Jason Bruzaitis

jerseyjay


Location: Manchester, NJ
Joined: Monday, August 9, 2004
Last Update: Thursday, May 15, 2008

Email: unlisted

1987 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24

About This Vehicle:

I finally found my J-body. I've been in love with the hatchback Z24 ever since the final "true" J-body bash when I saw a perfectly mint gray one. After two years of searching, and almost giving up, I found this 87 in extremely good shape over 2 hours from home in Coplay PA. The owner of the dealership told me that if the car had been an auto, it would have been sold half a dozen times over by the time I got to it (thank God for Coplay being in a hilly area). So I drove out, brought it home and its been in my driveway slowly getting the little things fixed like the blown hatch struts and malfunctioning speedo/cluster. My ultimate goal is to get the outside looking perfect, redo the interior, upgrade the suspension, and then build a motor/drivetrain that will get the whole mess into the mid-high 11's without any weight reduction beyond removing the spare and the jack.

Body Style: Hatchback
Color: Blue/Silver Two Tone
Engine: 2.8L V6 OHV
Transmission: Manual
Interior: Blue Cloth
Purchase Date: 05/25/06
Purchased From: Rob's Auto Center, Coplay PA


MODIFICATIONS

Engine:
  • Stock for now Planned- Built 2200 OHV just to be the underdog
Suspension/Wheels/Brakes:
  • Stock for now Purchased 02 LS Sport wheels with Kumho tires-not installed yet Canuck Motorsports 1.7F/1.6R drop springs-not installed yet Planned- Koni Yellow Adj. (Monroe Air-Adjust for race days) All poly bushings Manual steering conversion Bigger brakes Swaybars
Interior:
  • Stock for now Planned- Custom gauge cluster with all aftermarket gauges New carpeting Better seats Rollbar Reupholster the door panels and dash
Exterior:
  • Planned- Respray in Arrival Blue
  • still two tone with silver skirts/bumpers 87 Z24 Factory Option Lower Front Spoiler Phase 1 2nd Gen Z24 side skirts
Audio:
  • Just basic headunit with some good speakers No subs or amps
Future:
  • All mods at this time are planned unless otherwise noted