@06mistreSS thanks I try to keep it clean and it has spent most of its winters in NC and AZ so not much rust underneath The last mechanic who inspected it was dumbfounded as to how a car this old could have so little rust underneath I am the 2nd owner 1st owner lived in NC but the car sat a lot. It sat a lot with me too thus the low miles. I was over seas for a few years. I bought it in 2012 with 19K on it I liked the custom stripe makes it stand out even for an LS I swore I would buy rims but have not yet so far. I would like American Racing 5 spoke rims eventually.

Yours looks really clean especially for 94K! It must be garage kept? How do you clean your engine bay? Looks great! My paint is getting some spider cracks from the AZ sunshine and first owner tried to touch up a few spots which I tried to fix with compound but I haven't taken them out yet. Thanks for your reply and pics!

 

No I am not the original owner. The car sat in a garage in NC for many years. Lot's of buffing when in to getting the paint to look perfect. The rest of the car is solid, neat & clean. I still have a few things to do. I have extra new OE plastic parts for the engine bay. I will start dressing the engine bay up with the same silver paint used on the trim on the 07 Monte SS. It will look cool. I may sell this one near the end of the summer. I have the urge to buy a new Camaro. Need more room :-)

 

Thanks and oh yeah it's garage kept. It's been stored every winter except the first winter I had it. It was my daily driver for roughly the first year I had it while finishing my last two semesters of undergrad (that was 90 miles round trip). I don't let the engine ever get too dirty. I try to dust and wipe it down regularly and wipe in all the nooks where stuff likes to accumulate over time. Usually just use a duster, a water damp towel to wipe surfaces clean, wax painted surfaces on occasion and Armor-All for detailing plastic and rubber parts.

Car looks great! If it's all original, and you're plan is to sell it soon, I would stay away from painting anything and just leave it as it is (aside from cleaning up and detailing it). It's so hard to find original unmolested cars in great condition. What new OE plastic parts do you have? A friend of mine has a brand new OE hood insulator that I plan to take off his hands this summer. Also want to look into a new set of OE front floor mats, my driver-side mat is looking especially dirty.

 

I have plenty of engine compartment parts. Cowl left & right, new 1/4 glass passenger side, engine cover, air box, grill OE, original floor mats, nose radiator mount, dash pad just to mention a few parts. NO I am not selling any of the parts. IMO they are too rare and valuable to let go. If/when I sell the car I will sell the parts. Until then.

 

I completely agree with the rarity of parts, especially now with these cars being over ten years old. If you sell the stuff you'll never be able to find another or another in the same or better condition. I also have all my original stock parts, just in case.