Cars > Challenges > “I ROC U” Vs “Blue Jay”

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CorvairJim

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Norristown, Pennsylvania
United States

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1987 CHEVY CAMARO IROC-Z

“I ROC U”

1989 Chevrolet Beretta GT

“Blue Jay”

Head to Head

About “I ROC U”

I got this awesome 87 iroc-z camaro back in 93 and she was my daily driver just to work which was only about 3 miles away but in 98 there was a inside job and a whole gang stole my camaro which was in front of my work and took her to cali with thousands of dollars worth of clothing, grociers, jewelry, stereo equipment, and some apperance stuff and they put big bald tires on her and took everything in her. and about 3 months later they finally got arrested right before they sold her to a big mafia gang out in califonia.the people that stole my iroc were only in jail for maybe a week and they have stole several other vehicles before, but they were just given a slap on the wrist then got to go. but i drove her everyonce and a while then she sat in out drive way never washed or started or ever covered from oregons weather for 5yrs and well that caused her to sadily stop running but i finally got the money to get her running again and it was only suppose to be about 500 bucks but it was 1500 bucks parts and labor. but now she runs like new with only 27k miles on the clock and i am the 2nd owner and she is such a blast to drive! also i brough the paint back from the dead with plenty of washing, polish, and lots of wax!!! the body is pretty straigh exept for a couple little dings in the hood and on the side but unoticable and there is a good about of scratches but is very hard to see unless in direct light.

About “Blue Jay”

(Disclaimer: This picture, and all of the pictures in this car's album, were sourced from the Internet. I don't have any pictures left of the actual car. Except for the trunk rack, the car looked just like this.)

When my kids outgrew the back seat of my '80 Accord in the fall of 1990, I decided it was time for something nicer, something newer, something, well, sportier! More ME! I was working at a local Chevy/Olds dealer at the time, so I was familiar with the Beretta and thought one of them would do the job nicely. I couldn't afford a new one, but a gently used car wouldn't be out of the question. My employer didn't have any in stock at the time, but another local Chevy store did. They had a pair of '89 GTs, a red automatic and a blue 5-speed. Both cars were pretty well loaded, and both were advertised at roughly 2/3 of their original sticker price. Well, it was love at first sight with the blue car. The salesman tried a couple of times to talk me into the more expensive red car, but I made it clear that I wanted a stick, not an automatic. So, on my older daughter's 10th birthday, I got a gift myself! I had the car for 9+ years, and put well over 100,000 miles on it before it started eating engine control computers about every 4 months. even with junkyard parts, that got real expensive, real quick, on an 11 year old car!

Specs for “I ROC U”

she has a 305 tuned port injection engine which produces 190hp and 295torque attached to a 4spd auto with overdrive tranny, performance posi 3.23 rear end, 3400ish lb curb weight, 0-60 um not nothing fast but decent if you can controll the throttle right, top speed is probaly around 135ish but my tires limit me to 112. but i think 0-60 might be around 6.8 secs.

Specs for “Blue Jay”

2.8 liter V-6 - 135hp
5-speed manual transmission

Factory Options for “I ROC U”

she came almost fully loaded exept for largest engine, taller spoiler, and a few others. but she has the performance posi 3.23 rear end, t-tops, power everything, deluxe cloth interior, level 3 IROC-Z package ( top package ), bose sound sytem, silver iroc rims, sapphire blue metellic primary paint, dark gray interior, upgraded stereo (equalizer), a/c, and some heavy duty stuff equpment such as brakes and cooler.

here are the more important rpo codes
power seats
folding rear seats
reclining front
power locks
tinted windows
power windows
insulation
delux interior
floor mats f+R
iroc package
luggage trim
extra mold
b9k ???
t-tops
f+r window defoggers
air conditioning
remote control mirrors
consol roof
high gloss paint
visor mirror
spoiler
speedo key delete
3.23 axel ratio
posi. limited slip
performance axel ratio
pwr f+r disk brakes
cooling system engine oil
auto. electric cruise control
105amp generator
engine, gas, 8cyl, 5.0, TPI, HO
auto 4spd O/D tranny
lth wrapped sterring wheel / shift knob
tilt sterring wheel collum
spare tire
16 x 8 cast alluminum wheel
wheel lock control
smoked rear stop lamp
heavy duty battery
radio provisions
am/fm stereo cassette equalizer
bose sound system
custom F+R seats
YT9 ???
z28 package
1AY ???
package, option 03
silver metallic wheel color
blue metallic molding color
primary blue metallic color
trim combo medium dk gray cloth

Factory Options for “Blue Jay”

GT Handling and Appearance package, which included:
F41 Sport Suspension
P235-60R15 Goodyear Eagle GT Tires
Tuned Exhaust
Power Steering
Power Brakes
Power Windows
Power Door Locks
Remote Trunk Release

The car also had these separate options:
AM/FM Cassette Stereo
Light Group

Mods for “I ROC U”

only things i have on her is new tires, a leBRA ( looks rlly nice at night ), dual chrome exhuast tips, new sheepskin seat covers, steering wheel cover, chrome licence plate frame, valve stem covers, and thats pretty much it. i just found out i have kyb shocks on the front. and minus spare and the jack

future mods: nice custome paintjob, getting hood dent out and the other small ones, new decals and emblems, im going have to start with small upgrades to the tpi, exhuast, supension, brakes, then go bigger into the engine and then add nitrous and maybe supercharger . and hopefully im going be able to buy a 383 with s/c and nitrous in the future.