Hi. Miss your videos. Long story short I was looking to buy my first car and one of the choices was a 2001 Saab 95 Estate. I looked on RUclips for reviews and became fascinated by your interest knowledge and passion for Saab’s. And that’s the reason I got my first car. That was about a year ago and I am still loving every trip and caring for my car. Hope you are well, I have watched every video I could find that you made so I’m hoping there will be more in the future! Best wishes, Cassandra (Bath, UK)
Good to see you back! Thanks for sharing this video, gives me inspiration to finish my 84 Z28 in the garage. Back in the 80’s I had a new 86 IROC, loved that car! Now my “mid-life crisis “ car is an 84 Z. Did the Corvette thing, now for the Camaro! Although no Mullet! Lol.
Don't lift by the pinch welds, lift by the frame. There are so many of these cars with the pinch welds flattened and the front fenders bulged out at the bottom from being improperly lifted like this.
My brother has a standard 1985 Z-28 back in the day. 305 H.O motor( 150ish h.p), 5 speed, with T-Tops. I remember it being cheaply made, shared the same interior as the C4 Corvette. And, the 305 wasn't worth bragging about in terms of performance. But, I always liked the looks of this generation of Camaro.
_That 'power plant frame' as you called it, was the backbone of the C4 Corvette also. Kinda late to the party here, (cool vintage commercial for sure). Great Jerry Palmer design, and decent video!_
Nice !. I used to have a Red IROC-Z here in the UK upto about 10yrs ago. My Engine was stock apart from a 150hp shot of Nitrous to wake it up, and a SuperChip for the ECU. Also had a Shift kit in the box and a B&M ratchet shifter. That thing was fun !. However, in damp or wet conditions its about the most dangerous car in the world.
I've always heard the 350 cars never came from the factory with the 5-speed because only the 700r4 automatic could handle the the extra torque that the 350 produced.
I had a few Chevy muscle cars, but you may not believe it, a 64 chevelle with a 283 almost stock motor was the most fun.reasonably light the car flew ! Almost got me tho, hit a pole and destroyed it as you say.....didn’t keep out of the cabbage ! ! Welcome back.
Owns body shop, owns car that needs body work. :) These were so much fun though, specially that sound the gatorbacks made when they spun. Castanets, btw.
Brother I learned to drive in Minnesota in winter. Already drove and flew at 13. Took my fiancée on the lake Chrystal. Where Lindsey Vonn skied at Buck hill. I liked when you flew in your home built. Dink I got war stories and fairytales to tell. I’m only 61. Everyone says I should have written a book and diary. They say Hemingway would be impressed with my beard. I don’t run from bulls. I ride them.
I've got a 92 the last year with the big wing on the back. With 80k miles, no rust, stock except for replacement injectors. Supposedly came with a bag of coke in the arm rest box. im sure I'm driving it somewhere in a couple of my dumb videos. My doortag say 4042 lbs if I remember. And 245 horses isnt enough. My fuel pump needs to be replaced. It's that old mechanical type, forgot the name. And it's horrible to get to. Take the rear suspension apart just to get to it. Eric O has a video on doing it on a GTA. Also the sway bar isnt enough. Apparently it's so heavy eventually the front cracks somewhere, so people get a wonder bar to help keep the body roll down.
The rear axle was a G92 with rear wheel disc with a base axle posi 3;08 option 3;42...the base model was rear drum with a 2;57 open diff but option 3;08 posi with drums...I had 92 Z28 350tpi 4L60E G92 got rear ended (totaled). Now have a 88 Iroc Z28 305tbi 5speed 3;08 posi drum...for some reason the 88 Iroc-Z is stiffer on the suspension than my 92 Z28...guessing cause of the wonder bar and that bigger sway bar on the Iroc...Oya later on the Iroc Z will swap with a 350 or 383 and got a Holley 670cfm tbi which is in my truck...The track Camaro was the 1LE, but the 92 Trans Am had the Firehawk with a 350tpi 6 speed...only a few GM executives had 350 with a 5 or 6 speed Firehawk: ruclips.net/video/k3NLwGOApKY/видео.html
The torx head/screws were fully functional and a part of the F-14 fighter jets in which the designers got their inspiration. This also included a console mounted rally clock which most people did not get because they ordered a upgraded stereo which had a digital clock and most did not order both. It was a super fine design really showing off the cock pit of a fighter jet in which controls and gauges and such were on the ceiling and everywhere. These things all were intentional. These little design cues got lost and or watered down as years went by, esp by the 1990 1991 year when the government mandatory dash pads/airbags and such ruined the look of the original design terribly. I owned a new 1982 z28 and had many books one in which was titles Camaro, The Third Generation by Michael Lamm. This is where I got or can be found all the design information from the 2nd generation and the who's who of designers of both 2nd and 3rd gen and how they came up with such designs and how they had to fight with GM for every penny. The bose system came along and they had 4 speakers same as the regular units however they had the front speakers in the kick panels which stuck out like a sore thumb, very aftermarket looking and then they turned the normal door which was a part of the deluxe interior package which covered that hole in the back of the car into a subwoofer speaker system for the bose system, It was a much nicer upgrade for 1987 over the normal base system which had two dash speakers and two 6 by 9 in the side sail panels by the rear passengers shoulders.
as other mentioned, you missed on the transmission, that's a 700R4/4l60(same difference, name change and some upgraded components). it's the only one with an almost square pan(3 small rounded corners, one sharp). the TH350 has a large 45 degree angle at right rear corner. the rest all have offsets or other odd zig-zag steps also the shifter has the [D] with square, which denoted 4 speed in GM (if it wasn't swapped out), that means lockup torque converter too :)
Nothing better than an iconic 80's car from GM. They definitely had the looks and fun to drive. unfortunately automatics behind the 350's. From what I've looked at the T5 wasn't strong enough to handle the power and torque. But typical of any of manufactures trying piece a vehicle together and save money by cutting corners. Good thing for the aftermarket to make these cars stronger and more powerful.
I really like the video and you did a wonderful job I have three Camaros 8287 92 and I'm building an 84 and I have some questions on it if you can help me out
I have 87 iroc, 305 i put flow master on it, sounds awesome, feels great, how much HP do you need, really, unless your racing it, i would rather look great, car is awesome, enough power to get it done, I'm a happy man
pre-ignition and detonation are two different things. you're hearing detonation. pre-ignition kills cars on the spot. detonation is caused by the flame front of the spark hitting a flame front of a hot pocket that was caused from the pressure of the spark. pre-ignition is the air fuel mixture igniting before the spark occurs.
Since we're seeing this vid, we can assume you are still alive ... :D Are there any road courses (race tracks) in your neighbourhood? Would be fun to see this beast out at a track day, if the owner could be talked into it.
Love these cars definitely fun to ride around in, to be completely honest the back seats or not that bad, unless the car you riding around and how they rotted floor, lol I wonder to me it looks like the AC might be put back in at some point since they did take the time to cap off the condenser. You should have let the wife drive for a change.
Your wife doesn't say much, mine never stops talking when she is in the car with me. I purposely don't speak to her to keep the conversation down but she still finds something to talk my ear off about...Unbelievable..
I see a few people commented about you referring to the transmission as a th350 which it wouldn’t be unless someone added it later. It would have come with the factory 4 speed auto which several people already referred to. You can tell by the shape of the pan but I couldn’t tell from the angle when you had the car lifted. Also you refer to a model they built for racing which was ac delete. This was a 1LE package. Good job on the video and scaring the wife!
GM only allowed an auto cause the Camaro was better than the Vette ! I had a 5.0 with the 5 speed and the leaky t-tops cloth interior and it was a monster the only place the blue ovals could get me was on straightaways and that depended on if they could keep up in the twist and turns , you should practice drifting and donuts I've done better in my Suburban!
just one problem with ya vid ,ya NEVER EVER NEVER jack up an F Body on the sill seams (they crush and have no structural integrity) only ever on the chassis
It's funny how when he said car manufacturers would partner with Bose all the time the first thing I think is a 3rd generation rx7 then legit the next sentence he mentions the same car
@@AmesiesCorner being a Mazda tech what's your opinion on the rotary? ( be gentle 😂😂 ) me personally I love them have had zero issues with my 85 gsl-se
These look like the standard 15" wheels, not 16 - Also, the transmission should be a TH700R4, the four speed unit, unless the owner had it changed later. The TH350 was a three speed transmission. 9 bolt diff should be the LSD. BTW you lifted the car at the wrong spot: 16:55... :( This is where most of the third gens get lifted eventually and then the attachment of the fender gets bent. The correct lifting points are on the frame further inside.
I had an 1982 first year. Sure crossfire and all the bs. I tuned it myself. Fn car was a go cart. No horse power. Straight line not bad. Beat a lot of Rustangs. The curves was the stuff. Crap that car could drift or corner.
Amesie we luv your vid's dude... but your in big trouble ! deep cabbage ! after that little car park drift ;) gota say that we are Mopar faithfuls hear ;)
Amesie's Automotive Corner Have you gave up on RUclips now then?,you always used to post vids on here,what projects you got going?.....post up video dude.
The 1980's car designs are just great, they have the perfect balance of angles and curves to them!
nothing is better loolking than a Miura
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That was hilarious ! Love the look on your lady's face when you first hit the gas ! Drove a Z28 back in 86, was definitely more show than go.
Nice to see you back, iroc z28 are classics :)
Hi. Miss your videos.
Long story short I was looking to buy my first car and one of the choices was a 2001 Saab 95 Estate.
I looked on RUclips for reviews and became fascinated by your interest knowledge and passion for Saab’s.
And that’s the reason I got my first car.
That was about a year ago and I am still loving every trip and caring for my car.
Hope you are well, I have watched every video I could find that you made so I’m hoping there will be more in the future!
Best wishes, Cassandra (Bath, UK)
I just have to get caught up in the real life stuff. I will always make more videos.
Shout out to Mrs. Amesie, she's the real survivor! ;)
I'm glad I wasn't the only one watching her reaction lol
I know I'm pretty randomly asking but do anybody know of a good site to stream new tv shows online ?
@Terrance Aryan I would suggest Flixzone. Just google for it :)
@Jesus Luca definitely, I've been watching on Flixzone for years myself :)
@Jesus Luca thank you, I went there and it seems like they got a lot of movies there =) Appreciate it !!
Great to hear a Guy who knows his STUFF!
Yes. It brought back some memories.
Thanks
Thank you Paul, a classic Amesies corner video. Best wishes mark
Great Video! Especially liked the "detailed" look and explanation of the underside of the car.
I have 88 iroc 305 TPI love it, 55000 original miles
My Saab 93 is at the Duke of Saab right now !!! Having some weird issues he has it for a week can’t believe I found your vids and you go to him too!
You deserve more subs man! Been watching for years and I love your videos so interesting 👌
Good to see you back! Thanks for sharing this video, gives me inspiration to finish my 84 Z28 in the garage. Back in the 80’s I had a new 86 IROC, loved that car! Now my “mid-life crisis “ car is an 84 Z. Did the Corvette thing, now for the Camaro! Although no Mullet! Lol.
It was super amusing to watch your wife's reaction to the car.
Don't lift by the pinch welds, lift by the frame. There are so many of these cars with the pinch welds flattened and the front fenders bulged out at the bottom from being improperly lifted like this.
My brother has a standard 1985 Z-28 back in the day. 305 H.O motor( 150ish h.p), 5 speed, with T-Tops. I remember it being cheaply made, shared the same interior as the C4 Corvette. And, the 305 wasn't worth bragging about in terms of performance. But, I always liked the looks of this generation of Camaro.
_That 'power plant frame' as you called it, was the backbone of the C4 Corvette also. Kinda late to the party here, (cool vintage commercial for sure). Great Jerry Palmer design, and decent video!_
Brilliant, Amesie ! My wife had the same look on her face when she left my car. Thing, was she didn't come back ! Win / win - ha ha.
Thanks for sharing the Video. You are one of the nicest persons "i met on youtube". Always love watching your videos.
9 bolt rear = Borg Warner. If it was a 10 bolt, it would be the GM corporate 7.5".
Trans in this car is the 700R4 4 speed of disappointment.
yeah, he missed on the transmission =p
Nice !. I used to have a Red IROC-Z here in the UK upto about 10yrs ago. My Engine was stock apart from a 150hp shot of Nitrous to wake it up, and a SuperChip for the ECU. Also had a Shift kit in the box and a B&M ratchet shifter. That thing was fun !. However, in damp or wet conditions its about the most dangerous car in the world.
I've always heard the 350 cars never came from the factory with the 5-speed because only the 700r4 automatic could handle the the extra torque that the 350 produced.
It is true, the 5.7 350's only came out with the 700R4 automatic.
I had a few Chevy muscle cars, but you may not believe it, a 64 chevelle with a 283 almost stock motor was the most fun.reasonably light the car flew ! Almost got me tho, hit a pole and destroyed it as you say.....didn’t keep out of the cabbage ! ! Welcome back.
Owns body shop, owns car that needs body work. :) These were so much fun though, specially that sound the gatorbacks made when they spun. Castanets, btw.
had to search this far in to see if someone offered up the answer to pre ignition sounding Spanish hand clackers - and yes, you won Engrish
@@barbershoppodcast Just a light hearted jab.
Amesie, you have the best car reviews. I loved it, thank you!
Brother I learned to drive in Minnesota in winter. Already drove and flew at 13. Took my fiancée on the lake Chrystal. Where Lindsey Vonn skied at Buck hill. I liked when you flew in your home built. Dink I got war stories and fairytales to tell. I’m only 61. Everyone says I should have written a book and diary. They say Hemingway would be impressed with my beard. I don’t run from bulls. I ride them.
Messing with people like that: Priceless :D
I've got a 92 the last year with the big wing on the back. With 80k miles, no rust, stock except for replacement injectors. Supposedly came with a bag of coke in the arm rest box. im sure I'm driving it somewhere in a couple of my dumb videos.
My doortag say 4042 lbs if I remember. And 245 horses isnt enough.
My fuel pump needs to be replaced. It's that old mechanical type, forgot the name. And it's horrible to get to. Take the rear suspension apart just to get to it. Eric O has a video on doing it on a GTA.
Also the sway bar isnt enough. Apparently it's so heavy eventually the front cracks somewhere, so people get a wonder bar to help keep the body roll down.
The rear axle was a G92 with rear wheel disc with a base axle posi 3;08 option 3;42...the base model was rear drum with a 2;57 open diff but option 3;08 posi with drums...I had 92 Z28 350tpi 4L60E G92 got rear ended (totaled). Now have a 88 Iroc Z28 305tbi 5speed 3;08 posi drum...for some reason the 88 Iroc-Z is stiffer on the suspension than my 92 Z28...guessing cause of the wonder bar and that bigger sway bar on the Iroc...Oya later on the Iroc Z will swap with a 350 or 383 and got a Holley 670cfm tbi which is in my truck...The track Camaro was the 1LE, but the 92 Trans Am had the Firehawk with a 350tpi 6 speed...only a few GM executives had 350 with a 5 or 6 speed
Firehawk: ruclips.net/video/k3NLwGOApKY/видео.html
Funny my Z28 had real hood injection. Only problem it liked to drink water when I washed it. I kept a clean machine.
The torx head/screws were fully functional and a part of the F-14 fighter jets in which the designers got their inspiration. This also included a console mounted rally clock which most people did not get because they ordered a upgraded stereo which had a digital clock and most did not order both. It was a super fine design really showing off the cock pit of a fighter jet in which controls and gauges and such were on the ceiling and everywhere. These things all were intentional. These little design cues got lost and or watered down as years went by, esp by the 1990 1991 year when the government mandatory dash pads/airbags and such ruined the look of the original design terribly.
I owned a new 1982 z28 and had many books one in which was titles Camaro, The Third Generation by Michael Lamm. This is where I got or can be found all the design information from the 2nd generation and the who's who of designers of both 2nd and 3rd gen and how they came up with such designs and how they had to fight with GM for every penny.
The bose system came along and they had 4 speakers same as the regular units however they had the front speakers in the kick panels which stuck out like a sore thumb, very aftermarket looking and then they turned the normal door which was a part of the deluxe interior package which covered that hole in the back of the car into a subwoofer speaker system for the bose system, It was a much nicer upgrade for 1987 over the normal base system which had two dash speakers and two 6 by 9 in the side sail panels by the rear passengers shoulders.
Haha brilliant ending, the missus abandons car! Wish I could do that with my current one.
as other mentioned, you missed on the transmission, that's a 700R4/4l60(same difference, name change and some upgraded components). it's the only one with an almost square pan(3 small rounded corners, one sharp). the TH350 has a large 45 degree angle at right rear corner. the rest all have offsets or other odd zig-zag steps
also the shifter has the [D] with square, which denoted 4 speed in GM (if it wasn't swapped out), that means lockup torque converter too :)
IROC Z28 Camaros are modern classics!
Nothing better than an iconic 80's car from GM. They definitely had the looks and fun to drive. unfortunately automatics behind the 350's. From what I've looked at the T5 wasn't strong enough to handle the power and torque. But typical of any of manufactures trying piece a vehicle together and save money by cutting corners. Good thing for the aftermarket to make these cars stronger and more powerful.
Hell ya like those bose set up
Had a white on red 89 350 iroc convertible. And just sold a 89 gta black 350 ttop recently. 👍
I may be picking up an 87 camaro later on today
Beautiful car
Makes me want to get my wife's 84 Z28 back on the road!
Don't let those hatches fall on your head. Happened to me with my 84 trans am. Yes it hurt!
I really like the video and you did a wonderful job I have three Camaros 8287 92 and I'm building an 84 and I have some questions on it if you can help me out
Back to the time when cars were simple to work on!
Looking forward to your next video!!!!
Love this car Poor your wife Shes a Trooper :) thank you for showing this car :)
Any news on getting the shop
Cool
😀 My friend Patrick had a white one
Just seen one of those plain Jane Camaro's on YT yesterday ! Cheers
Hilarious 😂 love them camaros good to see you both ✌️👌😎
I have 87 iroc, 305 i put flow master on it, sounds awesome, feels great, how much HP do you need, really, unless your racing it, i would rather look great, car is awesome, enough power to get it done, I'm a happy man
I have an 86 Iroq and feel the exact same way my friend!
Any news on the new amsie work shop
I think you forgot locked up that roof panel ;) When ol'lady close door you can see it's not locked. :)
Lol i bought a 89 iroc back in september and i luv it 😁
Welcome back friend ! How is your old 96 and Sonnet ? I stored a 77 IROC Camaro in my barn many many years ago. Cool 1987 IROC btw
pre-ignition and detonation are two different things. you're hearing detonation. pre-ignition kills cars on the spot. detonation is caused by the flame front of the spark hitting a flame front of a hot pocket that was caused from the pressure of the spark. pre-ignition is the air fuel mixture igniting before the spark occurs.
stand to the side when opening or closing them glass trunks...
"You get the the slush box of disappointment !" Hahahahaha!
Dream car along with the pontiac Gta
Keep it out the cabbage its been a while without a new video mate. Hope you're doing great with the new shop
Since we're seeing this vid, we can assume you are still alive ... :D
Are there any road courses (race tracks) in your neighbourhood? Would be fun to see this beast out at a track day, if the owner could be talked into it.
You couldn't get these cars with a manual with a 350 because the T5 transmission couldn't handle the torque that the 350 put out.
I believe the diff is an m78 it’s made by borg Warner if I’m not mistaken
Love these cars definitely fun to ride around in, to be completely honest the back seats or not that bad, unless the car you riding around and how they rotted floor, lol
I wonder to me it looks like the AC might be put back in at some point since they did take the time to cap off the condenser.
You should have let the wife drive for a change.
Great video!
I did get a bit concerned when you hit the dash! Those dashes are so fragile!
Your wife doesn't say much, mine never stops talking when she is in the car with me. I purposely don't speak to her to keep the conversation down but she still finds something to talk my ear off about...Unbelievable..
I see a few people commented about you referring to the transmission as a th350 which it wouldn’t be unless someone added it later. It would have come with the factory 4 speed auto which several people already referred to. You can tell by the shape of the pan but I couldn’t tell from the angle when you had the car lifted. Also you refer to a model they built for racing which was ac delete. This was a 1LE package.
Good job on the video and scaring the wife!
GM only allowed an auto cause the Camaro was better than the Vette ! I had a 5.0 with the 5 speed and the leaky t-tops cloth interior and it was a monster the only place the blue ovals could get me was on straightaways and that depended on if they could keep up in the twist and turns , you should practice drifting and donuts I've done better in my Suburban!
The manual wasn't strong enough for the bigger motor that is why you could only get it with the weaker engines.
the word is "Maracas" for cheap gasoline noise , very funny final.
just one problem with ya vid ,ya NEVER EVER NEVER jack up an F Body on the sill seams (they crush and have no structural integrity) only ever on the chassis
It's funny how when he said car manufacturers would partner with Bose all the time the first thing I think is a 3rd generation rx7 then legit the next sentence he mentions the same car
Being an ex Mazda tech of course I was going to mention that.
@@AmesiesCorner theres a mint orange sonett on Ebay rn btw
@@AmesiesCorner being a Mazda tech what's your opinion on the rotary? ( be gentle 😂😂 ) me personally I love them have had zero issues with my 85 gsl-se
My 1987 SAAB makes this look like a Forest Gump reject!
:)))
But the Camaro will probably still be chugging along long after the SAAB is consigned to the scrap yard.
Your next project could be a wave runner 😂
Amesie! what's going on? haven't seen a new video in a while, wondering if you got anymore leads on that new shop you were looking at!?
Someone who watched the video bought it out from under us. I'm currently very mad at RUclips..
the interior looks like Firebird Formula
My uncle and aunt have the same car but a 1990
Your going to get hit off the Mrs driving like that lol - more like that please
These look like the standard 15" wheels, not 16 - Also, the transmission should be a TH700R4, the four speed unit, unless the owner had it changed later. The TH350 was a three speed transmission. 9 bolt diff should be the LSD.
BTW you lifted the car at the wrong spot: 16:55... :( This is where most of the third gens get lifted eventually and then the attachment of the fender gets bent. The correct lifting points are on the frame further inside.
yeah, he missed on the transmission =p
Awsome!
Funny, laid back video. It's a TH700 though, not a TH350.
Think my Z28 Camaro I have in the early 80s was nicer, especially the interior.
couldnt agree more, 82-84s are the best looking inside and out especially the 84s
5.0 mustang is iconic. Irocs are inbreeder mobiles.
I had an 1982 first year. Sure crossfire and all the bs. I tuned it myself. Fn car was a go cart. No horse power. Straight line not bad. Beat a lot of Rustangs. The curves was the stuff. Crap that car could drift or corner.
They only made a tad over 200 HP at the crankshaft when new.
No kidding , my 1968 Bellaire with a 307 V8 2bbl had 200 horse power at the crank.
What's going on with your shop post something and let us know what's happening
Someone watched the video and swooped it out from under us. RUclips has caused me more trouble than it's worth in the last few years..
Love the commercial
Update on the buried Sonnet?
1 LE cars are every where
Thick thick sway bar .. that's what she said 😄
I got headers on my n i can only imagine changing the starter
What is the mult joek i love them fbody
Here in California they can’t even drive on a wet surface!
Good ass video 👍👍👍
they forgot the letter K on the end of the name "IROCK" for heavy slow tanks they were :))
Amesie we luv your vid's dude... but your in big trouble ! deep cabbage ! after that little car park drift ;) gota say that we are Mopar faithfuls hear ;)
Lol that was funny, hope you didn't get too much crap.
Where you at bro??
I'm around. I post to the Facebook group.
Amesie's Automotive Corner
Have you gave up on RUclips now then?,you always used to post vids on here,what projects you got going?.....post up video dude.
you were more fun wen u were digging sonnets outtta the debris
my crest has fallen
Amesie did you quit youtube? where are you? i enjoy your videos what's up?
More video please it has been awhile