lol whats up everyone, so i sold the RS v6, well traded it to my buddy and got this 1985 Z28 camaro, not sure if its a true iroc but i wana find out, its a 305 TPI v8 700r4 trans n a posi rear, no clue what gear ratio the rear is either, but runs great n is about to go into paint n come out black, its original Maroon and gold

still have the 89 z24 as well so now i have a Z24 and Z28 lol

 

Like those D-window wheels, they're like my soft 8's.

You should lose the RS hood and grill, though.

 

yea, they are Cragar 342s, the hood is from my 90 RS, that i gave to my buddy in return he got me the 85 z, it had the iroc hood on it but it was really rough shape so i kept my hood, grill, and wheels,

and whats wrong with the RS grill lol i love the grill over the other center peice lol

 

rs hood is pretty nice, i went cowl because i have a tbi but if you were looking to hold off before paint i'd invest in a functional ss-hood, good ram-air idea

 

paint wont b for another month or 2, first prioritys are gettin a new MAF sensor for it so it actually runs again...got broken when putin on new water pump, and gota pic of the SS hood? id rather have a cowl my buddy has a 4 in cowl hood but wont get up off it yet lol,,, gta keep buggin em

 

n idk if i wana go with black or the factory burgundy red the 85-86 irocs came in, cuz mines orig maroon so that would b a good collor to keep the original look

 

Looks really good.

 

good start!

...not a fan of the RS grill either while we're on the topic.

 

lol why dont you guys like the RS gril? lol i purposly saved it off my RS for this one since there was nothing there lol, what would look beter? pics or ideas? i love the grill

 

Because it's an RS exclusive grill, and when I look at the pic of your car, it just screams: "I'm an RS not an IROC!" lol. Your car, your style. My opinion is just that they should all look like what they are, an RS shouldn't have an IROC hood, etc...

 

true, but then again im not even sure if its a true IROC, it IS a z28 i was TOLD it was an iroc z28 and with the drive train it has its beleivable, taht being said it IS all original, to teh point where it still has those shity OEM hose clamps wich tells me no ones even been inside the motor,

what grill is the 85 IROC suposed to have?

it HAD an iroc hood but i swaped it for my RS hood cuz the iroc hood was in bad shape

 

It should have had the grill with the openings in the sides that read 'CAMARO' in the center. It also should have had foglights in the openings.

 

when i got it there was NOTHING there lol, somone had removed it all so i kept the grill sumthing is better then nothing

just as the interior is wrong color and miss matched, it came with tan interior,

 

Yeah, most of these cars are all Frankensteined together by now, hard to tell what they are anymore.... lol

 

yea, just really shocked as to how rust free she is, there isnt any, if tehre is i cant find it, and that shes still all orginal, must have been taken car of for sumone not to have even been inside the motor. she runs GREAT, well did till the MAF sensor went bad 2 days ago lol, what i think hapened was previous owner bought it to finish a diff camaro, cuz interior is miss macthed and all teh clips and stuff are gone so it seems lik he just threw together interior for it so it was complete so he could sell it to the kid i got it from, which drove it dailly till i bought it

she has power like new, its suprising that the 305 has power, thrash on it from a dead stop and shes sideways all the way down my street, i really wish i knew exactly which 305 it is so i kno what hp shes rated at, all i kno is that its TPI and a 700r4 trans

 

shouldn't there be an option code on the glove box lid (center console). I think the dash plaque says iroc-z under the z-28 emblem also (depending on year maybe). If it is an iroc, i would restore it to the iroc look!! Decals, rims, hood and stripes!!

 

Your choice though! Also I think IROC's in 85 had a factory wonderbar, that's what I got mine off of.

 

i wasnt sure if i liked those rims on a z28 cause i hadnt seen it but i do
i had the soft 8s on my berli but the d windows fit perfect with the gfx

 

lol yea it says Z28 TUNED PROT INJECTION on the dash and yea i plan on doing it a red with the full iroc z decal kit and wheels


but none of the interior is original so i doubt the consol is

listen to this, it orig had tan interior and was maroon and gold outside, the orig tan interior is UNDER the grey thats in it now, has all black plastics sum of which wer orig tan but are painted and the seats look lik they wer died black, so who the hell knows if the console is orig!! lol


OH AND THOSE WHEELS ARE FOR TRADE!

 

Look in the console at the RPO code list, if its still there. If it is look for rpo code B4Z. If its there then you have a IROC-Z. It looks like its got the IROC valve covers. The iroc's had valve covers with the groves, like the ones on your car. Z28's had the regular smooth style valve covers. Also look for a wonder bar. It bolts up under the front sway bar. Only iroc's came with them. If its an IROC I would put it back stock, but hey its your car. Keep us posted.

 

If the rpo codes are in the console, there will be a vin # on the top. See if it matches your vin on the car.

 

ok ill check when i get home

and any chance anyone knows a good major store to buy paint from? im suposed to have my buddy paint it ina few weeks and i wana do it teh factory GM russet red teh 85 IROCS came in even tho its not orig color for mine but i cant find any place to buy it

mines was orig maroon with gold body kit and gold z28 wheels, thats all i kno cuz it was primer when i got it

 

If the car was two-tone it's a Z28. All Z28s were two-tone until Z28 was dropped in 88. You have a TPI Z28. with 2.73 gears. The 85 TPI IROC has 3.23 gears but there are few 5.0 H.O. CARB IROC(215hp) that came with a T5 trans with 3.42 gears.

 

yep its just a Z28, damn... oh well still,,, its a real z28, checked the rpo codes, its taped under the arm rest and the vin matches and has a "Z28" RPO code


new news is i did valve covers and gaskets and soon and EGR delete,,, ew sludge under the v covers


still unsure about the smog delete, i really rather NOT have the service engine light on.

 

I have a smog delete and no SES light.

 

I removed my gauge cluster and pulled that bulb out.. Drove me nuts.

 

lol niceee.. haha and i unpluged the stuff from the smog pump, no SES light woohoo time for deletion

but today was a bad day...

F#CK! was pulling out driveway on ice so she was spinning and when she hit dry ground BANG! blew teh rear, sad part was the wheels wernt spinning fast, musta been ready to go, glad it went out front my house, still got power to the right wheel NOTHING to the left, just hear grinding when i try to move the car, and it only gets power to pass side wheel...it was a posi rear

now time to make a new plan on what to do

 

I removed my SMOG and no light...
Love the wheels

 

wheels and the RS hood are gone, now she has a blown rear, ughh,, BUT has a 4in cowl hood and iroc 16in wheels =D

 

got a new hood woohoo

 

nice saw it on craigslist...i was going to trade him his cowl hood for my iroc hood. but it was sold i guess. decent car


yeah that rear is blown.

 

yea but the 91-92 z28 hood is not staying, it is gettin sold this weekend for $100 even and the original iroc hood is going back on becuase i am gettin a set of mint louvers for it ina week or 2 hopefully,

yea the rear is blown but because my dailly quit on me im driving this one to and from work, 1 hour trip each way down highway, just babying it kind anot pushing it to hard, so far everyone said it should b fine for a while, it makes NO noise or anything, just only gets power to right wheel like an open 10 bolt does

 

Someone needs some sea foam.

 

Dont mean to jack the thread but how does one go about doing that and how much does the seafoam stuff cost?

 

ur not thread jacking cuz i really need to know this one as well, plus what does it do? iv heard USE IT and NEVER USE IT, so like really lol

 

ive used it, basically cleans out your engine, you run it through the brake line booster through a funnel. cleans your carb out aswell.

 

i herd it can **** up bearings

 

ive never had that problem. or even heard of it causing that problem.

 

well depends, ur running it threw the vacuum hose for the booster, thats just gona go down the intake and threw teh ports into the combustion chamber and out the exhaust..lol. i dont think it can help sludge that way?

but iv herd people running it threw their fuel and oil as well and heard sum horror stories bout spun bearings

 

Going thru the booster hose just cleans soot/grime from intake and around valves. You poor some in the oil to help with sludge and in the take to help with fuel system. I guess if you use too much in the oil and run it too long like that it could thin the oil out a lot...Anyway, congrats on the Z! I would still bring it back close to original style w/ more power! Good luck.

 

yea the plans are EITHER black with silver stripe and iroc z on the door just like factory or the russet red, (burgundy metalic flake) with gold iroc z decal set

since the car is all original except teh interior im just going with black interior since whats in it is clean i just need front carpet and consol sides which i AM getting very very soon,

as far as engine and trans? its the orig tpi 305 so i just wana beef it up a little, want 300hp outa it or close to it but wana keep it dailyable, teh 700r4 is gna get a rebuild with a shift kit, looking for a stock geared or 4.10 or 3.08 posi rear for it, it has 2.73s factory with dics but its blown, now its a one legger lmao

adjustable pan hard bar and all that stuff for the back end, and ya kno the suport from the rear to the trans cross member? its going and im getttin the kind that bolts to the floor of the car so instead of pushing on the trans member its on the whole car

THATS the general idea i have

CAN NOT DECIDE ON A COLOR THO! HELP!

black or russet red?

IM GUESING this was it factory, since its a Z28 not a true iroc, and it was maroon and apears maybe gold on the botom then repainted solid maroon and now primer all b4 i got it,



this is the black look i was thinking about







this is the red







OR BLUE?

 

I personally like all those colors especially the red because it's what I have. You should seriously go with black with red Iroc decals. Trust me it looks SICK!!!! So do black with red Iroc decals.

 

yea i was thinking that to, but i fell in love with the red because before i got my blue 90 rs camaro i was looking at a red one like urs and it was a true iroc

BAD NEWS! SOME DUMB BITCH RAN INTO MY CAMARO! DRIVERS DOOR AND PART OF TEH 1/4 PANEL AND TEH SIDE SKIRT IS TOAST!

pics ina sec

 

That project sounds like its bad luck.

 

no dude, u wana hear a project that sounds like bad luck, thats my z24, shes tried to kill me 3 times, almost suceeded once, she was considered totaled twice in her life and i wrecked her and she was considered beyond repair. i fixed her of course but shes still a lil -blank-. you..thats why i dont drive her, the z28 has been good to me so far just some dumb girl wasnt paying atention at a stop sign and pulled out and hit me, im pretty sure its gona b covered by her insurance





WORST CASE SENERIO. since it was estimated $1,084 in damages, ill just go get a door myself and work out a deal where all they have to do is fix the 1/4 and replace the skirt, hopefully all goes well... im not gona get rid of it tho

 

hey i have a driver door...if you want it????

 

possibly, if i have to work a deal with the insurance company, is it a power door?

 

yes it is....just have to flat black it it to match.....i bought two doors for 80 bucks. ill sell you mine for 35-40

 

So, are you actually selling it?
http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/2204177305.html

 

dont know if im keeping the car or not, but ill take you up on that door for 35 i need one BAD!