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Old Jun 6, 2010 | 11:17 AM
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85 camaro side skirt

need info i have ground effects off of a 91 camaro and i want to put them on my 85 z28 i know the front bolts straight on but do the side thx
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Old Jun 6, 2010 | 08:18 PM
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Car: 1986 IROC-Z
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Re: 85 camaro side skirt

Okay, please ignore the link in the pics below--it was for a page I was working on nearly 10 years ago, but I never finished it or made it look good enough to launch. Here are some pics that show you exactly where the ground effects bolt up:



This Stud slips through a hole just before the rear tire.


This is the hole that the stud slips through in front of the rear tire.


This is where the nut is bolted onto the stud on the rocker panel. It is necessary to remove the plastic panel that the seat belt slides through next to the back passenger seat to access it.


These two screws go into the body in back of the front tire.
The IROC-Z, Z-28, or RS emblem needs to be removed before the panel can be mounted.


The rocker panel also bolts to the body under the car.

That should do it for you on seeing where/how the ground effects bolt up. Sorry again for the links in the pics. The originals were lost on a hard drive crash, so I couldn't get to the pics without the links.

These pics were from an 86 IROC-Z.
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Old Jun 6, 2010 | 08:25 PM
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Re: 85 camaro side skirt

the pics are good but my problem is that i believe the 91 had some type of metal bracket that was welding under the car and that is what the panels bolt to.. but i'm not sure only way to find out is to take mine of and try the 91's if i need to i will fab a new bracket thx
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Old Jun 6, 2010 | 08:53 PM
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Car: 84 Z28 / 88 Trans Am / 87 base
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Re: 85 camaro side skirt

should have a small metal strip welded the length of door and an extra wide version bolted to that then the rocker panel GFX.
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 09:00 AM
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Re: 85 camaro side skirt

does any one know where i can get a pic at thx
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 11:30 PM
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Re: 85 camaro side skirt

i have been wondering teh same thing for a while now. I have teh body kit with the metal reinforcing strips but have no idea how to mount the strips or were. No mater how i mount them up they don't line up with something... have posts on a ffew boards looking for pics or instructions
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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 03:54 AM
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Car: 84 Z28 / 88 Trans Am / 87 base
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Re: 85 camaro side skirt

I tried to get the pics of my 88 for example but camera has dead battery, I will post some hopefully tomorrow.
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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 09:54 AM
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Re: 85 camaro side skirt

Originally Posted by duckmanquacker
I tried to get the pics of my 88 for example but camera has dead battery, I will post some hopefully tomorrow.
That would be Great Thanks
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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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Re: 85 camaro side skirt

88 will not help me the ones i want to install are of the 91 with the open slots
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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 01:35 PM
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Car: 84 Z28 / 88 Trans Am / 87 base
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Re: 85 camaro side skirt

these are from the 88, the 91 is similar.



85 camaro side skirt-dsc00001.jpg

85 camaro side skirt-dsc00002.jpg

85 camaro side skirt-dsc00003.jpg

I also posted these in the photo album under GFX parts should they not appear.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 12:37 AM
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Re: 85 camaro side skirt

That was a great help thanks.... Looks like i eather have to mesure and weld the strip on. Or fab up the mounting surface and weld that on and then mount the metal strip.
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