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Old Oct 4, 2018 | 08:38 AM
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hi from south west of france

hey guys,my name's laurent,i live in the south west of france

i own a '82 Z/28 E since 2011,which was assembled in switzerland and imported to france in the early 90's
i swapped the 305 LG4/TH200 metric combo for a '69 350 L48/TH350

one month ago,the tranny went out of third gear,which means it needs to be rebuilt
but i'm tired of doing this (second time in 5 years),so i plan to convert her to manual transmission

my problem is that i can't find any Tremec T5Z world class in my country

this is my baby,please help me get her back on the roads



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Old Oct 6, 2018 | 06:27 PM
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Re: hi from south west of france

Welcome to TGO

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Old Oct 6, 2018 | 11:06 PM
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thanks
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 09:47 AM
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Re: hi from south west of france

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hey guys,my name's laurent,i live in the south west of france

i own a '82 Z/28 E since 2011,which was assembled in switzerland and imported to france in the early 90's
i swapped the 305 LG4/TH200 metric combo for a '69 350 L48/TH350

one month ago,the tranny went out of third gear,which means it needs to be rebuilt
but i'm tired of doing this (second time in 5 years),so i plan to convert her to manual transmission

my problem is that i can't find any Tremec T5Z world class in my country

this is my baby,please help me get her back on the roads
I had no idea that thirdgens were also assembled in Switzerland. Is that accurate?
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 08:11 PM
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Re: hi from south west of france

yep,there was this factory in Bienne

the exterior differences with u.s versions were the square side mirrors and no spoiler
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 08:21 PM
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Re: hi from south west of france

All I could glean from the web was some 60s Camaros built there, with the last GM car produced there in 1975. I wonder if they prepped imported 80’s Z’s?
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 08:23 PM
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Re: hi from south west of france

An L or an N in the VIN might shed some light on build location.
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 08:34 PM
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Re: hi from south west of france

Originally Posted by Saxondale
All I could glean from the web was some 60s Camaros built there, with the last GM car produced there in 1975. I wonder if they prepped imported 80’s Z’s?
there was another factory in belgium
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 08:37 PM
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Re: hi from south west of france

Originally Posted by Saxondale
An L or an N in the VIN might shed some light on build location.
1G1AP87H5CN110195
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Old Oct 30, 2018 | 05:44 PM
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Re: hi from south west of france

The N suggests Norwood Ohio plant. 10195 indicates it was relativey early in the production run for that year.

C is the model year 1982. H is the 305 4 barrel engine.

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Old Dec 12, 2019 | 04:46 PM
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Re: hi from south west of france

super cool that you have a 3rd gen in France! i was watching Swiss hill climbs on youtube and saw a black 3rd gen, so strange to see a 3rd gen camaro in with all the euro-box cars - that really looks like a riot! hope you get your trans fixed!
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Old Dec 12, 2019 | 06:55 PM
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Re: hi from south west of france

The 1 at the beginning means the country of assembly, and being a 1 it was assembled in the USA. 1 for USA, 2 for Canada and J for Japan according to the GM parts book
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Old Dec 12, 2019 | 10:17 PM
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Re: hi from south west of france

Originally Posted by RoadRace
super cool that you have a 3rd gen in France! i was watching Swiss hill climbs on youtube and saw a black 3rd gen, so strange to see a 3rd gen camaro in with all the euro-box cars - that really looks like a riot! hope you get your trans fixed!
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i sold her two months ago,a '79 olds delta is going to take her place
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