covers i bought that are black with blue stripes along the side, ill take some pictures soon to show you guys! And it seems the 82-84 years are hard to find not rusted. My car actually did have bondo from where there was a ding in the back quarter panel and someone just slathered bondo on there and painted over it, one reason the paint looked different colors, but that is also why you see that i primed that whole back quarter panel, because i tried to grind that to the metal and then fix it out that way. But it's good to see other people share my interest in keeping the original look.

Slayerx666

Really nice! I'm trying to do something similar. I started with a roller, and put in a 355. In between trying to make it run, I've been doing some body work. I hope It comes out as good as yours!

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Thanks! by the way youd be surprised how far a block sander goes. I wish i used it more because every where i did came out perfect. Good luck with your build though! Paint makes a big difference in the appeal of it,haha.

Slayerx666

Haha yea I know. I've worked in body shops. I have a lot of spots where the clear coat paint and primer are gone. I already did the deck lid. Then I'll do the roof, and fix a dent I have and I'll be all set.

GreggymacZ28

Sounds good.

Curtisyz54

iTrader: (5)

Cool car. Iv seen it before at Milan when it was gray. I also have a 84z.

GreggymacZ28

Thanks, and yeah, thats where i always go. Is yours by chance a black one?

dellman83Z

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Great job on that z. Like others have said, its really nice that you kept the original 82-84 gfx's on it. I have always been partial to them because you just dont see many of them anymore.

DarrensCamaro

iTrader: (6)

I was thinking this looked very similar to your car!

Louis_84

looks good man

Curtisyz54

iTrader: (5)

it has been flat black for the past 2 years.

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Dellman - thanks! Yeah that seems to be a big hit,ha.

Curtizyz - I remember your car, you were running in the mid-high 12's correct? I think you and my dad may have talked one day.

Curtisyz54

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nope. Shes never been to the track.

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Oh ok i saw another guy there running a flat black car thought it was you, sorry!

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Ok i picked up a new part to add to my car. I got some rear window louvers off a guy nearby, and they are the factory ones that came off of an 86. Here's the before and after pics!

tylercamaro

iTrader: (1)

paint the louvers imo. car looks great

kmcn47

car does look great, i like em black though

GreggymacZ28

Thanks! But yeah i like the louvers black, i like them looking stock and it looks really nice imo. I don't think im going to paint them.

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Havnt posted in here for awhile heres the car this year! After alot of changes!

adamemerson

Good job with it , nice car

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Thank you! and here are some more!

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My car after some buffing done to the hood! All i could do today due to rain i will have more updated as i can get more of the car done.

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I also did a little of the side door!

kmcn47

looks damn good, you got a great car there

GreggymacZ28

Thanks alot man!

mikabrandl

wow, one of the cleanest i saw, love the colour and the numbers, im looking into getting similar results!

ryanz281988

LOOKS GREAT MAN !!!!!

Ive been looking to do an engine swap myself but the engine i want will run me 10k then there the trany and rear diff i gota change also.

just woundering how much the trany and to change the gears in the rear end costed you ?