We really need pics and dimensions. The Nova tunnel is a lot smaller. First-generation Camaro convertible owners can now buy a critical restoration piece that has not been available before – full-length floor pans. Dinan Software-Tuning. A buddy of mine owned a 1982 3rd gen with a 305 LG4 3-speed 200C A/T and a 2. The factory CCC carb setup isn't as bad as its reputation seems to be (if you know how to adjust it). Also in Apparel & Collectibles. Made me a few $$$$ But I also spent a lot learning how to make them live behind big HP. 2 - There is no real area that's more suseptible to rust except the area where the rear hatch attaches to the roof. A 1986 (same year as the Fiero) Trans Am. Cold rolled or hot rolled. Engine & Transmission Mounting. The Fiero with her new stable-mate.
Application Specific Parts. Not that I was looking that hard. The 700R4 transmission is an EXCELLENT transmission. As stated by carguy, the floor pans are vastly different in some ways. Don't hold to the story that hard tops are stronget than t-tops because it's just not true. Hilborn EFI Systems. Also in Plumbing AN Fittings and Hose. They were sold (in teh 3rd gen) from 82 through 87. I haven't tried calling any of the websites that list parts f-bodies to get a price on a cut-out pan. Paddock was 196 a side, 2 for 360ish, when I was looking? Personally I think anything over $125/side for a floor pan is a rip off but I have seen worse... Jim's Auto Parts (). Controllers and Accessories.
Back in the day you could get a Z28 / IROC / Trans Am for the same price as a Fiero. I have an '87 sport coupe and need both floor pans from the firewall back to at least the front mounts of the front seats. Does anyone just sell replacement pan portions that I can tack into place or bond with a structural panel adhesive. 2cents: 07-09-2007, 01:30 PM. It looked really good on the 'bird. You will have to drop the tank which means dropping the rear diferential. Seems nobody does a front only. It is pretty warped. EFI Fuel System Components. I know of at least three personly that had floor pans rotted out. Special shocks, struts and srpings were also included with the 1LE package, and in '89, a new dual cat converter exhaust system also became standard on the 1LE's adding another 10 horses to the TPI engine. I do have a parts car, an 85, (included with the 87 for that price) but it's got bad floors too from sitting in a boneyard so long. Real Deal begins with the highest quality steel structural components and assembles them with their unique (designed in-house) assembly fixture...
Windows & Windshield. I'm looking to get by as cheap as possible, but still have a solid floor that is waterproof from below when I'm finished. GM used a foam seal to seal those screws in and when it rots away the water just runs in the screw holes. This is Real Deal's 3rd generation website with huge improvements made with each new site.
Try and find a car with the Borg Warner (Austrailian) 9 bolt rear. The third gen Camaro and Firebird are great cars but again look for rust. Timing Cover Gaskets. It is a 305 LG4 engine, (the most common engine) but there are some simple things you can do to wake it up. I'd imagine a 4-cyl. It's got a 360 with a 4 barrel and, of course, a 4 speed with no sign of overdrive in sight. I like the 700R4 trans.
Their loss is your gain. Nitrous Blowdown Hoses and Tubes. The 700R4 was introduced in the Camaro in 1983, and as was mentioned in an earlier post the 700R4 was improved in 1987. I'll see what's available, they likely make a fibreglass replacement (there are so many aftermarket parts available for these). The three-piece set will never rust or tarnish and is manufactured to exact factory specifications. Less than 25, 000 miles as I remember. There are lower milage ones that can still be had. It would even spin the 245/50-16s. Transmission Installation Kits.
The result was low double digit numbers for these cars, in every year of production for the third generation. Universal Joints and Transmission Mounts. Categories / Suspension & Chassis. Blank.. TnBlkC230WZ. The bodies will be available in stock form, but... Real Deal Steel, LLC is pleased to announce the launching of their new website hosted by Webshopmanager! Intercooler Sprayers. I've heard the 700R4 trans in these cars (Gen III) can be a PIA. Can't you just buy a 83-92 parts car?
Springs & Bumpstops. The car has been retrofitted with a 1972 350 ci Chevy 4 barrel engine from a Z28. 8 engine and suffers from all the same issues. It died with 69, 000 miles on the clock.
The pans are way different. The WS6 suspension and the T-tops made for lots of squeaks and rattles. Put a car on it and you practically need a BP tanker following you. Originally posted by css9450: A 4 cylinder F-body wouldn't pull a greasy string out of a cat's butt. The thing gets about 6 mi per gallon on a cool spring day, running empty going down hill with the wind in your favor. Even the fairly rare 5. Ebay has BIN items @ $190. Body Mounts and Hardware. They made 145hp in 82 and grew to 175hp in 87. They are pretty anemic, have absolutely HORRIBLE camshafts, and the heads aren't so awesome either.
Still has the TH700R4. But, it was a personal fav for me. For the most part, they'll all drop right in. Damn, have u tried looking in other spots that arent all the way up north?? Categories / Tuners and Programmers. If you want to upgrade to a later model say a 4L60E with a stand alone controller you can have to have a Camaro or Firebird model as the engines in these cars is cocked towards the passenger side slightly... 15 degrees if I remember corectly. EDIT to answer your other questions. The metal that the tops are made of is just sheet metal and ALL of the third gens only have a single center bar that attached the windshield bracing to the rear bracing of the roof. Categories / LS Power.