I bought my Camaro in June of 2002.  When I got it, the car had about 44K miles on it, an auto transmission and 2.73 gears.

Mistake #1:  Buying an automatic car.

Here we are in 2006, and the car has changed considerably.  Check my del.icio.us page for some of the fabrication and modding links that I've accumulated over the years.  Here's the current list of parts:

Heads 

• "Stage 2" ported by Combination Motorsports 
• Ferrea 2.00 / 1.6 valves, 3-angle valve job
• ARP 3/8" studs and poly-locks
• LT1 Iron-head gaskets

Valvetrain

• CompCams 977 Valvesprings
• CompCams locks, seats, titanium retainers
• Cam Motion version of the GM847 (.575"/.595", 234/241)
  
• Pro-Magnum 1.6 RR's
• Chromemoly pushrods
• LT4 Xtreme duty timing kit

Induction

• GMPP stainless steel CAI
• Trick Flow intake elbow
• 52mm TB ported by NOMAD on CamaroZ28.com 
• TB airfoil

Exhaust

• Kooks stainless steel 1-3/4" stepped longtube headers
  
• Kooks Y-pipe
  
• Hooker catback

Drivetrain

• T56 conversion, July 2003
• McLeod street twin clutch, adjustable master cyl
• Energy Suspension polyurethane trans mount
• Pro 5.0 shifter, handle welded to base
• SLP take-off posi
• TA girdle
• 4.10 gears

 Suspension

• G2 tubular subframe connectors 
• G2 front / rear swaybars, energy suspension poly endlinks
• G2 coilovers 
• G2 torque arm 
• Aluminum rod-ended race LCA's 
• Aluminum rod-ended race panhard rod 
• Unbalanced Engineering steering shaft rag joint eliminator

Weight reduction

• Fog light delete
• Spare tire / jack
• Sound deadening delete

Future

• Gunmetal ZR1 wheels with 275/40R17 KDW's in front
• Corvette C5 brake upgrade
• 12-bolt or 9 inch rearend