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Hello Camaro!
Picked up a 1994 Camaro Z28 today. It is a '1LE' optioned car (1 of 135) that was raced at Watkins Glenn and other club events on and off from new until 2015.
It has the original (and mechanically stock) LT1 engine, T56 Borg Warner 6 speed, Hurst competition shifter, Koni Yellow DA shocks/struts, Global West adjustable torque tube, Hotchkis control arms, Hotchkis strut tower brace, Hotchkis panhard bar, Eibach lowering springs, Torsen T2 differential, 4.10 rear axle ratio, 4 point roll bar, drive shaft loop, cold air intake, Hypertech power tuner, rev limiter and exhaust cutout. It's fitted with 17x9 'SS' wheels but it came with the stock 16x8's as well. The car has 47K miles and came with a ton of documentation. It's not perfect, and there are a few areas and things I need to address, but so far I'm loving it
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Peter 1974 Trans Am, 400 4-speed, 3.42 rear. |
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Very rare and very cool
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"BIG DADDY" VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnFIVLuwO9A ~MaryAnn~ AKA "Stickybuns" 1969 Firebird 400 Convertible 1978 Bandit T/A Tribute 1977 RED TA I'm the FiredUp PY bad girl |
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Should be a fun ride. Enjoy
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Should be a lot of fun and fairly rare with only 135 built.
Were there any differences between the brakes in the 1LE cars and the regular production ones? That was the big difference in the 3rd gens.
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Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street - 1978 |
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Peter 1974 Trans Am, 400 4-speed, 3.42 rear. |
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Pretty cool. I didn't even know they had a 4th gen 1LE.
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Ken '68 GTO - Ram Air II 464 - 236/242 roller - 9.5” TSP converter - 3.55 posi (build thread | walk around) '95 Comp T/A #6 M6 - bone stock (pics) |
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Picture of the car at Watkins Glenn in 2008. I've reached out to the photographer to see if I can still get copies of this picture and to see if they have any others;
I do prefer the silver ZR1 one wheels to the chrome versions she is wearing currently...
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Peter 1974 Trans Am, 400 4-speed, 3.42 rear. |
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Cool. Back when these were new, I was a pretty hardcore autocrosser. There were 4 or 5 guys in the SCCA Central Division running 4th gens with the 1LE package (a must order for the autocross crowd). Outside of that small/unique group, I knew they weren't very common, but had never seen any production numbers...
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keith k 70 Trans Am RA III / T400 / Lucerne Blue / Bright Blue 70 Trans Am RA III / M20 / Lucerne Blue / Sandalwood 70 Formula RA III / M21 / Lucerne Blue / Bright Blue |
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Please go to www.camaroz28.com and look in the specialty vehicle section (1LE, SS, Firehawk, Compt T/A, etc) and they will have a ton of information on these cars. I’ve studied it for years- I hope it’s still there.
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Peter 1974 Trans Am, 400 4-speed, 3.42 rear. |
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Haven't been checking in here very often (and my poor T/A has only been out a few times this year). Managed to get caught up on all of the needed maintenance on the Camaro and get it prepped for some track/autocross events. The work included new brakes, wheels and tires, Optispark, waterpump and just general fluid changes and a good going over. Also installed subframe connectors from UMI.
Wife and I competed in as many local autocross events as we could through the year and we had a blast! My wife surprised the heck out of me by being just as fast as I was and we pretty much competed with each other through the year. If you get a chance to take your car to an autocross event - do it! A photo and a video (my wife driving); https://youtu.be/I0L-_PoNq60 Next year - more autocross and (hopefully) some track days at Pitt Raceway and/or Summit Point.
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Peter 1974 Trans Am, 400 4-speed, 3.42 rear. |
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Dumb question but what makes it a 1LE? I had a '96 Z, manual 6 speed, I was told at the time I bought it that they made a 'high performance' model compared to the base Z and this was one. That car was incredibly fast, and I loved it. It was my wifes car and she was afraid to drive it, in 4 years we put less than 5k miles on it. When we traded, it had less than 20k. When we bought it there was another Z on the lot the dealer was trying to sell me but it was a 'stripper' with lots of power. He said it was built for racing and was a very rare car. It was a hardtop and that's the only reason we didn't buy it (my wife wanted t tops). I would assume that one was an 1LE?
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Peter 1974 Trans Am, 400 4-speed, 3.42 rear. |
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see post #7
I think that there were less 1LE Firebirds because of the Firehawks...
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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Picked up a 2012 Camaro 2ss convert with 13500 miles, black wuth orange stripes, for 21750. Original sticker was 48500. I cant believe how much these cars depreciate so quickly. Now this car reminds me of my 79 TATA more so then my 2000 Ram Air., GM could have done such a better job with the 93-2002 Trans Ams., No wonder they stopped producing them, Why GM didn't try a Black and Gold eagle kind of thing back then is beyond me.
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Nice looking 94 Z28.... built at the GM Plant in St. Therese, PQ. It's a long shot but I could have delivered it. Looks like it was well taken care of.
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Gary Get in, ShuT Up, Hang On! Member of the Baltimore Built Brotherhood MY GTO built 4th Week of March 1966 "Crusin' Is Not A Crime" Keep yer stick on the ice. |
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A bit off topic ... but the early 70's Z28s were brutal, they just freakin screamed. With a manual and 3.50+ gears they were a visceral experience to drive.
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Im thinking that the 2010 to 2015 Camaro captures the true feeling of a 70's era F body. After the smaller A body change of 2016 they don't look proportioned right. The 93 to 2002 years just don't seem to have any soul.The 2010 to 15 are heavy good looking cars if bought in good colors, but they seem to hit the right buttons with a lot of people. My opinion moving forward is the Camaro will once again be canceled, unless they do something radical, like making a electric version like were seeing in the Mustang SUV .,
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