1987 Camaro IROC-Z - BrandoLSX Build Thread

[brandoLSX]

Thanks buddy!

 

[UWISHU1]

 

[Spivitz]

I'm a big fan of the Iroc! very Kewl car, great build!

 

[brandoLSX]

 

[C.Evans]

 

[RICH17]

Such a sexy car mang!

 

[brandoLSX]

Any ideas on good of Torque converters people have experience with? And what's the difference between lock-up and non-lock-up ones? I'm good with engines and such but when It comes to transmission's I'm lost...

 

[LSx S10]

Man that looks great! So clean! Needs an lsx though, but you already knew that lol.

 

[brandoLSX]

Yup.. Already know that.. sadly. Oh well. Eventually I will get there. Hopefully this new LT engine business drives the price of LS engines down

 

[Pressure Ratio]

I always like the iroc. Looks like you have a real clean one. And the build looks great too

 

[Terminator-Fux]

I always like the iroc. Looks like you have a real clean one. And the build looks great too

Of course it does I had some input on this car

 

[SWORN]

Nice build! Very clean third gen!

With the 305 still in the car I added a big ass lopey cam and I thought I was a badass motherfucker.

Great line, I honestly laughed out loud!

 

[71Boner]

Hey...I sold you a vortech S-trim a few years ago. Nice car BTW.

 

[brandoLSX]

Don't think that was me. I have never purchased a Vortech S-Trim. Sorry dude! But thanks.

 

[SRT41320]

very nice thirdgen!
im a sucker for them. lol

im with this guy

is a lsx swap hard to do in these? you spent money on the zz350 just curious why not spend it on a LS instead

 

[brandoLSX]

is a lsx swap hard to do in these? you spent money on the zz350 just curious why not spend it on a LS instead

It's isn't hard to do. I wasn't sure about all the electrical stuff. Like I said in the thread I fully regret not going the LS route. If I could go back I would have dropped an LS in. Before starting this build I knew about cars but not as much as I do now. Knowing what I know now after building this engine the LS route would have been the way to go. With a little more research it would't have been pretty easy. I was young and naive I guess is what it comes down too.

 

[71Boner]

Must have been your buddy then...I met the guy at that townhouse.

 

[brandoLSX]

Ahh you must be talking about Terminator-Fox. Yeah he had a Vortech S-Trim at one point. No idea if he has it still or not. That makes more sense. Haha

 

[SRT41320]

It's isn't hard to do. I wasn't sure about all the electrical stuff. Like I said in the thread I fully regret not going the LS route. If I could go back I would have dropped an LS in. Before starting this build I knew about cars but not as much as I do now. Knowing what I know now after building this engine the LS route would have been the way to go. With a little more research it would't have been pretty easy. I was young and naive I guess is what it comes down too.

ahhh... i remember being young and dumb

 

[brandoLSX]

haha yup! Oh well. I can't change it now. I have learned alot building this motor. So I guess I got something out of it. Still putting down some nice power.

 

[Shells_04]

Real clean car! I like the 3rd gens too

 

[Euro]

Awesome car man!

 

[brandoLSX]

So winter is upon us and it's time to do some more work on the IROC-Z. I just picked up a 4th Gen rear end from a guy in Indiana. The 4th gen rear ends are 4" longer than the 3rd gen ones. This way I won't have to run a set of spacers on the rear anymore.

I am going to clean her up, and paint her with a rust seal coating from KBS Coatings. I am going to be pulling the trans and sending it off to be rebuilt. While everything is basically off from the underside I am going to strip the undercoating and re-seal everything.

I also purchased a Motive gear to put in the rear end. I currently have a stock 3.23 gear. That shit isn’t doing anything good for my car. I am going with a 4.10 set-up. I picked up and installation kit that includes all new bearings, shims, seals, and sleeves.

I will be swapping the rear brakes to the “LS1” ones. I got them powder coated to match the front set-up. Also got a set of cross-drilled, slotted rotors to match.

I will take more photos during the process. I should be starting stripping the rear end tomorrow.

 

[ChromeCobra]

deep pockets

 

[brandoLSX]

Broke. No joke. Good at finding deals, and doing work myself.