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12-20-2005, 10:49 AM
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Car: 1989 Iroc Z
Engine: 5.7 TPI
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What do yall think?
Did I do an awesome detail job or what? 
The dealership I bought it from didnt have time to detail it after it was traded in before I bought it.
I ran across this gem at a local Dodge Dealership. I pulled in looking to trade my 95 Z28 in on a used Dodge truck and ended up falling in love and trading it on this car. Its a 60,000 mile all original 1989 Iroc Z with a 350 T.P.I., CD player, power antenna, all power, rear defrost, red cloth interior, red outside, hardtop, original paint and decals, no curb rash on the rims, doesnt smoke or use oil, doesnt even have one drip, and the underside is spotless. I couldnt pass it up. The only problems the car has is some normal bug splatters and rock pecs on it, the rear spoiler and top of the rear bumper is faded and the dash has one busted spot on the drivers corner.
So far the plans are for me to drive it daily for the time being. Sometime in the next year or 2 if we havent sold it to do a full resto. Put a new dash pad on her, then gut her and take all the glass out, inner fender liners out, put my old 95 Z wheels on her, take the bumpers off, ground effects off, deck lid and rear spoiler off, mask all the jambs and have Parker Auto Body here in West Monroe repaint the car in pieces to a show quality paint job. Then we will put her on jack stands and clean and refinish anything on the underneath that needs it and make a full fledged show car out of this one.
You can see the ONLY damage to the interior, the one bad spot on the outer corner of the dash.
Here is the only faded paint on the car, the rest of the paint looks like new. I think the car sat with the tail end sticking out of a carport in the sun.
The dealership I bought it from didnt have time to detail it after it was traded in before I bought it.
I ran across this gem at a local Dodge Dealership. I pulled in looking to trade my 95 Z28 in on a used Dodge truck and ended up falling in love and trading it on this car. Its a 60,000 mile all original 1989 Iroc Z with a 350 T.P.I., CD player, power antenna, all power, rear defrost, red cloth interior, red outside, hardtop, original paint and decals, no curb rash on the rims, doesnt smoke or use oil, doesnt even have one drip, and the underside is spotless. I couldnt pass it up. The only problems the car has is some normal bug splatters and rock pecs on it, the rear spoiler and top of the rear bumper is faded and the dash has one busted spot on the drivers corner.
So far the plans are for me to drive it daily for the time being. Sometime in the next year or 2 if we havent sold it to do a full resto. Put a new dash pad on her, then gut her and take all the glass out, inner fender liners out, put my old 95 Z wheels on her, take the bumpers off, ground effects off, deck lid and rear spoiler off, mask all the jambs and have Parker Auto Body here in West Monroe repaint the car in pieces to a show quality paint job. Then we will put her on jack stands and clean and refinish anything on the underneath that needs it and make a full fledged show car out of this one.
You can see the ONLY damage to the interior, the one bad spot on the outer corner of the dash.
Here is the only faded paint on the car, the rest of the paint looks like new. I think the car sat with the tail end sticking out of a carport in the sun.
12-20-2005, 10:54 AM
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Car: 1989 Iroc Z
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Originally posted by RebelRacer
Thats one nice Iroc, did they trade you staight across?
Thats one nice Iroc, did they trade you staight across?
12-20-2005, 11:01 AM
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Way to go! I grabbed my iroc the same way, came in on trade and snatched it before it was for sale on the lot. I was wondering if I could get some up close pictures of your cd player? When I got the car it had a pontiac deck in it??? Not for long though. Thanks b4ubuycme@gmail.com
12-20-2005, 11:04 AM
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Car: 1989 Iroc Z
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Originally posted by Cmeb4ubuy
Way to go! I grabbed my iroc the same way, came in on trade and snatched it before it was for sale on the lot. I was wondering if I could get some up close pictures of your cd player? When I got the car it had a pontiac deck in it??? Not for long though. Thanks b4ubuycme@gmail.com
Way to go! I grabbed my iroc the same way, came in on trade and snatched it before it was for sale on the lot. I was wondering if I could get some up close pictures of your cd player? When I got the car it had a pontiac deck in it??? Not for long though. Thanks b4ubuycme@gmail.com
As soon as my Digi Cam is done charging I will take a close up of it and email you the pic.
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12-20-2005, 01:47 PM
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absolutely stunning car! only thing is, since its in such beautiful original shape I don't see why you'd want to completely tear it down, even a few years down the road..
12-20-2005, 01:49 PM
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Car: 1989 Iroc Z
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Originally posted by 90firebird
absolutely stunning car! only thing is, since its in such beautiful original shape I don't see why you'd want to completely tear it down, even a few years down the road..
absolutely stunning car! only thing is, since its in such beautiful original shape I don't see why you'd want to completely tear it down, even a few years down the road..
I would love to keep the original paint on it, but with where some of the rock pecs are I dont see how they could repaint it and make it look nice without painting the whole car.
I just think a total repaint would do it good so it would all match and Id tear it apart to prevent over spray from getting on stuff it dont need to be on.
12-20-2005, 04:47 PM
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Car: 1989 Iroc Z
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Originally posted by Gr89RS
You found yourself a gem there. You also did a really great job with the pics.
You found yourself a gem there. You also did a really great job with the pics.
12-20-2005, 05:10 PM
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Car: 1986 Z28 Camaro Gunmetal Gray with
Engine: GM Crate ZZZ HO 350, Edelbrock head
Transmission: Rebuilt 700r4 all TransGo and Beast
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt with 3.73 gears
if you are repainting the same color, you can do an all over without taking anything apart...people only take cars apart to change the color...so they can get in the jambs, the insides of the panels, under the hood, etc.
very very nive iroc, im digging it a lot! doesnt look like it from your post count, but is it your first third gen?
very very nive iroc, im digging it a lot! doesnt look like it from your post count, but is it your first third gen?
12-20-2005, 05:15 PM
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Car: 1989 Iroc Z
Engine: 5.7 TPI
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Originally posted by ZZ4 86 Z28
if you are repainting the same color, you can do an all over without taking anything apart...people only take cars apart to change the color...so they can get in the jambs, the insides of the panels, under the hood, etc.
very very nive iroc, im digging it a lot! doesnt look like it from your post count, but is it your first third gen?
if you are repainting the same color, you can do an all over without taking anything apart...people only take cars apart to change the color...so they can get in the jambs, the insides of the panels, under the hood, etc.
very very nive iroc, im digging it a lot! doesnt look like it from your post count, but is it your first third gen?
) then it wont look as good. I think the best way to get a show winning paint job is to pull it apart and get under all the ground effects and all. That way you dont have paint build up around edges. Also I havent found a body shop around here that can mask a car without getting paint on the seals and everything else.
12-20-2005, 06:09 PM
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Car: 1986 Z28 Camaro Gunmetal Gray with
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those are called hard edges...not only do they have tricks to avoid that, but it can be worked out...and that wouldnt be true if you are on the same page as me...you paint the whole car and tape the insides of everything off...i dont see why you would want to hit everything if it would be the same color. oh well...(by the way i work at a paint shop).
12-21-2005, 01:05 PM
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Nice find dude. That thing is really clean and only a few rough areas that can fixed easily. Two 
12-23-2005, 01:59 AM
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Car: 88 5.7 Iroc, 2000 SS
Engine: Vortec Hot cam TPI/LS1
Transmission: Pro-Built/T-56
In my oppinion the Iroc looks best just the way you have it - stock no funny spoilers, or weird rims - All it needs now is some sub frames to keep it tight, and to toss the stock exhaust from the headers back, and freshen the suspension - and you'll have the perfect thirdgen...
I have an gray 88' 5.7 and love the way it looks stock.. I'll be doing paint and 17" wheels, and lowering slightly, but am keeping the overall look stock..
Incredible that you stumbled on to that car, in that condition....
probably the best thirdgen - the only thing that compares is the GTA of the same years or the 91-92 Z28, personally I think the 87'~90' 5.7Iroc is THE car of the 80's and will soon be the next collector car, just like the 68~69 as long as people quit doing all the stupid looking body work, or I guess you can look at it as the more people that mutilate their cars, it only drives up the value of your unmolested car
I have an gray 88' 5.7 and love the way it looks stock.. I'll be doing paint and 17" wheels, and lowering slightly, but am keeping the overall look stock..
Incredible that you stumbled on to that car, in that condition....
probably the best thirdgen - the only thing that compares is the GTA of the same years or the 91-92 Z28, personally I think the 87'~90' 5.7Iroc is THE car of the 80's and will soon be the next collector car, just like the 68~69 as long as people quit doing all the stupid looking body work, or I guess you can look at it as the more people that mutilate their cars, it only drives up the value of your unmolested car
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Does crashing my 89 IROC-Z into the tire barrier at 50mph count? hahaha! Nah but seriously, very nice condition IROC-Z. I'm not a fan of red, but still very nice.
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