Fixing & Cleaning up a NASTY Iroc-Z! SAVE & BUILD or SELL it?
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- In this video we put in a fresh set of spark plugs, replace a bad headlamp, get the radio working and deep clean the car's interior. It's better, but has a LONG ways to go!
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It's rougher than I was hoping.... What would you do with it at this point?
It's a cool car, I'd keep it. Ls t56 swap would be cool. Cosmeticly you could make it look really nice with a good ceramic wax coating, add a carbon fiber small front bumper splitter, tint the windows, lower it, get some gloss black wheels, and I love the back windshield shade flares that go down the back windshield on some of these, maybe led swap the headlights to get that blue light look, Cat back exhaust, Etc.. try and find a wrecked Pontiac g8 or gto and pull the 6.0 v8 and swap it in. I'd definitely play with some more. Inside if you wanted, could get a different shifter, different steering wheel, different seats... just ideas, or you could swap in an old carbureted v8, I feel like this car lowered with a 3 barrel carburetor just barely sticking out of the hood would be sick lol... have fun with it
You keep it you never sell an iroc I jus bought a 87 z28
Keep it. I got a 87’ Iroc 3 and i love it
Keep an build I have 85 z28 hard top car
Carpet is around 5-600 just bought some for my 3rd gen
Keep the third gen and build it. They are fun cars to work on. I currently have four of them. 89 iroc z28 t-top super clean 84k miles on body and 66k miles on ls 350 that's in the process of being swapped in. 92 rs 120k miles 305 wct5 5speed t-top. Then the 2 gems, both were 1 owner low miles 100% stock mint condition. 85 starship berlinetta t-top 305 with 80k miles and a 86 hard top bare bones sport coupe 2.8 with 50k miles.
I'm leaning that way after reading everyone's comments here. The cars are getting harder and harder to find like this. Nice collection you have there! Enjoy the cars! They are a ton of fun.
I had a ‘91 Z28 with 5.7 700R4 and 3:23 disc rear. One of the best FBody cars ever. I know that 3rd gens get a bad rap for being creaky. But once you put subframe connectors into them most of the noises go away
Also had Koni yellows, Eibach pro springs, Edelbrock control arms pan hard rod and urethane bushing. Would have made a great track car
@@willtoler2998 That's a really good setup for these cars. I had a '91 Z28 with a 5.7/700r4. It was a lot of fun! Like you said, the SFC's make a huge difference on these. I'll put a set on this one for sure.
The coolest thing about this video is the fact that Steely Dan do it again was playing on the classic radio when you turned on your classic radio , i love my 79 rally sport and my 85 iroc with t tops and steely dan as well
Can't beat that eh?
"Eh?" Are you Canadian? I am 😊@Greenlightfilming
Upgrades to consider:
-Power windows, locks, mirrors, trunk release etc.
-Tuned port injection
-Rear disc brakes
-Quiet exhaust
-T-tops
-Ditch that ugly concrete gray interior and change over to all black. Be sure to insulate the bottom, sides and top with sound deadening material.
-Drive down to Mexico and have body and paint work done. They do great work south of the border at a fraction of the cost. They use an oil base paint as well.
I may just be partial to camaro a, but I say build and save. I think it has some good potential
I agree with you. It's got a lot of potential
Keep it! You have a beautiful car collection and you have the knowledge to work on them. I love to see GM cars being improved and modified. Good luck.
Thanks buddy, appreciate it. I'm hoping to make more GM content for everyone. They are a lot of fun.
I'd love to to see you keep this as a long term project. Fix the exhaust first thing. Not sure how you could even enjoy driving it like that lol. Third gens are a great car to build. Don't have to necessarily do an LS Swap even. A nice small block with an aftermarket injection system and a TKO600 would be pretty cool setup. There is so many different directions you could go for sure.
As you've seen by watching the later videos, the car as since stuck around lol. To be honest, the exhaust leaks aren't as bad in person as they may have came across on camera. It definitely needs to be fixed though.
For now I'm working with the smallblock/T5.
I had a 91 chevy cavalier z24! I love that thing to death!! Alas it became more and more expensive to keep it around. I say get it up to par and pass it on to someone who will love it and take it the rest of the way!! You've already done a good chunk of the work! Awesome video as always my brother!!
Thanks buddy, appreciate it! You are part of the minority opinion of making a buck on it. That's my natural inclination, which is hard to reconcile with doing RUclips lol. The car is in pretty good shape as it sits, and far better than when I found it. The first time I saw it we couldn't even get it to run haha. Time will tell what will happen with it. Thanks for checking out the video!
I know you'll make the best decision bro!👍😎
No, thank you for providing excellent content!!!
If you can buddy save it and make more videos of it as well, but I do love the videos of the trans am and the Z06
They all need love and have a place on the channel! I don't plan on selling the other two anytime soon. This one is on the chopping block until proven otherwise!
@@Greenlightfilming just keep bringing those videos man, I hope one day I develop the confidence in making my own videos and I’ll owe it to you and your awesome cars
Keep it ,its cleaning up, your right about DSE Z ,but thats there parts from the catalog. Maybe some new headers n mufflers?
That's a good idea. If the exhaust was sorted out, it would be a LOT nicer and sound way better. There's a lot of leaks and a pretty crappy exhaust setup on it as it sits. Thanks for the input.
Keep it. I have a 91 firebird convertible. 120 kilometers. 305 / 5spd. It's not fast but fun!
I got my carpet and ABS headliner from Rock Auto for my '88 Formula 350.
I never even thought to look on there, I'll check it out! Thanks for the tip.
I say hold on to it.. get it right.. get it where you want it ...then after a couple of years who knows😀
You got that right. Who knows where the market is going on these cars. It's definitely not going down....
KEEP IT! We are working on an '89 IROC-Z right now and your videos are so helpful!
Its sticking around so far! Been quite a few videos since this one. It's getting better.
Junkyard 5.3, rebuild heads, mild cam and a T56. A/C Delete. Subframe connectors.
Then 4pt back half cage, Legit sparco front seats.
Then bushings, stabilizer bars shocks and brakes.
Then we meet at BIR and I buy it from you. ☺️
Lol! I see what you did there.... Coincidentally I've been eyeing up a few higher mileage 5.3's for $200-$500. Need to find a T56 at a good price and I'd probably do it. If this car made 350whp+ it would be a ton of fun and should be reliable.
So far, I'm sticking with the small block that's in it and going to wheel it while modifying it.
Boy I tell you, you sure know how to take care of a vehicle, that car is so clean.
Appreciate it, I'm hoping to polish this turd til it shines lol
lots to consider , its a money pitt , thats for sure .....my 300 dollars car has about 1500 in it so far ...i cleaned it same way you did , im keeping mine due to one i never had when i was around your age ....but you decide maybe somethiing youd like to had down , .....im handing my 2000 firebird down and ive got relatives coming out of the wood works ...lol.....
marcus in west texas !!
That's how they go! lol. When you get into them cheap, it'll nickle and dime you. That's where I'm at with this one and I wasn't even really into it "cheap" Good luck with your bird and your relatives lol! Maybe I'll build the car out and hand it down to my son one day. My first Camaro was from my Dad.
love the third gen Camaro I've owned a 84 z28 5 l ho 5 speed and an 85 IROC z good video keep it coming
Sweet, I do like a carbureted Iroc over a TPI car for the fact that the car will actually make a little power over 4000rpm lol. The TPI system is iconic on these cars but there's a LOT to be desired on how they actually perform.
Well I had a c6z , a ws6, and have had 6 or so thirdgen Irocs and z28’s .. and right now I have two Ls swapped irocs left.. 🤷♂️ it’s what I keep going back to . To each his own
Lol, you know I am in a similar boat. The further I stray from a third gen, the more I like them. They are a great value compared to a C6Z/WS6.
By the way, keep it and keep making it better your way. I had a white 90 IROC that was a LB9 car and did a lot of what you are doing.
Trying to keep it sensible lol. Don't want the project to get out of hand and become a money pit.
It up to you
I'm new here to your channel
And I just bought 91 firebird tran am
A ruff one iv got my work cut on
for me that for sure it hard to believe that these things are classic now
I agree that they are becoming a classic car. They are also going to go up in value if I had to guess. Prices go up every year! Good luck with your TA.
I'm in the middle of restoring one myself, it's in worse shape then this, but I payed 1800 and it came with a really beefed up trans mission and hydraulic clutch so I can't complain. I'd say keep it it and build it up
Good deal! That's a pretty good value on one of these, especially if it's modified and runs good.
@@Greenlightfilming I enjoy it, it's only a 305 too, but I daily drive it so it's a welcome project with enough get up and go. The guy I bought it from actually went through and did $500ish worth of work getting it street legal for me. I never would have done that if the roles were reversed. He said he was a man of his word
@@chandlerporter1922 Nice. I've had a ton of 305 cars and they are plenty of fun and make for good DD cars. Glad your deal worked out for you like that. It's hard to find a good seller these days
@@Greenlightfilming definitely, I look forward to seeing what you do with the car. Weather you keep or sell it has it's ups imo, it's either gonna be built into something awesome, or it'll be another solid car put into circulation. Either way I see as a plus
I officially speak for the entire youtube community and particularly for all your subscribers. Fucking right for the resomod of the IROC. Are you kidding???? Thats why we are all here..
LOL! The elected spokesperson for the thirdgen community eh?! I dig it man, and that's the route I'll go down slowly but surely!
Depends on what you wan to do with it. Whats its purpose? Cruise or race? Could be a good road course or autocross car. Lots of potential and if you wreck it's not that much of a dent on the wallet. It would be painful to total the WS6 or Z06 at the track.
I agree to that point, it would be a lot more palatable to crunch the Iroc than the other two cars. That being said, I don't want to lol. It's got a lot of potential.
As an owner of a 4th n 3rd gen myself I know exactly how u feel,I would keep fixing it up but keep my eyes open in case something else pops up like a 87-90 tpi for example,I guess it comes down to how much u really want the car imho
The trouble I have with a TPI car, is that a CLEAN example pulls a premium, and is very limited on making power. It really depends on what you want to do with a third gen.
Absolutely build it up!
I'm leaning that way after reading everyone's comments here
As a third gen guy that car is a desirable set up/options but it’s a shame it’s not in the condition of that red Formula you had. Still I would fix it up but it will be a money pit as you already know.
I agree with you on all points. It's making it tough to reconcile all of the options and make for a clear outcome here. You guys are selling me on keeping it though. I can make a real fun car out of it for not a ton of money.
man this is like a video of my 92 when i bought it like 15 years ago. Awesome video. Ive been putting money in her for a long time and am probaly gonna get burried in it
Thanks bud, appreciate it. Good luck with your build! They are a ton of fun. I'll have another new video on the car soon.
I’m really enjoying this content. I hope you keep the car and continue with more upgrades and restoration on it.
I plan on it! More coming soon. Thanks!
Keep it and build it a poor mans DSE-Z as you called it. 3rd gens are growing in popularity and the aftermarket is responding. There are plug and play LS swap solutions and lots of good suspension components to really make a cool resto-mod.
I think I'll go that route with it one day. Sooner or later, who knows! It would be a super fun car even looking as it is now lol. It's got some "patina". Some would call it a shitbox lol.
Not an easy decision. I'll say this, If you want to go in a direction of LS swap and T56, be prepared to open the checkbook. Even doing most of the labor yourself, there are costs associated with your engine build (junkyard find and install or performance build, bore and stroke). I'm already 4k in a stroked 408 shortblock. Costs will begin to escalate and if I had to guess, even on a budget build you'll be close to 6 to 7k invested with engine and trans. once you've completed the swap.
I say go for the LS swap and T56. 5.3 or 6.0. Either will make good power. And make room in the garage for it!
I can see that as being true for sure. The project creep would be surprising, and the amount you planned on spending is probably shy by a 1/3rd lol. That's common in many things.... Thanks for your informed opinion on the matter. I appreciate it!
*Bought a 1990 IROC-Z 1LE brand new. 1 of 28 made with the 5.7L 350. Kept it for 7 months then sold to a collector.*
Whew. Bet you wish you hung onto that one! I know I would keep a clean 1LE if I could find one.
Wish I had one to build up and work on.... dream car
Keep your eye out! They are still out there and won't break the bank. Good luck!
@@Greenlightfilming thanx will do great ride enjoy the beauty
Putting a LT1-T56 in the iroc would be cool. The 92 model almost had that. Would have been a good way to end the generation. The cool body with a engine it deserved! My opinion
I could see doing that. An LT-1/T56 would be a good fit and not break the bank in this car. Good call!
Just subscribed and like your music selection. In the market for a 3rd gen, but need to get rid of my 07 Mustang.
Thank you. The music seems to be hit or miss with folks haha. You can always sell the Mustang and pick up a third gen. You'd have a good car if yours is a GT/in good shape.
Its a great builder, carpets are cheap , get new carpet and underlay the smell will be gone.
Agreed. I've been shopping around hard the last few days to see where has the best prices on interior parts. It appears to be Rock Auto.
New Sub! Fix it on the cheap for some videos and sell it. Someone would love an IROC. Cut up a beautiful base model for some LS swap. Look, Feel, Smell better driving it. There's a 6 in a garage near you!
Thanks for subscribing bud, appreciate it. This one might be ok to cut up as it's in ROUGH shape, and has some rust. It wouldn't be a great loss! lol.
Id keep it and mod it
I'm leaning that way after reading everyone's comments here
Keep it, not many 3rd gen vids out. I'm sure you'll get more subscribers.
Do you know of any other channels working on these out there? I'd like to check them out if you do
@@Greenlightfilming
I usually follow LsxMatt and 3rd Gen guy.
@@Greenlightfilming CamaroMac and Tony the Technician are also others I've subscribed to recently. Another 3rd Gen owner here. We are the silent majority with our Z28s 🔧🇺🇸😼
GREAT MUSIC!
Thanks. It's a giant PITA the find music you can use, that won't get you pulled from RUclips. Can't always find something everyone will like.
Damn bro i come back to my Comp see your camera pointed at the WS6 talking about money pit and stuff my Heart sank .. Lol
That one will stay til the bitter end. Don't sweat it lol
Just curious what lights did you put in for headlights? I have an 86sport Coupe . Love your car!
It's just a sylvania replacement from Auto Zone. Nothing special.
I would sell it to me 🤣 and we both be happy 😂 I need a hard top IROC I've got a T Top version of that car. LOL
Lol, maybe that'll happen! You never know! If it goes for sale I'll drop you another comment here.
What carpet cleaner and brushes did you use? I have a 91RS with the same same color carpet and that looked like it did an amazing job on the rear seats.
Just use any generic foaming carpet cleaner and cheap spin brushes you can put in a drill chuck. No high science to this stuff! Need to clean, and agitate.
Its a content bonanza, if you're up to the challenge
I'm up for it! This car has a lot of potential.
Keep it
I probably will
Restoration!!!!!!
Budget build LS1/4l60 swap
Want to keep it a manual
I live in western Canada, do you think that these cars run better in colder weather?
They should run fine in almost any "normal" weather you throw at them if they are well maintained. Cool weather is good if anything.
Why does the driver valve cover look brand new and the passenger looks rusted and old?
I wiped off the clean one lol. The other side is corroded and won't clean up. It needs a new set.
Dude you gotta keep it
So far its looking that way. With the new MGW shifter and cleaning it up some more it's like a whole new car.
Was that period blood on the back floor??
Sounds like you have an exhaust leak under the hood. Maybe it just came across that way on video.
Oh yeah, there's exhaust leaks here and there lol
Carpet is cheap. and FYI 2002 Camaro & Trans Am seats will bolt right up NO PROBLEM.
You can also modify a 4th gen console to fit
I've considered doing this stuff to the car actually. I think a ton of the 4th gen interior stuff fits right in other than the door panels.
What fixed the reverse lights? I have same issue with mine.
I have yet to fix mine. The reverse light switch isn't anywhere in sight by the transmission. That's problem #1 so far lol
@@Greenlightfilming its on driver side of the transmission. Pretty sure thats my problem. My other problem is thats too much work for lights that only come on when you're going backwards.
Put it on the cheap race it on Sunday amd sell on Monday
I'm late to the party, just found your channel...
"80% better" you're starting with a car that's 80% better than what most thirdgen projects started, and you're saying that the cleaning will make it 80% better, so 80 x 80, um carry the 3, add 2... you're already 183% ahead of the rest of us messing with 3rd gens.
"Arguably better," excuse me being the new guy here, but I've had a few of these cars going back to about 1990 and I bought a 4th gen WS6 new... It depends on what you want out of the car:
- The 4th gen redesign was specifically targeted at the f-bodies primary market, women (every year 60% or more, much more in some cases, of the sales were to women, most people are surprised by that) who primarily wanted a softer suspension and something that drove more like a regular car. Mod for mod you will have a more aggressive car that can go faster around an autox or road course. With the same drivetrain in both, similarly equipped, the 3rd gen will be a few hundred lbs lighter and will go faster in a straight line or handling, and it will feel more like a "race car" doing it.
- sure your 4th gen looks good, but they're surprisingly hard to keep looking good. I think it's primarily all the different materials used on the body, uritane bumpers, SMC doors steel roof and quarters, 'glass wing and hood on a WS6 (steel on a regular 'bird), and lots of rubber and plastic trim where the 3rd gens had metal. The fenders and quarter bulge significantly more and the doors are still just as long but much thicker, it seems like every time you park one in a busy parking lot it gets a big ding in it, more so than a 3rd gen.
- I suspect that this isn't the case everywhere, but in a lot of areas 3rd gen's have reached "classic muscle car" status. Even a clapped out one will get attention that a 4th gen won't. My current project isn't nearly as nice, it's an '87 Trans Am that had over 1" of bondo on the quarters (I knocked the bondo off, hammered the quarters as close as I could get them to where they should be and for now covered them with some flat black rustoleum just to keep them from rusting until I have time to redo the whole body right), the passenger door is far worse (it was completely mashed in below the bodyside trim, everything below the trim is bondo, and it's not straight, just to make it look a little better I fogged it with some rusty red primer which somewhat matches the fade burgundy paint, it has a black front bumper on it, a black 'glass hood and black mirrors. You get the picture. I drive it often because mechanically it's good, and getting better. It's fun to drive. I get a thumbs up or some sort of attention in it almost every time I drive it, and I'm downright shocked how many 20something girls make an effort to comment. And I mean make an effort, they'll follow me for a couple of blocks till they end up next to me and roll down the window, "Hi, hot car..." or I've had them stop while I'm doing something, "I love your car." (I'm sitting here typing this, looking out the window at the heap in my driveway, back when I got my first one in college it was much nicer and no one cared). It literally gets almost as much attention as my '71 Mach 1.
So keep the 3rd gen. If you have to sell one, I say sell the 'vette. If I get the opportunity I'm going to replace my 4th gen WS6, but not because it's a better car, but because it was my first car I bought new and I regret selling that to get a new SHO but life changes required something more "commuter" at the time. "vettes are boring cars that do too much right, they don't have the character. The only reason to keep one would be if you need a dedicated race car (I don't like the look so much but I've considered picking up a C6 Z06 as a race car, they're the lightest 'vettes with modern drivetrains in them).
Keep it without putting to much money into it,also keep it as stock looking as possible.
That's sort of my tentative plan for now. Want to make it a budget build!
Put the corvette engine in the iroc🙃
Haha! an LS7 in the third gen would be terrifying
@@Greenlightfilming just hold on to dear life🤭
@@JoseContreras-mv5yz Haha that would be the case! F-Bodies don't do speed nearly as well as the C6Z does.
If you decide to sell how much.
How much have you got!
Resto mod.
I love that idea. Just wish I had the Willy Wonka ticket to do it lol!
@@Greenlightfilming i wish I had it also this stupid railroad job isn't working out and its only getting worse.
@@cammedam5230 Sorry to hear that. What line do you work for?
@@Greenlightfilming norfolk southern. I just got back from being laid off a year.
Soundtrack?
Alexander Nakarada - Catalyst [Copyright Free Metal]
Leave it old school.
That's the plan for now. I'll be working around the SBC and T5. Check out the newest video. The car gets the very first MGW shifter for 1982-1992 Camaro and Firebirds.
Link to it here: ruclips.net/video/gdDgqBUMDxk/видео.html
LS3 swap it.
I wish! Need to get someone with deeper pockets or who want's a lot of advertisement than I know lol.
1000 bucks carpet no way Hawks is expensive go ebay
I found a much better deal on rockauto. Apparently ACC is a good vendor. Lots of guys have ran their kits.
LS swap the Camaro, pls.
That's the smart move isn't it
Id sell it.
Whew. A dissenting opinion here. I'm inclined to agree with you lol
Flip it and go searching for a better candidate for Ls1 T56 swap.
I’ll say my ideal choice would be to find a 92 1Le equipped z28 that Blue color was one if the best back then. Whatever you decide we’ll support ya!
Man, I like that idea a lot. What sucks about it, is that a real 1LE car isn't a cheap way to get into these.