cam z28 question (noobish?)
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Originally posted by Chris Ja
Your best bet is to look for a 89 up with a 350. After you have it for a while you will want to mod it. It is best to start with a 350 as a base to start with. A friend of mine sold his 88 350 Formula with a ton of mods on it for $5500.00. I mean this car was better than new. For that kind of money I would wait and find a 89 up and get the better car to start with. Just my .02
Your best bet is to look for a 89 up with a 350. After you have it for a while you will want to mod it. It is best to start with a 350 as a base to start with. A friend of mine sold his 88 350 Formula with a ton of mods on it for $5500.00. I mean this car was better than new. For that kind of money I would wait and find a 89 up and get the better car to start with. Just my .02
I know I might be better off waiting and finding an 89+ 350, but the chances of me finding one in good condition soon are very slim.
The 85 305 I'm looking at is at least in very good condition (not a spec of rust, perfect underneath of body, suspension is good, tires/wheels/brakes/all the little things are ALL perfect. Out of all the fbodies I've checked out in the past two months, none of them looked this clean, except for ONE which was a really sweet deal ($3k for an 89 white formula 305TPI in perfect condition). Since then I have found nothing worthy, and this 85 305 comes closest.
I could always swap the motor/tranny could I not? What's important to me is the body/interior condition. Which are near perfect. Why nto get this car and work on it from there?
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I just remembered, there is a possibility of a red 85 firebird with a 350 and auto tranny for CAN$3500. It's t-top as well, nice red interior. It's not in as great condition as the Camaro, but I think it's rust-free (gotta check it out again, it's been a while).
If the guy still has it (it wasn't for sale publically but he was willing to make a deal), think that might be a good one to go after? The power was sweet, but it is an auto and I prefer to have a standard. But it was pretty nice...
Could I just go for the 85 firebird and save up for an LT1 or LS1 6-speed swap? I'd be saving $2k by going for the Firebird over the Z28, so I'd have about $5000-5500 left if I get the Firebird.
The firebird was fully loaded, nice red interior, etc. What do you think?
If the guy still has it (it wasn't for sale publically but he was willing to make a deal), think that might be a good one to go after? The power was sweet, but it is an auto and I prefer to have a standard. But it was pretty nice...
Could I just go for the 85 firebird and save up for an LT1 or LS1 6-speed swap? I'd be saving $2k by going for the Firebird over the Z28, so I'd have about $5000-5500 left if I get the Firebird.
The firebird was fully loaded, nice red interior, etc. What do you think?
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Originally posted by zcypher
The problem is I'm looking for a daily driver and I'm trying to find one ASAP.
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I could always swap the motor/tranny could I not? What's important to me is the body/interior condition. Which are near perfect. Why nto get this car and work on it from there?
The problem is I'm looking for a daily driver and I'm trying to find one ASAP.
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I could always swap the motor/tranny could I not? What's important to me is the body/interior condition. Which are near perfect. Why nto get this car and work on it from there?
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Originally posted by mrronatron
If your looking for a daily driver so much you shouldnt be so concerned with power, nor with a motor/tranny swap because it would take the car off the road for a considerable amount of time
If your looking for a daily driver so much you shouldnt be so concerned with power, nor with a motor/tranny swap because it would take the car off the road for a considerable amount of time
I don't mind if it's off the road for a bit being upgraded, I can take the bus in the meantime, I've been doing so up till now anyway.
For the paintjob I can get a relative who runs a body shop to do it, so I'll get the best deal/quickest service possible. for the engine/tranny swap I have no idea so yea that'll take some time
anyway thanks all for the helpful replies to date.
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