Been scrappin' and collectin'
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From: ashland, Ky. usa
Been scrappin' and collectin'
Hey guys. Been out running around the scrap yards and have fond some interesting items. I have purchased a 1970 4 bolt main 350, an 85 2.8 v6 "ran when I took it out of the car", for 50 bucks, also threw in a 2.8 short block with rebuilt heads, new crank, rods, pistions, cam etc. for 40 more bucks, a 3.4 short block out of a totaled 4th gen firebird, also got the like new interior from the bird at a fairly respectable fee. What I am thinking is this. Drop a fresh 2.8 back in my 89 RS, shine it up and sell it so that I can buy another with a v8...Hmmmm, maybe my wife is sane after all? But here is the catch, the 350 4 bolt has me thinking. I spotted a nice 68 RS just sitting, and sitting and sitting in town. It is surrounded by old trucks, a school bus, and a couple dump trucks and a utility trailor. Sure looks like a place that someone might let that Camaro go for a song......It's in the blood five7 and it ain't never gonna leave....
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damn you ain't far from me. i even work with a couple of people from ashland area. you never know about the 68 untill you ask. i have a 84 z28 i've been trying to give away for a long time now and not had any takers. as you might of guessed there isn't much left of it.
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From: Littleton, CO USA
Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: L92/LQ4 (both w/4" stroke)
Transmission: 4L80E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
Sounds like you're on the right track. I'd have to say, though, as a driver, a 3rd gen is highly superior to a 1st. But, for "proud appeal", the '68 gets the nod. I've been so close to a '67-'69 so many times...
Hmmm, take that '68 and 350, build it like a '68 Z engine: 3" crank, 11:1 pop tops, double-hump heads (or better yet, World Sportsmans), solid lifter cam, 4-speed Muncie, 4:11 12-bolt posi. Ooh, goose bumps!
No, go the other way: 3.75" stoke and all that other stuff.
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R. 2.93 limited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 w/LB9 block, ZZ3 cam and intake, WP 305 heads ported & polished, Hooker headers & y-pipe, 3" Catco cat).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. 0.030 over 396, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" headers, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, 3.08 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Best 15.1 @ 5800' Bandimere. Daily driver while Camaro was being put together.
Hmmm, take that '68 and 350, build it like a '68 Z engine: 3" crank, 11:1 pop tops, double-hump heads (or better yet, World Sportsmans), solid lifter cam, 4-speed Muncie, 4:11 12-bolt posi. Ooh, goose bumps!
No, go the other way: 3.75" stoke and all that other stuff.
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R. 2.93 limited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 w/LB9 block, ZZ3 cam and intake, WP 305 heads ported & polished, Hooker headers & y-pipe, 3" Catco cat).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. 0.030 over 396, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" headers, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, 3.08 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Best 15.1 @ 5800' Bandimere. Daily driver while Camaro was being put together.
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