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Old 01-18-2005 | 08:35 PM
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From: parishville NY upstate
Car: 86 IROC-Z
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42s/posi/disc
my car is almost complete again

hey guys major update....


you know i hit a deer a while back doing like 95 mph pissed off on my way home one night..... well i bought my old 83 Z28 (92 z28 clone) back and took the whole front end off of that and put it on my 86 iroc-z..... she is all purdy again awating a paint job.... ill have the progress pics posted in a couple of days for u guys to see....

i guess i got the best of both worlds... i missed my old 83 z28 alot but the body was gone.... and not worth fixing,,, but now ill have half of it back
Old 01-19-2005 | 12:16 AM
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Cool....can't wait to see dem pics
Old 01-19-2005 | 03:47 AM
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Car: 86 IROC w/Danko bodykit, 1988 iroc vert, 1989 k1500 pickup 6" lift and 35" tires, 2002 chevy tahoe z71
Engine: 383 stealth ram, 305 tpi, 350 tbi, 5.3l
Transmission: T56, 700r4, 700r4, 4l460
yea and dont forget to update your sig to include the 83 front end
Old 01-19-2005 | 11:54 AM
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Car: 86 IROC-Z
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lol its not an 83 front end...

its a 92 z28 front end but it came off of my old 83 z (92 z clone)

i wouldnt ever put the older style front end on my car :lala:

alonf witht he front end i am also putting 92 style z28 gfx and high rize spoiler..... 85-90 iroc hood..... black outs..... blue neon underglow kit..... one piece headlight conversion........2 inch drop zone springs.... 2002 black leather TA seats

ive also got a complete T5 set up that i am swapping into the car....:lala: no more POS auto ..."i hate automatics"

oh yeah i almost forgot its getting painted Viper GTS blue with white racing stripes in march/april when the weather gets a bit better....


any way guys ill have pics soon of my progress.........

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Old 01-19-2005 | 12:11 PM
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Originally posted by z28monster

oh yeah i almost forgot its getting painted Viper GTS blue with white racing stripes in march/april when the weather gets a bit better....


any way guys ill have pics soon of my progress.........
Just gotta love the viper blue, See sig pics!!
Old 01-20-2005 | 04:41 AM
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Car: 86 IROC w/Danko bodykit, 1988 iroc vert, 1989 k1500 pickup 6" lift and 35" tires, 2002 chevy tahoe z71
Engine: 383 stealth ram, 305 tpi, 350 tbi, 5.3l
Transmission: T56, 700r4, 700r4, 4l460
Originally posted by z28monster
lol its not an 83 front end...

its a 92 z28 front end but it came off of my old 83 z (92 z clone)

i wouldnt ever put the older style front end on my car :lala:

alonf witht he front end i am also putting 92 style z28 gfx and high rize spoiler..... 85-90 iroc hood..... black outs..... blue neon underglow kit..... one piece headlight conversion........2 inch drop zone springs.... 2002 black leather TA seats

ive also got a complete T5 set up that i am swapping into the car....:lala: no more POS auto ..."i hate automatics"

oh yeah i almost forgot its getting painted Viper GTS blue with white racing stripes in march/april when the weather gets a bit better....

what are you planning on doing for the headlights when you say one piece. lots of broken dreams when it comes to that subject.

any way guys ill have pics soon of my progress.........
Old 01-20-2005 | 04:42 AM
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Car: 86 IROC w/Danko bodykit, 1988 iroc vert, 1989 k1500 pickup 6" lift and 35" tires, 2002 chevy tahoe z71
Engine: 383 stealth ram, 305 tpi, 350 tbi, 5.3l
Transmission: T56, 700r4, 700r4, 4l460
what are y ou planing on with the one piece headlight. its a sore subject around here to some of us. lets here your take on it.
Old 01-20-2005 | 11:26 AM
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i myself prefer the four lights with H4 bulbs but to each his own. anyway dont monte carlo light work with some mods. i never really looked into it much just throwin out ideas. sounds like the car is comin along nicly.good luck
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Old 01-22-2005 | 12:00 PM
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yes it is coming very nicely.... i have also herd that monte lights work with some mods done to them and mounting wise..... another light i have looked at is the one piece early 90s chevy truck headlights..... they look very close to what i would need to make it work...... i stillhave to do alt of measureing to tell if they would work or not but i am goin gto give a set of those a try
Old 01-23-2005 | 12:38 AM
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Car: 86 IROC w/Danko bodykit, 1988 iroc vert, 1989 k1500 pickup 6" lift and 35" tires, 2002 chevy tahoe z71
Engine: 383 stealth ram, 305 tpi, 350 tbi, 5.3l
Transmission: T56, 700r4, 700r4, 4l460
someone one this site did the chevy truck conversion headlight and it looks pretty good. i want my head light to be flush mounted though
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