SmallTires

iTrader: (4)

Well, I am in the process of rebuilding my motor, while I am at it I would pay attention to the body as well. My question is: I have the original 84 fascia on my car, the chin spoiler is cracked like seemingly everyone one of these. I was thinking about chasing down another chin spoiler or do a newer style front clip. It seems to me the more I see on here everyone pitches this front end. I know parts are a pain to get for it, but I sorta like it because it is different and I really don't feel like changing the front clip to be honest. Yet everywhere I look on here everyone has pretty much swapped this section off there older camaros. So the question is should I leave it and find the spoiler or just toss it in favor of a newer style?

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xpndbl3

iTrader: (5)

i went from 82-84 to the 85-90 style and couldn't be happier....looks a million times better.

PhAnToMs

iTrader: (2)

keep it! you dont want your car looking like everyone elses becides the 82-84's have that nice front turn signal lights that go in unlike all other years

Not Danny

i'd say keep it, my old 84 had a 86 front end on it , while my 83 has the original and i like the 82-84 better anyway. to me it fits in with the rest of the car better.

black84z28-4spd

mine went from this:




to this:

VERTIGO Z28

iTrader: (1)

Drop it like it's HOTT!

qytum

Depends on your color scheme. If you are keeping the ground effects a different color then the rest of the car, then keep the 82 - 84 bumper.

However if your doing the car all one color, then I think it looks better with the later bumper.

87CIZ

iTrader: (8)

i like the 82-84 because it's pointier than 85-92 i think it would look excellent with 91-92 gfx on it. but i havent seen it so it may not look good but it's an idea. I might mock it up one day and snap some pictures when it gets warmer.

xpndbl3

iTrader: (5)

the 91-92 front chin spoiler will not bolt onto the 82-84 nose

onebad82z

iTrader: (7)

I kept the original '82 GFX on my first repaint back in '97 and plan to again on the next starting next summer.Bad enough I still get the dreaded "is that an Iroc?" after all these years.I want something to differentiate it from the later years.

85_ZED28

Leave it!

SmallTires

iTrader: (4)

Hmmm, didn't suspect i was going to get as many keep it responses as this. It would be alot less hassle. I think the one thing that really keeps nagging me in the back of my mind is that when I bought the car I got a Ram Air II hood with it and I am figuring it won't be so hot with the older style front end. I need the hood clearence for the new intake, maybe I should go with the original fascia and just toss the RA II hood and get a cowl.

Here it is right now sitting in my driveway: (blown up motor and all )



Don't know why the sheetmetal looks so wrinkly in this pic as the car is VERY straight.

meridius

I say sell the ram air hood and find a small cowl to replace it then put it on the car as is.

Tobias05

icebird_1981

i went through the same thing, but i decided to keep it all stock just because you dont see many anymore in good shape, there getting very rare, part are hard to find. At first i hated it but it sort of grew on me. heres a pic of my 83 z28.