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Body restoration and paint project complete! :)
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Car: 1987 Camaro Z28 IROC-Z
Engine: 5.7L TPI
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Axle/Gears: 3.42:1
Body restoration and paint project complete! :)
Welp folks, I am finally getting around to tossing up some pictures of my body and paint project. My car was getting pretty rough looking, and I had been planning on rebuilding the exterior for about a year. It took about that long to get all the parts and supplies together, and to learn what I needed to know. Anyways, it is an 87' IROC, I did the following body mods:
Shaved antenna hole
shave body mouldings
complete 91/92 gfx setup
replaced driver fender (GM)
replaced passenger fender (GM)
replaced hood with a cervini's 2.5" cowl induction
new grille, park lights, etc.
GTA hatch (shaved 3rd light holes)
85/86 style aerowing (no center light)
4th gen nose emblem
new decals
new emblems
Stripped and prepped whole reassembled car, (more wetsanding than you can shake a stick at!) then 4 coats of viper GTS blue pearlescent, then 4 coats of clear.
The car was originally a 305tpi/automatic/g92 car, and now is a 355/T5 car. I will grab some pictures of the interior/ underhood tomorrow, the inside is mostly new with 4th gen T/A leather lumbar seats, 4th gen console, etc..
A big thanks goes out to Steve86TA, without his tireless help this would not have happened. :hail:
Opinions? Questions? Comments? Gag reflexes? What do you folks think?
Shaved antenna hole
shave body mouldings
complete 91/92 gfx setup
replaced driver fender (GM)
replaced passenger fender (GM)
replaced hood with a cervini's 2.5" cowl induction
new grille, park lights, etc.
GTA hatch (shaved 3rd light holes)
85/86 style aerowing (no center light)
4th gen nose emblem
new decals
new emblems
Stripped and prepped whole reassembled car, (more wetsanding than you can shake a stick at!) then 4 coats of viper GTS blue pearlescent, then 4 coats of clear.
The car was originally a 305tpi/automatic/g92 car, and now is a 355/T5 car. I will grab some pictures of the interior/ underhood tomorrow, the inside is mostly new with 4th gen T/A leather lumbar seats, 4th gen console, etc..
A big thanks goes out to Steve86TA, without his tireless help this would not have happened. :hail:
Opinions? Questions? Comments? Gag reflexes? What do you folks think?
Last edited by ES87iroc; 09-04-2002 at 10:08 PM.
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fukin sweet.. try taking some pics where you dont have the shadow effect of the trees though. when I first saw it, it looked like the hood and nose were warped.. sweet *** ride kid..
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Car: 1987 Camaro Z28 IROC-Z
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Axle/Gears: 3.42:1
Hmm.. I had some pictures from when a few of the base coats were on and wetsanded, but can't seem to find them. Here's some more finished shots!
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Car: 1987 Camaro Z28 IROC-Z
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Axle/Gears: 3.42:1
Originally posted by hellfire
Man that is one sweet color. Put some tint on the window and it will make it look alot smoother..
Man that is one sweet color. Put some tint on the window and it will make it look alot smoother..
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Great job...
Is that one of the fiberglass spoilers from gtauto or is it an orginal rubber one?
Did you paint the car and gfx and then assemble them, where you have good paint under the gfxs.
Either way that is one sweeeeet car.
Is that one of the fiberglass spoilers from gtauto or is it an orginal rubber one?
Did you paint the car and gfx and then assemble them, where you have good paint under the gfxs.
Either way that is one sweeeeet car.
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Car: 1987 Camaro Z28 IROC-Z
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Originally posted by Aviator857
Great job...
Is that one of the fiberglass spoilers from gtauto or is it an orginal rubber one?
Did you paint the car and gfx and then assemble them, where you have good paint under the gfxs.
Either way that is one sweeeeet car.
Great job...
Is that one of the fiberglass spoilers from gtauto or is it an orginal rubber one?
Did you paint the car and gfx and then assemble them, where you have good paint under the gfxs.
Either way that is one sweeeeet car.
Yeppirs, I painted the GFX off the car, as they have to be in order to get the areas painted where they mount, as well as underneath them. I also painted the hood & spoiler of the car as well, for the same reason. The spoiler is actually an original 85' Trans Am aero wing, that is in great condition with no splits. I will be replacing this probably next summer with one from GTAuto, mainly due to it's wight, and as I am sure everyone knows it's tendancy to crack paint. I originally had a 91/92 wing for the car if the aero wing did not turn out well, but I really like how it gives the car character and you do not see them on camaro's.
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Car: 1987 Camaro Z28 IROC-Z
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Axle/Gears: 3.42:1
Oh yeah, as you may have noticed, the underhood is left in the flat base coat finish for ease of maintainance.
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VERY VERY VERY AWSOME!!!! Love the blue color and the bird rear spoiler. My only suggestion is to lose the gray wheels and replace them with chrome ones....anything would do. The "old school" rims look out of place with your new ground fx and such.
Excellent work on the body to get it painted I can appreciate the work you did.
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Excellent work on the body to get it painted I can appreciate the work you did.
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Car: 1987 Camaro Z28 IROC-Z
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Axle/Gears: 3.42:1
Originally posted by JC83Z
hey man where u get rear bumper cover??
hey man where u get rear bumper cover??
I got the rear bumper along with the rest of the gfx from a 91' Z28 parts car...
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91Z, I was so mad at that book, can't believe I spent $17 to find out everything I already knew. The only reason I kept it was for the good picture of the subframe connectors from below the car... they should call it "Camaro Beginners Guide".
But, ES87, looks sharp! It's cool you took pictures of the "before".. those make the finished product look so much better!
But, ES87, looks sharp! It's cool you took pictures of the "before".. those make the finished product look so much better!
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Transmission: 4L60 automatic
Originally posted by TomP
91Z, I was so mad at that book, can't believe I spent $17 to find out everything I already knew. The only reason I kept it was for the good picture of the subframe connectors from below the car... they should call it "Camaro Beginners Guide".
91Z, I was so mad at that book, can't believe I spent $17 to find out everything I already knew. The only reason I kept it was for the good picture of the subframe connectors from below the car... they should call it "Camaro Beginners Guide".
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Beatiful. Your attention to detail and individuality (the wing) is very noticable. Along with a slim # of others, you've won my coveted "Right-click to Save" award.
If you don't mind me asking...how much was that paintjob and why didn't you get the headlight bezels painted black? :hail:
If you don't mind me asking...how much was that paintjob and why didn't you get the headlight bezels painted black? :hail:
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Looks nice- like the color also. I'm trying to keep my '86 IROC as original as possible as I'm in the middle or restoring it...but anyhow, it looks like your hard work paid off for you.
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thats a great car you got there! but like someone already said, tint would help, and maybe someone could photoshop some black headlight pockets, just to see
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I like it alot, but I would go get a 91-92 High Rise or a 4th gen TA spoiler. I love the color too, hey how much did you pay for it orignally and how much did you pay in mods and stuff.:hail: :hail: Also, now I would get new rims, or chrome the Stock ones, and also put some GTS front light covers.
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If that is the car Erik was telling me about, he painted it himself! He said he had some trouble with it but it looks good from where i am sitting. It looks sweet, i should check it out in person. That maybe the reason why he did not paint the headlight pockets black. I personally like it, that's what i had done to my iroc only it is a really dark blue met. At some stances it almost looks like the headlight pockets are black! Once again, nice job Erik.
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thats a really nice car man I like the way the hood looks on there and that rear spoiler is nice as well. have you thought about painting the headlight buckests black again I just think they look better blacked out just my opinion though. I mean no disrespect though I really like the car alot, I wish mine looked that good.
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Thanks folks!
TomP -
Yeppirs, I wanted to be able to look at a before/after, like you said, it sure makes it worth it when you can look back at that.
Z28Marcus -
Alot of work, alot of $, tears, etc. If you can, throw away your receipts as you go! I kept all mine in a shoe box over the past 3 years, it is one -heavy- shoebox now that is hard to keep the top on. :sillylol:
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Thanks, i'm honored. I'm thinking the headlamp pockets actually will stay the way they are, the paint is a pearlescent, if you actually look right at the car they look pretty dark purple, almost blackish. I was originally going to paint them black, but really loved the effect that they had so I left them alone.
BikertrashDude -
Thanks again bro. I am thinking that I am going to repolish my wheels for now, and perhaps next spring I will get a new set of wheels, I have no idea on what though. See you the 21st!
ROC-Z -
I was originally planning on keeping the body totally stock, but somewhere along the line of restoring the car I decided to just do what I wanted with it. I wanted to try and make it unique, yet suttle.
no_car_yet -
Tks, I would not mind someone photochopping the car. While they are at it, try some different wheels and such, maybe some of the later t/a "twisty" wheels? (98-01 I think)
maverick544 -
I originally had a factory 91/92 Z28 spoiler for the car, but really liked how the aero wing looked on the car. The 91/92 wing was just a little too much for me, and was much higher than the hood, which the aero wing is level with. I wonder how the 4th gen wing would look, but I think I will end up sticking with the aero wing, as goldy locks said it, "just right".
86IROCNJ -
Thanks again bro! If I could recommend anything to anyone planning on repainting their own car, bodywork is absolutly paramount, and be sure to get way more than enough paint to do the whole car. Like I was telling you, I ended up having to repaint the gfx and some of the other stuff that I painted with the first run of paint when I got the 2nd batch so it would all match. It was definetly a learning experience!
meridius - no taken, they actually almost look black/purple at some angles. As I was saying above, I was going to paint them black but -really- liked the effect.
JKmotoJoe22 -
No sweat on the wing, I knew some folks would not dig it. I really liked the color as I was looking at chips, I saw that one actually on the desk mat, and was like, "that's the one, right there."
Scania -
Thanks! :rockon:
TomP -
Yeppirs, I wanted to be able to look at a before/after, like you said, it sure makes it worth it when you can look back at that.
Z28Marcus -
Alot of work, alot of $, tears, etc. If you can, throw away your receipts as you go! I kept all mine in a shoe box over the past 3 years, it is one -heavy- shoebox now that is hard to keep the top on. :sillylol:
3.1EyeCandy -
Thanks, i'm honored. I'm thinking the headlamp pockets actually will stay the way they are, the paint is a pearlescent, if you actually look right at the car they look pretty dark purple, almost blackish. I was originally going to paint them black, but really loved the effect that they had so I left them alone.
BikertrashDude -
Thanks again bro. I am thinking that I am going to repolish my wheels for now, and perhaps next spring I will get a new set of wheels, I have no idea on what though. See you the 21st!
ROC-Z -
I was originally planning on keeping the body totally stock, but somewhere along the line of restoring the car I decided to just do what I wanted with it. I wanted to try and make it unique, yet suttle.
no_car_yet -
Tks, I would not mind someone photochopping the car. While they are at it, try some different wheels and such, maybe some of the later t/a "twisty" wheels? (98-01 I think)
maverick544 -
I originally had a factory 91/92 Z28 spoiler for the car, but really liked how the aero wing looked on the car. The 91/92 wing was just a little too much for me, and was much higher than the hood, which the aero wing is level with. I wonder how the 4th gen wing would look, but I think I will end up sticking with the aero wing, as goldy locks said it, "just right".
86IROCNJ -
Thanks again bro! If I could recommend anything to anyone planning on repainting their own car, bodywork is absolutly paramount, and be sure to get way more than enough paint to do the whole car. Like I was telling you, I ended up having to repaint the gfx and some of the other stuff that I painted with the first run of paint when I got the 2nd batch so it would all match. It was definetly a learning experience!
meridius - no taken, they actually almost look black/purple at some angles. As I was saying above, I was going to paint them black but -really- liked the effect.
JKmotoJoe22 -
No sweat on the wing, I knew some folks would not dig it. I really liked the color as I was looking at chips, I saw that one actually on the desk mat, and was like, "that's the one, right there."
Scania -
Thanks! :rockon:
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How hard was it to swap over from the pre 90's GFX over to the 91/92 front end? A lot of drilling? Any hard crap necessary? I've wanted to do that before I paint mine
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The gfx should bolt right up. It is just a front lip, not the whole front end. The rear bumper is one whole piece though! If you were to look at your car, it is the same, except for those vents.
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pennylessz28 Who did you buy the cowl hood from
How hard was it to swap over from the pre 90's GFX over to the 91/92 front end? A lot of drilling? Any hard crap necessary? I've wanted to do that before I paint mine
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Nice!! Very Nice! I actually like the wing on there, it's unigue and does blend in with the car..not quite as much as on a T/A but nice nonetheless.
Great work!
Great work!
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