A Tribute To The ThirdGens (1982-1992 Camaros/Firebirds/Trans Ams)

[@donnis618]

These videos definitely make you want to grab some wrenches!!! Thirdgens forever! Anyone who grew up in the 80's knew how special these cars were!

[@olivierverheyen6452]

These cars are 80's time travel machines :) realy nice , great song to

[@Bob-ir3rz]

Its 1:00 am, but your vid inspired me to go fire up my Z28 and finish off the tires!

[@justinprohm]

Bob 140 for mee

[@Krods9117]

I saw this video when I was a freshman in high school and told my pops that I wanted one and he jumped on that opportunity and now i still have my 87 iroc 8 years later with a rebuilt 350. Love that car. Always will! Thanks for the video!!!

[@JKB315]

More motivated now than ever to breath life back into my 89 Iroc. Thanks for such a awesome video.

[@Tick25]

The coolest year for the Firebirds and Camaros in my opinion I also have 1991 Pontiac Firebird.

[@93foxwcube]

Had a 91 RS with a 305. Had fun with it. Wouldn't mind still owning it.

[@thedarkphire33]

I love 3rd Gen Camaros i had a 1984 Z28 all original with 305. I cried when i saw the guy i sold it to drive away in it. 3 months later i bought my 86 Iroc with 350 TPI w/ l82 cam. That car blows the doors off my 84. So fun to drive.

[@ogstackadollor85]

as a owner of a 25th anniversary Camaro i loved this video n the cars in it a standing ovation 2 the maker n 3rd GEN lovers out there

[@amberericjones5694]

These vids inspire me to kick ass this year on my 91 firebird. Can't wait to get her finished up and drive her

[@poopdawg2301]

This brought a tear to my eye :,)

[@irocitZ]

Me too, the exhaust fumes from cars with no cats. 😭👍

[@michaelseguin282]

Stop whining.. 😆

[@donniebrasco4114]

At least I’m not the only one. Best fuckin time ever!

[@MrNastanley]

I have to say from growing up wishing I had an IROC!! Then watching my little brother (who is the youngest and got what ever he wanted) pull out in front of some people in his 87 IROC and getting T-Boned!!! God oh how I wanted to "KICK HIS ASS!!!!" I have to admit I am proud to say that I have a beautiful IROC sitting in my garage in pieces to be rebuilt and one day I will play just as hard and fast as these people in this video...

[@oddieboi]

Ohh man, I loved the black Firebird with the golden bird and the golden honeycomb wheels, man that was a sexy car.

[@PumaPete]

145 to be exact. The L69 H.O 305 was the one to get. It had 190 and that was top dog back then. I had a red L69 5-speed and it was a blast. I still miss that car!

[@ChubbyLoveDumpster]

LOVED this video.. does the third gen so much justice.. makes me proud to own one.

[@zr1cvette]

Owner of a 35th anniversary edition corvette, but I must say 3rd gens are awesome great vid!

[@QuietDriver97]

I've got an '87 IROC with the 305 TPI and 700R4, but that engine is like my own mystery motor. Previous owners put a solid cam in it and a BBK throttle body, but that's all we know. It revs quick, shifts hard, and has no problem taking the turns. It's been lowered an inch all the way around with some stiffer sway bars. That's done by the previous owners too. We had a problem with excess heat buildup for our taste (220 was the average temp) so we installed one toggle switch under the dash to kick on one of the two electric fans and no problem now. If it gets above 160 flip the switch and you can idle all day and not top 190. For all the mystery in this 305, it really feels and sounds like every 5.7 I've ever seen run. I'd dare say it's even a notch above a stock 5.7, but this is an opinion strictly from the seat of the pants. I haven't encountered a 5.7 to go up against yet since having this car as it's only been two months.

[@MrRowdy1974]

Nice!! I love them its refreshing to see young guys in to american cars!!

[@1willubhave]

2019? And own a 88 Iroc-Z 305tbi 5 speed...really fun car, better than "most" (not all) these younger generation wanting only their blue tooth internet touch screen GPS tracking car. Missing the smell of gas, the roar of the engine, and the creeks of the old panels flexing and your cassette wire attached to your smart phone playing Motley Crue-Kickstart my heart

[@stallion7163]

I think that I wacht this vid like 10 time and I still think is one of the best vid on KZbin. Just f...ing AWESOME, nice work dude.

[@pippo702]

nice video! I'm even more proud to be a 1982 T/A owner! Thanks! :-)

[@jdelatorre89]

I have this video as one of my favorites. Every time I watch it, it makes me miss my 87 z28, now I have a 72 with a 396 t56 setup I will own another third gen in the future.

[@XX-jf8og]

That guy in his ACDC shirt knows what's good in life

[@joesimpson7997]

X X 5th gen g body el caminos

[@JMMH47]

From a former Generation 3 owner.........and a current Generation 5 owner....I understand Thanks for this JM

[@BlaiseRogers]

Love it!! Great job on an awesome tribute! If you make another one definately count me in! I will send my video response to do my part for the Tribute!

[@ZacksRides]

I smile every time I watch this video. Partly because My white 91 GTA was in it twice but also because I really love the 3rd gen F-body! Nice work!

[@Nate71Taylor]

okay, at 3:25 is my dream car, but with a t56 6 speed and a carbuereted 5.3 vortec with a 750 double pumper on a dual plane intake, long tube headers into an x-pipe then flowmasters, then with a hotchkis suspension kit! a guy can dream... lol

[@joshuavanhooser5696]

great video, loved every second of it and the song was good too.

[@bencebognar8559]

the best video I've ever seen :) 3rd gen firebird/trans am is my favorite..

[@badazzmaro]

Yep, definitely going in the favorites list

[@nedaCFilms]

The L69 High Output 5.0-liter 5-speed was the top dog... I owned two of them back in the '90s, and still have one of the 5.0 liter H.O dash badges from one of them, lol... only the 5-speed models could actually be ordered with 3.42 and 3.73 gears, "from the factory". Amazing car, and I believe will be one of the more collectable 3rd Gens in the near future. Motor Trend managed to squeeze 14.8 from a 1984 L69 5-speed... a great time for mid-'80s era car, as that's what the 1987 5.7 L98 cars ran.

[@hotshotsliny]

Awesome video. I'm getting ready to dump my worked 327 into my 82 Z28 in the next few weeks. God I love these cars

[@dynodon100]

Love it !! I have a few myself a 1992 Camaro RS with a 350 auto and a 1990 1LE IROC-Z 350 w/o air (one of 28) it has 6.3 mi. on it in storage,(my retirement) on jack stands.And a 1984 that I plan on racing.

[@thestrawhead]

Great vid. I had a 90 Formula 350. The 350 Irocs and Formula 350's with the dual catalyst exhuasts were awesome factory cars. Never had a problem with a 5.0 Mustang in that car! Thing that stinks is that there was so few people who bought those cars, where as all Mustangs GT's had 5.0 225HP, so the Camaro and Firebird had a bad street racing reputation...but that made it so much more fun, because they always wanted a race! I had so much fun in the early 90's with my friends with Mustangs.

[@staged69]

Awesome video dude! Great job! Signed- proud owner of an 84Z28 L69 5 speed.

[@works323]

That drifting camaro was FUCKING awesome... Pure eye candy. :D

[@fernandorocha6486]

Very beautifull this video. I love third generation of Camaro

[@Subypowa]

Holy cow what a good video, love third gens!!. Good choice of music there man. Thumbs UP!

[@juansegovia6443]

Owner of a 1989 Camaro Iroc Z, they are a beauty and demons in the streets, its a piece of history😎

[@PumaPete]

Great video!! 3rd generation Fbodies are my favorite. I have had 4 of them. The car of my youth.

[@SSChevyManiac1]

i could watch n hour of that love the Pa. plate

[@Z28MeTaLHeAd]

Hey dude wicked video... Thats me doing the drifting/doughnuts and 3rd gear burnout in my 84 z28 starting at 5:30!

[@Sweedify]

Kick ass!

[@billyhummer290]

Sweet video got goosebumps watching this. so bad ass I own a 87 iroc very fun car

[@jonasnullens]

Notch back is something else. Already found what it is. It's a rear window sun visor for a thirdgen. Looks cool I think!

[@MattWalter1]

awesome video man! i love the sound clips from 300. i'd be honored to have my car in your next one dude!

[@thecamarogarage]

2:09 - 2:11 is mine :-)

[@camaroberlinette86]

I'm building a 355 vortec stoker for mine, the 165 hp the 80's got out of a 305 just isn't enough. I spent $2000 in the machine shop alone getting everything double checked. All I need now is a set of longtubes and it will be ready to fire. So far I've gotten all new pistons with cast iron rings, 10.44-1 ported vortec heads, air gap edelbrock intake, RV cam, 2800 stall, highway gears, posi, air shocks, cast iron eagle 400 crank, bored .30 over, and a new Holley 750 double pumper. The 305 blew u

[@craze1701]

Nice tribute! Third gen has character and you showed it. When one wants to drive with attitude, one needs a car like third gen... not a ricer.

[@camarors2942]

Third Gen... the most bad ass looking cars ever made. I Love my 92

[@3rd4thgenFbody]

by far the best 3rd gen video on youtube

[@oddieboi]

My mother has yet to sit in my car, thank you. We have 5 cars, 2 Ford Explorers, 1 Ford Windstar minivan, the camaro (which is MY car) and the Chevy S10. I'm not allowed to drive any of those cars except one of the exlorers due to their 4WD, because in the winter we get bad freezing rain which makes the roads slicker than greased deer shit.... Other than that, nobody drives my car and I'm not allowed to drive theirs..... I take a weights class in high school, and my cars been restored already.

[@terrcurr]

Wow dude what a sweet post!! Love the intro, the song choices and the car vids.......had me an 83 trans am, 84 trans am and an 85 firebird back in the day.... got married and responsable...... but hell ya divorced for a while now and just bought a #'s matching 5.7 TPI 88 IROC-Z, motor has some love put into it along with 3 1/2" exhaust.....Its bad ass satin black and fast as fuck.... I'm gonna melt the tires off this thing and send it to you for your next post, great vid pal, thanks for posting!

[@oddieboi]

My parent's didn't get me a car, they pay for my insurance. I saved every penny I made, from when I turned 12 so that I could have a nice car because I wanted to attract more ladies ;) And every dime after the 1800 for the car, went toward parts. My dad and I combined have put almost 7g into that car to fix all kinds of problems that kept comming up, from a fault MAFS, replacing the radiator, replacing the ENTIRE fuel system, and soo much more.

[@donnis618]

Video never gets old!!!

[@zackgisclair3191]

This video was borderline AMAZING...gotta go change my shorts now

[@donniebrasco4114]

A third gen doing a burnout to Motley Cru. I hope that’s my heaven.

[@sabrinalovzmike]

hell yea!!!! me and my cammy are one I love her 92

[@Chainsawand2Shanez]

that's the true beauty of chevy that 305 could be replaced with a built 350 in a weekend and will sit in there like it came from the factory.

[@ForsakenSteel]

This made me happy I just bought another Iroc-z.

[@jsk8drummer]

Yea I kinda agree but I love all generation firebirds/camaros. Theres a ton of 3rd gen tributes but not much for 1st and 2nd and almost none (no good videos at least) for 4th gens.

[@nedaCFilms]

The L69-optioned H.O cars were awesome cars for their time. If you ordered the 5-speed model you could actually order G92 with 3.73 gears from the "factory"... and 4-wheel disc brakes, the L69 cars were ahead of their time and could run high 14 second 1/4 mile times which was damn good for the mid-'80s. Be proud of it man, lol.

[@Artyfil]

awesome vid! makes me proud of my 91!!! The black car at 3:05 is my friend's car too btw!

[@robertsturgill1066]

Currently working on my 86 Firebird, Transforming it over into a "trans am" but not. I kinda want to give it a name, that wasn't quite around until the 90s. Not sure. 2.8L V6, is going to be getting a big upgrade :).

[@cayugabrother1]

Its all in where your heart lies.. I work for John Force Racing "Ford" but i drive nothing but chevys and have a bowtie tattoed on my back. Its always good to see how things are on the other side of the line.

[@mexican2bubbles1]

I got goosebumps during the camaro part

[@rydrag]

i've always been more of a second gen fan than third gen type of guy but regardless, amazing video and some very beautiful cars

[@poorboy08]

2:29, that's my GTA!

[@mikeseguin2872]

No that's a original firebird

[@nedaCFilms]

Cool... an old 1990 Bandit II at 4:56 ya don't see many of these, need to loose the raised letter tires though, lol.

[@jama7913m]

Im with mw66nova this is such a awesome video and i also would be honored to have my car in you next video

[@BRutAL42Zero]

third gens are the best, i have a 91 with a charged 350, i love it sooo much.

[@davidsginter]

Love that video 3rd gen camaro firebird for life

[@jsk8drummer]

Great video! it would be awesome if you made a vid like this for 4th gens

[@Kerodal]

kick-start my heart , just like bringing junkyard camaro back to life heh once in a lifetime

[@Thebeerman87]

All of the interior plastics too

[@dynodon100]

The 3erd. gen. anyone can afford , I have a 1990 1le-IROC-Z (one of 28) with 6.3 mi. on it and a 1992 1le-B4C on of 250 (this one I drive)with a under hood supercharger , a lot of fun. I am now putting a 400 sb. in my 1984 rs. it should be a real sleeper but I still need a posi. and a set of gears to make work. It shure is nice to be retired, FINALLY !

[@reggiejackson5732]

My parents bought new and owned 3rd gen Camaros. At that time the had good horse power and torque . The transmission and gearing did not matchup as well as the the Ford 5.0s at that time. Camaros and Firebirds had the better looking cars but they had there hands full on the street and tracks against 5.0s. I would love to have a t-top 91 Z28 one day . But for now I will just be content with my Notch back 5.0 and my 1st generation 69 Camaro SS convertible. "Blessed with the best of both eras. ✔

[@BlackAngelXLK]

exactly, I drive a 86 trans am, fucking love it, it has sexy curves, the silverado engine in it makes it very powerful.

[@Nativepride991]

God damn I can't wait to rebuild my 85's motor!

[@NarcRider2]

hell yeah this gots to be my top 5 favorite video of third gens hell yeah Tuned Port Terror

[@donniebrasco4114]

The 80s were too Fcukin cool.

[@0078air1]

this is epic especially when you own a third gen

[@stallion7163]

Thanks brother.

[@nickmarks8304]

GTA trans am ,king of the hill, 3rd gens very underrated,

[@rydrag]

dude who cares about the hp, they're still classics. and they were the monsters of their day :)

[@jsk8drummer]

How so? I hope you only mean from a visual point of view. The performance and bang for the buck value is amazing and cant be denied. I don't really have a favorite generation. Theres just a ton of 3rd gen tributes and hardly any for the 1st, 2nd, and 4th. (hardly any good ones at least).

[@EndIessIy]

Its called the end of your day lol and with the gym as much as i can, is whenever im in the city because i live an hour away from any gym, im not making special trips to the gym just because i feel like it, it has to be reasonable. I'll record my next trip to the city next time i drive to college if you'd love to see

[@NudCanFly]

I have a 4th Gen Trans Am...but damn this is awesome! lol

[@johng539]

Nice video.... Good job on it

[@moonhue5304]

I love this video, my 1984 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z/28 w/T-tops appreciates this lol 3rd Gens rule lol ^___^

[@EndIessIy]

And before you make any assumptions of the state of my car and myself, kid if you yourself only owned one car as you say you do, i own more than ONE car, the Most I have OWNED! was three, and I have all the paperwork to prove i have owned three! I pay for the gas, insurance, repairs/parts, college, and things I own. Like you admit, my family wasn't wealthy to give me what i wanted, but look here, having a job since 16 years old and 4 years later of saving and budgeting, I can do things slowly.

[@DRock6906]

When I saw Smokey And The Bandit in '77, I fell in love with the Trans Am! But when Pontiac made the "Knight Rider" in '82, I stopped liking T/A's and got into Camaros. When the Iroc Z28 came out in '85, they were THE cars to have! That is until 1987: The first year for the Mustang GT 5.0.... The car that EVERYBODY wanted! Sorry GM guys but it's true :-)

[@jsk8drummer]

I know youre a 3rd gen guy but a video like this for 1st, 2nd, and 4th gens would be fuckin sweet too.

[@57silver]

a TPI IROC is next on my shopping list if I ever finish my pesky corvair

[@formulacam]

0 - 1:54 , greatest thing I've ever heard.

[@DarkSlayer487]

Regardless of the Mustang vs Camaro / Trans Am debate, the Trans Am will always be the best. Why? Pop-up headlights.

[@XxMusclecarsxX]

BEST INTRO EVER!

[@Newwarbirdflyer]

this is awesome man! good work :)

[@helgehusdal4954]

loves the 3gen Camaro.

[@smbranscum88]

That was the coolest video EVER

[@oddieboi]

No, the car came with a completely shot suspension, no windshield, the exhaust had a huge leak, it was driving on a donut, with the wrong wheels for that car year as well as the tail lights. The trim on the rear hatch window was old and looked terrible, so I took a brush and hand painted it. I smoke cigarettes, so of course I have an air freshener on the mirror and one attached to the center vents. The instrument panel and cracked glass, the dash pad was old and cracked....