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've spent the last 3 months resurrecting a 1985 Camaro Sport Coupe and wanted to share pictures with everyone. Here is the story on the car:
When my wife and I first met, she was driving this car and I was driving a 1987 IROC-Z. After we got married in 2001, both of the cars became somewhat impractical. We sold my IROC and we gave my wife's Camaro to my brother. My brother drove the car for a couple of years, then he parked it due to mechanical issues. It has been sitting idle since 2005. My wife's 30th birthday was this year, so I decided to have the car secretly shipped from my brother's house in Missouri to North Carolina and revive it as a surprise gift for her.
The car arrived here on 6/23/08 and I was able to give it back to her on 9/27/08. Here are the critical items that were added/repaired during that time:
New ball joints (the reason the car was parked for so long)
Eibach Sportline Springs
SLP Hyper Black ZR1 Wheels w/ BFG G-force tires (245/45/17)
Glasstek 2" cowl hood
Used front bumper cover
New fenders
Used doors
Used T-tops
Both rear quarters were patched due to rust
Paint, including door jambs, under the hatch, etc...
New door, hatch and t-top weather stripping
New windshield
New ACC carpet
2000 Camaro seats
Tons of misc interior pieces that were broken or missing
I'm sure that after you look at the pictures, some of you will question why so much time and money was spent on a rusty Sport Coupe. This was one of those projects that should not be evaluated with logic. The car has a lot of sentimental value and resurrecting it, despite the effort and money that was involved, was completely worth it to me and my wife.
Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, here are the pictures start to finish:
..and finally, here is my wife's reaction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcXm8VvXLpA
In addition to some small details that need to be finished on the interior, I will eventually need to do something with the engine and it needs new brakes. We are also debating on having the original seats recovered. Now that it is at our house, it will be easier to work on the little things it needs to be "finished".
When my wife and I first met, she was driving this car and I was driving a 1987 IROC-Z. After we got married in 2001, both of the cars became somewhat impractical. We sold my IROC and we gave my wife's Camaro to my brother. My brother drove the car for a couple of years, then he parked it due to mechanical issues. It has been sitting idle since 2005. My wife's 30th birthday was this year, so I decided to have the car secretly shipped from my brother's house in Missouri to North Carolina and revive it as a surprise gift for her.
The car arrived here on 6/23/08 and I was able to give it back to her on 9/27/08. Here are the critical items that were added/repaired during that time:
New ball joints (the reason the car was parked for so long)
Eibach Sportline Springs
SLP Hyper Black ZR1 Wheels w/ BFG G-force tires (245/45/17)
Glasstek 2" cowl hood
Used front bumper cover
New fenders
Used doors
Used T-tops
Both rear quarters were patched due to rust
Paint, including door jambs, under the hatch, etc...
New door, hatch and t-top weather stripping
New windshield
New ACC carpet
2000 Camaro seats
Tons of misc interior pieces that were broken or missing
I'm sure that after you look at the pictures, some of you will question why so much time and money was spent on a rusty Sport Coupe. This was one of those projects that should not be evaluated with logic. The car has a lot of sentimental value and resurrecting it, despite the effort and money that was involved, was completely worth it to me and my wife.
Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, here are the pictures start to finish:
..and finally, here is my wife's reaction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcXm8VvXLpA
In addition to some small details that need to be finished on the interior, I will eventually need to do something with the engine and it needs new brakes. We are also debating on having the original seats recovered. Now that it is at our house, it will be easier to work on the little things it needs to be "finished".
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