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Old Aug 28, 2015 | 09:39 PM
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My black 85 Iroc-z - freshly washed

Just washed it, and had time to snap a few pics.....













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Old Aug 30, 2015 | 12:22 AM
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Re: My black 85 Iroc-z - freshly washed

I love black cars... Guess that's why every one I own is black lol!
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Old Aug 30, 2015 | 06:50 AM
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Bad ***!

Love it!
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Old Aug 31, 2015 | 12:52 AM
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Old Aug 31, 2015 | 01:03 AM
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Looks great.
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Old Aug 31, 2015 | 10:51 PM
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Last one I swear lol.....

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Old May 25, 2018 | 11:03 AM
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Re: My black 85 Iroc-z - freshly washed

After having the car sit for a year and a half, I finally got the fuel pump changed and took her out for a stroll!
Felt great after all this time.
But with a new house and a baby on the way, time is limited lol




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Old May 25, 2018 | 11:16 AM
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Love it!!!!!
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Old May 25, 2018 | 11:12 PM
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Clean car! Love it!
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Old May 25, 2018 | 11:37 PM
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Dude you got my nomination for next cotm!
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Old May 25, 2018 | 11:53 PM
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Looks fantastic
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Old May 26, 2018 | 09:06 PM
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Looks good!
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Old May 27, 2018 | 07:29 PM
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Re: My black 85 Iroc-z - freshly washed

Hey, not far away from ya. Looks great. I haven't seen anyone do a "5.7 HO" look before, very cool!
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Old May 30, 2018 | 05:09 PM
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Very nice.
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Old May 30, 2018 | 09:02 PM
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Bad a$$ IROC!
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Old May 30, 2018 | 09:07 PM
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Beautiful Camaro!!
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Old Aug 4, 2020 | 02:30 PM
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Re: My black 85 Iroc-z - freshly washed

Chromes got sold, and bought both the 88-90 17x9 Irocs from Hawks last year, and the 85-87 17x9 versions this year.
I like both so much I had to have both sets LOL



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Old Aug 4, 2020 | 02:34 PM
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Old Aug 4, 2020 | 02:48 PM
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Re: My black 85 Iroc-z - freshly washed

The 17" wheels look absolutely killer! Both sets!

What are you running for tires? I like the tread pattern
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Old Aug 4, 2020 | 02:55 PM
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Re: My black 85 Iroc-z - freshly washed

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The 17" wheels look absolutely killer! Both sets!

What are you running for tires? I like the tread pattern
Thanks!
Mickey Thompson Street Comps on the 88-90 wheels.
Cooper RS3-S on the 85-87.
They are essentially the same tire.

All 275/40/17.

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Old Aug 4, 2020 | 06:21 PM
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Re: My black 85 Iroc-z - freshly washed

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Mickey Thompson Street Comps on the 88-90 wheels.
Cooper RS3-S on the 85-87.
They are essentially the same tire.
As in literally? Cooper makes the Mickey's?
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Old Aug 4, 2020 | 06:26 PM
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MT is part of Cooper
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Old Aug 4, 2020 | 06:30 PM
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Old Aug 5, 2020 | 10:06 AM
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Re: My black 85 Iroc-z - freshly washed

Looks great! I’m favoring the second set but both look great!
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Old Sep 20, 2024 | 03:48 PM
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Re: My black 85 Iroc-z - freshly washed

Crazy how the years go by.
Last year I put in a GForce T5.
This year, I decided to give the car a little TLC, and change a few things. Nothing major. But it was nice to spend some time with it.

Interior changes:
4th gen CD player with phone jack.
Export/Canadian 240 kph speedometer.
New steering wheel and horn button.
New shifter ball and boot.
Refurbished front grey seatbelt receivers (I had black ones from a scrapyard from many years ago).
Redid rear seatbelt receiver buttons.
Seat track covers. (mine were missing or cracked).
Hatch trim screws.
Hatch struts.
Door handle trim kits.

Under hood changes:
Hood struts.
Oil pressure safety switch for my electric external fuel pump (using stock components/relay, and wiring it through rear seats like factory) - should have done this a long time ago.
Radiator support/hood latch cover.
Hood insulation.

Exterior:
New Phoenix IROC decals and stripes.
Hood louvers.
Front grill.
Taillight seal. (one was missing and allowing exhaust fumes in).
Front nose emblem.
Front park/turn lamps.

Engine/exhaust changes:
Switched out my Flowmaster American Thunder catback for a Force II I had in storage. Decided to go for the hidden tailpipe look.
Replaced the cat with a Magnaflow. Connected to my custom Flowmaster Ypipe with no issue.












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Old Sep 20, 2024 | 05:42 PM
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Such a nice car!!
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Old Sep 21, 2024 | 08:48 PM
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Good move on the exhaust changes. Those rear straight pipes jumped out at me, detracted from the rest of the car. Now it's perfect!
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Old Nov 26, 2024 | 07:28 PM
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It's my birthday today, so decided to take the day off work and change my crane energizer roller rockers to crane golds!


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Old Dec 13, 2024 | 08:46 AM
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Re: My black 85 Iroc-z - freshly washed

Decided to put on centerbolt covers to further along the zz3 350 ho conversion look.
The RHS heads are drilled for centerbolt and perimeter. But the perimeter bosses get in the way of the centerbolt inner rail/lip. A little grinding on the valve covers took care of that.



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Re: My black 85 Iroc-z - freshly washed

Originally Posted by Manic Z
Decided to put on centerbolt covers to further along the zz3 350 ho conversion look.
The RHS heads are drilled for centerbolt and perimeter. But the perimeter bosses get in the way of the centerbolt inner rail/lip. A little grinding on the valve covers took care of that.
Looks good!

I had not thought about the bosses for the perimeter bolts interfering with the rail on a center bolt cover. Something to watch out for. Thanks for mentioning it.
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Old Dec 20, 2024 | 10:13 AM
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Re: My black 85 Iroc-z - freshly washed

All buttoned up and ready for winter storage.
I really do think this will be the car in its final form.....I honestly don't know what else to tinker on with it.....
Maintain and drive I guess.




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Old Dec 20, 2024 | 01:56 PM
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Looks like you've put the drivetrain these cars should have had when they left the factory. Excellent!
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