Turd Gen

[86 IROC-Z]

It's been a while since I posted some pictures so I thought I would amuse you guys.






I found a friend under the carpet:


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[CaptainCaveMan]

Nice

[Zapper2003]

Fix that death-trap up man, its still a pretty good looking Iroc!

[LS1Powerhouse]

Good looking still

[Nitro_Junkie97]

i had one just like it before i got my 97. sweet ride.

[FuhBreezeE]

See, I don't know why you could hate third-gens driving that thing around. Pretty swank ride.

[ss~zoso~ss]

so what all did u have to do to the engine other than rods?

[Tnhillbilly]

86-IROC-Z, How long have you had the 3rd Gen, how many miles were on it when you got it and how many are on it now? Has the car really been that bad?

I have a friend who bought an 86 Iroc A4 with 40,000 miles on it, he put around 120,000 on it as a daily driver and the only trouble he had was to replace the intake gasket. He only drives the car on weekends now, but the car still looks good and runs great. If he were to ever sell the car I would love to have it. Thanks, Jimmy

[Silver Streak]

Still sweet looking man!

Here's one of my 3rds I've decided to finally get rid of...

[86 IROC-Z]

so what all did u have to do to the engine other than rods?

Besides the pushrods I only had to change the timing chain/sprocket.

The timing sprocket had worn down so badly that the chain just slipped around it. When it happened the engine instantly shut off, and thankfully no internals go fucked up, it only bent the pushrods (as you can see in the first picture )

[ss~zoso~ss]

how many miles were on it so that the sproket wore out? ive never heard of a sproket wearing out

[86 IROC-Z]

86-IROC-Z, How long have you had the 3rd Gen, how many miles were on it when you got it and how many are on it now? Has the car really been that bad?

I have a friend who bought an 86 Iroc A4 with 40,000 miles on it, he put around 120,000 on it as a daily driver and the only trouble he had was to replace the intake gasket. He only drives the car on weekends now, but the car still looks good and runs great. If he were to ever sell the car I would love to have it. Thanks, Jimmy

I've had the third gen for almost three years now. When I bought it, it had about 188,000 miles on it, and it currently has about 224,000 miles.

I don't deny that there are some very nice thirdgens out there, however, mine has been used and abused, so to say. I'll make it easy to read:

Symptoms:

• Transmission is on its way out
• Leaks trans. fluid
• Leaks oil
• Burns oil
• The wiring harness is held together with electrical tape, and probably some gum.
• If its more than 80 F outside, and you're moving slower than 45mph, you have about 10-15min before it overheats and triggers an automatic ignition cutoff.
• The subframe section near the firewall, passenger side, is rusted so badly that you can't jack it there (the jack point is long gone) and I was told if I got into a head on collision my passenger would be seriously injured, if not killed.
• The cat diameter is about 70% the diameter of the exhaust, stupid fucks.
• The shitty wiring harness has resulted in destroying 6 alternators during the time I've owned the car.
• Probably more stuff I can't think of

Thats why

[86 IROC-Z]

how many miles were on it so that the sproket wore out? ive never heard of a sproket wearing out

Hang on, I have a picture of the old one laid on top of the new one.

[86 IROC-Z]

edit, small pic, lemme get a big one so you can actually see.

[86 IROC-Z]

[FuhBreezeE]

Symptoms:

• Transmission is on its way out
• Leaks trans. fluid
• Leaks oil
• Burns oil
• The wiring harness is held together with electrical tape, and probably some gum.
• If its more than 80 F outside, and you're moving slower than 45mph, you have about 10-15min before it overheats and triggers an automatic ignition cutoff.
• The subframe section near the firewall, passenger side, is rusted so badly that you can't jack it there (the jack point is long gone) and I was told if I got into a head on collision my passenger would be seriously injured, if not killed.
• The cat diameter is about 70% the diameter of the exhaust, stupid fucks.
• The shitty wiring harness has resulted in destroying 6 alternators during the time I've owned the car.
• Probably more stuff I can't think of

Thats why

It's eating itself from the inside out.

[86 IROC-Z]

It's eating itself from the inside out.

Yep. So I guess girls will still like it until the rust eats through to the paint.

Girls love it... mechanics* run away from it...



*Also, anyone who knows anything about cars. So I guess it should be "girls.../... everyone else"

[TempleU_WS6]

Still sweet looking man!

Here's one of my 3rds I've decided to finally get rid of...

Nothin like 3rd gens in the front yard! especially with taz floor mats!

[86 IROC-Z]

Nothin like 3rd gens in the front yard! especially with taz floor mats!

I would love to park mine in the front yard, but my dad would make me pay the HOA fines

Maybe I'll do it for a few minutes, just to take a picture for you guys

[FuhBreezeE]

I would love to park mine in the front yard, but my dad would make me pay the HOA fines

Maybe I'll do it for a few minutes, just to take a picture for you guys

Put one side up on blocks, remove one of the tops, have the hatch popped a little bit(as if the damn motors ever worked anyways), have some weeds coming through the wheel wells. COTM.