I BOUGHT An AMERICAN LEGEND: CHEAPEST IROC-Z Camaro In The Country

In today's episode of Watch Jargo, I'm out on the truck and I'm going to pick up an American legend that I just bought without seeing it in Ellsworth, Kansas. What's going on guys? I'm Watch Ilunga Argo and as I said, we're going to Ellsworth, Kansas. And I know that the people of Ellsworth will hate me for this, but ... Yes, that's Ellsworth. And today about 25 minutes to the arrival of this car are missing. So, it's a typical drive in Kansas on a two lane highway and behind a grain truck for hours and hours and hours. It seems that, as I said, 25 minutes are missing and we should be there to take a first look at this American icon. So, take your Pit Vipers, cut the sleeves of your shirts, stay to see some action. Well, guys, here it is. A Camaro Z28 for $ 1,000 presumably working. Now, I heard that this is a real factory E-Rock Z, it is set up and should work, but it could have all the neutrals. This is all the story I have on this car. And today we will pull it out of here, where it was basically in an office, then it was re-marked here and left with a bunch of other F-bodies. So, first of all, let's load it up and then we'll see what's going on here. It seems that this thing has been standing still for a long time and I will have to load it up, which is terrible, but I think we can do it. And here it is. A third generation E-Rock Z loaded on the trailer behind us. And that thing, I mean, it's not exactly heavy, but it's definitely not light. It was a crazy job to load this thing on this trailer. But hey, we loaded it and we're ready to go back to the office. Well, it's all loaded and I saw another American legend here, so I had to come and take a picture of them together. It's really great to see this armored car here at the American Legion and the classic E-Rock Z28 parked in front of it. Now, this is much, much worse than I thought. It has suffered some damage. Headlights, side skirt, paint, necessary. But, despite this, Easy, as I said, prepare your mullet, your vipers and your shorts to go. We'll take a good look at it once we get home and after unloading it from the trailer. But it's pretty nice. I'll do some gas today. There aren't many truck stops with this truck, honestly. It makes a liter every, I don't know, four seconds. And so, we're back in the office with my new, now I know what year it is, Chevrolet Camaro Z28 E-Rock from 1987. And I know you might think I didn't buy a real $1,000 E-Rock that could work, but I literally did. And I just checked all the RPOs inside the central console and AB4Z and Z28. In fact, this car, even if it looks terrible, is very loaded. In fact, this is the most loaded third-generation Camaro I've ever seen. I know it has seen better days. And I have some stories for you about how all this damage happened to the front. But having said that, let's take a look inside for the first time. So, it's a convertible, of course. So you know, they have losses. It always happens on the third generations. And yes, the side skirts are broken, but they sell them and you can buy new ones and simply bolt them. So, inside it looks terrible. Years of dust and water have done this. I mean, it didn't take that much, but it was a lot. The dashboard is ruined. The steering wheel is ruined. But this one has the electric rearview mirrors. The only time I've seen them on a third-generation Camaro. Obviously, the centralized closing, that was also an option a long time ago. The fog lights, which are an optional. It has cruise control in the RPO list. We have a main unit, the long BCI, and a CD Pioneer charger, which is very nice. The Z28 icon on the dashboard. And I looked, they sell the entire dashboard. So you can fix everything quite easily if the seats are cleaned. So, while the interior is messy. As I said, this is a real E-Roc car. Which means that it has larger stabilizing bars, improved suspensions, special shock absorbers, E-Roc wheels with E-Roc covers, a special steering wheel and a frame reinforcement so that it doesn't move. You know, these seemed a bit approximate in the front. They strengthen the connection between the boot and the real bodywork so that you have more direct control of the car. It literally has all the performance options except for the 1LE. This E-Roc is literally the maximum performance in the 87, except perhaps the 1LE and the Corvette. So it has a very, very nice story with this car. I would like to open the door, but obviously it is electric, so I can't do it. Look there. The retractable roof is there. I also saw it in their RPO list and I thought it would have been removed a long time ago. But the roof of the charging network is still there. It has a darkened film on the rear window, as usual it has the F bodywork. The rear bumper is in good condition. I was already evaluating the price of the new rear bumpers, but it's perfect. I didn't expect it. There are no pieces. So, in reality, even if this thing seems ruined, it's not as bad as I thought. A small dent on the door there. A dent on the door there. But the door apart is straight. There is another one. Maybe PDR on all of them. And for the most part, we only need a new set of air intakes for the factory hood and also a front bumper. Now, this thing has accumulated some damage over the years. I found out from the old owner that one side hit a dog and the other a deer. I mean, it happens when you're in the middle of nowhere, in Kansas. These things cross the road and what can you do? M, the hood seems to have survived all this. The bumper is lowered in the front, but the lines of the hood seem to be all correct. The fenders have survived. So, the reality is that a front bumper and the paint put this thing back together. I heard that it was used the last time 10 years ago. So, I don't just want to put a battery in it and start it. So, first of all, we'll open the hood and check the oil fluids. All those fun things. And then, if there's a Schrader, we'll pump out all the gasoline from this thing just to make sure we don't let all the garbage through the TPI power supply system. I'm already a bit stingy, so I don't want to send a bunch of old gasoline garbage there. 10 years are really the limit for what I want to start. Even if it will probably work with that, it's the limit. The hood will open. Hey, look there. The cable pulled immediately. I was expecting a fight from the hood. Well, it took a bit of persuasion there. And oh, it's not good. It's stuck to the crystals. So, I don't know if it's stuck to the crystals, but I had to walk around the hood and lift it from both sides. And now, if I pull forward, I can open the hood. And the hood mounts work, but at the same time they don't lift enough to open this hood properly. And then, what the hell is this? Wow. I've never seen anything so ugly underneath. I really thought I'd jump in and start this thing, but the engine compartment is a disaster. Now, I mean, this is not the dream version. There have been many engines that have entered the third generation over the years. You could have the Iron Duke. There were a lot of options, but there was also the 305 that produced 215 horsepower, and then the 350 that produced about 235, just a handful more power. And if I remember correctly, the only difference between the two is the heads. Well, this is a 305. It's not the 350, but at the same time it's not a 1le. So it's not the rarest thing on the planet. That said, let's push this machine out. We'll wash the engine with the hydro cleaner because, well, this engine has no reason to be worked. It's dirty. It's absolutely horrible. Hey, the anti-smog pump belts have already been removed. Very nice. I like it. Air-conditioned and I doubt it works, but let's take it out, clean it and move on. It's dirty. Well, it probably took us an hour, but the whole car has been sprayed with foam, cleaned and, most importantly, the engine compartment is usable and habitable. I'm excited about this. The only thing I haven't done yet is to dry it. So, I'll take the fan right away and blow everything away because, you know, water always likes to deposit in the intake valve. But it looks like something we can work on. So, give me a couple of seconds to blow this away and then we'll come in here and give this car some power for the first time after checking the fluids. Oops, I'm the future me. I forgot to say in this video that this is the next car in the Permute series. I know it looks like a side exchange or maybe even a low-end exchange, but this car has a lot more cool factor than anything else seen so far in the exchange series. And also, it cost a lot less than what we just paid for the Lincoln. So, it took us a bit of budget to be able to put it back into operation. And if we continue at this pace, I think we'll make it work very soon. Well, here's what you've been waiting for. Oil control. And honestly, it looks good. It's a bit low, but it looks great. Let's put it back here and do the old smell test. I mean, it hasn't worked for 10 years, so I doubt it smells like gasoline. But wow, it's hard to insert and remove the level rod. It smells like oil. Well, so this is our first victory. Now, transmission fluid. It has transmission fluid. And it's red. It doesn't burn like the usual 4L60. Well, this is 700 R4. This thing is old school. Um, no electronics on the transmission. So, um, this is a TV cable with kickdown, you know. Um, we have fluids. I think we go ahead and pull the Schrader out of the fuel rail here. Let's connect a tube and insert it into a tank of gasoline and see what happens. Now, there's a problem. The fuel rail cap doesn't want to come off. Well, here's our cap. It seems that the fuel tube can lose. And it stinks to death. It has a very bad smell. But there's too much liquid in this cap, which shouldn't be there, right? So, let my Schrader tool take it and pull it out of the rail here. We've been going on with hopes and dreams here for a while. But here's the fuel rail. Oh, it'll work. Ok. I was about to say that they made it a bit impossible to get the necessary angle to get down on the straightener. But actually, this is fine. Just a slight angle for your tool. Good. Don't drop that guy. I must say it looks dirty. Maybe it lost. Good. Let's put everything aside. Don't lose it. So, we have our tube that comes out of the rail and ends up in the tank of gasoline. If the electric pump works, it will start to fill up because the ignition is on. This didn't happen. I just gave it power. It's alive. This thing is filling up. No. Good. Let's go in and solve some problems here. So, let's turn it off. Come on, park it. So, when I turn the key, we see nothing but the fan. And the fan and the fuel pump are right here. I think this is the fuel pump. Uh, right next to the servo. This says right above, mathematical power. So, for the calculations, I assume this is the power supply. And this, I think, is the fan. So, what we're going to do is disconnect both of these. Disconnect the relay from there. I want to disconnect the fan because it doesn't need to work at all. And you know what? I wonder if it's because the air conditioning switch is on before we start. And the air conditioning is off. So, it's not really like that. And for some reason, there's nothing else in here. Oh, the main unit receives power. Ok, well, it's not as bad as I thought. No, so far, the prospects on the Camaro are terrible. In fact, it sells because there is no fuel pump. I'm pretty sure the relay of the fuel pump is this because this turns on and off when you turn the key. This does nothing. And someone has wired and added a relay from somewhere else to the fan. So, I managed to disconnect the multi-pin connector from the fan. Then I managed to let some gasoline out by blowing with the compressed air gun. And look what came out. It's a green pan. This tank was dry a second ago, so we weren't looking for green fuel. It's a new color of Zecca. And now let's try to run the engine. Obviously, at this point, I'm worried. Here's the motor shaft bolt. Oh no. Oh, look. It moves. Wow, it's tight. It's incredible. Oh. Ok. Well, since it is so, let's put some oil in the cylinders and see if the starter motor has something for us. I doubt it. And it's also a big hassle to remove these candles, but we'll have to do it. Oh. You guys know how it works. You'll be buried in the problem-solving work. And of course, I'm using a battery with starting cables connected to a discharging battery and I hope it gives energy to the car. It's much better to start from scratch. So, I pulled out that Car Quest Premium that was in here and I took our Super Start Extreme. Let me put this battery in here quickly and then, hopefully, we'll work from scratch instead of, you know, fighting everything from the beginning. Yes, my friend. New battery installed. Let's see what we're working on now. Fuel pump. Please. No. Oh. It didn't happen before. But we got on the bike. No relay of the fuel pump at the moment. I put the new battery there. The driver's window works. The door has opened. And you guys are ready. Look, the door mounts are really good. Here comes the magic. Oh. It needed a little help. You won't believe it, but this car that has been standing still for 10 years with a spinter and a coil, all these points of wear, has spark. I promise. Take a look. The spark tester is flashing. So, having said that, I'll pull the spark tester out of here again. Let's feed this fuel rail and make it work. You guys know we can do it. As long as the injectors work and I'm pretty sure they do, we'll make it. It's time to do some work. Come on, come on. Look here. We have our fuel pump. I bought it on Amazon about 100 years ago and I stayed here waiting for it to do something stupid. So, we fixed the fuel tube here on the rail with a band and you can see that it actually loses a little. So, this is good news. This is not enough pressure. These TPI configurations want at least 30 PSI. But we have fuel coming in. So, all I need now is for someone to turn the key and I think it will start. I'm pretty sure it will deflate. Good. Guys, we can't do more. Yes, I know. In the end, the fuel tank. Here we have our bolide. The fuel pump pulls out the fuel. The fuel pump is plugged in. And then I have my remote start solenoid switch, which I would normally use to test a starter motor connected between the fuel pump and the battery. And then I made it all go through here so I could control the ignition and the fuel pump at the same time. And then, of course, you can see our crazy path of the fuel tube here. It could work. It could really work and we're about to find out. So, let's do it. I wonder if these two relays are needed here. I don't know if you heard it, but it got faster as it turned. Much faster. So far nothing to do. I think we need a lot more fuel pressure. These injectors, as I said, don't like to work without 30 PSI behind them. And this pump says from 10 to 14. So, if I had a booster pump, I would put it there too. But I don't have it. I just have to find an electric pump in line at 30 PSI. It should work. Guys, I completely forgot to fog up. I just put some fuel fluid in it. It's alive. Well, we might not have any fuel yet. But we have all the rest we need to make it work. And actually, I think the injectors could turn on. But they stayed still for so long. We'll probably have to pull the rail, pull out all the injectors and clean them all. Which is not a bad idea. But it's also ten times what the right amount of fuel would allow us. And they'll break right away. I know this doesn't change anything. But I went ahead and pulled the tube from the tank. Which is this one. It's this one. The biggest tube. And then, of course, the biggest tube that goes under the AC compressor all the way to the bottom. And in the real rails, right there, under the TPI suction. So now we're feeding it directly. I put the shredder back in place. I put the cap back on. And I rebuilt everything because we're getting closer and closer. And of course, when I removed the air filter, we found a lot more mud. That said, it's time to get it out of here. It won't do any good. So, let's go to O'Reilly and get the pump. I looked at the specifications of the pump for this machine. It's actually 97 PSI max. The daily pump, which is probably the same as the OMC Delco pump, is actually 70. But O'Reilly's Master Pro is rated at 90 PSI. So, those pumps will definitely work. So, we can probably just put the sock on it and put it in the fuel tank right there and make it work without any problems. But the problem with this, right, is that you'll all ask why I'm avoiding doing the job. You have to lower the axis, all the way down here. You have to drop the entire back of the car and the tank before you can reach the fuel pump and the fuel sensor group. So, it's a real nightmare. And basically, each of these has a hole in the floor behind here. Right. So, if things are going in the right direction, there's already a big square hole right here under the carpet. That said, I have to flip this seat forward and remove the carpet. And if we're lucky, there's a huge square hole here where someone just bent it and then put it back down. So, you just cut, you know, three sides and then you bend them. In this way, you can put it back down and maybe put a self-tapping nut to hold it together. Right. I called Reillys to order the fuel pump for this, but it's not in my shop and it won't arrive until tomorrow morning. So, unfortunately, this is where our saga with the 1987 E-Rock Z ends for now. Maybe I have something else up my sleeve. It seems to me that there are 90 PSI at request. Right. My plan has failed. Apparently, you can't just use a lot of air pressure and all the fuel you have in the system. I know it's completely full of fuel, but we'll take this pump and get to work tomorrow. I tried my air trick with the return open and then I tried it again with the return closed. Obviously, to pressurize it for real. Huge crack in the o-ring on the tank cap. It's a really quick way to understand things, isn't it? So, the car needs a new tank cap too. So, that's all for today. Guys, thank you so much for watching. In the next video, we should have this American legend running again. And don't forget to go to shopwatchjar.com for fantastic t-shirts like this one. And please like, share, subscribe, do whatever you want. And I'll see you next time. I couldn't just stop. So I continued and I passed the vacuum cleaner back and forth. And it already looks a lot better. The seats. We'll try to remove them. But they really, really look bad. Hey. But hey. The carpet is cleaning itself. And also the one behind is really cleaning itself. Look at that. 50 centimeters. So, another 20 minutes of vacuuming and the interior will look fine.