I just got inside from viwing my Christmas present-a 1988 Camaro!!! I hafta be the HAPPIEST guy alive! It has a 305 Tuned Port Injection, the tranny with the OVERDRIVE (is that the 700RH4?), stock radio which I wanted, and T Tops. Thing is, it's an 88 Sport Coupe with Z28 gfx, an IROC-Z engine, and no power accessories. Would it be possible to slap some IROC-Z decals on the door and make it an IROC clone? By the way, it also has IROC-Z rims, and a kickin' Flowmaster exhaust system. Does anyone know how rare an 88 'maro is with no power accessories? It has no pwr locks, windows, or trunk.

Enjoying my car...

Kev

 

Don't deface the car anymore. If its not a IROC, I would not try to make it look like one. However; you are the owner.

 

I agree. There's no shame in owning a sport coupe, but to make it look like an IROC is lame.

An 88 camaro with no power accessories isn't really very rare, but even if it was, it wouldn't add to the value. In general, the rarity of an option only matters if it's a desirable option. My IROC is one of VERY, VERY few with a console clock, but nobody gives a damn, and it's not worth $.10 more because of it.

 

Tell you what, It's your car, do whatever makes YOU happy! No one on this board has to drive your car or even look at it. You are the guy who has to drive it every day.
Rob P

 

By the way, the "Z28" gfx are original to this car...all '88 Sport Coupes had full ground effects.

Don't put IROC decals on it...a guy I met put Z28 logos on his '88 Sport Coupe, which is complete with the S/C only one piece spoiler...to anyone who knows Camaros, it just looks stupid

 

Are you sure it's not an IROC-Z? A 305 TPI was not an option in the Sport Coupe. You either have an IROC-Z and don't know it or you have a Sport Coupe that a previous owner transplanted a 305 TPI into it. I'd advise to check your RPO codes in your center glove compartment. If it's an IROC-Z, you'll see the following codes. If it's a Sport Coupe, you will not.

Z28: IROC-Z RPO for 1988
LB9: 305 TPI

Also, what is the eighth digit of your VIN?

 

Who gives a *** what people say,you do whatever to your car.It wouldn't bother me one bit .It's your car.OMG you defacing the IROC name by doing that,ohh noooo.Like the IROC RACING SERIES was ever loyal only to the Camaro,geez.You can make it to whatever model that you want it to.

 

If you think it might be an Iroc there's a couple easy giveaways... Check the VIN (lower right corner of the windshield) if the 8th digit is a F or an 8 then its an Iroc. If its an E it still could be an Iroc, but could also be a coupe. If its an S its a coupe. For reference the F and 8 are the LB9 305, and L98 350, respectively. E is the L03 305 TBI, and S is the LB8 2.8L V6. Since F and 8 were only available in the Iroc in 88 it'll be a definite.
Also the coupe for 88 had silver or gold GFX molding, and the wheel centercaps (with the 15" wheels) said "Camaro" as where the Iroc's of course said "IROCZ" on the centercaps.

RPO's can be changed, or removed, VIN's can't.
Either way it doesn't matter. The 88 coupe is a much more unusual and unique car then the Iroc since it was a one year wonder. Just enjoy it.

 

Reread his initial post. He says "it's an 88 Sport Coupe with Z28 gfx, an IROC-Z engine" So you are correct, he has a SC that a previous owner transplanted a 305 TPI into.

 

no, don;t put IROC decals on it.....do something better, take all the emblems and maked them so they jiv(?) with the Sport Coupe, sorta like a Top of the linE Sport Coupe, that way everythign is still cool....most people don't know the difference between a Sport Coupe and an IROC....if they ask you can say YOUR car(not all SC) are as fast as the IROCs or something along those lines....If I really wanted to do a clone IROC I would not tell anyone on this board...it kind of makes a mess.....people tkae pride in owning an IROC(-Z). they(we) don't like having people makeing other camaros IROC(-Z)s when they are not.....

 

Right on broh! If he wants to put clear tail lights and a hoola hoop spoiler, more power to him! So I guess he could graft a Dodge Daytona IROC front end onto the car and wouldn't besmurch the good IROC name?

 

hey another '88! that's too cool that it had a TPI motor and IROC wheels. I got the iroc wheels, but I wish I had a TPI motor... =)

 

EASY WAY TO TELL IF REAL IROC-Z:
1. If it is a 1988 Check the VIN#, it will either say something like Z28 or Coupe. You can tell from there.
2. 1988 SC's had a rare kinda high rise spoiler. If it just has the standard ducktale kinda thing then it's a real IROC. The 88 SC spoiler looks like something on your basic Ford Thunderbird.
3. NO SCs CAME WITH TPI, all with either V6s or 5.0 TBIs.
4. 1988 SCs HAD the Z28 GFX.
My opinion, label it whatever you want. I think labeling a car as closely as to what it actually is would be correct. Seeing as how it has a more standard IROC drivetrain instead of an SC drivetrain, I see no real problem except for the keeping it historically correct factor.

Proud Owner of 1988 Sport Coupe.

 

1) Wrong, VIN only says Sport Coupe/Z28 or Berlinetta. It doesn't differentiate between a Z and a Coupe.

2) Wrong again, the 88 coupe only spoiler was used 1/2 of the production run, so some have it some dont.

3) Is correct.

4) Is again correct.

The variances between an Iroc and the Sport coupe for 88 are pretty significant... the Iroc has all of the following that the coupe doesn't.

Iroc badges
body colored GFX
leather appointments package, shifter, ebrake handle, steering wheel.
wonder bar
Level III suspension FE2 (sway bars, and springs)
TPI

 

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