After all the efforts I've made on the GN, I must say that it is very difficult and strange for me to pull a fuel rail like this out and then simply replace the injectors and throw it back in. It needs paint!!
but I have neither the time nor the patience for this car to go through that sort of effort.
It's not that I don't love this car. I've learned a fuck ton by fumbling my way through this build, and there are a bunch of aspects about it that tickle me in ways that no other car has. Let's not forget the sentimental aspect it held prior to any of this. I was driven home from school in this car as early as third grade.
but... as a grown assed man, I've hated on F-bodies and their hype. I saved THIS car because of the sentiment but I was ready to build anything that was simple, RWD, stick, cheap, and most importantly, relatively DISPOSABLE. I was looking to have for cheap thrills for a few summers and something to wrench on. This filled the void extremely well, but that means it's once again time to make a decision.
Remember how this car was also an excuse to not modify the Grand National? We all see how that worked out. Thanks to the trials and tribulations on the Camaro, it's already worked out way better than I could have ever imagined. While I think the modifications I did to the GN were very tasteful, I think the results are about to remind me of what it's capable of doing. In fact, I think it's going to end up faster, more fun to drive, and take all my attention away from the Camaro this summer. If this ends up being the case, the Camaro is going to end up looking pretty silly in my fleet.
I guess this new corrosion is a reminder that nothing lasts forever, and that time happens to be cut a lot shorter when you start with pre-rusted jalopy. Has the Camaro lived its life? Do I need to move on to something new? I am looking for a new DD.... Should I convert this thing to 93, get all the MPGs, install a catalytic converter (so that it doesn't stink anymore), and daily drive this thing until the wheels fall off? Should I sell it whole and as-is? Should I remove the 3800 and TKX for the next car and give the Camaro a viking funeral? All these ideas seem like a waste of funds and efforts to be honest, but I need to actually finish the GN before thinking too much about it. My main point is that jumping back into the Camaro wasn't exactly met with burnouts and Whitesnake blasting on the radio. My motivation to modify and install a $1600 clutch into the turbo v6 jalopy that's going to be completely overshadowed by my other turbo v6 car is understandably low. Even heads, cam, and suspension aren't going to fix it. By then, there might not be much car left to modify! I can do much better now than when I started this in 2018. I just need a new vision.