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Forum: Exterior Parts for Sale
01-08-2013, 09:07 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,814
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: parting out 1987 gta 5.7tpi

what's your location? any idea if the floorboards would be the same as any out of an iroc camaro of the same year?
Forum: Members Camaros
12-30-2012, 09:02 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

Haha yea, sorry about that. Things move a little slow with such a busy schedule, and no garage. Stinkin wind, it was COLD today. I moved a little farther forward though. The dash is out, and the hvac...
Forum: Members Camaros
12-28-2012, 06:00 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

Alright so work decided it didn't want to come to me today, so instead of wasting another day watching too much netflix I braved the cold to do some major surgury..

Passenger's side foot area...
Forum: Members Camaros
12-28-2012, 04:20 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

To be honest, I think all I did there was a waste of time, because after I was about "done" I realized the doors probably are a huge deception on their alignment with the fenders, because the pins...
Forum: Members Camaros
10-15-2012, 06:22 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

Wow, haha..almost a year since I last touched the car. Craziness. Reason being is I ran out of work, and then about three months later I started a new job, and I've had the busiest schedule. But, it...
Forum: Members Camaros
01-19-2012, 09:48 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

K, the connectors are in, I went with the BMR outter rail style:
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and the alston inner tube style:
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I'm more then happy with the quality of both, all the welds are good, the...
Forum: Members Camaros
01-14-2012, 08:48 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

Well to be honest, if the rust isn't too much worse then I'm thinking it will be, even accounting for the rust that can't be seen, its definitely NOT too far gone imo. I've seen a lot worse turn out...
Forum: Members Camaros
01-11-2012, 07:31 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

WOW!!! Where has the time gone?? I'm pretty much settled here after the new move and after some business trouble I was finally able to set aside a little bit of cash for the car so I guess one could...
Forum: Members Camaros
10-07-2011, 09:56 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

Alright, so I rush stripped the interior. If I never see another mouse in my life it'll be too soon. I found three nests, one under the front of the console, one under the carpeted piece at the rear...
Forum: Members Camaros
10-06-2011, 08:41 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

ooook fella's everything else goes on the back burner on this, I just found some very depressing news. Now I know it seems minor, but for the time being I still have no shop, welder, or easy cutting...
Forum: Members Camaros
10-05-2011, 10:57 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

I was contemplating that for a little while, but everything so far is still functioning and I've only had to do a little bit of resplicing and rewrapping because of some chafing so I'm starting to...
Forum: Members Camaros
09-22-2011, 10:32 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

Finally got parts in late yesterday, nothing really major as I'm moving in less then a week now. But I don't have to support the hood with a 2x2 anymore! I got new hoodstruts installed, and even...
Forum: Members Camaros
09-16-2011, 10:21 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

Yea pretty much, the one other thing going on that I haven't mentioned yet is the driver's side power seat wiring has been screwed with too. I'm leaving that alone though until I rip the seats and...
Forum: Members Camaros
09-13-2011, 10:35 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

Alright so, update time. The wiring woes continue into the engine bay:nod: I've tracked down a lot of the connectors and most of them are in fact a/c & smog stuff that had no where to go when...
Forum: Members Camaros
09-13-2011, 10:23 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

Uh haha yea, if your EXHAUST guy can't do this, get a new exhaust man lol.



Yea thats true, its kind of a shame that I'm gonna have to tear them all off when I repaint sometime in the future....
Forum: Electronics
09-12-2011, 08:42 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 934
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: Where Do These Wires Go!!!!!

bump, I also have that two wire connector laying out in the middle of nowhere..
Forum: Interior Parts Wanted
09-12-2011, 07:09 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 454
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: 85-90 V8 Camaro Tach needed

bump
Forum: Members Camaros
09-11-2011, 07:28 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

Well actually I had an unusually easy time of it. The bolts were tight yes, but they came out like a brand new engine. Kinda strange, but yea. The gaskets were 9 bucks at napa for both sides. I only...
Forum: Members Camaros
09-10-2011, 09:25 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

Today I replaced my passenger's side exhaust manifold gasket. There was a HORRIBLE exhaust leak there, it looked like a good blast of air just blew apart the gasket at the corner of the #2 port. Put...
Forum: Members Camaros
09-09-2011, 09:53 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

Ok so today I got the last bit of the junk out, the hardlined oil pressure sending unit is gone. Fortunately he also used the stock location for that as well, so it was just take the crap out and put...
Forum: Interior Parts Wanted
09-08-2011, 03:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 454
Posted By SWenholdIV

85-90 V8 Camaro Tach needed

I need a good, working STOCK tachometer (JUST the tachometer, not the whole cluster) for my 87 Iroc. Whether it's the 5000 red line or the 5500 I don't really care, but the 5500 would be preferred...
Forum: Members Camaros
09-08-2011, 09:14 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

:eek: WOW!! Ya know your right!! I'm kinda bittersweet about this, because on one hand yea that does explain it and now I know what to do for sure. But that tach came from a cluster my dad traded his...
Forum: Members Camaros
09-05-2011, 05:55 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

Haha yea I can definitely do that!

Good news today, I found the leak that made the water spot under the back seat! Sure enough the t-top seals either need to be adjusted or replaced.. Yippee-_-
Forum: Body
09-05-2011, 07:05 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,839
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: Fender-Door misalignment in ONE area

Well..if it's not causing paint damage and hurting anything then..yea I guess it could be lived with, but not for me. Clean is always the goal;)
Forum: Members Camaros
09-05-2011, 07:03 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

alright so I put a little bit more concerted thought into it yesterday and I realized the hood doesn't open really that easily. I mean it won't 'pop' up like it should. So I started messing with...
Forum: Body
09-05-2011, 07:02 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,839
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: Fender-Door misalignment in ONE area

alright so I put a little bit more concerted thought into it yesterday (mind you I just got this car so I had only a little time to really focus on it before) and I realized the hood doesn't open...
Forum: Members Camaros
09-04-2011, 11:52 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

I will do that, and yea I read about that being a lot of other people's problems. The one difference I see though is this is the only flaw, it's not like the entire fender is off kilter, or the door...
Forum: Body
09-04-2011, 08:34 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,839
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: Fender-Door misalignment in ONE area

alright maybe I can explain better then I pictured lol. On the passenger's side, the top corner of the fender that's pictured lines up with the door (well the whole fender lines up with everything...
Forum: V6
09-04-2011, 07:20 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,102
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: Get broken bolts out?

DO NOT USE AN E-Z OUT!!

Personal experience here: with rust occuring over time and with all of the heating/cooling cycles that engine's gone through over it's life there can be more fused metal in...
Forum: Body
09-04-2011, 07:03 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,839
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: Fender-Door misalignment in ONE area

no man nothing's out of squareness, the car's never even been in a recorded accident. EVERY other body line and EVERY other gap are perfect (including the middle of the fender with the middle of the...
Forum: Body
09-03-2011, 09:29 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,839
Posted By SWenholdIV

Fender-Door misalignment in ONE area

Can anybody tell me if there was a slight body line change in the thirdgen span of camaros? I'm of the opinion that the hood and/or the driver's side fender (at the very least) are from a different...
Forum: Members Camaros
09-03-2011, 09:26 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

Thanks guys, and as promised here's a pic of the wiring that simply HAD to come out yesterday for fear of my life being ended in vehicular flames. There's actually more too, somehow the alarm's...
Forum: Members Camaros
09-02-2011, 10:28 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

I started tearing into it just a day after I got it, mainly to get the gauge cluster at least back to stock so I could have a good starting point. What had to happen first was I had to get an idea of...
Forum: Members Camaros
09-02-2011, 10:06 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

the dash pad's gotta go though unfortunately..
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AMAZINGLY enough the rpo code's are still in the car (assuming they're actually for this car). Hopefully I can get a reprint though because...
Forum: Members Camaros
09-02-2011, 10:04 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

Re: SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

and just your standard rust areas..
http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr321/bigair42791/1987%20Iroc-Z/07.jpg
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apparently there's a leak..bad enough that it soaked through the seat...
Forum: Members Camaros
09-02-2011, 10:02 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,512
Posted By SWenholdIV

SWenholdIV's '87 Iroc-Z Rescue Build

Hello all! Good to be here, lets get right to it.. I am the proud new owner of 1 1987 Camaro Iroc-Z. Unfortunately it's in pretty rough shape, but it has been through quite a bit in its life. Here's...
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