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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 09:11 AM
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Silver Rides Again

Just got three coats of Zaino on.

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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 09:13 AM
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One more.

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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 09:14 AM
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Interior.

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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 09:28 AM
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Car: 87 IROC (looks like 91-92 Z28 tho huh?)
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in a word,

NICE
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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 09:47 AM
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cars looks great the only thing i woulda changed would be the red decals
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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 10:50 AM
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Red is stock. I also went with red on the suspension.

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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 10:50 AM
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Rear.

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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 12:14 PM
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looks good. Just por 15 those rotors so u dont see that rust . Use a wire brush and get all the big pieces off and then wipe it with a rag. It wont come off bc my dad has used it on our cars.
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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 12:31 PM
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I just used a high temp engine enemel on my roters they were rusted to begin with, and well its held up for 3 years now, I also did my rear drums with it.

What type of paint is the red on your suspension I havent been able to get a red to look that glossy on my calipers, and suspension parts.
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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 01:11 PM
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Awesome ride dude! How much did that steering wheel cost you? I love it! Also, those gauges. How did you manage those? Just putting a trim around it or what?
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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 01:29 PM
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I've used POR many times: a-arms when I did the front brakes and the entire rear end when I swaped in the PBR's. Rotors? Cool, I guess. Not sure I'm quite that **** (my car buddies would say that I am though)!

The suspension parts are either from Spohn or powercoated locally. The red on the carriers is, I hesitate to say it, Ford Red engine enamel from CarQuest No. 206.

The steering wheel is a Grant product. I purchased it at AutoZone, I think, for around $125. The black billet sleeve is from Summit or Jegs (another $50 as I recall). The silver Camaro horn cap was another $20 or so. Here's a link for what I did to the cluster:

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=107995

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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 03:45 PM
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Very nice,don't see too many silver IROCs anymore and especially in that good condition.Maybe I misunderstood but POR15 the rotors? You can do the outer edges maybe but not the braking surfaces!
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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 04:07 PM
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I'm not sure that you can call silver rare, but I've only seen one other (apparently my car has a sister, right down to the rear wipper, in Canada).

You're correct about the braking surfaces and POR.

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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 08:33 PM
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In the 14 years since the last IROC has been out I have maybe seen 2 silver ones in person.
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