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Old 11-05-2020, 05:17 PM
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I am new to this board. I am a huge fan of the 3rd Gen Camaro. For some odd reason they are my favorite Muscle Car.

So after drive 10 hours in a tropical storm I picked up the 87 Z28 5 speed car. These cars are getting harder and harder to find in decent condition.

I can't wait to do this build and watch the transformation of it. Not to mention my truck lost the spot in the garage.












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Welcome to the forum! That car has a lot of potential being a 5 Speed hard top car and the body looks solid. What are your plans for it? Restomod?
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Welcome to the forum! That car has a lot of potential being a 5 Speed hard top car and the body looks solid. What are your plans for it? Restomod?
The car is very solid. My plans is to restomod. Its probably getting an LS T56 setup and an all new suspension.
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You will love what the csr will become with modern suspension. Keep the pocs coming during the resto to feed us a slice of happiness
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You will love what the csr will become with modern suspension. Keep the pocs coming during the resto to feed us a slice of happiness
Definitely will. I had to get the carpet and seats out as soon as possible because they where molding from the windshield leaking.

After I stripped it I found a surprise. I think they where trying to make is sound proof.







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I am new to this board. I am a huge fan of the 3rd Gen Camaro. For some odd reason they are my favorite Muscle Car.
Your favorite muscle car and you spell "Camaro" wrong in your profile? Car: 1987 Chevrolet Caramo Z28
I guess you are excited about the car!
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Your favorite muscle car and you spell "Camaro" wrong in your profile? Car: 1987 Chevrolet Caramo Z28
I guess you are excited about the car!
Thanks for the find and its fix. Was in a hurry to get it set up with the wife staring at me to get off my phone.
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Welcome aboard NC_Z28!
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she will be even more happy when you are out in the garage with your new #1 and she becomes the mistress.looks like an awesome start to something fun!
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Welcome! I'm also partial to the hardtop/manual trans combo. Looking forward to updates.
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I was able to slide out to the garage for a little while this weekend. I got the front clip removed. Since the fenders and front bumper was shot. Although the hood does look to be salvageable. Just a couple dings in the hood.

I did find after I removed the rear spoiler that this car was originally a Black with silver strips. If this is the original hatch.







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if i had that much room i would rotisserie that beast.no reason you cant hit it from every angle!!!
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The 305 is out.


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Cool project! Welcome to TGO!
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Finally had some time to work on the car. Got the rear end pulled today. Probably going to work on dropping the gas tank tomorrow.



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Got a little more done today.





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She is almost stripped.


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I love watching threads like this!!!
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Gotta little side tracked today. My buddy I've been helping just purchased his first vehicle in over 10 years. Bought a 2 owner 91 trooper from my father in law for $700 with 143k miles. So I helped him to get it registered and then put it through a 5 hour detail.

Here is some before and after shots.






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Sorry for such a long time since a post but with Covid my life has been crazy. I switched jobs and now run a huge used car dealership in Charlotte and work 6 days a week.

But finally have time to sand blast my re-end and get it painted.

Suspension should be getting ordered next month. So stoked.

Will update once I get it painted......


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Very cool! ....working on my own LS / t56 swap on my 88 Iroc. ....will follow along!
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Suspension has been ordered. I can't wait to see parts actually going back on the car!
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When your daughter volunteered to help and you show her how to put a rear diff cover on.

New suspension is expected delivery on July 6th!
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Well just got an update today on the suspension I ordered. Not good news.


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That's a pretty nice kit!!!!!!! .....or at least it will be in September!!!!! Patience is a virtue, right!?
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Still waiting on QA1 to get my suspension to me. In the mean time my brakes came in. So glad I went with the Hugger Orange!


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very nice! I just relocated here to charlotte. look forward to seeing this come together.
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very nice! I just relocated here to charlotte. look forward to seeing this come together.
Welcome to Charlotte. I work in Charlotte and live about 45 minutes north of there.
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Well I was told two weeks ago from QA1 that my suspension would ship out in two weeks. That was two weeks ago. Called Jegs for an update and when the talked to QA1 they are out of raw material. They hope to have a shipment sometime in November. So in the meantime I figured I need to clean up the fenderwells.

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I must recommend the Trackspec functional Hood Louvers. Not only do they look gorgeous but they help a ton with cooling. I think these will fit in right nice with a classy resto mod.

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I must recommend the Trackspec functional Hood Louvers. Not only do they look gorgeous but they help a ton with cooling. I think these will fit in right nice with a classy resto mod.

That is in the plan for this build. I like them a lot. I have gone back and forth about running my Iroc hood and these or a cowl hood. Every time I debate this in my head the Iroc hood with the functional louvers wins out!
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Diggin your build cant wait to see more on it. Just got my Z rates on my baby looking at suspension and paint as next options lol.
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Can't wait to see how it turns out!

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Finally got some good news which is much needed with the bad luck I have been having. I have had to put this project on the back burner since I had to buy a new transmission for my Durmax since I let someone replace my u-joints on my driveshaft and they didn't properly install them. The driveshaft decided to let loose and smack the side of my transmission. Now I'm waiting on SDP to finish my custom transmission for my Duramax.


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Finally got some shipments in.





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Kind of related to this build in the fact that it took funds away from my project right now but my transmission came in for my Durmax. Here a picture of her broke down at my work waiting to get put back together. So heart broken I just got it straight piped with a 5 in axle dump, HSP cold air intake and all new intercooler and turbo piping and an edge tuner and then Boom. So I can't wait to feel this trucks power after the new transmission goes in. Should be ready to pull the Camaro where ever we need to go!


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The spinals are going to need a little grinding to fit the QA1 struts. So I'm sending them off to my buddy's offroad shop. So he can get them right for me. Man this set up looks so good and solid.






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Got a little work done today.

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So finished up the rearend. Only thing left is to get the springs compressed and on the coilover. Then the rear suspension will be going in.

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Finally got some time to get some work done on the Camaro. Will update soon. Suspension going in today.



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Suspension day.













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Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I haven't done much to the car. The camaro fund ended up going into starting my new business. After 18 years of the automotive industry I decided to make a leap and praying it works. Good thing is I now work in my garage right next to my camaro. I opened up a powder coating business. I did finally today get around to powdering my springs to match my Baer brakes after reaching out to Baer to get the powder information.

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I read where you said the hatch had been blue previously and you weren't certain on the cars original color. Not only can you run the RPO codes that will tell you essentially what options the car had when it was initially built. The engine bay rarely lies. Yours appears to have the original paint there... the car was black from the factory
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Car: 1987 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Engine: TBD
Transmission: TBD
Axle/Gears: TBD
Re: 1987 Z28 restoration

Finally got some time to put the rear suspension back under the car since powder coating everything.

Money shot.




Front suspension is next.
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