View Full Version : It lives again...back in an F-body
Finally i have driven my own F-body again...
...but sorry to say its not my SS. but it'll do. Today i finally got around to uncovering and starting my 85 IROC-Z which has been parked since september. It needed a jump obviously, and it didnt want to start at first but it finally came around. I registered and insured it about a month ago so i took it out around town for a little spin. It has a few issues that i now remember from last summer, but overall it was a great experience this afternoon. lol. Here are some pictures...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d50/SmokingSS/85iroc1.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d50/SmokingSS/85iroc2.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d50/SmokingSS/85iroc3.jpg
Dual-snorkel air filter FTW lol
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d50/SmokingSS/85iroc4.jpg
WayFast84
05-10-2006, 05:28 PM
congrats!
i dont know, i doubt it, i think the engine RPO was only LG4, but the car is very much stock, other than a catback and lowering springs. i'll have to check under it and see the front flange of the cat, if its a slip fit, its lg4, 4 bolt flange is a L69. I installed the different lights all around. I dont know why anyone would put a dual snorkel on it if it wasnt though, but who knows. The car has 186k miles on it and the body is wasted. I'll be swapping most of the parts to the 89 iroc shell and at that time, dropping in a '89 305 i have.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d50/SmokingSS/85iroc5.jpg
Brando56894
05-10-2006, 05:45 PM
niiice
Frosty
05-10-2006, 06:31 PM
I see you have the common working hood strut delete option.
What was the RPO code for it again?
;):D
Brando56894
05-10-2006, 06:39 PM
BRM STK :rofl:
I see you have the common working hood strut delete option.
What was the RPO code for it again?
;):D
Im pretty sure that came standard in most models :lol:
Frosty
05-10-2006, 06:46 PM
BRM STK :rofl:
LOL
project89
05-10-2006, 06:47 PM
lol no its VSE GRP
Brando56894
05-10-2006, 06:55 PM
thats another possibility, IIRC it was an upgrade :lol:
WayFast84
05-10-2006, 06:59 PM
:nod: lol no its VSE GRP
camaro2you
05-10-2006, 08:17 PM
hey i got that hood strut delete option also haha.
maroman88
05-10-2006, 10:00 PM
the struts on my fiberglass hood work too good lol the hood flys open
you and those dam export taillights lol
Tru2Chevy
05-11-2006, 11:57 AM
Just check the VIN for the engine. If the 8th digit is an H, then it's an LG4. I don't remember what digit they used for the L69 though.... I wanna say G, but not sure.
- Justin
The Fixer
05-11-2006, 12:03 PM
If the 8th digit is an H, then it's an LG4. I don't remember what digit they used for the L69 though.... I wanna say G, but not sure.
You are correct sir. VIN G = L69.
its just an LG4, oh well, its gettign another motor anyway. i checked the RPO again, and made sure that rpo sticker matched the VIN and it did, and i also checked the y-pipe connection, slip fit. Now heres the funny part, i cant remember if i stuck the dual snorkel on it myself when i first got the car last June... lol. and yeah L69 is G code engine. My 84 Monte SS was a G engine car with 74k miles on it.
Tru2Chevy
05-11-2006, 12:30 PM
I dunno, but you should put that air cleaner on ebay when you do the swap. It will get picked up quickly.
- Justin
IROCZBeast
05-11-2006, 01:28 PM
is the car 5 speed? I'm pretty sure all 85 L69's came with 5 speeds.
And I think all L69's came with 4 wheel disk brakes too.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong though my third gen memory seems to be a little foggy since I bought my fourth gen :lol: .
justin, im staying carbed, so im keeping the dual snorkel, plus im gonna get the air tubes for it and have it repainted to look nice.
nick, yes it is a 5spd, 145mph speedo too, but drum rear.
eh its not a big deal that its not a L69, considering i got the car as a gift basically from my friend who joined the army. Thats one reason an army sticker will always stay somewhere on the cars exterior. But he made me agree to 2 conditions if i took the car, 1, i couldnt strip it and part it out, and 2, i couldnt sell it. Both of which i have no problem with. However, the body has rust beyond repair(hard to se ein the pics) so everything useable will be swapped to a new chassis and in the process basically restored.
WayFast84
05-11-2006, 08:59 PM
ill pick up the cleaner :)
camaro2you
05-11-2006, 09:08 PM
matt, you can actually make one out of two single style cleaners.
matt, yeah im keeping the air cleaner like i said, lol
i may soon have yet another f body...i found a 92 RS v8 car in need of a motor on long island, im calling about it tomorrow.
WayFast84
05-11-2006, 09:12 PM
how about you find me a project car in my sig :)
qwikz28
05-11-2006, 09:14 PM
matt, yeah im keeping the air cleaner like i said, lol
i may soon have yet another f body...i found a 92 RS v8 car in need of a motor on long island, im calling about it tomorrow.
whats going on with your denali? i called you like 2 weeks ago about a GTP my buddy found for real cheap. did you ever get my message?
WayFast84
05-11-2006, 09:15 PM
whats a gtp got to do with a denali?
deadtrend1
05-11-2006, 09:19 PM
whats a gtp got to do with a denali?
he was directing that to smokinSS....
i finally have a meeting with the owner of the dealership about my truck tomorrow actually, talking to him about doing a deal for another buyer. Right now since im now "techincally" working, i wont get credit to finance another car, so i basically gave up on looking for a GTP, and with my SS money still pending a set date, i dont have much cash to buy another car. Thats mainly the reason the iroc is back. Jake, yes i got your message but without cash in hand i cant get anything now. The 92 RS i found is under a grand and i have everythign it needs so right now that seems to be the logical daily driver. Otherwise ill have to use my dodge ram daily, and its a base model, stripped down diesel, not bad, but not my first choice for a DD.
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