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Hello everyone. I have been registered here for a while, but am finally going to attack the Camaro project. I am new to Camaro’s as well as American cars in general. I am going to be taking on the process of “restoring” my girlfriends (9 years) 96 Camaro. This should be a very interesting project. I am a reasonably capable mechanic, but not great. The down side is that most of my mechanical knowledge is with Honda’s not Chevy’s. Hopefully everyone here will be willing to help.
The car has some basic issues that need fixed before we get into more “fun” stuff. The check engine light is on, and from what she told me, it needs a sensor of some kind. I plan on getting an official reading from Auto Zone to know for sure.
Also there is some leak coming from either the tranny or the engine, or both.
The other issue, the one that annoys me the most, it the incredibly LOUD rear end. It just obnoxiously loud. According to my girlfriend it the brakes that make that noise, or that’s what Midas told her. Aparently the rear shoes are not worn out, but dirty. When they “cleaned” them the noise diminished. I wasn’t around for that part of the equation, but seems strange to me. I have never heard of brakes making that kind of noise unless the shoes are trashed and down to bare metal.
Then we have the problem of the alignment. The passenger side front won’t align. Yes, it’s been in an accident, and even though they “fixed” it, the passenger front is slightly out of alignment. Yes, we will have this fixed. This is my biggest concern because if the frame is bent, or the car is warped, the rest is pointless. Anyway, I digress.
It also has the Bose cassette system, but the speakers randomly work. It always has sound, but some speakers work, and some don’t. I think it’s gone and I will upgrade to an Alpine anyway.
A little more info about the car…It’s a 3800 series II (you already knew that, otherwise I wouldn’t be here). It’s black, has a 5 speed, A/C, and cruise. The interior is clean and for the most part it runs pretty well. IF I can get most of this other stuff taken care of, I would like to add power windows and power locks, but we’ll see if I ever get that far. Thanks for listening to my little side of the world.
The car has some basic issues that need fixed before we get into more “fun” stuff. The check engine light is on, and from what she told me, it needs a sensor of some kind. I plan on getting an official reading from Auto Zone to know for sure.
Also there is some leak coming from either the tranny or the engine, or both.
The other issue, the one that annoys me the most, it the incredibly LOUD rear end. It just obnoxiously loud. According to my girlfriend it the brakes that make that noise, or that’s what Midas told her. Aparently the rear shoes are not worn out, but dirty. When they “cleaned” them the noise diminished. I wasn’t around for that part of the equation, but seems strange to me. I have never heard of brakes making that kind of noise unless the shoes are trashed and down to bare metal.
Then we have the problem of the alignment. The passenger side front won’t align. Yes, it’s been in an accident, and even though they “fixed” it, the passenger front is slightly out of alignment. Yes, we will have this fixed. This is my biggest concern because if the frame is bent, or the car is warped, the rest is pointless. Anyway, I digress.
It also has the Bose cassette system, but the speakers randomly work. It always has sound, but some speakers work, and some don’t. I think it’s gone and I will upgrade to an Alpine anyway.
A little more info about the car…It’s a 3800 series II (you already knew that, otherwise I wouldn’t be here). It’s black, has a 5 speed, A/C, and cruise. The interior is clean and for the most part it runs pretty well. IF I can get most of this other stuff taken care of, I would like to add power windows and power locks, but we’ll see if I ever get that far. Thanks for listening to my little side of the world.
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