ok.. so i just got home from basic training and i want to share what i had been working on for the last 8 months or so(yes its not finished and it is a little dirty, but i can't wash it till i have all the seal in it. with out further ado. here it is my 88 irocz. it started out looking like this. the car was completely stripped down to the tub... i have progress pics..maybe later. here it is now.

 

 

lookin good man, what kind of stuff have you done to the engine so far?

 

motor is pretty stock at this point. its been chipped, smog delete, ac delete, TB bypass, egr delete. opened up the air intake alittle bit. I don't really plan on doing alot to the motor.. i have 350 in the corner so i'm waiting till i decide how crazy i want to go with it

 

oh nice, are you keepin it inside up there in Michigan because I noticed ur ttops dont have the seals on them and I never really hear about Michigan bein a dry state, lol

 

lol. i have the seals.. the car literally got painted the week before i went to basic.. and i just got home. so i'm working on putting everything back together.. yes for now she's sitting inside, but my garage is kinda small so when its nice i park it out side. its alot easier to see and work on it. my garage pretty full right now.

 

nice, what branch of the military are you part of

 

Coast Guard. and before you ask yes I have seen the Guardian, and no thats not why I joined. lol

 

didn't even think about it, I was just wondering what branch, lol, I dont talk crap to people in the military for obvious reasons besides my cousin bein a Marine so my respect to ya bro

 

Sweet car man. Love the color combo

 

heres a list of the changes made:
changed from a 3.23 drum rear to a fourth gen 3.42 disk rear
1LE 12inch front breaks
swapped out the 700R4 for a T5
Fourth gen firebird leather seats(they were free)
shaved the antenna(radio work flawlessly)
A/C delete
Smog delete
EGR delete
fourth gen washer solvent and coolant tanks
2002 sierra cd player upgrade.. factory radios look so much better and nobody wants to steal them.
tinted windows 35%
the car was stripped all the way down to the tub for the paint(no half @$$ work here)
rolled the rear quarters for more clearance, also eliminated the beadrolled crease thats in the rear quarters....seemed odd that it was only on the rears of these cars and not the fronts as well.
Paint of course.
SS style hood..
and to think all this started because of a stupid deer.
BMW M3 wheels(powdercoated black)

 

Nice job...just in time for the Woodward Dream Cruise...see you there if you will be around, I'll be at Duggan's Pub inbetween 11 & 12th mile!

 

Sweet car man. nice job, really like the color. keep up the good work.

 

Man, I wish I could. I have to drill at my unit that weekend. Seems like every year something comes up that I am unable to go.

 

can we get some engine bay pictures?, even if it is stock still something to add

 

The engine bay isn't pretty, not yet any way. I was waiting till I yank the motor out to paint all that stuff. I wanted to enjoy the car alittle bit this year. I might pull it this winter and spray it then. Maybe when I get out of work tomorrow I'll snap a picture. You've been warned, Its not the best looking, not like my Monte SS's engine bay.

 

You did a great job with the car! I am liking that yellow pearl paint, kinda like Lambo yellow! I am not feeling the wheels though. Rest of the car looks great!

 

Thats what I was thinking too. Car looks great but the BMW wheels look like an afterthought IMO

 

paint is unreal...beautiful!!!!


just not fallin for those wheels some torq thrust IIs would look perfect....it would be that perfect touch of chrome

 

She looks SWEEEEEEEETTTT!!!! What color yellow is that?

 

looks good..love the paint scheme

 

Kinda TOP SECRET...lol I wanted something NOBODY had, I had torq thrust on it at one point. but those came from my Monte when it was getting the fuel Injection overhaul. They belonged on the Monte so they had to go back on it. I wanted a Pro Touring style wheel. They look better in person.

 

It's too bad that I didn't see the car at Woodward this year, it was a blast...definitely doing it again next year!

 

Sinister Z, I had drill. Hopefully drill is on a different weekend next year, I was really looking forward to going but Drill takes precedence. Showed a friend the pictures of my car.... i got the third degree because they do professional photography.. long story short as soon as its fully buttoned up I'll have professional pictures to show everyone. Then you can really get a feel for the color.