HVACdude

Hi everyone. What a great board here! My 14 year old son and I are working on a 1986 Z28 here in Northeastern Utah. The info on this site should keep us busy for some time.

I started reading stickies last night, mainly this one: https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/engi...n-1st-car.html, great stuff.

Our project will be slow but sure:

1. My son needs to find a job to fund the build. He payed $800 of his own money for the car which has nearly exhausted his funds. I will help, but I expect him to contribute as much money as he can.
2. I have to work out the details on garage construction. My wife will give up her garage temporarily, but not until we have a start date on the new garage. She's afraid she might be out in the cold this winter.
3. It's our first project.
4. The car needs a TON of work.

HVACdude

Here are our RPO codes:
RPO Code
AR9
A01
A90
BS1
B18
B34
B35
B84
B9K
B94
B97
CC1
C49
C60
DG7
DK6
D08
D34
D6L
D80
D88
E5Z
E7Z
E9Z
GC5
GC6
GU5
G80
G92
J65
K34
K90
LB9
MD8
MX0
NA5
NK3
N33
N65
N90
P20
QYZ
TR9
T63
T93
UA1
UP8
UX1
U21
U25
U26
U29
U79
VAN
VK3
V73
YE2
YR1
YS1
YT1
YT9
Z28
1AZ
16P
19Q
25A
28U
6ZX
7ZX
8NM
82C
821
829
9NM

The owner listed it as a 350 but my son knew better. He did his homework and knew there were no regular production 350s in 1986. We didn't argue with the guy. Whether he has no clue or just thinks no one else does, we'll never know.

Yesterday we changed the plugs just to see if we coul get it around the block. It runs very rough, only has 1st and 2nd gear and little to no brakes, but it was a successful drive.

Time to get to work.

Coolwheels84

iTrader: (5)

Sounds like a good father/son project. Maybe the engine isn't the original? Love to see some pics.

HVACdude

We'll see which engine it is when we pull it and I will let you know.

Link to Car Photos