Hey guys,

I figured someone here could help me with this.

I've got a guy who is trying DESPERATELY to convince me that his 85 IROC is a limited edition with a TPI 350.

I've shown him the data...no 350 IROCs in 85, only about 50 made in 86..blah blah blah.

He is convinced otherwise though (interesting note: he first tried to tell me that his was a limited edition which had the vette rear (IRS!), front end, transmission (well duh), and engine. Now, I know the guy is full of it, but how else can I prove him wrong? Any VIN decoders? Anything else I can ask him (Option codes on the door) that I can prove to him?

His current claim is that his rear bumper says "5.7 Liter TPI Injection".

I could have sworn a L98 car said something different...but I don't remmeber. 5.7 Liter Tuned Port Injection maybe? Something like that.

Any and all help would be appreciated




Update: he just posted this
Actually the IROC's a bizarre deal.
Found the car one day at a small dealer (in 1991)and found out he had bought the car at a goverment auction for siezed
vehicles etc. (said he heard the original owner was busted on drug charges / when i got the title "US Department Of
Justice & United States Marshall Service" were listed as previous owners / prev license plate "Exempt"). I took the car to a
local GM Dealer and had them look at it. At first they said "no way!" , but then they checked the serial #'s on the inside of
the center console and matched them up via the GM parts book and they came back saying "This is weird, but it came
with a 350 TPI according to the #'s". Since 1991 though i have had to do a few semi-major repairs to it (rear-end went
out back in 1992 / Harmonic Balancer same year due to main seal leak, etc.).

But....every GM Dealer Mechanic and Independant Mechanic that has seen the car have agreed it came with that exact
engine in it....the #'s match.

Hence the reason i was told "it's very rare"
That and the fact it was made even before the little IROC plates were made for the car. On passenger dash, both ground
effects and rear bumper there's Z-28 plates not IROC plates. But the Door Decals are present and are factory stock
silver(checked by #'s at dealer).

So, your sheet gives you the same impression as the GM dealers before they inspected the car....i'm not surprised.

Any ideas? Hmph. Engine block # maybe?

Dope
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Yea, he is full of it.

Easy to verify by the VIN. I would not take his word on what he says the VIN is, take a look for yourself. The 8th digit would have to be an 8, and the 10th digit an F.

 

Cool! Now if only he'll give me his VIN...any VIN decoders out there (not that I don't take your word for it, I just want something to show him to shut him up)

Dope

 

There is one on this site. Go to the main page, click VIN decoder over on the left side.

 

take a look at the vin yourself, he may know the digits and will most likely lie to you if he knows that it should be an 8 and whatnot. Also the rear bumper says 5.7 Tuned Port Injection, but those emblems can be found really easily. And the emblem inside on the dash on some years ( i think all but 88 and 89 would say z28, but also iroc-z underneath it. there would also be decals under the IROC-Z or Z28 emblems behind the front tires that say 5.7 Tuned Port Injection, but same warning with those stickers. It could actually be an L98 just not stock.

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