Camaro Owners Taking Pride In Doing It Yourself

[camoman]

Flowmaster amt axle back, Edelbrock x-pipe, ceramic brake pads, led footwell light strips and SLP SS badges

[United_727]

I have done most of my own work,except for needing help releasing the shifter springs and using the saw to install the axle backs.

[Norm Peterson]

Originally Posted by Renegade

When we fixing our cars and buying mods we need help. Just wanted to see how many owners have attempted to fix their Camaros whether it be changing the brakes, wheels or oil. What have you done yourself and been successful at it?

It's good to see that DIY'ing hasn't become a lost ambition even though the 5th gen Camaro is a major step up in complexity from the previous generations. Anybody whose first inclination is to pick up a set of wrenches instead of a checkbook or some piece of plastic with a 16 digit number on it has my respect.

No matter how basic the task might be; everybody has to start somewhere, and you'll begin to tackle more difficult tasks as your experience, confidence, and tool collection grows.


Over the years there hasn't been much I haven't tackled on a DIY basis right in my own garage and driveway. Alignment, body work and frame weld repair, engine assembly and swapping, transaxle rebuild, paint, tuned an aftermarket EFI via laptop, suspensions, differentials and axle gears, mounted tires, the usual brakes, oil, coolant, clutches, alternators, water pumps, . . . a little bit of a lot of things except A/C and windshield replacement, actually.

Take pride in doing it yourself and being more independant save some extra money for mods and more tools.

Fixed . . .

I really, REALLY want a lift these days . . .

So if you have done anything feel free to post before and after pictures and we'll definately salute you on a job well done.

The rotors were from a recent job on the Mustang (along with HP+ pads), the other bits are souvenirs from a couple of the more memorable repair occasions. Look carefully around that exhaust valve and know that the little bent round piece of metal (in the grey area of the rotor box) had something to do with it and also with that piston.




I'm an engineer by education and profession.


Norm

[RED DEMON SS]

I wouldn't do it any other way, i have done everything except the tune, just don't trust anyone else to do it!

[PAUL SS]

Only two other people have touched my car, the window tinter and the pinstriper. If I ever get new rear gears a pro will do those for me. I have done everything else.

[sscamaro]

I have 31 mods on my SS and I've done 25 of them:

1. Headers
2. SS badges on front fenders
3. SLP axle back
4. CAI
5. Hurst shifter
6. Skip Shift eliminator
7. Dash plaque
8. Splash guards
9. Heritage grille
10. Magnetic drain plug
11. Wheel decals
12. Ceramic brake pads
13. Hurst Equipped emblem
14. PVC catch can
15. Edelbrock S/C
16. Drive shaft shop axles
17. Spohn rear trailing arms
18. Spohn rear toe links
19. Spohn rear lower control arms
20. Supercharged hood emblem
21. Lower valance billet grille
22. Floor lighting
23. ZL1 fuel pump
24. Jannetty fuel rail upgrade
25. LED day light running lights

The mods I didn't do myself are:

1. Clear bra
2. Silver stripes
3. Vent blackout decals
4. Ported TB
5. Dyno tune
6. 72# injectors

[was619]

Originally Posted by Oxtar41

Where to begin lol. I did the fuel pump, supercharger, wired in my boost pump, adm boost / AF gauges, cam and valvetrain, suspension work, catch can, rebuilt my tr6060, catch can, bodywork, driveshaft....the list is endless! I'm a GM technician so it helps having the tools and access to a lift!

Can you please provide more info on this? I would really like to work on my trans.

Oh and for the thread:
Drop springs, S/s brake lines, shifter, painted a bunch of stuff(well I removed from the car lol) removed front bumper cover, and rear. Will be dropping the rear subframe for bushings and stuff, and also doing a cam swap in a few months!

So much satisfaction comes from working on my own car. Especially when I works properly when i'm done!

[angie7]

I dont change my own oil but can (get them free at the dealership) and mine doesnt need any maintence right now but most of the mods on my car Ive done myself. Only things I did not do is my catback exhaust, install the carbon fiber stripes on the hood, and my paint my door inserts but I did install them, & window tint. But heres my list of what I've done myself

Installed CAI
Interior custom painted white and pink (center console, steering & gauge bezels)
Center console carbon fiber wrap
Installed heritage grill
Installed tint on lights
Installed and wired LED scanner bar in grill & engine bay
Replaced DRL with LED
Plastidipped and 2 tones oem wheels, heritage grill, front lip, rear diffuser, wiper cowl
Carbon fiber wrap spoiler, tailight bezels, wiper arms
Painted oil dipstick, fuse box cover
Sequential tailights
LED dome, trunk, & license plate lights
Removed side and bowtie emblems
Painted brake calipers
Installed white door & dash inserts
"Camaro" windshield banner

and many more to come

a few pics

Interior finished

[Denis]

I do everything myseLf. Always have and always will (if I have the means to do it)

[DRKS1D3]

If I have a way to do it, I'm doing it myself. Exhaust and Cold Air installed in no time!

[heRS]

I let the dealer do my first 2 years of oil changes free, I had Quality Auto Trim apply the clear bra, and I have a paint guy who painted the quarter flares IBM for me. Otherwise I've done most of my mods, and if it's too tough for me, my guy Dennis is there for backup. I painted the engine cover and under-hood trim myself (it's in the middle of a re-mod now though), and I painted inside the headlights & my grills, D helped me with the blue/white halo mod busting those headlights apart and the wiring. I installed the Hurst shifter, the catch can, and the ported throttle body. I also do all the prepwork before shows, with the porter-cable 7424 xp, meguires professional line of detailing products and a mountain of microfiber.
We are very lucky to live on land with a nice shop building, welder, and tons of tools so we can do all these projects ourselves.
If you would like to see these mods, click on my signature picture, and visit my build thread.

[Renegade]

Originally Posted by angie7

I dont change my own oil but can (get them free at the dealership) and mine doesnt need any maintence right now but most of the mods on my car Ive done myself. Only things I did not do is my catback exhaust, install the carbon fiber stripes on the hood, and my paint my door inserts but I did install them, & window tint. But heres my list of what I've done myself

Installed CAI
Interior custom painted white and pink (center console, steering & gauge bezels)
Center console carbon fiber wrap
Installed heritage grill
Installed tint on lights
Installed and wired LED scanner bar in grill & engine bay
Replaced DRL with LED
Plastidipped and 2 tones oem wheels, heritage grill, front lip, rear diffuser, wiper cowl
Carbon fiber wrap spoiler, tailight bezels, wiper arms
Painted oil dipstick, fuse box cover
Sequential tailights
LED dome, trunk, & license plate lights
Removed side and bowtie emblems
Painted brake calipers
Installed white door & dash inserts
"Camaro" windshield banner

and many more to come

a few pics

Interior finished

Angie you rock i appreciate all the work done to your Camaro it shows. Never has black and white blended in so well.

[Cpanthers85]

Check out my build thread... The only things I didn't do was the ZL1 Fuel Pump, the rear suspension, and the tune.

[angie7]

Originally Posted by Renegade

Angie you rock i appreciate all the work done to your Camaro it shows. Never has black and white blended in so well.

Thanks!!!