This month we are recognizing stock appearing sleepers that showcase Thrid-Gen F-Bodies' natural good looks and are also able to satisfy the need for speed as well as pack a nasty surprise to those who might see these as easy prey. The nominees this month are:


ZZ3Astro 1987 IROC-Z Turbo-charged 5.7 liter TPI


Hawk312 1986 Trans Am LS1/T56


Dmans85 1985 Z28 LS1/T56

TEDSgrad 1989 Formula LS2/4L65E


fasteddi 1991 RS Turbo-charged 3.1 liter V6

 

Thanks so much to everyone who nominated my T/A! I wasn`t expecting it. It is a real honor to be considered along with the other *great* nominations.

This car was bought basically as a shell in rough condition. There was no engine, no transmission, and no interior. My brother and I had to round up all the parts and put everything together. In the end, I was trying to replicate an `86 Trans Am I had just out of high school, which was Red with the Carmine interior, digital dash, and GTA wheels. The 305 TPI and 4 speed auto that was in that car just wouldn`t do. The LS1 engine was built by my brother, and has a cam with 239-243 duration 608-612 lift, shaved heads for higher compression, and the heads were ported as well. It was mated to the T-56. It dyno`ed at 409hp at the wheels. I did the paint and body work, as well as the interior restoration. Some of you may remember my interior plastic and carpet restoration thread, which was hopefully useful to some of you.
Anyway, here is how it arrived:


And here it is now:















Thanks again everyone!

 

Theres some awesome third gens here this month but I went with Hawks312. The attention to detail under the hood and paint work got me.

 

Thank you for the nomination; it is an honor to be considered alongside these wonderful cars.
I am an original owner; purchased the car August 12, 1989. That December, I drove the car out to CA from Mpls, and drove up and down Hwy 1 (ORàTijuana). When I returned and stored the car, I had put 33,500 miles on it in 4 ½ months! My car is, and will always be, a driver. To date, I have 218,000 miles on it.
My build philosophy is on agility (turning, braking, and accelerating) with an emphasis on suspension and un-sprung weight.


Powertrain: stock LS2 w/DBW pedal; 4” CAI; 2” SW headers w/3” collectors w/v-band clamps into single 4” exhaust; 4L65e; BMR trak pak & LCAB’s; 3.5” alum DS; stock 9 bolt w/3.27 gears and girdle cover.


Suspension: Swivel cup weight jacks; Spohn adj A-arms, strut towers, & bump steer kit; Kenny Brown 3 pt STB & LCA’s; Global West Wonderbar & SFC; Racecraft 2” drop spindles (road race); alum hubs; Wilwood FSL 6 piston calipers; 2 pc rotors; Koni yellows w/ #850 springs; QA1 rear coil-overs w/#200 springs; adj PHB; stock 36/24 sway bars.


Interior: Raamat; new carpet; Corbeau TRS seats w/rears and console lid upholstered to match; JVC KDA-815 ( 2 USB’s, Bluetooth, & Microphone); Kicker speakers in stock locations.
Full body & paint restoration in 2013 - w/4th Gen Wing.









Thank you for your consideration!
Brian

 

Tough choice here! Very nice!!

 

Im a Camaro guy and love the black Iroc but couldnt ignore the beauty and hard work of hawk312, love a sleeper! Stock appearing, updated performance! Great cars guys!

 

Thank you to everyone for the nomination! Here are a few pictures of my car. Its a 1991 Camaro Rs 3.1L. I have done a few thing to it over the years and mainly its just a bracket car at a few local drag strips arround where I live. Sorry i was having problems pasting the pictures in full size onto the post so I attached them instead.

There are alot of mods. The main ones are a Gt3582 Turbo, alky injection, currently swaping to DIS, 48lbs injectors, walbro 255lph, tuning with $59.
Rear end is a alburn lsd, moser 28spl. axles, c clip eliminators, richmond 3.73.
Trans is a 700r with a 3k stall, and many probuilt parts in it.
Race weight is 3180lbs.


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Lots of worthy cars, but I voted for Hawk312. Very stock looking inside & out. Especially with that ultra 80's digital dash.

 

Hawk312's car made one helluva transformation! His car definitely gets my vote.

 

All very nice cars. But I'm going with Hawk312. I seen Hawk312's car in person. It is the most beautiful thirdgen I've ever seen. Paint, Interior, Drivetrain, etc.. It's an amazing car!!

 

Hawks has one of my favorite paint schemes for third gens, I almost bought one, but it was out of my price range. All of these cars looks amazing though!