Ok this is starting to bother me... I have been looking at pictures of 84 and 85 Z28s, and they seem to look a little bit different in body style, espically at the back end... but I cant decide if its just the cars im looking at. Do any of you know if their is a difference in body style... I appologize for the inconveince but its just one of those things you cant get out of your head.

 

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they changed the GFX in 85 to a different style among other things. there was a thread not to long ago that had pics of all the different years and differences etc.

 

the gfx changed, the interiors changed, A bunch of things changed from 84 tp 85, tpi came out in 85 .The car looks better in 85 than it does in 82-84.

 

Yeah im begining to see some differences, and I do agree that most 85 looks better... but this 84 looks awesome...

 

There are big differences between the 2 as already mentioned: ground efx,the nose was changed and the interior somewhat.

 

i got a pre 85 Z28 and i think its just as good or better then 85 Zs

 

http://www.bonestockracing.com/z28ho.htm

 

Anyone else notice that 84Z has an 85-90 rear bumper and 1/4 gfx??

I do like the 82-84 Z's, if the color, wheel combo, and ride height is working together.

 

And you noticed a difference in the rear because the taillights are different. The '85 had two horizontal grids(at least, the IROCs and Zs did--not sure about the other models) instead of one like the '82-'84.

I'm not sure I see what you mean Dante. That body and gfx looks perfectly normal for an '82-'84, except for the blacked-out taillights and no stripes.

 

Look closely, he used an 85-90 rear bumper and rear 1/4 peices instead of the stock 82-84 rear. If you compare the amount of silver on the rear end with the sides/front, you'll see it. Compare it also to another 82-84 Z.

 

One other way to tell is by the curve (or lack of) on the rear bumper. If you look at the side profiles, an 82-84 has a slight curve/roll look where the back bumper almost curves under the car. The 85-90 rear bumper is more defined and almost forms a corner.

Here's an example:

 

I noticed it also.

The 85-90 GFX were wider than the 82-84. It looks good on this car, but it is not the correct rear bumper cover

 

That just might be the best 84 Z I've ever seen a picture of, and those wheels are awesome. Normally I prefer stock rims to aftermarket, but those look killer on that car. Anyone know who makes them?

 

The wheels in the link that I posted they are Fikse FM/5's ,really expensive.Scroll down the link and he tells you more about the car.

 

In the link that I provided he says what he updated .

 

Also the hood. The pre 85 Z had indentations in the middle (the crossfires had the flaps that open). The 85-90 Z hood had the louvers, and 91-92 had the same hood as 85-90 but had the blisters bolted in instead of the louvers

 

'85 is also when they changed the taillights to what I call the checkerboard lights or tic-tac-toe lights with the lines running from top to bottom and left to right.

 

The main difference on the front fascia is that on the '85 cars the park/turn signal lamps aren't near as recessed. The '84 front has much harder angular lines. In '85 it was "softened" up. On the rear fascia there is a recessed area where the "Z28" nameplate goes. I've seen too many '82-'84 Z28's where the Z28 nameplate gets put back on the rear fascia and it's misplaced. Usually all the way over to the right!

 

dont 4get also the pre 84s hoods are fiberglass