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1986 Chevrolet Camaro Iroc Z28 on 2040-cars

Year:1986 Mileage:92743
Location:

Huntley, Illinois, United States

Huntley, Illinois, United States
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This Iroc-Z was the loaded Camaro of its time.  It originally came with the 5.0 V8 (F).  I believe I am the 3rd owner.  I bought the car in 2002.  At that time the owner had bought a BRE 383 Stroker crate motor (approx. $5,000).  He started a family and had to sell so I bought it and invested a lot of money in finishing off the build.  The biggest cost was installing a fully laptop tunable Accel 6.0 DFI Engine Management System.  Several years ago a rod broke and I had the motor fully rebuilt.  I changed careers and didn’t even pull it out (other than occasional starts) for a couple years there to save money but it only has about 2,500 miles on it since the rebuild.  I am currently driving it and I baby it.  I would guess it hasn’t been over 70 mph since the rebuild.  New performance heads were added during the rebuild and the engine builder estimated the motor setup should make around 500 horse.  Moreover, torque is really what this motor is known for.  I have not dyno tested it however.  I do know simply with street tires I cannot hook up the power without easing on the pedal; it can also spin the tires easy upon shifting around 50 mph.  It’s an absolute monster and has the complete quality sound of a well-built muscle car from idle to cruising.  As you can tell from the pictures the paint looks great.  The previous owner had it repainted and you can see there are no black lines around the bottom of the car like many Irocs, and I think it looks so much sharper.

 

It’s a very tough decision to sell since I think of the work and money that went into making it run so strong and clean as it does now.  However I’ve wanted to also experience other vehicles and can’t without money from this car.  I am looking to get a 47-53 pickup and would be open to such trades.

 

Issues: There is minor/surface rust as seen in the pics in small areas under the hood, hatch, and inside bottom of the doors.  I sprayed these with rust stop and have garaged/stored the car so the rust hasn’t really changed at all in the 12 years I’ve had it.  It could easily be repaired if you wanted to spend time on it.  Other minor things that are cheap fixes that I just haven’t had time to do: Needs new wire or connecter for wipers as they shut off but sometimes it takes many turns to get it, headlights take a couple times to shut off, gear selector indicator can stick and doesn’t always show what gear you are in, psgr door lock works but seems a little tired, dash is in perfect shape except one corner (see pic).  Steering wheel could use a rewrap.

 

I will list some of the mods but there are too many to list everything.  I have tons of receipts.  My guess is the spending on upgrades/rebuilds alone is $20,000.  I have original parts including the original red seats (faded but no tears), a/c, and extra set of T-tops that go with the car. 

Within last 10,000 miles rebuilt 700R4 transmission.

B&M Shift kit

B&M ratchet shifter

TCS Torque (stall) Converter

Tires-2 fronts est. 8-10,000 miles on them, 1 of the rear about 2,000 miles, the other rear unsure but still fine

BRE 383 Stoker with all the bells and whistles from pistons, cam, lifters ect….

Edelbrock T.E.S Headers into 3 inch pipe, high flow cat converter, and $$$ Borla exhaust with intercooled tips

Edelbrock Hi-Flo TPI Manifold

30lb. fuel injectors

BMR 3 point strut tower brace

Lakewood adjustable panhard bar

SSM subframe connectors

Aftermarket rear control trailing arms

Bilstein shocks

Racing bucket seats

Brakes: Front -Wilwood Discs, pads, and 4 piston calipers, Back-New stock discs, pads, rotors in about the last 10,000 miles

Pioneer speakers and Pioneer EQ adjustable 4X45wts CD player

New black carpet (original carpet was too faded red)

New window switches

New head liner cover and speaker covers

$500 due immediately upon auction close.   Accepted methods of payment are PayPal and cash (no personal checks).  If necessary we could meet at a bank for a money order/cashier's check.  The car can be picked up/driven away or shipped.  You will have to arrange any shipping but I’d be happy to help with it as needed.  Feel free to ask me any questions.  Thanks for looking!

 

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