UPDATE: Gutted Catalytic Converter installation started on August 21st, 2008.
NEWEST PICTURES
About the car: Here is my 1986 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 with 112k Miles as of 6/5/08. This car is my first car and I bought it on February 16th, 2008. It's the best car for me. I wanted something with a mixture of classic muscle car and top of the line sports car and this was a perfect combination. The car has a few flaws, but nothing major for 22 years of life. It has a great sound to it with the new muffler. I prefer to have it rated based on the fact that I am only 18 years old with limited funds. Every paycheck I receive at least 50% goes into the car improvement.
About the owner: Well I'm 18 years old now and I'm really happy with my place in life right now. I like sports, working on and talking about muscle cars, and hanging out with my friends. I chose the Camaro because of the history and design. Every Camaro is awesome. Some people think different generations are ugly, but I like them all just about the same. Obviously I prefer the 3rd gens a little bit more than the others. My absolute dream car has to be a black 1990 IROC-Z with some red... maybe on the ground effects or for the stripe across the center or an orange 1969 Camaro SS with a black stripe across the center or vise versa, gotta have the big block. I'm going to college, working a full time job, and still finding time for the car at the same time. That's my situation and I always love having something to do.
$2,600 purchase at 108,119 miles.
BFGoodrich Radial T/A tires. P245 in rear, P235 in front.
Achievements:
March 2008
#13 Ranked among Camaro's on CarDomain.com (March 2008)
#3 Ranked among 1986 Camaro's on CarDomain.com (March 2008)
April 2008
#1 Ranked among Camaro's on CarDomain.com (April 13th, 2008)
#1 Ranked among 3rd Gen Camaro's on CarDomain.com (April 9th, 2008)
#1 Ranked among 1986 Camaro's on CarDomain.com (April 9th, 2008)
#1 Ranked among Chevrolet Cars on CarDomain.com (April 13th, 2008)
#17 Ranked among all Cars on CarDomain.com (April 13th, 2008)
May 2008
#2 (of 17) DCMD Car Club - Most Potential Award (May 18th, 2008)
June 2008
#2 (of 9) MDES Car Club - Best Car (June 3rd, 2008)
Public Log [Might not be exact dates on all]
2/16/08 - Car Purchased
2/16/08 - New Tires Installed (Came with car purchase)
2/17/08 - New Sound System Installed
2/17/08 - New Floor Mats and Steering Wheel Cover
2/22/08 - Service Engine Light Appears (Code 32)
2/22/08 - Cleaned EGR Valve(Service Engine Light off since, back to normal code 12)
2/24/08 - TomTom One Navigation Installed
2/24/08 - Custom Exhaust Installed
2/28/08 - Replaced Z28 Bumper Emblem
3/17/08 - New Seats Installed (Identical to original make)
3/21/08 - Air Conditioning Converted to R-134 Freon
3/28/08 - Oil Change
4/1/08 - Removed Mud-Flaps from Rear Tires
4/3/08 - 110,000 Miles
4/10/08 - Passenger side fender accident
4/12/08 - Popped out fender
4/14/08 - Obtained estimates on repair jobs
4/29/08 - 111,000 Miles
5/2/08 - Engine dress-up. Braided wiring.
5/20/08 - Front End Cover Ordered
5/21/08 - Tire change
5/21/08 - Front End Cover Arrived (Did not fit)
5/22/08 - Chevy bowtie parking lights done
5/22/08 - 5.0 Liter decals done
5/22/08 - Rear brake light cover ordered
5/24/08 - Rear brake light cover shipped
5/26/08 - Rims From a '78 Camaro Z28.
5/26/08 - BFGoodrich Radial T/A tires
5/27/08 - Covercraft Nose Mask Ordered
5/28/08 - Covercraft Nose Mask Shipped
5/30/08 - Covercraft Car Bra Received & Installed
6/3/08 - Rear Brake Light Cover Received & Installed
6/13/08 - Magnaflow High Flow Catalytic Converter Installed
6/18/08 - Window Tints Installed (20%)
8/1/08 - Harmonic Balancer Separated from the rubber
8/5/08 - New Harmonic Balancer purchased
8/12/08 - Harmonic Balancer installed
8/12/08 - Changed to Synthetic Oil
8/12/08 - Belts tightened
Future Modifications
1. Billet Grille
2. Paint Job
3. Air Intake System
4. Dual Exhaust
5. Digital Gauges
6. Xenon Headlights
Page 1: Car Mods, Summary, Early Pictures
Page 2: Recent Exterior Pictures (4/2/08)
Page 3: My Story
