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    Hey guys, I just found this forum, and thought I would post an intro here. I picked up a 89rs V6 with a T5 in december for $900, and have been making fixes and upgrades to it all the time.

    Here's some pictures of how it used to look, and some of the things I did along the way.

    first day I brought it home




    restored a really warped up dash pad to acceptable levels


    painted the wheels black with polished highlights

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    filled and sanded about 2000 hail damage dents


    before and after... fog lights, black out sockets, and a quick repaint
    [IMG]

    polished the plenum, not installed yet


    polished and clear coated the valve covers

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      4th gen seats, and a steering wheel from an 87 LT




      polished the tensioner pully and the throttle body





      I'll post more when I get the engine bay all shined up. The car runs great, and I'm loving every minute of it!
      Last edited by 58mark; 02-18-2010, 08:07 PM.

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        oh yeah, I forgot to post these... they are from a 3rd gen gathering we had in Arlington, Tx. we had about 15 3rd gens there!



        Last edited by 58mark; 02-18-2010, 07:15 PM.

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          Nice! I eventually need to put that kind of work into the wife's '92 RS.
          Drivetrain Moderator - "There are no stupid questions, only stupid people!"

          2001 Pewter Firebird Y87, M5
          Intake, exhaust, just about every suspension part, alum flywheel & ds, Turn One p/s pump and cooler

          Go Sabres!

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            Very nice. I like how you kept it stock for the most part.

            I'm removing my intake plenum tomorrow and replacing my egr valve. Hopefully I will finish this soon.

            1998 Firebird . 1989 Firebird XS . 1986 Fiero GT

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              Originally posted by Mighty Thor View Post
              Very nice. I like how you kept it stock for the most part.

              I'm removing my intake plenum tomorrow and replacing my egr valve. Hopefully I will finish this soon.
              i'm mixing and matching years (the grill is from a 90-92, and the steering wheel is from an 87) So far the only non 3rd gen thing I've done to it are the seats, and at least those are camaro seats, just a later year.

              I like stock, I even bought an original delco radio for it (2 in fact, the first one was a yellow letter from 92, and then I found a white letter 89)

              If you want to see a car I'm restoring totally to stock, check out this link. It's the story of a 1958 impala I'm restoring with my Dad.

              http://ourimpala.com

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                Shes looking great! Keep up the good work!
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                98 Camaro 3.8 M5 Y87 | 99 Camaro LS1 Z28 T56

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                  Very nice, the impala is impressive too, good work and a pretty inspirational read!

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                    spent three days putting on some parts I've been polishing up. They look nice, but if I had known how much work it was going to be tearing down the engine as far as it needed to be to get to those parts, I would have stopped with just the plenum.
                    The second picture doesn't do it justice.. it really looks better in person
                    before

                    After
                    Last edited by 58mark; 02-28-2010, 02:01 PM.

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                      very nice job! i really like how the wheels turned out. cheap investment with a great improvement on looks!!! keep it comin
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                        did you Zoops the plenum/valve covers, or use some other sealer??

                        thak gawd for getting rid of the origonal steering wheel, it had a bad case of "needs a grant wheel" written all over it
                        1978 Formula 461 in progress of being built :rock:
                        2013 Ram 1500 Big Horn

                        former owner of 85 bird w/ 2.8 - 3.4 - 3800 II - 5.0
                        94 comero 3.4

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                        • #13
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                          I painted them with high temp clear enamel. I think it will keep them from rusting, but we'll see

                          Yeah, the original wheel was bad, plus the horn button was WAY too touchy. Everytime I brushed it, it would go off.. It had my kids in stitches, but it irritated the hell out of me

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                            polished the alternator and got a new overflow jug. helps a lot

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                              Wow that is an awesome upgrading job. Very impressive work.

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