Where are the V8 Camaros for less than £5000?

Where are the V8 Camaros for less than £5000?

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elephantstone

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2,176 posts

156 months

Friday 21st March 2014
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Only seem to be V6's everywhere! Same with the Mustang.

Roo

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206 months

elephantstone

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sonicbloo

637 posts

149 months

Friday 21st March 2014
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Here's a low mileage Camaro maybe worth putting a £5k offer in for (if you like the colour)

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C480208

potential bargain ragtop Mustang 4.6

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Mustang-GT-Converta...



Edited by sonicbloo on Friday 21st March 19:40

elephantstone

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156 months

Friday 21st March 2014
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Just found that one. I hadnt thought to look at the classic websites. Not ready to buy for a couple weeks.. Hope that camaro is still available.

fourpointsixgt

513 posts

163 months

Saturday 22nd March 2014
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sonicbloo said:
Here's a low mileage Camaro maybe worth putting a £5k offer in for (if you like the colour)

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C480208

potential bargain ragtop Mustang 4.6

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Mustang-GT-Converta...



Edited by sonicbloo on Friday 21st March 19:40
Nice Camaro, esp with only 28k on the clock??? Cloth interior lets it down a tad though.

sonicbloo

637 posts

149 months

Saturday 22nd March 2014
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http://www.mocgb.net/forums/showthread.php?59825-9...

£3000 so will probably sell quick.......

elephantstone

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156 months

Saturday 22nd March 2014
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sonicbloo said:
http://www.mocgb.net/forums/showthread.php?59825-9...

£3000 so will probably sell quick.......
Im still waiting for the admins to approve my log in. Cant contact anyone through the website.

sonicbloo

637 posts

149 months

Sunday 23rd March 2014
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elephantstone said:
Im still waiting for the admins to approve my log in. Cant contact anyone through the website.
Revisit the MOCGB link, Chris has added his phone number

Crikey, it's getting more like 'blind date' on here! Good luck

ringram

14,700 posts

247 months

Sunday 23rd March 2014
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http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/c...

Not less than £5k, but loads of sensible upgrades wink

meemperor

35 posts

128 months

Sunday 23rd March 2014
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Stay away from LT1 cars IMO. They aren't that fast, aren't that reliable and IMO they don't look as good.

Also 1998 F-bodies had some funky stuff on them, best ones are 99-02 cars for F-bodies.

That red Z/28 has tasteful minor modifications, I dig it!

Camaro

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174 months

Sunday 23rd March 2014
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ringram said:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/c...

Not less than £5k, but loads of sensible upgrades wink
This is a bloody good buy! If I wasn't so attached to my Third Gen and if I knew I could sell it for that much, I would have that off you tomorrow. Especially after seeing how well you can tune it and analyse the data on it. Does it come with the modified ECU?

elephantstone

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2,176 posts

156 months

Sunday 23rd March 2014
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ringram said:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/c...

Not less than £5k, but loads of sensible upgrades wink
Want but cannot stretch my budget unfortunately.

ringram

14,700 posts

247 months

Sunday 23rd March 2014
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Camaro said:
This is a bloody good buy! If I wasn't so attached to my Third Gen and if I knew I could sell it for that much, I would have that off you tomorrow. Especially after seeing how well you can tune it and analyse the data on it. Does it come with the modified ECU?
Yeah, ECU is factory, but has EFILive custom OS5 with GM Holden OEM Lean cruise enabled smile
OS is set up to handle boost and NOS if wanted. But I dont think it needs either. So OEM ECU, but EFIlive enhanced OS in it.

If anyone wants the Roadrunner ECU as well Im sure something can be arranged..

balls-out

3,586 posts

230 months

Monday 24th March 2014
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They do seem to be like the proverbial busses.

I'm afraid you will need patience, but they definately do exist.

I bought mine in Nov last year for just over £3k, and there were 2 others on the market at the time.
Ebay and Pistonheads are the places I'd look.

mine was advertised Thursday and I bought left a deposit friday. When I collected on Sunday the seller said he had had a fair few calls. might have just been the usual verbals, but I have already committed to buy, so he had no cause.
The others hung around sometime, but weren't as tidy.


Edited by balls-out on Monday 24th March 10:43

balls-out

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230 months

Monday 24th March 2014
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meemperor said:
Stay away from LT1 cars IMO. They aren't that fast, aren't that reliable and IMO they don't look as good.

Also 1998 F-bodies had some funky stuff on them, best ones are 99-02 cars for F-bodies.

That red Z/28 has tasteful minor modifications, I dig it!
Each to their own, although at the budget a good LT1 will be easier to find than LS.

I'm on my 4th LT1 engined car (3 of which were camaros). Yes it makes less bhp than the lS1, although having had an LS1, there is more torque from the LT1.
In probably 8 years running something with an LT1, I have replaced one water pump and one air con pump. The only weakness I'm aware of is the opti-spark and that hardy deserve giving the car the reputation of unreliable.

Interested in comment "1998 F-bodies had some funky stuff on them" ? I didn't think the spec changed much? official UK imports (which don't exist for LT1s) had firebire seats?

ringram

14,700 posts

247 months

Monday 24th March 2014
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balls-out said:
Each to their own, although at the budget a good LT1 will be easier to find than LS.

I'm on my 4th LT1 engined car (3 of which were camaros). Yes it makes less bhp than the lS1, although having had an LS1, there is more torque from the LT1.
In probably 8 years running something with an LT1, I have replaced one water pump and one air con pump. The only weakness I'm aware of is the opti-spark and that hardy deserve giving the car the reputation of unreliable.

Interested in comment "1998 F-bodies had some funky stuff on them" ? I didn't think the spec changed much? official UK imports (which don't exist for LT1s) had firebire seats?
I guarantee the LS1 has more torque. Though I accept the LT1 may have more low rpm torque. Peak torque for the LS1 is 4400 and the LT1 is 2400.

I used to have a '93 LT1 with the Hotcam and it went well. But the optispark sucks.


balls-out

3,586 posts

230 months

Monday 24th March 2014
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ringram said:
I guarantee the LS1 has more torque. Though I accept the LT1 may have more low rpm torque. Peak torque for the LS1 is 4400 and the LT1 is 2400.

I used to have a '93 LT1 with the Hotcam and it went well. But the optispark sucks.
I am guilty as charged. I was refering to that low end grunt and purely subjectively too!

I don't want to start any fighting over which engine is the better (err as I think I'd loose!).

However, writting off the LT1, particulary when on a budget, seems harsh. With an exhaust and intake its not far off 300bhp, which isn't exactly limp wristed, albeit in the times of AMG battling BMW Ms doesn't impress quite like it used to.

Given the OP appears to be comming from a MX5, I think an LT1 will prove a exciting new engine in terms of constrast.

Z28DUNC

155 posts

149 months

Monday 24th March 2014
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Bide your time, you'll find one. I sold my LT1 97' for £3800 last year.

With £5k if you hold out a LS1 should come up within your budget.

meemperor

35 posts

128 months

Monday 24th March 2014
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balls-out said:
Each to their own, although at the budget a good LT1 will be easier to find than LS.

I'm on my 4th LT1 engined car (3 of which were camaros). Yes it makes less bhp than the lS1, although having had an LS1, there is more torque from the LT1.
In probably 8 years running something with an LT1, I have replaced one water pump and one air con pump. The only weakness I'm aware of is the opti-spark and that hardy deserve giving the car the reputation of unreliable.

Interested in comment "1998 F-bodies had some funky stuff on them" ? I didn't think the spec changed much? official UK imports (which don't exist for LT1s) had firebire seats?
98 models have different, fuel pump and tank and IIRC they have a different wiring harness, as well as some other more minor stiff (electrical connectors and loom differences mostly).

I'm from Canada, where, if you buy an LT1 F-body you're almost certainly planning your LSx swap right away. Especially an iron block 5.3, because they're so cheap. LS1's are a lot easier to make gains on and IMO much easier to work on, especially in F-body cramped engine bay.

Also low end grunt in F-bodies isn't always great, the rear ends are very strong! I blew mine up real good. (Granted I made 430rwtq lol)

Edited by meemperor on Monday 24th March 19:12