1997 Chevrolet Camaro

Coupe

5.7L 350Cu. In. V8 GAS OHV Naturally Aspirated

Automatic

2G1FP22P7V2103412

Clear

GAS

PLEASE READ: I'm re-listing my car because the last auction winner never contacted me, never paid, and basically just ruined my auction. If you have zero ebay feedback then you *MUST* message me first so we can arrange to talk on the phone so that I can see you are serious about buying the car. If you are a zero feedback ebay bidder then do not bid on the car before contacting me as stated otherwise I will delete you bid and add you to my ebay ban list. Sorry but due to a constant stream of zero feedback ebay bidders ruining my auctions I am left with no choice but to require verification that you are actually interesting in the car, hence any bids from zero feedback ebay users that do not contact me first will have their bids deleted and blocked. This is my 1997 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 with automatic transmission that I've decided to sell as a project car for someone else as it's currently non operational. I am selling the car as-is but will describe it as best I can below. Buyer is responsible for all shipping costs and picking up the car. The car is clean, I am the sole owner of it having purchased it in 1996 and I have the title for it. The quick history of the car is that I drove it stock for a few years, then had it modded and drove it many years like that. Then in 2006 I tried a more extensive modification on the car at a local speed shop where they put in a 383 stroker motor. Long story short they couldn't get it working right and the car has been sitting in my driveway since 2006 exactly as you see in the photos. The mods done to the car are as follows: - 383 stroker engine with forged pistons- custom cam- new injectors- coated headers- re-programmed obd1 cpu, but I still have the original obd2 cpu- bilstein shocks- poly bushings- panhard rod- frame rails- k&n filter kit- 3.73 gears- yank 3200 stall converter- beefed up transmission- flowmaster exhaust- zr-1 replica rims, 17" x 9.5" front, 17" x 11" back- nitto drag radials from and back- slightly stronger front brakes There is also an after market audio system installed with Sirius and XM, an amp and two sub woofers in the rear hatch area. I had another local shop diagnose the issue as well as a Chevy dealership and both came to the same conclusion. Basically there is blow-by on one of the pistons, which results in pressure building in the crankcase area, which then pushes the oil pan off the car a bit resulting in oil splattering on hot engine parts and hence smoke. The last dyno done on the car which I still have was on June 6 2006, and it read 422 torque and 308 hp to the rear wheels, so it reads low due to the blow by. I gave up trying to fix it and bought a new car long ago, and the Camaro has been sitting in my driveway ever since. It has not been started or moved since 2006. Rather than let it keep sitting there I'd prefer to pass it on to someone who can get it running again. The mileage shown on the odometer is for the old 350 engine, not for the 383 replacement. The car is in the Los Angeles area (Thousand Oaks) if you would like to drive by and see it. Feel free to ask me any questions!On Dec-22-13 at 09:42:44 PST, seller added the following information: EDIT: Added some pictures of the engine area. On Dec-24-13 at 09:58:40 PST, seller added the following information: EDIT: Added pictures of the passenger side as requested, it's a little tough to get a clear picture because of the trees. On Dec-24-13 at 10:30:34 PST, seller added the following information: EDIT: Added scans of some of the documentation as requested. I've kept most all the paperwork for this car and I have lots of other docs showing the mods that were made, parts purchased, etc. I added 3 scans of docs below, and I blocked out some parts for privacy purposes. The first is the work order for the 383 which shows what was put into the engine, the date and how much was paid at the time. There are some notes on the paper which say 'Probe Pistons' and '6" Eagle Rods' when I had asked about specifics of the internals of the engine. The next document is from the local Chevy dealership when they diagnosed the problem for me. You can see where they noticed the "excessive crank case pressure" and wrote that on the paperwork, I drew an arrow pointing to that. The next document is the last dyno run of the car done on June 6 2006, where it shows 422 torque and 308 hp. On Dec-25-13 at 19:31:06 PST, seller added the following information: EDIT: There are still zero feedback ebay users trying to ruin my auction for whatever reason. To repeat, I do not accept bids from zero feedback ebay users. Unfortunately ebay does not allow me to block such users automatically even though they frequently ruin my auctions, so if a zero feedback bidder sneaks in a bid just before auction end and manages to win before I have a chance to cancel their bid, I will offer the car to the next bidder in the list that has proper feedback at whatever their last bid was. To repeat I DO NOT ACCEPT BIDS FROM ZERO FEEDBACK EBAY USERS, YOUR BIDS WILL BE CANCELLED OR IGNORED.