Finally got around to buying myself a decent beater. It's a 98 TA, black, chrome wheels, T-tops, M6, leather interior, only 25k miles. For only $13k, I couldn't refuse it. It was on ebay= http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...875284706&rd=1

I can't wait. I've wanted an LS1 car since they came out. I don't plan on selling the IROC, but I'm going to sell my 92 Firebird. The thing is, I don't think I'll be able to keep from modding the LS1.

What I'm really wondering is: Should I use the IROC for my beater and get wild with the LS1, or use the LS1 for the beater?

 

looks like you did what you needed to do with the IROC
damm it's running 12s
what I would do is drive the LS1 every day park the IROC.
when it comes time to mod the LS1, then it gets parked for a week or two while you work on it and you drive the IROC around, you can't take a beast like that IROC and demote it to a daily.
see what I mean, mod the LS1 but only drive the ROC when the LS1 goes down.
anyway, damm good looking car, and a good price too!!!
biker
good luck

 

That's a sweet T/A....

But if it were me, I'd still go all out on the IROC. I'm still more impressed with an 11 sec N/A IROC (or 3rd gen for that matter) than an 11 sec N/A LS1 4th gen. Since you have an M6, maybe you could upgrade the T/A's suspension and take up some road racing.

Yeah....the IROC for the drags, and the T/A for road racing/autocrossing. That's what I would do

 

The thing about the ROC is, I'm almost "done" with it. Meaning, I have a combo that I chose and I'm sticking with it. I love the combo and the fact that it DOES run SO WELL on the street makes it tempting to use as a beater. It's about at that point where, after I add the bottle, anything more serious starts getting VERY costly. I know the LS1 has GREAT potential to run 11's/10's NA and still be streetable. After a year or so, maybe I should go wild on the TA and use the ROC as the beater. Man, too many decisions, too little money to mod both cars.

 

why not get a real "beater" like a old cavalier or a s10 for your daily driver then get out the iroc and TA for some fun.?????

 

i hardly call that a beater lol

 

Funny, since when is an LS1 a beater, haha.

 

Very nice man!!! That thing looks freaking mean. If I were you I would get a shorter shifter and put on a WS6 hood. Other than that :hail:

 

Well, that is what I bought it for. But I haven't even gotten the car and I'm thinking of mods for it. I got sick of my V6 92 Firebird (old beater) and working on it to keep it going. I wanted something with low miles for my "beater" so I wouldn't have to work on it. I really wasn't planning on any type of F-body, but after seeing this one on ebay, I couldn't say no. I thought, why spend $12-13k on a 50k mile SUV when I can have this 25k mile TA for the same price?

 

Thanks. I love the WS6 hoods too. Who knows what I will mod on this thing. I know it's just a matter of time until I crack. I'll try my best not to do anything for awhile, at least until the IROC is "finished" (if that is possible). Something that keeps going through my head is, sell the IROC and use it to pay half the loan for the TA off and use the rest for heads/cam/gears for the TA. But I've put so much time and money into the IROC, as have some of my friends.

 

Yes, thats the way to go. Heads, cam, exhaust, LS1, DROOL. Just don't get it around me, I heard water spots are hell on a black car and I wouldn't want to drool on it.

Oh and Auburn POSI is a piece of ****. Get you an Eaton.

 

Nice choice on the car. I got an LS1 not long ago too.

What you've done with your IROC is almost exactly what I plan to do with mine....if I can ever get some money. I plan to mod my LS1 too of course as it's my everyday driver. The ROC is my dad's pretty much, but he's up for anything I want to do to it also.

 

Ya'know that black TA there just SCREAMS for a red scanner up front. ^_^

Nice buy man. I'd love to get a 4th gen TA, but most of them are a TAD too much for me. Guess my GTA will suffice.

 

Sharp looking car there. I guarantee you'll enjoy it, and I guarantee you'll be modding it soon also

 

Yea its Crazy how cheap cars are going for right now on ebay. I have seen some other amazing deals from that same seller. But I think thats the best ive seen in a while. I mean what is the retail on one of those things...close to 30 k ?? Its still practically new for less than 1/2 the price. I gues ill never understand buying brand new cars... Though the thing that gets me is they are all in Texas

nice find

 

awesome new car!! great deal..

 

keep the iroc, do up the LS1 and drive the 92 bird as a beater