My uncle just passed away. God rest his soul. He left me his two hot rods. His 72 Gran Torino and his 89 Camaro IROC with the 5.7 inside. Talk about a great uncle. My first car was a 1989 Camaro RS with the 2.8, so needless to say I am thrilled that he thought of me first when it came to these cars.

My questions are about the Camaro. The interior fabric about your head is starting to hang. The only thing holding it up is the interior light. This is a coup not a convertable by the way. It is in good condition, no rips or holes, just hanging. Is there a cheap do it your self fix for this. I was thinking some sort of spray glue and then push it back in place would work.

I know he started the Camaro weekly letting it run for a good hour. And he only drove it on sunny dry days. So my tune up will hopefully take care of the engine running a little ruff. It hesitates when you hit the throttle. So I am hoping plugs, wires, cap, fuel filter, and a good oil change will work. If not I will be back on here for more help.

My second question is that the battery dies if you let it sit for more than a day or two. I have tried two known good batterys. I have started the car and unhooked the battery and she ran fine. So the alternator is good. Any thoughts? I will be trying to use a meter this weekend to nail down where the drain is. Maybe you all know of a known issue with this car?

Thanks for any input. Take it easy.

 

JC Whitney may have a cheap kit to redo the roof liner.

IROC's are cool. your uncle sounds like a cool guy. sorry 4 your loss.

 

Your best bet for the headliner is to take it to a good auto upholstry shop. GM used a foam backed fabric that was glued to a plastic shell which gave it shape and was attached around the perimeter. If you are handy, you can do it yourself. The hardest part is getting the headliner out. You can save some bucks by taking it out and having the shop put new fabric on it. I think I paid about $80 bucks for a shop to do an '80 Cutlass about 17 years ago.

Be sure to make sure the throttle body is clean as they tend to build up carbon behind the butterfly. Also clean the Idle Speed Control. A little carbon here affects the idle speed. If after your tune-up and cleaning, it still hesitates, run several bottles on Techron FI
Cleaner thru it.

Put your meter in current measuring mode and put in series with the battery. If you are drawing current with everything off including dome lites etc, start pulling fuses one at a time 'til the current draw goes away, then check that circuit. Usually it's something simple like a out of adjustment glove box lite switch or door switch. My '87 had an inline fuse in the right front corner of the engine compartment that was a main fuse that would kill the engine if blown, so I know it was for computer at a minimum.

Good luck, had an '87 IROC and loved it. Was a fun car to drive! Sorry about your loss.