85' Z front grill
10-22-2001, 02:17 PM
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Car: 1987 Z28 Convertible
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: 5-speed
The Z28, with or without the IROC-Z option, has the same grill.
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Supercharged 1987 305 IROC-Z, Daily-Driver, Emissions-Legal.
Former Paxton (6-psig) with 50-hp nitrous: 12.043 @ 112.86 mph.
ATI D1SC (10-psig): 12.056 @ 116.62 mph.
All stats are altitude corrected for 3,100 feet using NHRA's Altitude Correction Table.
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1987 "20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition" Z28 Convertible -- Super Chevy Show Class Winner, 1998.
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Supercharged 1987 305 IROC-Z, Daily-Driver, Emissions-Legal.
Former Paxton (6-psig) with 50-hp nitrous: 12.043 @ 112.86 mph.
ATI D1SC (10-psig): 12.056 @ 116.62 mph.
All stats are altitude corrected for 3,100 feet using NHRA's Altitude Correction Table.
http://willie.camaro-firebird.org/
1987 "20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition" Z28 Convertible -- Super Chevy Show Class Winner, 1998.
10-22-2001, 02:23 PM
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I hate to disagreew/ one of the dude's who knows, but my 85 Z had the RS style grille, as have several other non fog light Z's i've seen. I was under the impression that pre-88 non-fog Zs all got the plain RS grille, while only the fog cars got the slotted insert. Unlike the later non-fog Zs that definitely got the slotted insert as well.
I could be wrong, perhaps my 85 did have the wrong grille replaced after an accident or such...
I could be wrong, perhaps my 85 did have the wrong grille replaced after an accident or such...
10-22-2001, 02:44 PM
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I swear I have seen '85-'87 Z's both with and without fog lights....I don't know the rule for '85 specifically though...
10-22-2001, 05:23 PM
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good... im looking at buying an 85' it looked almost perfect (only 41K on it) it kinda scared me when i saw the RS type grill on it. now that i dont have to worry about that, what are things i should look for on this car?
10-22-2001, 06:56 PM
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Car: 1987 Z28 Convertible
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: 5-speed
I hate to disagreew/ one of the dude's who knows, but my 85 Z had the RS style grille, as have several other non fog light Z's i've seen.
Ed is right. I should have been more specific. I was referring to Z28's with fog lamps. In 1985, fog lamps were not an option on Z28's. In 1986 and 1987, they were. Z28's without fog lamps have the same grill as RS's.
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Ed is right. I should have been more specific. I was referring to Z28's with fog lamps. In 1985, fog lamps were not an option on Z28's. In 1986 and 1987, they were. Z28's without fog lamps have the same grill as RS's.
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