this pic is for the day we brought it home:


this pic is from 5 minutes ago when we finished wet sanding. all that left to so now is buff and reassemble


I have a couple more pics of little stuff I've done, like how i chopped my Hurst Billet plus shifter about an inch, and how i installed a grab handle (otherwise known as an oh sh*t! handle) on the pass. side etc, but the batteries in my digital camera just died so your out of luck for now.

Eric

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My 1986 Z2814.59@95.6

GM350, T-5, 3.23's, lots of go fast goodies, 4th gen Firebird interior etc...
85 IROC w/ 1364 miles! no times yet, just got it to start.

You'll always find what you've lost in the last place you look

R.I.P Dale Earnhardt

Moderator at: www.generation-3.com

 

Looks more red in the second pic, is it just the pic or does it look more reddish in person after you sanded it also? You need the Dukes of Hazard horn now

 

How are you gonna paint the front end? Black headlight wells? black grille?

 

the front end is gonna have the black headlight buckets (for some reason i just can't stand them body color) and i have a black Iroc grill thats going in too. The color most likely looks different becuase of the lighting. The first pic was taken in the middle of the day, but the second pic was late afternoon on an overcast day.

Eric

 

I was thinking about chopping my billet plus shifter as well and i was wondering how you did it. could you give me details and pics if posible? thanks.

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Black 1990 Iroc 305 5 speed
http://www.shamanland.com/wruth/

 

Man that is one sweet looking car. I think some chrome 17x8 IROC wheels would make that color stand out. Throw some 275/40s on there and BAM...you got yourself a bad *** car.

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1987 Camaro Sport Coupe 305 V8 LG4-rebuilt-All Stock.

Future Mods: Flowmaster American Thunder 3 in. Cat-back, Catco High Flow Catalytic Converter, Hooker Super Comp Shorty Headers Jet Hot coated, K&N Air Cleaner, CompCam 264H, White Paint, IROC wheels, Alpine CDM-7871 CD player, Polk Audio speakers, Grant GT Rally Steering wheel,New Fuel Pump, Ground Effects, B&M Megashifter

 

wruth,

It was really simple actually. I just unbolted the top potion of it and drilled a third hole above the top one, then mounted the handle again, this time using the top two bolts. Took me a total of 5 minutes and it's a night and day difference. I'll take pics as soon as the batteries are charged in the camera.

Metkiss,
In the way of saving money, i've decided to go with stock 85-87 IROC wheels. I am gonna polish them though. Then im putting 245/50's up front and either 255, or 265's if i can find them for the back.

Eric

 

Sounds sweet. But with some 16x8 wheels, you should easily be able to put some 275s on the back if you want.

If not, some 265s and 245s would be great. Whatever floats your boat, because that is one mean ride. Make sure you show pictures. how much was the paint?

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1987 Camaro Sport Coupe 305 V8 LG4-rebuilt-All Stock.

Future Mods: Flowmaster American Thunder 3 in. Cat-back, Catco High Flow Catalytic Converter, Hooker Super Comp Shorty Headers Jet Hot coated, K&N Air Cleaner, CompCam 264H, White Paint, IROC wheels, Alpine CDM-7871 CD player, Polk Audio speakers, Grant GT Rally Steering wheel,New Fuel Pump, Ground Effects, B&M Megashifter

 

If i were you (just giving my opinion, hope it's wanted I would get some 16x8 IROC rims and either polish them yourself (if you're on a tight budget) or get a shop to polish them. then I'd get some 245/50/16's for front and maybe some 255/50/16's out back... the sidewalls are almost identical...
other than that your car is clean

 

Metkiss,
my father and i did it ourselves so we saved a considerably amount of money. total cost including all rental fees of paint booth, tow dolly and a new gun was somewhere around 700 bucks.

as for the tires i would like to go wider but the only tire i can find in those sizes is the COmp T/a, and i hate those things. Im going with kumho's unless CarnDrvr still has some F1's for sale.

Garett,
I fully intend on polishing them, but it's probably not gonna happen until this spring.

Eric

 

Lookin good, can't wait to see it finished.

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New owner of:

1989 Camaro IROC-Z
5.7L TPI
Ravin' Exhaust
K&N's
My 1989 Camaro IROC-Z

Previous owner of:

1992 Camaro RS
5.0L TBI
K&N Airfilter
My 1992 Camaro RS

 

Thats gonna look awesome when its done, cant wait to see it!

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"I have the car, now I need a license!"
217 days 'till temps as of Nov. 7th! yeah, I'm only 14.
1982 Firebird S/E
sbc 307 with summit cam and lifters, Performer intake, 305 heads, quadrajet, all smog equipment removed, soon to be silver.

 

for those that wanted to see how i did the shifter:


and heres some pics of todays progress: we completed the first half of the buffing, now we have to go over with the finishing compound, and i started putting it back together (GFX)






Enjoy

 

D@mn dude, she's *****!n. Get her all together and get us some bigger pics. Model her for us

 

Lookin good man.
Who makes the billet plus shifter and what is it good for?
Just interested

 

the shifter's made by hurst, and its good for shifting the transmission j/k, Stock vs. the hurst, the hurst is a shorter throw, has adjustable stops on the gears and just feels more precise overall. I love it.

Eric

 

Welp, being as i couldn't do anymore reassembly (the bumpers don't get painted until this Sat.) and i was still bored and wanted to work on the car, i decided to mount a couple of neons i found in my sisters old car junk box under the car. I just finished doing one side and it doesn't look all too bad. I doubt i would have actually paid for them, but since they were free i figured why not? Its a nice little touch i think. I'll get pics after i mount the other side.

Eric

 

just wanted to update the sig pic

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My 1986 Z2814.59@95.6

GM350, T-5, 3.23's, lots of go fast goodies, 4th gen Firebird interior etc...
85 IROC w/ 1364 miles! no times yet, just got it to start.

You'll always find what you've lost in the last place you look

R.I.P Dale Earnhardt

Moderator at: www.generation-3.com