Hey All,

I am new here .. just found the site today and am pretty psyched about checking it out in depth

I am hoping to buy a first gen camaro maybe the near future maybe not .. if I can find one in my price range

I was wondering if anybody had any advice for a newbie .. who has never changed his own oil but wants to buy a camaro 'project car' .. my desire for one of these beauties will force me to learn .. and it seems like these cars are workable .. not like the junk they build today where you need to reset the computer chip just to fill the fluids

I dont need to re-build over night and expect it to take probably years to 'finish' if there is such a thing

but I was curious if one type is easier to work on or find parts for .. or should one be more expensive than another

I am looking as I said for a first gen 1967 -69 .. a '69 Camaro has been my dream car for as long as I can remember .. but I spotted a '68 up the road with almost no rust and am itching to buy it .. if I can swing the cost

as I said the body looks good .. the interior is stripped clean .. no rugs .. nothing in the dash (except the dash itself .. no heater radios .. that sort of thing) .. sign says it runs .. its either 7k or 1k having trouble reading it .. sadly it will most likely be a 7 .. which puts it out of my league .. but I can dream for now

enough of my blah blah .. any help is appreciated

Thanks!

You never know what you will find. I was knee deep in a '78 project when I found my '69 in Denville NJ. Found it in the local paper while I was eating breakfast one day.

It came with new floor pans, a GM core support, extra headlights/taillights and a brand new (full) weatherstripping set among other little stuff. It had a (non-original) 305 between the fenders. Check the pics off of my web site if you want (rims were swapped on after I bought it). Picked it up for a little over $2k.


Also, I will keep an eye out in my part of the state if you want.

Welcome aboard, Dave.

As a newbie who's never so much as "changed your own oil" you'll be a lot happier in the long run if you pick up a complete, running, fully assembled driveable car.

It's not hard taking something apart, fixing/replacing as required, and putting it back together again.

Your example of buying a car with no interior, tho, is kinda like those jigsaw puzzles that don't give you a picture of what it's supposed to look like! Not easy, ya know.

Welcom Dave,
I'm with Jim but that is up to you and how much you want to spend. I will say though that since a 69 is your dream car, I would hold out for one. That way no matter how long it takes or what you have to do to it it is THE ONE. You will be happier in the long run. By the way you just found the best site to have access to when you get one.