new member, new project and a few questions

Sharp looking car! If it helps you any, it appears to me to be a basic sport coupe with a little bit of Type LT and Z28 parts added to it by previous owners. You guys have a good looking project to work with and welcome to the site. - Dave

 

Best advise i have and i dont want this to sound bad. But its not a Z28 or a rare model so build it for you and have fun with it.

 

Def looks like a "hey let's make this camaro a z28" that someone didn't finish...although I am restoring an 81 sport coupe myself and often wondered what just the skirts would look like, but I can't help being a purist in the fact I like to see all original ext/int...

But anyway I love that ext/int color combo very nice and that is an awesome candidate to redo as it looks pretty solid as I know how hard it can be to build a car "someone else" took apart lol...anyway you should start a build thread so we can check your progress...good luck

 

Welcome and it looks way better than what i started with and am still working on lol

 

+1. I bought a cherry '79 Berlinetta Coupe at the age of 19 and spent the last 11 years deciding if I want to restore/resto-rod/pro-street/full-on drag race it. Had I decided my plan BEFORE I cut it up and threw away a bunch of important stuff (spare tire and compressed air cans, beauty rings, center caps, 8-track player, headliner, original engine/tranny/rear end, seats, heater, etc...you see where this is going) I'd probably be placing in shows or on the track. Right now I'm stuck in the middle and can't place anywhere. Since the car is already missing many of the big and expensive OEM peices, lay out a plan for making its "reincarnation" fun for you...but HAVE A GOAL AND PLAN FIRST!

 

Your car is a base model Sport Coupe. I have seen a few Camaros in the past where someone swapped different emblems on the car, often cloning a Z28, or in this instance, a Type LT. If you want to know more about the Camaro, you can order the invoice through GM Media Archive.

Information:
Website: http://www.gmmediaarchive.com/
Order form: http://www.gmmediaarchive.com/?page=ordform
An example: http://77rs.homestead.com/Dealer_Invoice_-_edit.jpg

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1Q87L8L - 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Sport Coupe built at the Van Nuys, California plant with the optional LM1 5.7L 350ci V8 engine.

ST 78 1FQ87 L 222982 BDY
TR 62R A51W63L63U PNT
05C T 3 - 151656

ST 78 - 1978 model year
1FQ87 - Camaro Sport Coupe
L - Built at the Van Nuys, California plant
222982 BDY - Build number
TR 62R - Tan vinyl interior
A51 - Bucket seats (standard on all Camaros)
W63L63U PNT - Camel upper and lower water based paint
05C - Built the third week of May
T - Tan dash, steering wheel, and column
3 - With optional RPO A31 power windows
- Standard Sport Coupe
151656 - Sequential number

 

Welcome to the board!


I dig the copper color too. Looks like an easier project than many here. And you're right, those aren't Camaro bucket seats.

Another place to find info on your car is the build sheet. Copies might be found in various places, but the most common are on floor under the driver's side rear seat bun and behind the rear seat back. The build sheet would list all the options on your car.

Looks like you're off to a great start. Have fun.