Keeping your Camaro....and keeping it stock? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Renslipevol · 02-10-2010, 09:09 PM

How many of you plan to never get rid of your Camaro? I plan on keeping it as long as I plan on being on this earth, and handing down someday.

I've been wondering how some of you can start pulling interior apart, splicing wires, cutting holes in dashes.... etc. Like my 69 SS/RS, people wanna see them stock.

I can live without the "finished" ambient lights until GM come up with a final design. I only plan on maybe changing the intake and exhaust and that is it.
I'm oldschool I guess, I like it the way it was made by King GM.

I am in no way flogging the way people are making a Camaro their own, I like being different, thats why I got the ground effects on my Orange camaro on the car, not painted.

Lucky SOB · 02-10-2010, 09:11 PM

Got every option (except engine block heater) and haven't touched a thing... and that is how it will stay

RichieRich · 02-10-2010, 09:12 PM

Your on this earth once. Why do or dont do somthing to your car for the sake of someone else.

BLACK10 · 02-10-2010, 09:13 PM

my motor and suspension have been apart. i guess im out of the keep it original game

CloudXTC · 02-10-2010, 09:14 PM

to each his own... if i like something and i want it done to the car i will... rawrs!

Renslipevol · 02-10-2010, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichieRich

Your on this earth once. Why do or dont do somthing to your car for the sake of someone else.

Im not sure if I understand your comment,

hair10 · 02-10-2010, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renslipevol

How many of you plan to never get rid of your Camaro? I plan on keeping it as long as I plan on being on this earth, and handing down someday.

I think that I'll keep mine a long time. Of course I also thought that about the last 4 Camaro's I had!

Quote:

I can live without the "finished" ambient lights until GM come up with a final design. I only plan on maybe changing the intake and exhaust and that is it.
I'm oldschool I guess, I like it the way it was made by King GM.

I plan on doing some minor (mostly cosmetic changes) but overall I really like the "stock look".

TommyTSquared · 02-10-2010, 09:18 PM

I'm keeping mine 'forever'. All original equipment is going to be kept/stored, and any modification will NOT be done to anything original (ie. port and polishing heads will be done on a set of heads that didn't originally come on the car).

1 BAD RS 2 SS · 02-10-2010, 09:28 PM

mod , mod , mod need i say more ... the next guy will thank me ,when we meet in our next life

monstertodd · 02-10-2010, 09:31 PM

I'm NEVER sellling my car.

As far as mods go, I've already done some modding. I've gotten into the wiring to do the foglight mod, but that's about the most semi-permanent thing I've done. I've also added an intake. I've tinted the windows. And of course........I added fuzzy dice.

I don't think I'll get much crazier than exhaust, headers, suspension upgrades, and MAYBE new wheels.

SamReidland · 02-10-2010, 09:34 PM

I requested a repurchase from GM today. It's a great car with a few problems that make me wish I had not bought it. They are denying my request, so I guess I will keep it until it makes enough financial sense to trade/sell it. Already moded it though. Magnaflow exhaust and some work to the stereo.

Class1E · 02-10-2010, 09:34 PM

I'm gonna keep mine stock (for now). I'm still hoping to buy a house this year and I'll need a beater car for winter.
After those are taken care of all bets are off. :seesaw: Of course I will keep ALL stock parts.

Andro · 02-10-2010, 09:38 PM

I'm keeping mine and I'm modding the hell out of the engine, drivetrain, suspension, but keeping the exterior and interior pretty much stock

firefighterEMT33 · 02-10-2010, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichieRich

Your on this earth once. Why do or dont do somthing to your car for the sake of someone else.

I agree!! I ordered a 2LT and am very impressed with it. I didn't plan on keeping it forever, but that didn't stop me from modding it within the first 1,000 miles. Now I'm thinking of getting a 2SS. I have my current car up for sale, and am hoping it goes here sometime soon. This notion has run through my head for a few weeks now, but I kept getting hung up on what I thought other people would say. Now, I don't care and considering I'm going to own this car forever, I'm going all out and doing it right.

Like you said, you only live once, and I don't wanna be 80 years old saying "what if..."

02-10-2010, 09:09 PM	#1
Renslipevol Camaro nut Drives: 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 20	Keeping your Camaro....and keeping it stock? How many of you plan to never get rid of your Camaro? I plan on keeping it as long as I plan on being on this earth, and handing down someday. I've been wondering how some of you can start pulling interior apart, splicing wires, cutting holes in dashes.... etc. Like my 69 SS/RS, people wanna see them stock. I can live without the "finished" ambient lights until GM come up with a final design. I only plan on maybe changing the intake and exhaust and that is it. I'm oldschool I guess, I like it the way it was made by King GM. I am in no way flogging the way people are making a Camaro their own, I like being different, thats why I got the ground effects on my Orange camaro on the car, not painted.

02-10-2010, 09:11 PM	#2
Lucky SOB Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 756	Got every option (except engine block heater) and haven't touched a thing... and that is how it will stay __________________

02-10-2010, 09:14 PM	#5
CloudXTC Drives: 1LT\|RS\|SIM\|M6\|BA Stereo Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 1,838	to each his own... if i like something and i want it done to the car i will... rawrs! __________________ 1LT \| RS \| M6 \| SIM \| BA Stereo 1000 - [07-23-2009] Order Made at dealer 1100 - [08-04-2009] Preliminary order accepted 2000 - [08-25-2009] Accepted by GM 3000 - [09-01-2009] Accepted by production control TPW = 10-05-2009 3300 - [09-28-2009] Scheduled for production 3400 - [10-01-2009] Broadcast - Being Built 3800 - [10-13-2009] Produced - Built- VIN 2G1xxx54917 4200 - [10-19-2009] Shipped 5000 - [10-19-2009] Delivered to the dealer 6000 - [10-20-2009] Delivered to the customer

02-10-2010, 09:34 PM	#12
Class1E Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Big Lake, MN Posts: 392	I'm gonna keep mine stock (for now). I'm still hoping to buy a house this year and I'll need a beater car for winter. After those are taken care of all bets are off. :seesaw: Of course I will keep ALL stock parts. __________________

02-10-2010, 09:38 PM	#13
Andro NOICE!!! ™ Drives: Force Fed 427 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GOT BOOST? Posts: 5,214 View My Garage	I'm keeping mine and I'm modding the hell out of the engine, drivetrain, suspension, but keeping the exterior and interior pretty much stock __________________

02-10-2010, 09:12 PM	#3
RichieRich Drives: 2010 Black Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fresno Posts: 1,405	Your on this earth once. Why do or dont do somthing to your car for the sake of someone else.

02-10-2010, 09:13 PM	#4
BLACK10 Drives: 2010 CAMARO. 10.04@133mph, 1.4 60' Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana Posts: 4,585	my motor and suspension have been apart. i guess im out of the keep it original game

02-10-2010, 09:18 PM	#8
TommyTSquared Drives: RSSS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: DFW Posts: 2,492	I'm keeping mine 'forever'. All original equipment is going to be kept/stored, and any modification will NOT be done to anything original (ie. port and polishing heads will be done on a set of heads that didn't originally come on the car).

02-10-2010, 09:28 PM	#9
1 BAD RS 2 SS Drives: 2010 RS 2 SS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: FLEMING COUNTY , KY Posts: 415	mod , mod , mod need i say more ... the next guy will thank me ,when we meet in our next life

02-10-2010, 09:31 PM	#10
monstertodd Drives: 2010 Cyber Grey Metallic 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tega Cay, South Carolina Posts: 4,032 View My Garage	I'm NEVER sellling my car. As far as mods go, I've already done some modding. I've gotten into the wiring to do the foglight mod, but that's about the most semi-permanent thing I've done. I've also added an intake. I've tinted the windows. And of course........I added fuzzy dice. I don't think I'll get much crazier than exhaust, headers, suspension upgrades, and MAYBE new wheels.

02-10-2010, 09:34 PM	#11
SamReidland Drives: 17 Black 1LE Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: DC Posts: 109	I requested a repurchase from GM today. It's a great car with a few problems that make me wish I had not bought it. They are denying my request, so I guess I will keep it until it makes enough financial sense to trade/sell it. Already moded it though. Magnaflow exhaust and some work to the stereo.

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