i picked up a 1988 IROC from my buddy Eric out in Savannah last weekend. i wished i had more time to start working on it, as it needs lots of love, but working 65-70 hours a week has me tied up for a while, which is also why i haven't posted up pics. since it'll be a while till the car is road worthy, i snatched Kuhmo 712 wrapped double line IROCS off and put them on the sportcoupe, check it out!





the IROC is a factory l98 car with a 2.77:1 posi disc 9 bolt. factory aluminum driveshaft and ttops. car has nearly every feature except for the delux interior. it's VERY well optioned. i'm very excited about diving into the fuel injection and learning how that stuff works. the motor does not run, but it does have a recently rebuilt Team Tripp 700r4. the motor has atleast a broke piston (found by Eric via an optic bore scope) and bent valve. so it's gonna need a new shortblock at the very least. it's already got a set of flowtech headers on it (which will most likely be taken off in favor of a set of hooker 2055's, or hedman shorties) as well as a rumored zz4 camshaft. we shall see

it's got some pretty severe body damage to the passenger side quarter right infront of the rear wheel. so much that currently, that door does not open. the person that owned it before Eric said it drove straight before the motor gave up the ghost, but it's going on a frame machine just to be sure. anyhow, i'll let the pictures do the talking!







yeah, i gots my work cut out for me, but that hasn't stopped me yet!

let me just give a HUGE thanks to Eric R from out in savannah for the awesome deal he gave me on this car!

 

hope you didn't pay much for that thing...

but the irocs look good on your sportcoupe. I actually just got a set of single stripe irocs sitting in the garage waiting for winter polishing and clearcoat removal

 

so what exactly are your plans for it? show car or drag car or a mix of both? if drag car u might want to stick with carb anyways good luck with it

 

IROC is getting DD status once running/operating properly. then once the body work and paint are taken care of, i plan to sell it. the car was appropriately priced, no worries...

...here's a reminder of what the white car looked like when i brought her home...

 

you go through wheels on that car like clockwork


I like them though

 

just trying out different ones!

 

mw66nova- i didnt realize you were on my side of the country. i too recently aquired an 88 iroc (though its a DD in a bit better shape, but im sure i paid a lot more for it)

we should grab a case of brew and spin some wrenches sometime...

 

[QUOTE=xpndbl3;3101723]hope you didn't pay much for that thing...

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He got a decent deal on it, I initially had bought it as a parts car but decided it was too nice to part out, the unibody isn't bent, hasn't got a spec of rust and I had a good passenger's door and the other parts to fix it. What I lacked was time, so I found it a new home.

 

sure thing man! anytime you're in Warner Robins, come on over! 1 of the 6 or 7 thirdgens that frequents my pop's house is always having to be wrenched upon!

 

im one of them that stops by every once in a while. btw i have been meaning to ask you do you want to weld my lca relocation brackets on my new 9 bolt? just lmk when you can do it b/c i want to get this thing in there asap. btw check out the pic of my car with fresh paint on gafba its just a sneak peak but it should give you an idea how different it is... lots of pearl!

 

sure thing mike, i'll be down there sunday afternoon if you want me to tackle it then. i'm not sure when the next time i'll be down there. pm me for more details. i did see the pics over on gafba and it's really starting to look EXCELLENT. is the car tuned up yet or do you still need help? did you get the double pumper on the car yet or do you still need me to teach you the basics with that?

 

man sharp project car, i wish i had a rust free car to start with...I'm reaping the rewards

...didn't they move the iroc decals to the rear of the door in 88?

my buddy has a white 85 SC (original 70K) and we've been eyeballing a set of late model iroc rims, he'll love those pics of yours.

brandon

 

that IROC will make a really fun daily driver!

 

i think so too. l98, 4 wheel discs, ttops, cruise...yeah, it'll be a blast!

 

i just put the double pumper on last night but i havent driven it yet. it does idle now though. im going to see how it does right now and then let you know about tuning it b/c the guy i bought it from tuned it according to my setup so i will see how it does. im just ready to get my rear end in.

btw that iroc is looking sweet. want to sell that driveshaft? or ill trade you mine + cash. ill send you a pm on the brackets

 

lol, aluminum ds is staying with the car! folks are trying to part my car out, it's kinda funny! only that's going up for sale from this car is a blown up short block and a set of 2.77 gears!

 

lol, not trying to part your car just was trying to get a set of iroc's i have been trying to get for a long time, but would love to see what they look like on my car before i look any farther

 

lol, you're MORE than welcome to borrow them anytime sean!

 

lol i need to ditch my 2.77s as well!

 

Yea i love the wheels, i have the same, not as nice mine need stripping. As far as the car, i think it is a good find.

 

That shortblock may not be that damaged, probably just nicked the #7 hole a little bit- as for those 2.77's, keep in mind that is a 145mph speedo, and the tall gears may help you reach it.

 

haha, you do seem to go through alot wheels.
they look good though!
so what all is wrong with that motor? does it have a good block?

 

no idea yet. Eric looked down the spark plug holes with a fiberoptic boar scope and said he could see the wrist pin in #7, but we don't know what kind of real damage is in there yet.

 

ouch. all the fuel injection parts there and not busted up (as far as you know)?

 

On the damage to the door and quarter panel on the IROC my '83 is/was damaged very similar.The PO replaced the door but left the quarter pretty much the way it was after the accident.I've done some work to straighten it out and i have another door to go on(the one they used is rusted along the inner shell but they at least put the original inner door panel back on her).I've had the framed checked and a 4 wheel alignment done and everything is straight and square.Your's doesn't look like it was hit any harder than might must have been(unless the tire/wheel took impact too - which the wheel doesn't look like it did so you maybe ok).

I agree with eric the shortblock probably isn't damaged.It would be worth having a machine shop check it out if you can't.But overall you got a great car to have some fun with.