Sweeeeet. Thank you so much for making this video, new follower here and as soon as I finished watching this, I went straight to Hawks to order the billet hinges and billet bolts.I even got 15% off for it being memorail day weekend. Woop Woop!! I cant wait for them to get here. It really gets on my nerves seeing the hatch like that in my 91 Z28😢. I appreciate yall guys and I will watch more of your videos tomorrow because it is 03:20 am🤣🤣.
Thank you! Thank you, thank you thank you for not being like half the third gen owners out there and just adjusting the decklid back. Kudos for spending the money and doing the correct job the correct way. Keep the third gen content coming.
Yeah finally the 3rd gen again, and excellent tips ! Won't work for me though since I have a 1987 Camaro Iroc Z-28 Convertible, but any other 3rd gen owner may have some serious tips here! Excellent work, and please keep those 3rd gen video's and other video's comin' !
I'm pretty sure the problem actually lies in the bolts on the rear side of the hatch under the plastic cover. The issue is the struts that have to be strong to keep the hatch up, and when down they push extreamly hard and force the spoiler portion backward over time.
The Hawks hinges are a quality part, I have them on my 88' Trans Am. I went around and around with this and found 3 sources of the overbite hatch: 1. Bad hinges like on Bearded's car and the purple Camaro, easy way to tell is the body to hinge gap being what it is on the purple car then new hinges will be great. 2. The windshield urethane and butyl gave up where the glass meets the decklid and pressure from the struts pushed it out. Seems more likely in cars that sat outside a lot. 3. Not to be overlooked but replacement hatch struts that were too powerful, the extra power can push the hatch out of alignment, my car had that and I went with struts for cars W/O spoiler and W/O wiper and they work well with my Hawks fiberglass aerowing.
Got a question. I am trying to do mine, but I did not quite understand from where you got the material to make the hinge gaskets. Could I possibly use tire tube rubber?
Incorrect. 86 wasn't the only year for the upper outer brake light. Early 87 had both the 3rd high mount outside and in the spoiler. It's was brief that the 87 had the upper outer brake light.
Glad you still have the 3rd gen!
Sweeeeet. Thank you so much for making this video, new follower here and as soon as I finished watching this, I went straight to Hawks to order the billet hinges and billet bolts.I even got 15% off for it being memorail day weekend. Woop Woop!! I cant wait for them to get here. It really gets on my nerves seeing the hatch like that in my 91 Z28😢. I appreciate yall guys and I will watch more of your videos tomorrow because it is 03:20 am🤣🤣.
Thank you! Thank you, thank you thank you for not being like half the third gen owners out there and just adjusting the decklid back. Kudos for spending the money and doing the correct job the correct way. Keep the third gen content coming.
Gotta attack the problem at it's source! Thanks so much for watching man! I've got a whole youtube project on this car.
@@beardedreviews oh I know. I've been following you for a couple of years.
@@onthegoresto7742 awesome!! Glad the content is helpful!! I'll try to keep it that way
Hawks does a GREAT JOB, I have been very happy with support and parts, course nothing is cheap anymore.
bro my gap looks exactly like the purple nurple car and i thought it wasn’t fixable, thanks guys lol
Yeah finally the 3rd gen again, and excellent tips ! Won't work for me though since I have a 1987 Camaro Iroc Z-28 Convertible, but any other 3rd gen owner may have some serious tips here!
Excellent work, and please keep those 3rd gen video's and other video's comin' !
yessir! I'm sure the project will never end
Man that sure made it look better!
thanks to you!!
Can't wait to get mine done Saturday
I will be sure to share this video.
I'm pretty sure the problem actually lies in the bolts on the rear side of the hatch under the plastic cover. The issue is the struts that have to be strong to keep the hatch up, and when down they push extreamly hard and force the spoiler portion backward over time.
awesome! ive got a horrible spoiler gap on my camaro! ill try this next!
I was skeptical, but it works great!!
The Hawks hinges are a quality part, I have them on my 88' Trans Am. I went around and around with this and found 3 sources of the overbite hatch:
1. Bad hinges like on Bearded's car and the purple Camaro, easy way to tell is the body to hinge gap being what it is on the purple car then new hinges will be great.
2. The windshield urethane and butyl gave up where the glass meets the decklid and pressure from the struts pushed it out. Seems more likely in cars that sat outside a lot.
3. Not to be overlooked but replacement hatch struts that were too powerful, the extra power can push the hatch out of alignment, my car had that and I went with struts for cars W/O spoiler and W/O wiper and they work well with my Hawks fiberglass aerowing.
Got a question. I am trying to do mine, but I did not quite understand from where you got the material to make the hinge gaskets. Could I possibly use tire tube rubber?
We got it from oreillys. They have a pack of miscellaneous gasket materials
Incorrect. 86 wasn't the only year for the upper outer brake light. Early 87 had both the 3rd high mount outside and in the spoiler. It's was brief that the 87 had the upper outer brake light.
We got a nerd in the chat!!! :) JK I know some of the differentiating parts on the different model years but I'm still at the tip of the iceberg
@@beardedreviews 😂 I got an 87 GM brochure that shows the unique rear glass with the brake light.
You still looking into the l98 tpi swap? I remember you mentioning before in a previous video
Yessir, got almost everything ready for it. Just waiting on garage space lol
An Aussie would call it a Ute.
Purple Haze!! I love mine, I'll be buried in that car!
Oh?!!!! Neeeed!
yea they're sweet!
@@beardedreviews I definitely need a set asap
I'll trade u a mower for that their maro.
You guys are goofy
calling us goobers?
Goofy is as goobers does
@@hannahbyday goobers will goof, but I will goober all over you, you goof