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Taking the 96 Camaro out for a spin!
Today I got to take my really cool 1997 Chevrolet Camaro for a drive down my street. I had a ton of fun. The car handled perfectly! I “accidentally” did a little burn out. I am very happy with the car. ………. Well today I have the car for sale. I wasn’t able to get…
Putting new wheels on my 96 Camaro!
Today my Mom, Dad and I escorted the Camaro to my house. When I got it home, I more thoroughly cleaned and then I took off the back wheels and board-out the center so that they would fit on the hub. I used a Dremel with grinder attachment. I got the wheels done in a…
Buying “new” wheels for my 96 Camaro
Today My brother and I jacked up the Camaro and took off the wheels. I had a little trouble because the car fell off of my jack so I had to call home and have my sister bring me my other jack so I could jack it up to get the other one out. Once…
Picking up my 96 Camaro from the shop… New Transmission!
Today I picked up the car from the shop. I was really happy with the sound of the new muffler and I was really glad that it was finally driving. Hen I got the car back I had some fun with the car. I did some doughnuts and I drove it down the street. Today…
Towing my 96 Camaro
Today I towed the Camaro to the shop. I told the guy what I needed to get done and he said that they would have it done before the end of the week. Today was an other stepping stone to a great car.
Painting my 96 Camaro RED!
Today I didn’t get much done on the Camaro. I taped off the front and rear bumper and painted them. It a slightly different color but it looks good. I plan on towing it over to the shop to have them do the transmission in the next couple of days. Today was a slow one.
Installing new parts on my 96 Camaro
Today I started installing my new parts. I installed the air filter first then I proceeded to installing the hydraulic shock for the trunk. Once that was done I removed the old center console and tried to put the new one in. Unfortunately the new center console didn’t fin right at all so I ended…
Digging out the transmission for my 96 Camaro!
Today was my parts day. My brother, dad and I, armed with tools, drove out to Umatilla, FL to get some parts off of a 1997 Camaro. When we arrived the place was kind of “Hilly Billy-ish.” They had a monster truck. Their laundry machines were outside and it wasn’t a very nice house. We…
Digging into frustration with my 96 Camaro
Today I did some more work on my Camaro. Today I pulled the dent that is on the passenger side. It was kind of tuff. I’m still going to need to Bondo the spot because I didn’t get it pulled out al of the way. I also tore out the headliner because it was sagging.…
Making the 96 Camaro mine
Today was the first real day of work on the ’96 Chevy Camaro. My main goal for today was to get the car cleaned and prepped for work. The first thing I did was clean the interior. I went to Wal Mart and bought some seat cleaner. I went right to work. Soon I had…