hi well i urchased a 88 camaro iroc a short time ago and previous owner had it parked for 2 years due to no funds to repair.so i bought it its a real 5.7 vin 8 with performance axle and aluminum drive shaft.t -top car.so the car has been coverted to a 5 speed using all parts from orig iroc 5 speed car.shifts real nice.so got the car running very nice and passed strict california emmsions,got rid of all old fuel and cleaned tank,replaced fuel pump,sending unit and fuel filter all orig ac delco parts,along with new injectors,fuel pressure regulator,dist cap,rotor,wires.starts right up no oil burning and no oil leaks.also changed rear diff gear oil to red line syn gear oil and new trans fluid.coolant service.brand new bf good rich tires all the way around,new rear brake calipers with pads and new rear parking brake cables.all new brake fluid flushed.new front struts rears are in good shape.been driving the car every day.car has 98k miles engine was rebuilt and has approx20k miles.now things needed,full repaint.all new decalls.new dash and steering wheel needs to be restored,stereo system.i just dont have time to do the cosmetic restoration at this time.let me know your thoughts thanks

 

Value of these cars depends on 3 things: its options, its originality (lack of molestation), and its condition.

On the first point, it's toward the top; worst thing I see about it is, it's 88, so it has the Saginaw rear brakes. Other than that, nice top-of-the-line car.

2nd point, swapping it to a 5-spd could have either possible effect. If it's REALLY well done - like, impossible to tell it was a swap, like, it has the right trans tunnel (instead of a giant hack-job hole cut in the automatic one) and it's the right color, and stuff like that - it would improve its value to some (enthusiasts) and decrease to others (most women for example).

On the 3rd point, doesn't sound good. All that maintenance is just that, maintenance; other than stuff like the fuel pump where people can have some degree of confidence that it likely won't cost em more money for that any time soon, adds nothing to value. "Engine rebuild" as reported by PO could be just about anything; odds are though, it severely detracted from the engine's actual performance, but being a TPI car, it's already so lacking in that area even if "perfect", that probably nobody would notice. Needing paint, interior, etc. HURTS BAD. That's far and away the most expensive kind of stuff to have to deal with.

Sounds to me like, depending on how bad the paint and all that looks, could be anywhere from $2500 to $4000.

 

Thanks for the response by looking at it the trans swap looks factory and shifts great also I was thinking 5k since it is a 5.7 car and performance rear diff and no rust and Cali car will advertise this week end.

 

Its all about condition. Search craigslist and look what people are asking for camaros of your year and model. 4000 is on the high end for the condition you describe. The cost of the things needed to make your car a nice car is close to 3000 and up. Now for 7000 you can have a super clean all original thirdgen. Just keep that in mind. I have seen plenty forsale out here in socal in your described condition sell for around 3500

 

I disagree there are no clean needing anything major for 7k 88/89 5.7 with clean titles I searched and came up with 10k and above .for 3k ur lucky to get one that runs and passes Cali smog

 

Don't know where your at in California but there are a ton of third gens in Northern California. You can find stock tbi/tpi cars for $1500-2500 that are already smogged.

I'd prob say $2500

 

i looked all over southern cali from la to san diego to nevada and did not find any 5.7 t tops clean title with no rust.thanks for all your replys

 

if i do end up selling it will be a great car for someone who wants to paint it same blk or diffrent color.also it has a nice 5 speed conversion and looks totally stock.