Hello all,

Pretty new to the sight an wanted to share my 15 yr old Son's new adventure. We got this 1985 IROC Z in October for $1000 and have been slowley getting it ready for spring. Engine is great with no leaks, runs or errors. Shifts well also. A few dings here and there mostley dusty from siting so long. He has devoted allot time cleaning, sanding, priming etc...
I think I'm more excited than he is. I had an 1984Z back in 1987 and loved the car. Thanks for sharing our journey.
The first few are when we first drove it home.






Work in progress

 

Looks great!

 

Awesome! he's only 15? man, I wish I had parent's like that. and i'm 16! Wellcongrats to both of you.

 

the car looks awsome and for $1000 you got a hell of a good deal

 

Congrats on the find.....wish I could find something like that.

 

 

did you pull the engine to clean and paint?? ..looks super clean.

 

Didn't pull the engine. My son and I took the front off and repainted. Cleaned and reapainted all brackets spent allot of hours scrubbing the whole engine.
I'll post more as time goes on. Hard to work in the -15 wheather.

 

VERY NICE! GREAT DEAL TO! it cost me 1500 just to get my 87 iroc running! its kinda cool having a kid almost my age ( im 13) with an iroc. i hope he takes care of her and it looks like he's doing a great job. are you going keep the blue? good luck. any future plans?

 

We plan to maintain the Blue. I'm a qualified painter but, just don't have the space to paint. Besides if I painted the car for him it would take away from "his" project.

 

Looks good. How many miles?

 

95000 miles. A little high but can't complain. She runs very nice

 

thats good iv always liked the blue and hate when everyone goes for black i mean black looks nice if kept clean but the blue looks great if its kept in good condition.

and 95000 miles still aint to bad.

 

if that is the original miles that is not alot my 91 has 168,000 and yours is 85

 

You stole that man! I picked my 2.8 up for $800 and it has a lot of rust taht I had to remove and replace...just cleaning it up it looks great. Glad to see another 15 year old workin on a camaro.

I know how you feel with the -15 weather, it makes it impossible to do anything. The blue is a very nice color too.

 

I don't think that's bad at all. The engine bay looks great!

 

No kidding. I shouldn't complain I guess, it's 4 degrees here.

Anyway, you got a GREAT deal on that car and it's looking very sharp. Love the color.

 

Congrats! Man, I wish mine looked like that. And like the others said, for $1000??? You stole it! Great deal, great car, and even greater is the fact that you've got your son there with you. I have two sons and we work on our cars from time to time. It sure beats video games! Keep us posted, we need more pics pls? lol

 

I too know how you guys feel its always below freezing here.
Well i'm 16, i was 15 when i bought my 91 Rs.
He's lucky to be able to bring that Iroc back to life with his dad.
Good luck.
P.S. My Rs came with 210,000 miles :P, 170k original. Your lucky.
Keep up the good work.

 

Damnn, I wish my dad helped me get a car and work on it when I was younger. I had to do everythings myself. But, one good thing is that I got all the experiance by doing it myself. I'm 18 now btw

 

This man is being far too modest. Check out his rebuilding thread.

 

My First car was in about the same condition as his(Only it was a '64 Bug), and until the body was done, my dad wouldn't let me get an engine for it. 30 Years later I can do nothing but thank the man......

You Got a Lucky 15 Year Old! And a nice Camaro!

 

Looks great!

When it's done take him to a empty parking lot and show him what to do when you spin out...and he'll love it im sure lol

 

thanks man, appreciate it a lot.

 

Hey Alex85 how is the project car coming along?

 

The temps have been to cold to get much done. I'm changing out the U-joints this weekend and hope to change the drivers side hinge pin. That dam thing does not want to budge. I put a new battery in her and she fired right up in 16 degree weather. I also hope to get a new turn signal lever housing in.
Take care and thanks for asking

 

definitely a nice father and son project there. Wish dad let me have a v8 when I was 15. Keep the pics and updates coming!

 

Still have to install a few fasteners here and there. The hood is a temp until we get our other one finished. My Son did allot of the color sanding and polishing. Getting new tires this week. Rear brake caliper is leaking a little and the wipers wont shut off but so far has been a fun Father and Son project. Thanks for looking

 

Looks great! I would have to agree that you stole that car for $1000 especially with the low miles....How does the interior look?

Ill bet it feels good to be back in a 3rd gen after all those years.

 

I hope your son drives it with respect. I had a neighbor when I had my 86TA whos dad worked with him to restore a 69 camaro SS/RS with hidaway headlights. British racing green with white stripes. Beauitful car. Even rebuilt the motor from block up with his dad (he was also 15). well the short version is within a week of getting his license his son almost died in it when he took a turn at about 90 and flew in the air and hit a pole. he was ejected and lived.

I didnt think his dad was so bright giving such a car to his son who was a bit immature. oh well. I had a 83 camaro V6 as my 1st car. proved to my dad I was responsible before I got something a little hotter (the TA) and never once got a ticket.

 

That a hell of a nice car. Pretty sick. Wish i could find a camaro for a grand AND be able to drive it home, lol. Great job!

 

I can only recall being able to drive one car I have got home and it was my 98 Malibu. Everything else (about 10 cars) has had to be trailered

 

Very nice! paint looks good too, i got mine at 16 and have still not repainted it and im 17 now. It needs it, but yeah, finding one in that condition for a grand was a steal! I paid $2200 for my 87 IROC and it had 178k on it, leaking freeze plug too, but i was able to get it home without a trailer. Good luck to you both with the car.

 

looking real good man, i hope he enjoys it

 

Lucky kid..hope he enjoys the car and the memories. I'm jealous just thinking about it..

 

hey its been a long time since i have been posting, but im back. this is now the "son" of the car. i am 16 and so proud to own it. i would post pics but sadly i am moving to canada and it is going to storage . but when i come back from high school to go to college. i will keep ypu up-to date.