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ijg679 · 05-29-2013, 02:30 PM

I can pick up a '86 plain jane camaro with a fairly clean body (does need some metal replaced on the driver's side floor and under the doors) without an engine for $500. 5 speed transmission included. 373 rear end out of a Z-28. All of the glass is good. Z28 tail lights, too.

The owner ran a 350 with 425 HP in it. Is there a way to check if the car is twisted? All of the spaces between the body panels look to be spaced correctly.

My plan is to completely gut it, weld in the necessary metal, put a clean interior in it (nothing fancy), drop some kind of a small block in it (not sure yet what size...), get a piston/cam/manifold/carb setup that will be punchy but not too nutty as I want to drive it daily. I really love this generation of Camaro... the way they look, sit, drive. Just a cool car altogether.

$500 seems like a good deal to me. What do you guys think? How might I find out if it is twisted? Is there anything else I should be looking for?

pincoin · 06-01-2013, 04:35 AM

Cant really go wrong at 500.00. Scrap value is almost that. Not sure how to check for twisting, but if all body gaps line up I say you are good to go.

93B4C · 06-01-2013, 09:45 AM

Extra time, aggravation, and money out of your pocket, but a frame shop should be able to tell. Good luck.

Supercamaro64 · 06-11-2013, 11:22 PM

that's not bad. as long as its pretty clean, 500 sounds like a fair enough price

05-29-2013, 02:30 PM	#1
ijg679 Drives: 1986 Camaro Join Date: May 2013 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1	1986 plain jane camaro price? I can pick up a '86 plain jane camaro with a fairly clean body (does need some metal replaced on the driver's side floor and under the doors) without an engine for $500. 5 speed transmission included. 373 rear end out of a Z-28. All of the glass is good. Z28 tail lights, too. The owner ran a 350 with 425 HP in it. Is there a way to check if the car is twisted? All of the spaces between the body panels look to be spaced correctly. My plan is to completely gut it, weld in the necessary metal, put a clean interior in it (nothing fancy), drop some kind of a small block in it (not sure yet what size...), get a piston/cam/manifold/carb setup that will be punchy but not too nutty as I want to drive it daily. I really love this generation of Camaro... the way they look, sit, drive. Just a cool car altogether. $500 seems like a good deal to me. What do you guys think? How might I find out if it is twisted? Is there anything else I should be looking for?

06-01-2013, 04:35 AM	#2
pincoin Camaro owner since 1982 Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS-RS Conv IBM L99 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: PA Posts: 1,651	Cant really go wrong at 500.00. Scrap value is almost that. Not sure how to check for twisting, but if all body gaps line up I say you are good to go. __________________ 2012 Camaro RS-SS Conv IBM, L99 1968 Camaro RS Coupe 327 AT 1968 Camaro RS-SS Conv, sold 1993

06-01-2013, 09:45 AM	#3
93B4C Drives: 2013 1SS Panther 1993 B4C Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Methuen, MA Posts: 214 View My Garage	Extra time, aggravation, and money out of your pocket, but a frame shop should be able to tell. Good luck. __________________ 2013 1SS M6 Panther 1993 B4C M6 1993 B4C A4

06-11-2013, 11:22 PM	#4
Supercamaro64 Right, right. Drives: 79 Z28, 86 Camaro, 94 Burb 4x4 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Posts: 1,350 View My Garage	that's not bad. as long as its pretty clean, 500 sounds like a fair enough price __________________ "You wanna lay the fate of the world on the kids camaro? Thats cool." "When reporters asked what it was, one official stated, 'It's a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs.'" The Creampuff Fleet-