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RubyCamaro · 02-10-2012, 12:17 PM

Our club president in currently restoring an older Camaro. He is putting a 5th Gen Camaro interior in it. Why don't you do the opposite! Then you would have the best of both worlds..............Just a thought.

M3NTA7 · 02-10-2012, 12:20 PM

You could always keep it and also buy a Gen 1!!!!

panther2469 · 02-10-2012, 01:38 PM

Welcome back

cab2g · 02-10-2012, 02:04 PM

Maybe consider making the car sound more retro with an aggressive camshaft? I know this is going to sound super weird, but you know that metra dash kit? It has "old school" style buttons beneath the LCD screen and really doesn't have a "flowing" design which, I'd call retro. Maybe adding that would help a little. Also consider swapping your plastic door inserts with ambient lighting for the LS cloth panels? Also, if you're into it, throw some retro wheels on it as well. Changing the shifter as well to a more retro version may also help with your throwback feeling.

But I'm sure it'll never compare to the real deal 1st gen in its ability to make you feel like you did when you owned one. You can't fake the memories. It's like going back to the high school you went as a kid, you can walk down the halls and have all these memories, but going to another high school doesn't bring them back. If it were me and I couldn't have both. I'd stick with the 5th gen because of the improved reliability and handling as well as not having to cover it on those bad weather days. But as others have said, it's up to you. The 1st gen is what started it all, you can never go wrong going back to your roots!

scythezo6 · 02-10-2012, 02:14 PM

I'm the same age as you man. We are not old enough to feel like this. I love 1st gens but I would never own one. I enjoy modern aesthetics in my ride and would hate to look at all the prehistoric gauges and knobs inside of a 60s car. That's just weird. Do what makes you happy.

Iwantone2 · 02-10-2012, 02:20 PM

It's good to see you post up man! We were all getting worried for you.

daveagogo1 · 02-10-2012, 03:02 PM

Here is my solution. Keep the car. Mod the interior to liking. Put on a zeppelin shirt and cd or mp3 and cruise around with tons of nostalgia in modern comfort, performance and safety.

Oh wait thats what i did

it works.....

Darth_Emma · 02-10-2012, 03:12 PM

I wondered what the hell happened to you! I knew you had to run out of gas eventually and show up here again.

You, my friend, need to get some serious power adders to make you love your car again. Keep the thrill alive, baby!

Overflow · 02-10-2012, 03:18 PM

Good to see you back, Z!

Steve Dallas · 02-10-2012, 03:20 PM

Welcome back, Bro!

Just for you, I've been using Firefox a lot recently...

liquidsmoke · 02-10-2012, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scythezo6

I'm the same age as you man. We are not old enough to feel like this. I love 1st gens but I would never own one. I enjoy modern aesthetics in my ride and would hate to look at all the prehistoric gauges and knobs inside of a 60s car. That's just weird. Do what makes you happy.

I'm older than both you cats and I'm puzzled also. 11 years ago isn't that long ago and if u were 16 then, where does the nastalgia for a 1st gen come from?
I love the exterior look of classic cars, but pretty much everything else about them makes me want to barf.

If you want to live in the past though, there certainly isnt anything wrong with that. Go get a 1st gen and live it up!!

Oxtar41 · 02-10-2012, 03:23 PM

Get a 1st gen thats been modified with 4 wheel indapendent suspension and a ls3 under the hood. Like a modern day first gen but with the stock interior.

arod55 · 02-10-2012, 03:40 PM

I have to agree with others, the 5th gen is so awesome with all the new technology. So much faster & comfortable. Yes I would love a 69 Camaro but now they cost as much as a new one. For a fully restored 1st gen you will pay dearly. My other toy is a 55 Chevy which I love, but I am not partial to either one. I get more high five with my 55 Chevy.

To each there own. Welcome back

fourmz · 02-10-2012, 04:15 PM

As long as you waited to get your Camaro, and as fired up as you were when you got it ya got to hang onto it for a while. I to love the 1st gen cars and love the old school feeling. I put in a rowdy cam and have considered the wood grain hydro dip on interior. But... I guess you have to do whatever makes you happy right?

02-10-2012, 12:17 PM	#29
RubyCamaro Jan Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT Red Jewel tintcoat Join Date: May 2010 Location: Springfield, TN Posts: 16,225 View My Garage	Our club president in currently restoring an older Camaro. He is putting a 5th Gen Camaro interior in it. Why don't you do the opposite! Then you would have the best of both worlds..............Just a thought. __________________

02-10-2012, 01:38 PM	#31
panther2469 Drives: 2011 2SS RS SIM Litho # 193 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 5,085 View My Garage	Welcome back __________________

02-10-2012, 02:04 PM	#32
cab2g love. my. car. Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,372 View My Garage	Maybe consider making the car sound more retro with an aggressive camshaft? I know this is going to sound super weird, but you know that metra dash kit? It has "old school" style buttons beneath the LCD screen and really doesn't have a "flowing" design which, I'd call retro. Maybe adding that would help a little. Also consider swapping your plastic door inserts with ambient lighting for the LS cloth panels? Also, if you're into it, throw some retro wheels on it as well. Changing the shifter as well to a more retro version may also help with your throwback feeling. But I'm sure it'll never compare to the real deal 1st gen in its ability to make you feel like you did when you owned one. You can't fake the memories. It's like going back to the high school you went as a kid, you can walk down the halls and have all these memories, but going to another high school doesn't bring them back. If it were me and I couldn't have both. I'd stick with the 5th gen because of the improved reliability and handling as well as not having to cover it on those bad weather days. But as others have said, it's up to you. The 1st gen is what started it all, you can never go wrong going back to your roots! __________________

02-10-2012, 02:14 PM	#33
scythezo6 Virologist in the making Drives: 2010 VR SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 2,865	I'm the same age as you man. We are not old enough to feel like this. I love 1st gens but I would never own one. I enjoy modern aesthetics in my ride and would hate to look at all the prehistoric gauges and knobs inside of a 60s car. That's just weird. Do what makes you happy. __________________ Victory Red 1SS/RS Ordered - 8/4/09 & Joined Camaro5.com family 6000, Delivered to the customer - 12/21/09

02-10-2012, 02:20 PM	#34
Iwantone2 Voice Of The Voiceless Drives: CGM 1SS RS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: OC Cali Posts: 9,617 View My Garage	It's good to see you post up man! We were all getting worried for you. __________________

02-10-2012, 12:20 PM	#30
M3NTA7 Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS Transformer Edition Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Seattle, Washington USA Posts: 227 View My Garage	You could always keep it and also buy a Gen 1!!!!

02-10-2012, 03:12 PM	#36
Darth_Emma Psssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh! Drives: under contruction Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Marysville, Ohio Posts: 12,996 View My Garage	I wondered what the hell happened to you! I knew you had to run out of gas eventually and show up here again. You, my friend, need to get some serious power adders to make you love your car again. Keep the thrill alive, baby!

02-10-2012, 03:18 PM	#37
Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,899 View My Garage	Good to see you back, Z! __________________

02-10-2012, 03:20 PM	#38
Steve Dallas Commits weekly crime Drives: 2017 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Camano Island, WA Posts: 9,513 View My Garage	Welcome back, Bro! Just for you, I've been using Firefox a lot recently... __________________ 2017 Camaro 1LT - Blue Barchetta IV I fire up the willing engine, responding with a roar. Tires spitting gravel I commit my weekly crime.

02-10-2012, 03:23 PM	#40
Oxtar41 Drives: 700 rwhp 2010 SS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Garage.. Posts: 803	Get a 1st gen thats been modified with 4 wheel indapendent suspension and a ls3 under the hood. Like a modern day first gen but with the stock interior. __________________

02-10-2012, 03:40 PM	#41
arod55 AROD55 Drives: 1955 Chevy Bel Air Hardtop Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bonita, Ca. 91902 Posts: 1,863 View My Garage	I have to agree with others, the 5th gen is so awesome with all the new technology. So much faster & comfortable. Yes I would love a 69 Camaro but now they cost as much as a new one. For a fully restored 1st gen you will pay dearly. My other toy is a 55 Chevy which I love, but I am not partial to either one. I get more high five with my 55 Chevy. To each there own. Welcome back

02-10-2012, 04:15 PM	#42
fourmz Fourmz Drives: 2010 2SS/RS 1968 Firebird 1994 Z28 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Soldotna,Alaska Posts: 382	As long as you waited to get your Camaro, and as fired up as you were when you got it ya got to hang onto it for a while. I to love the 1st gen cars and love the old school feeling. I put in a rowdy cam and have considered the wood grain hydro dip on interior. But... I guess you have to do whatever makes you happy right? __________________ Black-in-Black/Blue out 2010 2SS/RS LS-3 -Magnacharger TVS2300,OD cog belt drive, 3.4" pulley, Janetty smooth idle blower cam,ID-850 injectors,ZL1 fuel pump,MSD boost a pump, ADM FPCM Janetty custom tune,Doug Thorley long tube headers, Corsa catback,C.A.I. Intake, Roto-Fab Big Gulp Scoop, Monster LT1/SC Clutch assembly,Eibach pro kit plus, BMR cradle/diff bushings, Barton Shifter,JRE 3.91 Eaton Tru-Trac rear diff,Barton Short Throw SHifter, Boss 339 20" wheels,Painted heritage grille, Sparks Restoration Inverted blue/black SS emblems, Seibon BB carbon fiber hood, ZL1 front bumper conversion.

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