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Silver over red, '85 IROC-Z.

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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 02:01 AM
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Silver over red, '85 IROC-Z.

This car is my friend's former car. I drove it around 15 or so years ago. Great car, but it has a secret. Someone put a trap door in it in the past.

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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 05:52 AM
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Re: Silver over red, '85 IROC-Z.

I love that color combo...
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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 10:05 AM
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Re: Silver over red, '85 IROC-Z.

It's a good looking car.

It's odd they stamp reproduction trunk wells, they really ought to stamp reproduction package trays so people can fix hack jobs.
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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 10:08 AM
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Re: Silver over red, '85 IROC-Z.

Nice looking car! Priced right, too!
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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 10:43 AM
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Re: Silver over red, '85 IROC-Z.

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Nice looking car! Priced right, too!
Been for sale for a while. If it wasn't for the trap door, I'd be tempted.
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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 10:44 AM
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Re: Silver over red, '85 IROC-Z.

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It's a good looking car.

It's odd they stamp reproduction trunk wells, they really ought to stamp reproduction package trays so people can fix hack jobs.
I agree!
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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 10:50 AM
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Re: Silver over red, '85 IROC-Z.

Snag it up. Can't be too hard to burn a patch panel in. Can't let a little thing like a cleanly cut hole slow you down.
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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 10:54 AM
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Re: Silver over red, '85 IROC-Z.

Believe it or not, when I drove it way back when, it didn't even have one rattle.
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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 11:20 AM
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Re: Silver over red, '85 IROC-Z.

Does it really have a Turbo 400 transmission? That would bother me way more than the trap door.
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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 11:22 AM
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Re: Silver over red, '85 IROC-Z.

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Does it really have a Turbo 400 transmission? That would bother me way more than the trap door.
Haha, no.
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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 07:45 PM
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Re: Silver over red, '85 IROC-Z.

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Snag it up. Can't be too hard to burn a patch panel in. Can't let a little thing like a cleanly cut hole slow you down.
i agree also with that there r so many thirdgens that have had that done.its not a big deal to fix it imo.i think it's a good deal for that iroc dont see many silver 85 irocs especially hard top one's with red interior.
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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 09:04 PM
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Re: Silver over red, '85 IROC-Z.

How big of a hole was cut? Would this take care of it?

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Old May 1, 2019 | 06:25 PM
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Re: Silver over red, '85 IROC-Z.

Always had a soft spot for the Silver 85's. This one was built approximately 600 before mine.
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