This 1985 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z has been trapped under cardboard boxes and whatever the family threw on top of it for ages. The detailing expert found it online and just had to have it. It’s got the original hood and gold wheels. But it won’t be easy to drag it out of its entrapment.
RJ from WD Detailing has been dreaming of getting his hands on a 1985 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z. But you know what they say: be careful what you wish for. Is he going to be sorry for it? First, he has to be able to stand around the car to drag it out of its entrapment. But there is so much dust and debris on the floor that his sneakers slip, and he has to slide around the car to avoid falling.
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First, he has to dislocate tons of cardboard boxes sitting on top of the poor Camaro. Trash buried it alive. The owner is giving a helping hand. They try to pull it, but it doesn’t work. They try to push it, but it doesn’t work, either. So, the next attempt is with the help of a Snatch Block pulley. And it finally works. The Camaro is out in broad daylight for the first time in over 20 years.
RJ drove all the way from Cleveland to West Virginia, which is at least a five-hour drive away, to get this Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z but did not expect such a high price for a car that has been sitting in a barn for 23 years. The owner, John, is asking $7,000 for it. But RJ plans to make a final offer of $5,000. However, he will start low. Very low.
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The Chevy does, however, have sentimental value for John. It was his high school project. He rebuilt it with his father and friends. It was originally red over a gold interior. But John hated everything about that color combo, no matter how special it was at the time. You know, teenagers have their ways…
The 1986 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z went from red to black
So, he chose to paint it black and put in a gray interior, with many components donated by a newer Camaro model, but doesn’t say which one. They also retuned the suspension and put in a new auto box. The IROC-Z was already sitting 5 inches lower to the ground than the standard Camaro. So, the aggressive styling is something that made both RJ want one of their own.
But John had a family later on, kids came, and the car was not family-appropriate. He parked it in the barn in 2021 and never took it out again. John also gives RJ the bad news. The 350-cubic-inch V8 engine caught fire once because the fuel pressure regulator was leaking. In its good old days, the V8 pumped out 220 horsepower (223 metric horsepower) and 320 pound-feet (434 Newton meters of torque). The owner says that it still ran after the fire. But he hasn’t started it, let alone drive it, in over 20 years.
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With that bad news in mind, RJ starts negotiating at $2,500 and ends up with the car paying $4,500. The hood lifted up on the wall is included in the price. He pays cash and drives away.
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Once in their detailing studio, RJ and Mike find a lot of surprises. First, the front wheels are marked with the “FRONT” lettering. As expected, the rear wheels read “REAR.” The wheels are where the detailing begins. Pressure wash comes next. It will reveal all the issues that have shown up on the body of the Camaro over all these years.
They remove the insulation under the hood. Since it was affected by fire, they no longer need it. However, the cabin turns out to be somewhat confusing. The seller did tell them that there were parts from a newer Camaro in there but did not tell them which. The speedometer scaled up to 115 mph (185 kph) might be one of them, as well as the CD player. The odometer reads 14,445 miles (23,247 kilometers), just switching to 46. The low mileage confirms the 23-year-long parking.
They want to have the Camaro IROC-Z up and running
The seats are terribly dirty, but the stain extractor works miracles on them. The leather center console cleans up nicely, and there are hardly signs of the wear and tear you would normally expect from a car that rolled off the production line almost 40 years ago. That’s because it wasn’t driven, of course.
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The IROC-Z is missing the wheel center caps, but RJ and Mike have already ordered four of them. The original hood finally goes back on the car.
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Once the detailing is completed, RJ and Mike take the 1985 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z to experts to have all the mechanicals fixed and get it running. The best-case scenario is driving it back to their detailing studio. The worst-case scenario is probably paying for the fix more than they paid for the whole car.
Once they lift it, they see rust all over, wires hanging, holes in the floor, and some leaks. The best part is that they did not run any power on it. The last thing they wanted was to have it on fire once again. They are going to leave the car with Adam and his team and come back for it when it’s ready. Ready for the best-case scenario. For the moment, an engine swap is out of the question.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jordan Harrison scored 20 points and No. 13 West Virginia used a strong second quarter to defeat Bowling Green 78-47 on Tuesday night.
The Falcons hung with the Mountaineers for one quarter, trailing 18-15. West Virginia scored the first six points on the second quarter and closed with an 11-0 run with 3-pointers from three different players to lead 37-19 at the break.
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The Mountaineers were 8 of 15 from the field while the Falcons were 2 of 12 with nine turnovers.
JJ Quinerly added 14 points with six assists and four steals and Celia Riviere had 11 points off the bench for West Virginia (4-0), which shot 53% from the field but made just 12 of 21 free throws and had 16 turnovers.
Amy Velasco scored 18 points for the Falcons (2-3), who had 27 turnovers that cost them 36 points.
Velasco had three 3s and 11 points in the third quarter when Bowling Green cut a 20-point deficit to 13 but Jordan Thomas and Kylee Blacksten had two layups each and Kyah Watson capped an 11-0 burst with a 3-pointer and the lead was 55-31.
A 15-0 run in the fourth quarter cemented the rout.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Only six of 133 FBS teams, and two at the Power Conference level, allow more passing yards on average than West Virginia in 2024.
No Power Conference program is surrendering more yards per completion than the 14.19 of the Mountaineers, which ranks ahead of only three FBS teams.
Yet as West Virginia (5-5, 4-3) looks to gain bowl eligibility come 3:30 p.m. Saturday when welcoming Central Florida, the Mountaineer run defense has come into question for good reason.
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In last Saturday’s 49-35 loss to Baylor, West Virginia surrendered a season-high 5.38 yards per rush as the Bears gained 183 yards on the ground and 512 in all. Only Penn State (222) and Kansas (247) had rushed for more yards this season against the Mountaineers.
Now comes the top rushing attack among major programs in UCF, which rushes for 262.8 yards on average to trail only Army among FBS teams.
Of UCF’s 240 first downs gained this season, 141 have come on rushing plays. Compare that to a run-heavy Mountaineer offense that’s generated 223 total first downs and 109 by way of rushing.
Leading the way for one of the more productive rushing attacks in all of college football is fifth-year tailback RJ Harvey, the nation’s third-leading rusher with 1,328 yards and 19 touchdowns on 196 attempts.
“You have to keep great edges on the defense,” WVU defensive coordinator Jeff Koonz said. “You have to keep technique all 11 guys across the board. If you’re the back side guy pursuing the ball, you have to keep technique and keep your shoulders square. He’s a threat to go anywhere at anytime. He understands the blocking and their scheme. It’s a great challenge for us because it all bases off the inside zone scheme that we just saw against Baylor.”
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Another productive outing in Morgantown would allow Harvey to surpass his rushing total of 1,416 yards from last season, when the Orlando native scored 16 times on the ground.
Harvey has faced West Virginia once before, and although the Mountaineers were victorious 41-28 in Orlando last season, the tailback managed 100 yards on 14 carries along with four receptions for 30 yards.
At 5-foot-9 and 208 pounds, Harvey has a combination of power and patience that helps to make him a tough tackle.
“His ability to break tackles and once he gets past the defensive line and linebackers, he can get striking,” said WVU defensive lineman T.J. Jackson, the team leader in sacks and tackles for loss with 5.5 and 12, respectively. “He’s really fast.”
Harvey has rushed for at least 75 yards in every game this season, 126-plus yards on seven occasions and 127 or more yards in four straight contests, during which time he’s totaled 634 yards and 10 touchdowns on 88 carries.
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“The thing that sticks out to me is he breaks tackles,” WVU head coach Neal Brown said. “He does a really good on the inside zone play of getting the safeties and everybody to kind of bottle up and he jump cuts it outside and outruns them. That’s going to be the key. The key is to contain him and not let him get on the perimeter for explosives.”
Nov 16, 2024; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Baylor Bears running back Bryson Washington (30) runs the ball for a touchdown during the second quarter against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-Imagn Images
Brown has been critical of the Mountaineers’ tackling in each of their last two contests since Koonz has took over as defensive coordinator after the head coach opted for a change three weeks ago today when previous defensive coordinator Jordan Lesley was dismissed.
“We didn’t tackle as well as we needed to at Cincinnati. We tackled really poorly in the first half against Baylor. It was bad,” Brown said. “If we’re going to have the ability to contain their run game, then we’re going to have to tackle at a much higher level.”
WVU has allowed a staggering 948 yards in those two games, though in the first one at Cincinnati, the Mountaineers forced a season-high three takeaways and two amounted to defensive touchdowns in a 31-24 victory.
Baylor then scored touchdowns on five of its six first-half possessions and twice more in the fourth quarter to seal a 49-35 victory and prevent the Mountaineers from putting together consecutive encouraging efforts.
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“We have to have guys attack the ball with leverage,” Koonz said. “We have to understand our leverage. In week 10, you’re probably tired of hearing that. Every coverage and front has a leverage aspect to it. If I’m playing my position and I get to the ball-carrier, I have to attack that ball-carrier with certain leverage, so that if I do miss the tackle, someone else should be close if we’re playing with the effort we’re supposed to be.”
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