Camaro IROC-Z Gets C8 Corvette Interior Swap and It ‘Works’ Somehow
It took quite a bit of work to bring to fruition, but this third-gen Camaro IROC-Z addresses one big problem with the car.
It’s quite obvious that we love the third-generation Chevy Camaro around these parts, for a number of reasons. To us, these cars were iconic and are still perpetually underappreciated, though there are a couple of drawbacks associated with it, too – namely, a general lack of power and poor interior design/quality. That latter problem was recently addressed by the folks at Stitched by Slick upholstery, however, which managed to somehow cram an entire C8 Corvette interior into a customer’s 1992 Camaro IROC-Z.
The South Carolina-based shop is no stranger to wild and crazy builds, having previously cranked out a custom 1958 Lincoln for Snoop Dogg that was LS3-swapped and fitted with the interior of a Bentley. Now, it has seemingly done that yet again, as this 1992 Camaro IROC-Z – renamed an IROC-Z06 for some odd reason – has been treated to not only some new threads, but also a host of other nifty upgrades, making it one of the cleanest third-gens we’ve seen in a while.
That starts under the hood, where the Camaro is rocking a 5.7-liter LS1 V8, giving it a bit more power than it originally had, as well as some larger modern wheels. The interior is the real story here, however, and it took quite a bit of work to pull off as one might imagine. SBS went with a Maui Blue hue inside the cabin, while an iPad takes the place of the factory screen. More impressively, everything works, and the Corvette’s dual-clutch transmission controls even operate the Camaro’s four-speed gearbox.
It’s a seriously impressive job that functions as good as it looks, with the door popper buttons, window switches, and everything else working as they would in any old C8. Of course, SBS made quite a few modifications to make all that happen, including moving the climate controls and even converting the drive mode knob into a volume dial for the radio. It’s a very impressive feat indeed, and one that addresses the third-gen’s drab interior in one fell swoop, though we aren’t so sure that this kind of thing will become a trend, given how much work went into it.
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