I'm wondering how gold flakes would look... Either way I'm sure it'll look great, as far as the price, Maaco does a great job (as far as my experience has been,) so I'll probably head over there and check it out, I'll probably end up waiting until they have their special which cuts the cost of they're best package in half... We'll see!

I'm also going for a new top, what do you think either Cloth w/ glass window, or the Vinyl w/ glass window... Would be black, so I was thinking the vinyl, mostly because it just seems to me to look a little better then the cloth, any suggestions though, please go for it! Lets also not forget about the engine problem! hehe

 

if your really nedding some more power (significant) my suggestion would be to do a 350 swap.

Im not sure what all this entails on a TBI setup...maybe someone can help

The coolest thing would be to find a 350 TPI motor, with all the wiring harnesses and the ECU and swap that in...

Im sure it would be a direct boltin assuming you have all the wiring,etc with it.

I am swapping a 350 into my '91 sometime in the enar future, but mine already has the TPI so its pretty much 'take off the old, put on the new'

check on ebay, sometimes you can find lower mileage engines on there with everything eneded for a swap

Actually, there might be someone selling just what you need in the "Car/Parts for Sale" section here on Camaroz28.com

Ill check around and see if I can find a swap article somewhere...

 

Thanks man! You've been the best! Anyway, I'd without a doubt would need it to be done by someone else, theres no way in the world that I'd be able to do this, at least with my current experience .

 

You dont have any buddies that are really into cars?

You gotta havve at least one that knows his stuff....

 

Oh yeah, where are you located?

By the way...ceck out my sig, I added a link to my '91 where you can see the difference

I dont have any shots of under the hood yet, but I will let you know when I add them

You will like it...

 

Dude, I wish I had someone that knew his stuff... but, nope
I'm in South Jersey, little far from you stone lol

 

Thats funny, I almost bought a '91 Z in South Jersey before I found this one...

I decided against it because its such a long drive back

 

Get outta here lol, when was this?

 

When I bought this one, 2 Saturdays ago.

Also, my favorite uncle is from Jersey....his accent is hilarious because he is always serious, but makes the funniest jokes which take advantage of his accent...its so funny hearing him talk lol

 

Oh yeah, here is a picture of a TPI engine bay

http://www.chevypowr.com/p5270020.jpg

The exhaust is different, but the rest is the same....

looks awesome, huh?

whats the coolest thing, is you can get a setup like that for relatively cheap. Its just paying someone to do the swap is whats expensive...

Also, besides the actual fuel injection unit, heres alist of the stuff you would need...

http://www.tacreationsusa.com/tbi_to_tpi.htm

and click on the link '91 Z28 LB9 700R4..." below and see the difference in the body components....

 

And heres some more good info on TPI swaps...

http://www.darklair.com/monte/howto/howto.TPI_swap.html

Keep in mind that you can still make good power with a TBI setup, its just more difficult to do, and there are more performance stuff for TPI motors(a LOT more)...

 

Damnn, very VERY impressive, compared to whats in mine lol... I'd definately like to swap, but like you said the bill for the labor is what will take over most of the expense, this is what I really need to find out, but first I wanna like, nail down exactly what engine setup I want... So you think I should go with a 350 TPI Engine? Sounds good to me!! Now what do I need to do to get this in the works... I probably should get the engine swap, the fixes (for the rust,) tuned up and anything that is mechanically wrong fixed all at once? Although this will make a pretty hefty bill I can imagine...

 

350 tpi might just stop you later on
some ditch the tpi setup later on just because it doesnt make power over 4500 rpms really, due to the heads and the extremely long runners
i'm sure you could work with it just fine but i just wanted to let you know

 

The TPI setup is gonna be good for anything your looking at building, plus it looks awesome under the hood, and gets decent mileage, and makes great torque, which Im sure will benefit him more than high rpm HP, but yes, they are limited when you start trying to make 400+ HP, but I dont think thats what your looking for is it?

But you can always swap the heads out for some aftermarket ones....Vortech heads are popular because of the price, which is around $500 for an assembled set!(good) I dont know how much they can be ported(modified) but I am willing to bet youll be more than satisfied with them, along with a suitable street cam.

Yeah I myself would go with a 350, but its all depending on how stuffed your wallet is, and how much time you have.

As for the whole picture, I would try doing everything at once. Take it slow and learn as you go. Fix any appearance stuff first(and rust) that way its not going to get worse and you can concentrate on other things. The better your car looks, the better you take car of it. For instance, I dogged out my '84 Monte Carlo because it didnt look that great when I bought it. But my '99, oh, I knock the spiders/bugs/whatever off of it when I see them. Its that bad

BUT, if you have any mechanicle problems with it those should be fixed VERY first. (not running right, etc) as those problems are the ones that accelerate the quickest and cost the most money if you wait.

I suggest you spend a lot of time reading about your car, playing with it...

Go outside and look for something to clean up under the hood that looks simple to take off...

After a while of tinkering with it you will get curious as to what is what, go look it up and find out! Ask questions! Everyone here(ok, most) is here to help and are more than willing to answer ANY questions you may have.

Example: "Whats that little grey thing over there in "X" location?"

Find out what it is, what it does, etc.

Read up on how engines work. Books are your best friend.

When I first started out when I was younger and didnt know much, I would go to Barnes & Noble and read up, just chill out reading stuff like "How engines work" (not a real book but just an example)

I was about 12 then. 10 years later Ive rebuilt motors, swapped in motors that dont even belong there, and lots of cool stuff. But most of my knowledge first came from reading books and online.

Check out the "FAQ"(Frequently Asked Questions) section on www.thirdgen.org and read what interests you.

Number 1. You HAVE to be interested to remember anything you read most of the time...

So dont try too hard on the more technical stuff, just find stuff that you can understand, and are interested in and read!

Well sorry I gotta go, I could go on but I need to answer some mail and go check up on my dogs, but ill post some good links for you once I get up a little list.

BTW: I THOUGHT you would like how the TPI looks

Marvelous

EDIT: Heres a link to Amazon.com for a book called "Auto Repair for Dummies"

Dont be ofended by the name, I havnt read it, but I've heard its a good book to help get the ball rolling on fixing/mantaining your car,etc

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/off...?condition=all

Dont get the first one, which is $2.50...its not the right one

Get the one thats $9

Knowledge has no price! So either buy it or go see if a book store has it in stock. They will order it for you at Barnes & Noble for free and you can check it out and see if you like it there, but its going to be like $15-$25 there...but it will be new, not used..

 

Slightly confused, I just checked CARFAX with my VIN and it said it had 10 reports, then I checked AutoCheck and it comes up with 14 reports... odd...