Thread: New Member - 1988 IROC

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Hey everyone! I am new here and wanted to introduce myself.

I have been out of the car scene for many years and finally have the time and a little extra pocket money to invest in a car to play around with. I got it for $6700, I think thats pretty fair for what is in it.

I recently purchased a 1988 IROC Camaro off Craigslist. It has a 454 big block shoehorned into it, actual 9.3:1 compression, Holley 780 Vac Sec, pretty beefy hydraulic cam, HEI. TCI TH350 with 2800 RPM stall. 4.10 gears. Headers, line lock, cage, racing seats, 5 point. The builder is making a packet to mail to me with all the receipts for parts and machine work. So I will have all the little details then.

It is currently setup for the 1/4 mile strip. Has passed tech at Bandimere. It supposedly has only 5 break in passes on the build. So I am still taking it pretty easy on her but I can tel she pulls pretty hard.

My goal is to make it a bit more streetable by changing to a 4L80e (over drive), if I can swing it I may go with a TCI 6x and get the close ratio 6 speed gears. Definitely want a line lock. Probably change the open headers to a set of magna flow's with electric cutouts. Definitely want a stronger rear end, with disc brakes.

I would like to eventually have a fuel injection system, MSD ignition with 2 step, maybe a little shot of gas for those hard times lol.

The engine is a 1978 truck block with peanut port heads that have been worked pretty hard to increase flow. I will just run this build as it is until it shits the bed, then I would like to go with a 572 crate motor. For now I will focus on all the other goodies that need to be done, making sure that things stay together when I do change the motor.

Anyways I am sure I will be here asking many questions and learning from other builds.