my first third gen and also my first v8, last week i bought a 86 IROC-Z. i think i got a good deal on it. the dude wanted $2,700 o.b.o i went and ofered him $2,000 and he took my offer, ha ha i'm so happy with it.


i seriously need center caps







should i get rid of my fuzzy dash pad? it was like that when i bought it


what sucks is that the driver door does not have the stripes and the IROC-Z vinyl

 

sweet find, and a stela too at 2000 350 right cause I see the 145 mph gauge cluster unless its been swapped in, btw car looks great

 

Good find! Enjoy it!

 

Is that a true IROC??? Nice car either way.

 

Nice car, feels good to own your first real v8 doesn't it? Nice speedometer. I keep telling my self to get one that goes to 145 but I am doing other stuff to the car right now, such as body work and getting it painted soon. I have the speedometer that only goes to 85. Good find by the way. Enjoy it to the fullest.

 

Looks like you got a good deal!

 

YES!!!!!!!!!

 

Sorry to burst your bubble man but that's just a Z28 with Iroc-z decals thrown on it. Your car has the Z28 wheels, Z28 dash emblem, and Z28 lower body stripes..

Still clean and cool nonetheless!

 

Nice ride, but I to have to agree with Gr89RS. That's a nice Z28 (not Iroc).
In addition to what Gr89RS mentioned . . .
- The lower body moldings on an Iroc were also body colour. Your ride is 2-tone (lower moldings being a different colour).
- The one IrocZ door decal that is on the car isn't original or even in the right place for an '86. It should be towards the front of the door.

Check your car's RPO list. The sticker with them (if it's still there) can be found inside the front console between the seats, or sometimes in the rear storage compartment. If the sticker is there, check that the VIN on the top of the sticker matches your cars VIN by the windshield. If it does, then your ride would have to have the RPO B4Z to be an IrocZ.

Still, it's a very nice ride and a good deal.

 

wow thats clean
nice find

 

is this what you mean by RPO



call me stupid but i never seen a stock tpi z28

 

Yes that's your RPO sheet.

 

Was that a joke or are u serious? I don't wanna call u stupid but...........

 

Ok, I dont know the code for IROC, but I see that it is a LB9 (305 TPi) w/ a 700R4.

I thought that some of the base model irocs in 1986 got the Z28 wheels?

Get rid of the fuzzy ****. If it turns out to be a Z28, don't sweat it, still a steal and still a freakin sweet car.

 

Dude, a very genuine CONGRATS!!!!
That is a sweet find. Yes it is a Z-28, and not the IROC as such, but still a great starter car. Mine first f-body was pile, 1978 camaro I-6, 3 speed..... UGH.
Rims/tires and a goos waxing and you are in there!
Lastly, the RPO's tell me you have the low end TPI motor, and 2.73 gears
(GU2). These 2 items may have you over in the TPI board soon asking why the car is slow. Realize there is likely to be a (peanut cam) in the motor, and the gears are killing you. Do a search, there is crazy info out there to read up on.
KEEP IT BETWEEN THE LINES, AND 'ROC ON !!!
SHAGGY

'89 SHAGGY IROC
L98, W/C T5, all free stuff,T.E.S.,HOOKER CAT BACK,KYB,ACCEL8.8,JET fan sw. etc. 14.1@ 100.01 MPH w/t-5, installed my 3.27 B/W. 244 HP/347 FTLBS ON THE GROUND!!! Not bad for just bolt-ons.
so much to do , so little money
1989 TRANS AM 5.0 A4
Bone stock, but living large in the Orient
GETTING AN IROC HEART TRANSPLANT

 

yeah, i'l have to get a new one though cuz i think this one has big cracks on it.

hey did 86 z28 came with posi?

 

AFAIK all z28's came with posi's... check and see if the vin on that RPO tag matches your car because according to that you have a 305 "LB9", either way its a nice 3rd gen

 

You haven't been reading the posts. Above, I stated that . . .
His RPO sticker does not say . . .
B4Z . . . so it's not an IrocZ
His RPO sticker does say . . .
Z28 . . . so it is a Z28
LB9 . . . so it has a 305 LB9 (not unusual)

That's incorrect. In 1986 they made 88,132 Z-28's. In 1986 the total number of all the kinds of Camaros with the RPO G80 (Rear Axle, Limited Slip) was only 29,207. Thus it would be impossible for all of them to have posi.
Also note that his RPO sticker also doesn't have the RPO G80 and yet it does have the Z28 RPO. That means he also has a Z28 without posi.

PS; regarding . . .
No. All '85 to '87 IrocZ's got the 16" wheels with the single (wider) line through each spoke as standard. It wasn't until '88 to '90 that the 16" wheel became an option (with the two narrow stripes through each spoke).

 

The IROC package is just suspension upgrades. TPI has nothing to do with it.

There are plenty of Z28's out there without posi as well. My first thirdgen was a Z with a crap 2.73 open rear.

THe only sure fire way to know what your car is equipped with is to run the RPOs thru a decoder. It will tell you exactly what options your car left the factory with. http://www.austinthirdgen.org/modules.php?name=RPO

 

The IROC was just a slight upgrade over a Z28 which, for all intents and purposes, is mostly top of the line anyway. You just missed out a suspension package, and 20 years later most people replace all that anyway.

A Z28 is by no means a base model, but it can be a low-optioned Z28...

Judging by that realy, really long RPO sheet, I really, really doubt your car is "low optioned"...

LOL, look at my RPO sheet!



DOnt sweat the IROC vs Z28 thing, they're mostly the same car, and you can get IROCs with LG4's!

 

sweet looking ride. just take care of it

 

hey thanks guys for all the info you gave me. even if it's a Z28 i still love it the same , hey InfernalVortex thanks for that link