**** lol. Well Its always something I can switch too, didnt pay much for the piping and all. How is clearance with the 4"? Did you put a Cutout on yours? I plan/ned on putting an electric one on mine. And if I did that, you think a 4" is still a good idea?

 

Im not even him and i can tell you that his exhaust rubs really bad. BUT he has LTs on his car. A good shorty setup shouldnt lose more than a 1/4 of an inch of ground clearance i would think.

/random opinion based mildly on facts.

 

yep, my spohn crossmember and longtubes makes my clearance suck ***. the pipes under the frame are literally ovaled now from bottoming out

other than that, it clears pretty good. I have the muffler sitting right in front of the rear end about 2 ft behind where the stock cat sits. its LOW back there but i havent had any real problems with that, its the y pipe that hits

if you run a cutout at the track with 3inch it should help alot, but i'd like to run full power all the time so bigger is better. But try it to see what happens

 

Lol, Im definetely going to try an go with Shortys for clearance.

I have to watch how low mines gonna sit because my driveway is a bitch lol so I need to make sure its tucked up as far as possible. 3" with an Electric Cutout should be good for me. I can live with not having full power all the time, and if need be I could always switch on the cutout if I absolutely wanted to lol.

Now I plan on buying UMI's Crossmember, Torque Arm, Subframe Connectors, Panhard Car, Lower Control Arms, & Wonder Bar. I hear UMI's Crossmember is much better than Spohn's when dealing with clearancing, have any of you heard the same? Mind you Ill be buying my Crossmember & Torque Arm for a TH400.

 

Summit Star wheels, 15x4 -19mm offset, 1.75 inch backspacing

Kuhmo PowerStar 758's, 165/80/15
have chrome acorn nuts for these too, included

This has worked great for me but with my C5 brakes, it wont clear the caliper so its time for some 17 inch front runners

Tires are basicallly new. Only driven probly 300 miles street driving, mainly to the track and back

Looking for 200 + shipping which will depend on location. I'm near Pittsburgh PA.

 

what did you run on the back when you had 15's?

 

wheels? i had weld prostars and will be keeping them. they look sorta like star wheels by summit but not perfect match. Close enough tho

brakes i had 12inch ls1's and they cleared ok with grinding and small spacer

 

actually was asking about tires.....

 

oh i had 26x10.50 et streets for awhile now and now just switched to 26x11.50 et streets so they are alittle wider and it seemed to help

 

Hmmmm. I could probably use some skinnies for next year.

/ponders

and i got my clear marker lights today! Surprisingly good quality!

 

these are a nice setup. i can give you a deal, i'd prefer to sell them local anyway, cuts down on shipping which got expensive these days. Just sent out my old slicks for 60 bucks!! ouch i expected 40-45

 

I could have probably used the old slicks more! lol.

How much you thinking? It's really the last thing on my mind but if you cant get rid of em down the road i may sleep on it.

 

pm sent

 

any problem with rubbing? i had 255/60/15 and they rubbed.

 

being 26 inches tall and not very wide, they dont rub at all. My 295/30/19's are wider and same height and they rub just abit on the inside, so i pound the inner well in abit to make them fit perfect

 

Don't forget ripping off a random piece of sheet metal to get more cold air in so you can use all that tire.

best part of the entire trip.

 

haha it was plastic and i really didnt mean to do that, i grabbed it and twisted and it just broke off haha

 

ah well. That had to be worth at least a tenth or two of the 3 you gained. You really opened it up ALOT by removing that piece.

 

I ordered my Subframe Connectors, Panhard Bar & Lower Control Arms, Wonder Bar, & TH400 Torque Arm & Crossmember today. After Tax (Their based in PA) & Shipping the total came out to about $850 for everything, not bad I dont think. I ordered everything in a Black Powder Coat finish.






I also picked up some stuff a few days ago I bought off my dads friend a while ago for $50. Engine Stand, Complete 283 SBC, & a 2 Speed Powerglide. Im looking to get rid of the 283 if you know anybody looking for one, its from a 64-66 Pickup but when it was taken out of a 69 Chevelle it was still running. Motor still turns over but has been sitting for about a year. It has the power steering pump, engine mounts, and even the alternator still. The 2 Speed will be saved for a day when I have a vehicle thats solely a drag car mainly because of gas mileage. 1st gear winding out to 70 mph just sounds sick to me lol.

 

ive been buying alot from umi lately also, panhard bar, trailing arms, wonder bar and everything came in 2 days , they are great to deal with. i got red!

 

And here i just paid for Don's exhaust stuff and ordered my center caps!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/IROC-...spagenameZWDVW

 

good deal stippy, that car is coming along nicely

 

Nice, I like the Center Caps.

Well the parts are definetely rolling in bit by bit lol. I just went out to Latrobe last night to pick up a 2 1/2 in cowl induction hood for $200. Its in decent shape, just a few knicks I can take care of. Its alot lighter than I thought it would be tho! Ill try an throw a pic up of it later.

 

Heres a pic of it:



Sorry about all the clutter lol.

 

nice hood! who did you buy it from? i bought alot of parts from a guy in latrobe and i think he had that hood also.

 

thats the hood i want!

 

Where did you order all of that stuff from it sounds like a good deal.

 

The guy owned his own repair shop, I believe it was called Piper Automotive
Repair. He had 8 old Impalas sitting around the yard, and I believe a Cutlass shell inside the garage. His name was Chuck, same guy you delt with?

The exact same hood lol? Ive never actually seen this exact one before. Id like to know who made it tho, its light as all hell haha.

UMI Performance, their website is Umiperformance.com and the thread offering the deal is https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/grou...-purchase.html. If you want to get in on the 15% off hurry up they are ending it November 5th.


I sold the Complete 283 SBC today for $300. Not bad considering I got it, the engine stand, and the 2 Speed for $50. More $ to go towards my next purchace of Cam, Lifters, Heads, Intake, and Misc Head parts.

 

that hood looks like the glasstek or up22 2-2.5 inch hood and i like it

 

no , got mine from a guy that was named jason. he had 4 f bodies parked outside his mobile home.

 

Hey everyone what's up? My name's Rich. I'm from the Cranberry area. I have an 88 IROC. Maui Blue, 383 TPI, and 3.73 posi rear end. I don't drive it much right now cause the gas prices kill me but I figured I'd say hello. My DD is a 2006 Chevy Cobalt SS Supercharged.

 

welcome! good to hear from another thirdgen guy in the area

 

Anyone looking for specific parts? I plan on hitting up the last junkyard of the season this weekend and then i'll be done till spring. Last time i was there they had 7-8 thirdgens with a TON of good parts (4 of them were still drivable and had valid inspection stickers), so gime a list!

 

Id like to find someone else with the same hood to see what it looks like on a car.


Welcome, any pics of your Iroc?

 

welcome aboard, any pictures?

 

Black interior plastic screws... the ones in the trunk area. possible the sun visors for a black car if they arent faded

 

I think i bought the only good black visors last time i was tehre but ill look.


Which screws? The ones in the hatch or in the trunk? (im assuming the trunk since you said trunk lol)

 

anyone have any iroc wheels for sale?

 

Well I parked the car for the winter. Still buying parts lol, just got my new cluster in the mail today. I paid $45 shipped for a 140 MPH V8 51,XXX Cluster. My .525/.525 Cam, a Comp Cams Cam should be here Friday; I paid $200 shipped for it.

 

what cam was that? that solid that was for sale?

 

Yea that solid cam I asked you about. I figure I can always change it at a later date if Im not happy with it..

 

cool just make sure the springs match and you set the valve lash right

 

New parts streaming into my garage. Got everything but the fogs and emblems now


And still waiting for Justin to inform us of his plans


Edit: I also have a grand total of 7 (yes 7......) camaro fenders now if anyone needs a set

 

heres a few summer pics


Shot with LG-VX8350 at 2008-11-13


Shot with LG-VX8350 at 2008-11-13

 

is that the back of my head?

 

I do believe it is

 

yup!

 

Hey Justin I met someone you know last week at Sheetz in Belle Vernon. He had a white Camaro, 305 with bolt ons and a 150 shot. I started to mention you and your camaro and he was like yup I know exactly who you mean. So one of us (That being Justin lol) is becoming a little famous around the area haha. I think he said he was 19 and from Finleyville? Dont shoot me if Im wrong lol.

 

belle vernon/finleyville.... not quite sure. hmm i did know a kid with white Z28 91 i believe but he was older and i think he got rid of that car for a typhoon. I also know a kid with a white Irocz i think it was that i met at Norwin car show who also went to the track the next week. I thought he had a L98 but it may be a 305. He didnt have the spray on it then. he was planning on a 355 build tho. Did he have any buddys with a 99-04 GT mustang?

I'm trying to think of any other white cars i may know of. thats funny he knows my car lol. I guess its getting famous sorta

 

Yes its the IrocZ, he said he met you at Norwin and PRP too. He told me he plans on keeping the 305 and running 11s. And yea he has a buddy with a white GT and one with a silver GT. Funny thing is a few days before we met the kid with the camaro me and a few of my buddies met the guys with GTs in Sheetz parking lot lol. Yeah, we hang out there alot. But anyway we raced the silver one several times with my buddy's 05 LS2 GTO. To say the least we ate him lol.