I got this car for FREE.....WOOHOO. All I wanted was to buy the back rims, so I asked the lady I was interested in the rims. She said I could have the whole car for FREE, I was like ok..hehehe. Now all I need is a set of used struts & hub assembly so I can tow her home.

The bad is that her pass qtr is kinked, don't know how bad until I ger her home.









Should I fix her or gut her? Tell me you all think, ohh yeah its a 88 or 89 T-top Iroc.

 

i say strip it and sell it off, make some $$

 

I would say save it. We need to start saving these things.

 

damn , why can't i get lucky like that ? if you have the room to store it , take your time , check it out and then decide . either way a hellava deal . good luck .

 

Lately I've been running into alot of good deals on camaros. Heres a few of them.

1. Free Iroc
2. $1500 91' Z28 (Bad Fuel Pump)
3. $2500 for 2 Z28's a- 92'Z modded motor (smashed drivers a-pillar from hit & run) b-91'Z excellent condition (Owner bought a 4th gen)
4. $9400 99'SS moed (Need to sell before divorce is settled)
All these deals the cars look good with very little or no surface rust.

 

i dont mean to jack this thread but i wanted to inform that there are still good deals out there, a month ago i picked up my 84 z-28 for free... well, turns out 100$, i got for free cause previous owner thought they couldn't get a title cause of a lien situation and lien holder unable to be found, and so kept it in their garage for 9 years, then got tired of it so i got it from them to either part out or build race car with, did some homework and lien is expired, called them up and offered 100$ for them to pull a copy of the title and sign it over, they aren't mad cause they get their garage back, now mine is full

 

I hate to see a third-gen die, but I would vote to part that thing out.

You can get $150 around here just for the cat at the scrap yard because of its nickel content.

I'd say there's some serious frame damage there and it would cost you a fortune to put back together well enough to have a decent ride.

 

Good deal

 

The funny thing is that all the other panels are in excellent condition & the paint still shines.

 

i can't complain, pass fender is bad, driver door is bad (dented and handles broken so it doesn't open) and driver q/panel is rusted out, found missing ground effects piece in back area. waitin on that govment check so i can get me a door and start driving it around

 

karl, strip that car so you can buy JT's wheels.
it's not worth saving, that was your winning ticket, now cash in!

 

Lol

 

You sure thats not a 90 IROC, Im pretty sure thats an airbag wheel I see. Id say part it, that quarter is toast. It could b a nice money maker
Matt

 

just keep this quote in mind; dont crush them, restore them

 

Not a 1990 IROC, it has t-tops. Part it man, you already said that was going to be a money pit. Let some others get parts to "restore" more cars. your not crushing, youre restoring!

 

That car died a long time ago when it got hit. No way to save it worth the trouble.

I say take everything good that you can get off of it, and sell. Then, take the shell of the car, and start cutting it into managable pieces with the sawzall. Bring the whole car to the scrapyard, in a dump trailer, cut apart. Crap iron is up to $.15 a pound around here.

 

90 Iroc's came with t-tops too didn't they?

I say part it out. I think it would be more hassle than it's worth to fix the passenger quarter.

 

i say if it could be saved with out costing more then it worth fixit if not part it out. also i ust wanted to say i got my 92 rs for free and it runs and drives to the onley big problem it had when i got it was a bad heater core and the leaking coolant fog the windows so u cant see where ur goin but i fixed all that.but i did get it from my sister when she got he new truck but stilll free and she also got it free from our grandparnts who onley stilll had it cause it wasnt worth trading in on there new car they would have onley got a couple hundred for it.

 

I guess I need to move where you guys are. There are good deals here, but nothing like "FREE"

 

Im not sure what year it is, it was her sons car & now has a new one. She said its been there for 5 yrs. Im not sure if she has the keys or title. I also need to get some used struts & hub assembly so I can tow her home & see the extent of the damage.

Then when I get her home Im gonna call up my friend who has a body shop to come over & get his professinal oppinion.

 

The damaged area

 

i'm gonna say depending on what types are parts you use... if i did this myself i would buy a $100-200 quarter panel and cut off the old one.... its most likely gonna need some pulling on a frame machine... it need to be measured using spec sheet specs... but if a shop was going to do it i would guess around 2-3k for the quarter....

 

It looks like it got rear ended, bent the frame, and kinked the quarter like that...just a guess though. It doesn't look too bad, but would probably be cheaper to buy one in better condition to fix if you can't do the work yourself. One more vote for part it out.

Also, that headliner is nice! Bet you could get a pretty penny for that!

 

No frame in a uni-body car lol it bent the rear structure a bit it looks like... but it would need to be pulled most likely

 

That's a tuff one. I really hate to see em junked but at the same time it is pretty rough. I would definately say look it over real good before deciding. You got it for free so your already up one. That means what ever you invest in it it will be easier to get it back out. If it only needs about 3 grand in work to get it in good shape then I say do it. It's worth that much in good shape. But if it's gonna take more than it's worth then I say take what ever parts you can and put her out of her misery. Is the motor in it. How about the t-tops and the hood? Just things to consider in your decision.

 

Has the engine TBI by the looks of it didn't really go through her yet. No tops as of yet or hood, but for a black car sitting in the elements the paint is in good shape.
Engine

Pass front

Drivers front

 

I still say restore. Quarter panels are no big deal now days if you know someone who can do it.
If not put just enough into to drive and put it on list of things to do. I think all the Z28, IROC,
GTA etc should be saved. Just my opinion.

 

I say don't count it out just yet. Wait till you can get her home and evaluate it then. If you got room and time I say work on it while you can. At the very least you could make a pretty mean drag car. I got a set of t-tops for sale on here if you are intersted. I'll go make a quick post on it so you can find it under the new post area here so you can look at what I got. Just make me an offer. I know shipping it to hawaii will be pretty expensive so I'll let it go for pretty cheap to help save you some money. I don't have the front suspension pieces but alot of body pieces. Let me know.

 

Oh karl do you have a better pic of the dash. I'm pretty sure it is a 90 since it has the airbag and 90 was the first year for the airbag in the camaro. But can't tell for sure with out seeing the gauges. And for some people the 90 iroc's did have the t-top option. If it's a 90 I would definately try saving it since 90 was the lowest production year of the third gen's and the iroc. Definately makes it more of a collectible.

 

This is were the parts are going to if I part her out. My 92' Z28 1LE, the drivers fender has a small dent were the nose & fender meet at the body linewere someone backed into it 2 days after I bought her 6 years ago.

 

Well i'll be on for awhile if you have any questions about those parts I have.

 

I say restore it. Haha, now I know why you wanted the back rims. Doesn't look too bad. Looks very fixable.

 

Hahaha yeah kinda want it to look 1/2 decent. Well Im going to do some research on her & see where I go from there. Just hope she has the title & the keys...hehehe

 

Cool thanx, I'll let you know once I get her home & go through her.

 

Kool keep me posted. I'm am pretty sure it is a 90 though. That definately makes me say fix it. Lowest production means valuable.

 

yeah if she has the title, & if I do that means it will have a salvage title.

 

It shouldn't unless the insurance company totalled it from the accident.

 

i'd part it out dude

 

Hopefully I can get pics of the interior tomorrow.

 

I Agree with the rest of the peepz, You should just part it out... By the looks of the car in the picture its not really worth saving...

 

Are you sure that that is an IROC-Z, and not just an RS with some IROC wheels in the back? I know that they made a few IROCs with the LO3 motor, but I have never seen a '90 IROC with TBI. You should make sure, because a '90 IROC is worth a bit more than a '90 RS. Just one more thing to consider.

 

Hey guys love reading these stories keep up the good work and long live the third gens.............