I own a '01 Z28 and love it. When I got stationed in England I got a third gen. Hey, had to have some Americana.
I love the third gen. even if it is a 305. For kicks, I am looking to work with the 305. I'm not looking to making it a "rice killer" or track car or anything. Just a hobby I want. Hell if people can make thier civics and such fast.....
Anyhow, mine is pretty clean. I will work on it and use it to "learn" how to work on cars when I get back to the US and have two cars. A good way to take care of the weakness caused by t-tops is to get some subframe connectors. I hear they work wonders.