79 camaro?

this is my 1st post and i will b driving soon and as my 1st car was thinking about gettting a 79 or cloe to that year camaro. how would that b as a 1st car? are they nice? how much power do they have? whats the mpg? if you think there is anything else u want to tell me good or bad let me know.

They are OK cars, build quality is not that great, they rusted alot and suck in snow (but all F-bodies suck in snow). If it were me I would look at a 3rd Gen. They can be picked up cheap enough and if you get a TPI motor they have a ton of torque. Just keep your eyes peeled for a decent one.

the rust i can deal with are they fairly easy to get?

faily easy, but the price is usualy a little bit higher than a 3rd gen. 79-81 are the nicest years especially, when they are well maintained

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the rust i can deal with are they fairly easy to get?

They are easy to get, but why on earth do you want to deal with a rusty car?

i wouldnt care about rust cuz i work at a body shop and my best friend is a mechanic so none of that would matter

I see, well good luck with it. Those cars are pretty easy to find, just try to find the best one you can afford.

thanx for the support. what do you think a good price would b for a completly stock one?

Prolly 3-6000 depending on how good the body is.

i got an 81 and I like it a lot. the only rust I hade was in the floors which was easy enough to fix. its my first car and I love it. I bought it for 800 and it was good except for the floors and brakes. v6 though. I like the 2nd gens better than the thirds. keep in mind that I live in rochester NY and there is tons of snow and crapy conditions for rust to form. My car held out ok though. Good luck and enjoy.

has anyone raceded these against anything else. if i dont get the camaro im getting a dodge stealth. has anywon ever raced one or came across or or even got the chance to ride in or drive one?>

I been in a ton of the them, the Z28's actually handle pretty well. As for racing them goes, stock they are slow, I mean like 15's in the 1/4, bu the nice thing is if you get a 350 powered car there are a ton of easy upgrades you can do, and best of all parts are realtivy cheap.

what did the z28s come with stock?

They came with either a 350 or a 305, you would to run the VIN to know what the car came with originally, however alot of those cars will be on their 2nd,3rd,or even 4th motor. Heck my 01 is on motor #2 already

yea 1 week ago i picked up a 79 with 68,000 original miles on it for 700 bux no rust the only thing i dont like is its a unibody car but if u can fab stuff there fun but im putting a conecting beam frome front clip to rear end but if u do buy one look in trunk under carpet in flood boards and around all the glass bottom of doors but there are smokin deals out there like mine my car was an ohio can and has no rust at all it was garge kept drove in snow 3 times and that was it so if u look hard u can pick one up cheap thats an awesome carand i got headers a cam and a 350cfm carb on it and the vins match motor trans body front clip and the cars bad ass i drove it home

i have a 79 z-28 for sale, it is in the classifieds on this site. i am would let it go for $4000. i am located in michigan

Late 70's camaros are not know for there performance. Even the 350 in 79 made less than 200 hp stock.

Id buy his 79 since it is real nice. it has a L88 hood and nice paint, probubly a 350 w/ exhaust. check it out. it is fairly inexpensive and you wont have to do much for it. Enjoy