i cant wait to repaint my camaro the stock red. That car looks INCREDIBLE!!! Post finished pics!!! nice IROC!

 

Tim, Nice Caddy! No more picks till the refinished gold wheels and tires go on! Still working on the interior. Thanks for the replies Guys!

 

If you don't mind, how much a paint job running you guys? I need to start a fund for my 86.

 

Ok Tim, when I get the wheels on I'll take some pics. I just got the seat covers in last month. I haven't got them installed yet because I'm busy buying a new house with a much bigger garage. All my Camaro stuff will be in storage till I close on the new house. Should be the end of Sept.

 

Pictures Now! lol we dont care what it looks like mines in shambles and Ill show it :-D

 

How much did the body shop charge to paint?

 

Just to sand smooth and paint was 3K. I bought all the parts, decals weatherstrip, etc. I did most of the dis and re-assembly. Mikey did all the body work, masking, painting and bought the paint and primer. The wheels to refinish them was about a grand. Total is around 6k not counting new tires and interior($1700) So just off the top of my head I've got about 12k in a car thats now worth about 7K. All this started as replacing the weatherstripping for a daily driver! And beware, new paint changes other things in your life too, like... sell the house and buy a bigger garage with another house!(about 140K) So guys, be careful out there. This car habit ain't for the weak of heart. Seriously, I'm in the middle of moving and all the IROC's parts are in storage, She's sitting in the driveway of the old house(here) waiting for the closing to occur to move to the new garage. My Corvette is in this garage. I got the carpet in and one seat in the IROC and have to work about 30 to 40 hrs overtime to make this all work. So she's not done yet. I'll make it up to y'all with pics later I promise! Thanks Guys!

 

Well she finally is off the street in her new home!

 

pretty

 

OMG! Man i want to get mine paint NOW!!!!! i dont wanna wait. Thats beautiful. I cant wait to see the full pics. -Matt

 

Yeah, new paint is nice but.. I was becoming the scary old man that would run out on the porch every time I heard a kid on a bike! Now that she's inside I can relax, a little. All my parts are still in storage. I've got to work on the new house and it's killing me. She should be ready for the spring. Thanks guys, and I will post more pics as the process continues.

 

That is one clean car you have! Question for ya, where did you get your iroc-z and lower pinstripping from? I have will have to be ordering mine here soon.

 

Pheonix graphics. Don't buy thier install gel though, just use the soapy water method.

 

any updates? -Matt

 

Yea I wanted to see some pictures of her outside shinning and stuff.

 

Sorry, No shining sun pics. The sun has not come out since election day. GOD help us all. Any how I did get my tires mounted on the "new" wheels. Some pics.















God help us all, the rest of you, Buy ammo.

 

car looks great- I noticed they put the black stripe above the gray stripe. My 87 is the other way around.

 

The black stripe is actually above a Gold stripe brother! All pics are from my camera/phone, Not the greatest quality. The freaking wheels came out awesome. I found a shop to mount and spin balance the new tires that appreciatted the time and cash I've spent on this project. No scratches, stick on weights, good work. They even apologized for getting soapy water on them when they were mounted. Now I need brakes, I can't bolt those gorgous wheels onto rusty rotors. This thing is never ending! Thanks for the replies!

 

Your car looks great ! After looking at your car I now miss my old red 88 IROC-Z. I love how you kept it all stock with the stripes and decals. It looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor.

 

Huh?

 

LOL. God help us all is right indeed.


The car looks great, I'm glad you wen't back with the factory look. You'll get that money back one day, it'll just take time.

 

Wheel collision in Bath? PA. Give them a call! These suckers look better than new! I think they are like $225 a wheel if yours are straight. Shipping is a fortune though. Me, I'm waiting for spring! I put the Sumi HTRZ's on it though (cheaper) Catch ya!

 

Not doing it for the money Bro, Just for the love! I have nightmares I'll get her done and the greenie weenies will have new emmision laws so I can't drive her! And for the record, I support global warming, It's 25 freaking degrees here!!!! PA could really use some global warming! Anyhow Bro thanks for the replies!

 

Dang! I like that stock color! I was thinkin of Candy Apple Red for my car, but seeing the original stock red all redone, it freakin kicks ***! Great job bro!!

 

Thanks, for the favorable reviews!

 

Awwww.. Poor chilled buddy Yeah. This car deserves to have some shiny treatment again.

 

Well. All I can say is, the whole body paint job was a job well done. A great example of DYI car paint from home. How was she now? Did you add some oem & stuff already?

 

Nothing new yet, got all new emblems and upholstery not installed yet BRB

 

Bump

 

Hey, I'm back! Wifey and her family gave me $200 in advance gift cards to finish my brakes! Progress picks coming!

 

Wow, man. I was checking your pics and the paint job you did on your T/A. It looks amazing! It's great to see teenagers with good taste in cars, like you said. Congrats.

 

Hey Dave, you must be responding on the wrong thread. Mines an IROC! Check out my pics! More to come, I promise.

J/K

 

Looks exactly like mine minus the wheels. Keep her shiny!

 

Sorry, I sure posted it in the wrong place. My bad.

 

No problemo Brother! And she will stay shiney, she dosent go anywhere! Get this noise, Advance don't carry rear calipers anymore! I have to buy the kits and redo my own. Dang.

 

Getting mine painted sometime in the summer. I am getting all little stuff together to try and spread out the cost. I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction for the decal and emblem kit you used. Price and where you got them? Anything you could help me with would be great.

 

Welcome Jester, the decals came from Pheonix Graphics. I don't remeber the price, I think around $400. The quality is excellent. They are GM resto approved. Whats your car?

 

I picked up a 1988 Iroc with 68000 miles and got a pretty good deal on it. The one set back was that the paint looks pretty good, but when you get right up on it and look closely you can see the dust in the paint. Its black and gold so the little imperfections really show up.

 

Did the emblems come it the kit or did they come seperate?

 

The emblems were separate, came off E bay. The sellers name was Ozpont I believe. Technically not an exact copy but real nice. I think they were like 40 bucks.

 

Started on the brakes last weekend.

 

Fronts done, working on rebuilding the rear calipers. They were all frozen from sitting.

 

Nice Job! Looks really good.

 

MAN! looks just like my car!! only one difference......after i finished painting mine i took it to have it inspected, AND of course i lowered it by about 2 inches.......AND the mechanic who drove it in the shop ran the front air dam right into the lift sticking up a few inches off the floor......didn't wreck the ari dam, but it goofed up the paint on either side......i didn't want them painting it so i'll just redo it when i get enough "other" fixes to do.....car look great though!

 

I remember I got a new paint job on my car,2 months later,I got in an accident and the insurance were being stupid so they never fixed it.its a long story.

 

Sorry to hear that Friguy, insurance company's can suck sometimes. I actually raised my car back to stock hieght just because of stuff like that Hotrodln!

 

Hey all, It's Saturday and I got the whole day to work on the IROC! So far I replaced the fuel pump, emergency brake cables, brake lines, calipers. The front wheels are on, the rear diff is still out. I got a new Dynomax exhaust system going on also with a new high flow cat. I'm getting there, Slowly....




Pics later.

 

It's a good feeling getting things done on your car. It felt great to get my IROC painted. I chose GM Red Jewel Tintcoat, and it was beautiful, in my opinion. Here's a link to some slideshows of my 87 before and after the GM Red Jewel paint. http://www.slide.com/r/Ov9XNJvF5T9v-...&view=original

Here's a pic of it the day it got home from the shop. I think it looked sweet.



I sold the 87 for $5000.00 and then later bought my 86 because I missed my car a lot.

I'm working on an LT1 swap on my 86 right now. I recently finished cleaning and painting the engine bay. Here's my thread: https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/ltx-...ver-v-8-a.html

 

Got the exhaust on and the brakes bled. Had a problem with the timing now resolved. One little creep closer to the road. (Legally!)

 

Just a bump to keep it current.