Ok guys I have an 88 T-top IROC and am gonna get it painted soon. Now I am looking for the opinions of all and possible some pics of peoples IROC's. thanks for the help

Matt

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1988 IROC-Z T-Top "MATTSTOY"
350 Crate engine
370ft. lb Torque out of the box
5speed, Centerforce clutch, Spohn Sub-frames & adjustable pan hard rod, Jamex 1.5' Lowering springs, 2 1/2' Exhaust,ram air setup, ported and polished plenum, soon 3.45 9 bolt rear end with discs!

 

BLACK.... end of discussion... end of topic

 

i second that if u can afford to paint it and clean it . i would go with black. mine is red but black irocs kick but.
Shaun

http://www.iroc-z.com/1987pages/1987...1987broch4.htm

 

I like the color of my IROC, Code 23 "IROC Blue" metallic.



I never liked black on third gen Camaros because it doesn't seem to give to the car any dimension... it just doesn't give its shape justice.

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1986 Camaro IROC-Z
305 TPI V8

1967 Camaro SS-396 (Dad's)
11,000 miles



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[This message has been edited by blue86iroc (edited November 17, 2001).]

 

Black, baby! It's the only way to go. I have never seen ANY car look more bad@ss than a black Camaro. Add dark tint and classy looking 17" rims to the equation and you're looking at one awesome piece of American iron. On the flip side though, black is a bitch to keep clean and scratchless.

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'88 IROC 305 TPI
Freshly converted to 5 speed
Gutted airboxes
180 degree T-stat
Advanced base TPS voltage
Relocated IAT sensor
Momo steering wheel (gotta luv it)
Ram-air setup coming soon
Flowmaster muffler (puke)
Taylor SpiroPro wires
Accel cap and rotor
Ported plenum
Throttle body bypass
Kills: '94 Z28, Olds Aurora V8, bunch of Mustangs, T-birds, ricers, and others who assumed a 13 year-old car would be too slow.

 

I say black, too. Camaros just look so damn smooth in black.

 

black.. the 92 is black, when she's clean, oh it's beautiful, turns heads and all.. Of course it stays clean for about 10 minutes, EVERYTHING and I do mean EVERYTHING shows up.

Anthony

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previous ride: 87 Camaro LT
350, A4.Comp Cams 268H, Edelbrock Preformer intake, Hedman Headers and y-pipe, gutted cat, No AIR/smog pump. 14x3" Open element K&N, Q-jet w/ D hanger and DA rods, adjusted AV spring tension and quick can.

Current ride: 1992 Camaro RS, K&N, Flowmaster, 305, T5, Black, T-tops, 84k miles.

 

Black definatly, or this



I had a black RS but made the decision to get something a "little" faster... well when its running


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1987 IROC-Z L98,SR,EB 6085's,LPE 219/219 Cam, Crane 1.6RR, EB TPI Base, 58mm TB, Stock T5, 30lb SVO, AFPR, K&N, EB TES, Catco Cat, 3" Borla Cat-Back, Accel cap,rotor,distro/other crap, Aluminum DS, 94 Disk Rear, Adjustable Prop Valve, Precision 3.73 Gears, Weld in Sub-Frame Connectors, Hotchkis LCA's, KYB Shocks/Struts, Poly Bushings all over the place, Moog Upper/Lower Ball joints and Tie Rods ends/Idler Arm, Big stereo, 730SD Conversion.

To see the ROC, Check out the webpage Here

 

cant deny that black is sweet but it shows way to many scratches.....

what about this?


candy apple red is so sweet even when its dry it looks wet.......

[This message has been edited by AudioDEO (edited November 17, 2001).]

 

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1988 Jet Black IROC
5.7L W/ 64000 miles
Flowmaster Exhaust
Fully Loaded
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My IROC In Readers Rides
My IROC
Listen To The Exhaust!

 

Yeah thats my general consensus too...scratches too easy, and gets dirt way to fast. any other good colours????

 

Black - 'nuff said!

 

Why, black of course. I took like 45 pics of the car today, freshly polished, and they'll be up next week. I'll convince you

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New owner of:

1989 IROC-Z
5.7L TPI
Raven Exhaust
K&N's
Better pics soon!

Previous owner of:

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

 

gotta go with the maroon/wine red color....came stock on the irocs....my iroc-z is this color, and im always getting compliments on the paint, plus, chicks love it...

 

Yeah, its true black doesn't give its shape justice. The lighter the color the more you can make out the shape and the lines of the car. I personally love red, or maroon, although I do have a black IROC. If I had choice to repaint, it would probably be bright red.

 

I like the marroon, or 'Medium Garnet' as GM calls it, on my RS, but black IROCs look bad *** ! I want one!!!

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'91 Camaro RS - TBI 305 - medium garnet - '91-'92 Z28 wheels - leather - all power options (except power seat) - t-tops - Clarion head unit - Pioneer 4way 200watt 6x9s - Rockford Fosgate Punch amp and 2 Fosgate 12" subs - Edelbrock open element w/ K&N filter - Random Technology highflow cat - some free mods, more coming soon...

 

Black Cherry. Jet black with a cherry pearl clear coat looks awesome. Thats what mine's going this winter.

 

My IROC is silver--I've never personally seen another of that color. Though black's sweet, I wouldn't swap. E-mail me for pics should you be interested. By the way, it's your car, matty350, and you should do what pleases you, but changing colors is very difficult to do if you wish a thorough job.

JamesC

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I really liked my stock dark metallic red, but i'm definately partial to any color candy. specially the red candy.

black is a sweet color, but i agree when it doesn't show the lines of our cars; where as too light of a color can have a negative effect.

I think you should go with the color you like, that way you'll be happy and that's the most important thing.

 

I agree with leirch and Kandied91z
on the metallic red. I drive an 88 IROC-Z that looks almost identically to Leirch's. It looks great. I put some Cragar rims on it and it really turns heads. But also, dont let us talk you into a color, do what you want. Good luck choosing, third gen's look good in just about anything if you ask me.

 

That is a killer color man! Im liking it!

I am partial to Maui Blue, but, I dunno what it would look like on an IROC...

-Roshambo

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-Joe
1988 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 - 305 TPI, 700R4, 3.23 Posi, Digital Dash, Leather Seats, Maui Blue with Silver GFX, T-tops, Tinted Glass, Gutted MAF, TB Coolant Bypass, K&N Cone Filter, 3" Summit Exhayst Cut-Out, 3" exhaust from Y-pipe back, MSD Super Coil, Accel 8mm wires, L98 Aluminum Heads, Ported and Polished Plenum, Siamesed Intake, Aluminum Driveshaft, Edelbrock 3 point Strut Tower Brace

 

Metallic brown (yeah brown) with gold decals.

 

[This message has been edited by Jono (edited November 18, 2001).]

 

Bright Red. Thats it.

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89 RS
STILL Looking For:
An 87 IROC-Z28 350 TPI

Yeah I have an RS, but I want an IROC-Z!!

 

Hey JONO nice car, you live in toronto? I live just south in Oakville! nice car dude!

 

Black is alright for some cars, but I prefer a more unique color. Check out my site:

http://paintman40.homestead.com/camaropics.html

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1987 IROC,305 TPI Slush box G80,G92,143K+:Mint condition,K&N Filters, ADS Superchip, Stock Exhaust, Virgin Engine and transmission.

1968 SS Camaro, 350 built and shaved, Holley 750 Dual line double pumper, TH-400, 3.73's

Two other Thrid Gen Camaro's for parts ('84Z and '85Z TPI)

 

I know im probably going to get flamed for this, but maybe you could try something original and paint your iroc a color that wasnt available, like maybe yellow, (not the banana yellow) or green, i dunno just a thought, id like to see bright yellow iroc

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1991 teal camaro RS rebuilt 96 350 marine motor, comp cam, accel ignition,8mm accel plugs and wires, hedman headers and y-pipe, and rear end with 4.10 gears. Stock 700r4, best 1/4 time 14.6

 

I know im probably going to get flamed for this, but maybe you could try something original and paint your iroc a color that wasnt available, like maybe yellow, (not the banana yellow) or green, i dunno just a thought, id like to see bright yellow iroc

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1991 teal camaro RS rebuilt 96 350 marine motor, comp cam, accel ignition,8mm accel plugs and wires, hedman headers and y-pipe, and rear end with 4.10 gears. Stock 700r4, best 1/4 time 14.6

 

Like i stated before, BLACK, end of discussion, please close this thread now, the answer has been given.

END OF STORY.



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un4givin89

 

Just a suggestion but i absolutely LOVE the color on 86fyrbrd's 3.5 gen TA. it's absolutely stunning, but i'm not exactly sure how good it would look on a camaro

 

YELLOW!!!! Look at my car at www.rearman.com/camarokid.htm

 

BLACK

 

I'd say white...Just kiddin'. Black is where it's at baby!


1985 IROC-Z 2,480 original miles



[This message has been edited by Mirsiro427 (edited November 19, 2001).]

 

Nothing looks better than a glossy black ride. Not an IROC but you get the point.




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92' Camaro RS 305 TBI
Best 1/4 mile - 14.6 @ 96 mph w/NO NOS
Best 60' - 1.9 secs
Check it out
https://www.thirdgen.org/rides/index...ew&rideid=4860

[This message has been edited by pwdbychevy (edited November 19, 2001).]

 

I had a black camaro and it was a PITA to keep clean,it looked great when it was shined,but i would have to keep a California duster in the car to keep it looking good,black is bad,i personally want a blue or silver camaro for my next car,i had red,dont car for it that much,black was cool,yellow was and is my car now and really stands out,chick dig it too,you dont see a yellow roc everyday.

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1986 IROC,paint code 51, Hypertech Stage 2 chip, 160 thermostat,free mods,hi-flow cat, Flowmaster,2500 stall tc,shift kit,2 inch Moog drop,airoil and k&ns, lots more soon to come.
www.rearman.com/camarokid.htm

 

Although black is cool, there seems to be too many people with them, so I say try something new.
Go down to an auto shop and have a look at some of those paint boards they have at the back.
Some of the other manufacturer's colors can look pretty damn sharp on other cars.
I recommend Mitsubishi's Azure Blue it looks really dark and good, with some tints, beautiful!

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1982 Z28 Camaro
305ci LG4, Muncie 4-Speed, Holley Carburettor (CFM Unknown), 2.5" Stainless steel exhaust all the way through.
Fibreglass hood.
Boston 4x6" CX7e 2-ways, 6x9" Nippon America (no-name?) 3-ways
Other stuff I haven't figured out yet.

 

Yeah, black is a pain to keep clean, but its so nice when it's clean. I get my pics Wednesday, hopefully they came out nice.

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New owner of:

1989 IROC-Z
5.7L TPI
Raven Exhaust
K&N's
Better pics soon!

Previous owner of:

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

 

Here's a color that I love. When I repaint my car it will be similar to this yellow.




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The Sumbitch is Broken
82 Camaro:350, Erson cam, ported heads,Comp Cams 1.6:1 rocker arms, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, Holley 600cfm,
TH350 tranny with 2500 stall, Eibach Pro Kit, SLP 1 3/4" headers with 3" Flowmaster exhaust

 

Lets see....no!! A Bright Red IROC-Z with the offset headlight pockets, hood louvers, stripes and everyting else with that nice color on 1 of those cars, IMO is the best. Also, the years of the IROC-Z, 85-90, that color was the most produced, probably because of this car. Not my car.




[This message has been edited by IROCZTWENTYGR8 (edited November 19, 2001).]

 

Black is nice, but not for long unless you really really baby the car. And listen to all of these people saying black, too many people with black cars, I would go for something different like the silver.

 

If you want a VERY shinny glossy car, blacks the wayto go.

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1988 Jet Black IROC
5.7L W/ 64000 miles
Flowmaster Exhaust
Fully Loaded
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My IROC In Readers Rides
My IROC
Listen To The Exhaust!

 

black all the way! make sure the body is flawless though, or you will see every imperfection.

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Brandon
"ScreaminDeamin 360"
1989 IROC 350 60 over, TRW forged 9.83:1 pistons,Hooker Comp headers, crane cam 216/228 .484/.512, crane 1.6 RR's, ported plenum, home made ram air, 24lb SVO injectors, crane AFPR, all going through 3 inch mandrel pipe and a flowmaster.
T-56 ,McLeod clutch, LT4 PP
Newest Pictures
http://screamindeamin.cz28.com/newimages

http://ScreaminDeamin.cz28.com

 

about 7 coats of black laq, hand rubed, till the paint looks so deep you can almost step into it.

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http://PCperformance-usa.com/86bird/86bird.html

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about 7 coats of black laq, hand rubed, till the paint looks so deep you can almost step into it.

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http://PCperformance-usa.com/86bird/86bird.html

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nevermind... laquer is crap.

[This message has been edited by Jza (edited November 20, 2001).]

 

Personally I like black. It is a pain to keep clean and keep scratches off, but nothing can out do it once it's polished up and clean. I don't think anything looks better clean than a black car (Nicely painted black, not some faded crap, lol.) And at night, well, it just looks sweet.



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Dallas
Ram Air Z

 

Hey, or if you want something different, you could do one of the fade colors from silver to black. Not from top to bottom, but at a ***** . I've seen it on one car, and it looked pretty sweet, with like a blue outlining the gap between black and silver. Or go old style (which I also like) and paint it Hugger Orange

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Dallas
Ram Air Z

 

blackety black black black



or any cool custom job. there are way too many paint colors out there to chose. go look at PPG, house of kolor, and anywhere else you can find custom paints. Im sure you could come up with some cool looking paint scheme.

 

Corvette Sebring Silver Metallic. No lower body strips, just the door decals(black), black leather interior, black headlight bezels, black hood louvers, and paint the non-machined surfaces of the wheels balck. Make sure it is a convertible with a black top. Dont forget the dark windew tint. This will be my next car, and you will like it.

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91 Camaro RS - Black with red tweed - t-tops - 700 watt sound system - 14x3 open element - 80 Series Flowmaster - muffler turndowns - Poly transmission mount- BeCool radiator-
Coming soon: 4th gen rearend and chrome 10 spoke SS wheels

88 TransAm GTA - WS6 - red with grey cloth - K&N Filters - TPIS Airfoil - Wonder Bar - Future Restoration

 

Hugger Orange

but i may be a bit partial

<----just painted his Z hugger orange

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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.

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