# Orr89rocz's 1989 Camaro Iroc-z 5.7L

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [March 12, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547 "2007-03-12T21:09:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/381 "2008-10-24T21:37:23Z")

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lol i got the impression that if the rear goes, its gonna go big time and it be hard to get it on a trailer 🙂

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**Author:** ![hotrod16105](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@hotrod16105](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hotrod16105)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/382 "2008-10-27T07:52:57Z")

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Well, you didn’t break it at the track so I’m assuming you made it home without breaking anything. Nice runs i must say.

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**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/383 "2008-10-27T14:18:57Z")

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well…how did it run?

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**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/384 "2008-10-27T15:13:05Z")

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lol 10.63. not bad but needs more gear 🙂

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**Author:** ![SPC\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@SPC\_Wright](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SPC_Wright)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/385 "2008-10-27T20:12:03Z")

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Still one of the sexiest cars on the forum

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**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/386 "2008-11-01T13:16:47Z")

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Got it on the truck scales today. No interior still and with my C6 vette wheels and just below half tank of gas

3300 lbs. Not sure how they round off, i hope its plus or minus 20 and not like nearest 100lbs

last time bone stock it weighed 3400 so i’m happy with this roll bar weight not being a total pig.

With interior back in i expect 40-50 more lbs but i have to weigh the stuff yet 🙂

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**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/387 "2008-11-02T09:21:07Z")

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Justin,

What are you weighing your parts with?

I’m in the postal business & I could prolly hook you up with a decent 100 or 150lb scale. I have a 150# here at my house that’s calibrated to the nearest .05 oz.

Tod

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**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/388 "2008-11-02T10:43:19Z")

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just your typical bathroom scale 🙂 digitial to the nearest tenth. I’m not really concerned with getting super accurate with the parts weights, i’m just curious to my weight and how i can cut some off where ever i can.

i weigh myself, then pick up the parts and weigh me again with the parts and subtract 🙂 ball park estimate. I’m gonna go weigh my carpet now and some panels 🙂

I’ll be picking up a fiberglass hood of some sort so that should reallly cut off the weight. The 12 bolt however is gonna add a bunch more i fear

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**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/389 "2008-11-17T15:16:19Z")

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[![http://inlinethumb46.webshots.com/20973/2779936280096720624S600x600Q85.jpg](http://inlinethumb46.webshots.com/20973/2779936280096720624S600x600Q85.jpg)](http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2779936280096720624BRMkeC)

[![http://inlinethumb16.webshots.com/4815/2033462290096720624S600x600Q85.jpg](http://inlinethumb16.webshots.com/4815/2033462290096720624S600x600Q85.jpg)](http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2033462290096720624QuCxYS)

my interior so far… converted all black with red seats. I was trying to do all black plastics/console with red seats/red carpet to match the seats but i couldnt find anything close so i went with all black instead.  
Still gotta do door panels… would like to do all black there and tie in alittle red to give another accent for the seats but we’ll see what i can do

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**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/390 "2008-11-17T15:27:19Z")

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looks good MPH…its a real raceca **R** now

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**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/391 "2008-11-17T15:29:41Z")

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looks sharp

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**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/392 "2008-11-17T15:59:33Z")

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> looks good MPH…its a real racecaR now

Thanks, next year is gonna be fun tho 🙂 I cant wait

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**Author:** ![hotrod16105](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@hotrod16105](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hotrod16105)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/393 "2008-11-17T16:01:41Z")

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Looking good.

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**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/394 "2008-11-19T08:21:51Z")

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> [@AMD Phenom X4 retail prices surface](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amd-phenom-x4-retail-prices-surface/38753/4):
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> Thanks, next year is gonna be fun tho 🙂 I cant wait

doing anything else to it ?

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**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/395 "2008-11-19T14:16:03Z")

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> [@Need "Mellow" songs, suggestions?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-mellow-songs-suggestions/38758/31):
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> doing anything else to it ?

a few small things… have to wait and see

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**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/396 "2008-12-28T12:26:30Z")

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![http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/6217/t56qg2.jpg](http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/6217/t56qg2.jpg)

Like i promised, 6 speed over winter. But i’m working on a few other things too 🙂

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**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/397 "2008-12-28T12:36:50Z")

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🆒 gonna be an all around fun car.

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**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/398 "2008-12-28T13:32:07Z")

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nice. 'bout time.

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**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/399 "2008-12-28T14:44:36Z")

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i hope i can drive stick well haha never did it before except for a farm tractor but i’m confident i can do it. Just gonna take abit to get used to where the clutch grabs and stuff, and its gonna be a on/off clutch for abit til it breaks in alittle.

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**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/400 "2008-12-28T15:31:53Z")

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nothing else is better learning to drive a stick from your very own car.  
atleast admitted can’t drive stick well. get my respect for saying it.

Should be fun

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