BARN FIND!!! 1970 Z28 with 1100 miles...original air still in tires

Not trying to be mean, but these cars just seem to be what the hicks and red-necks drove in high school.

Even at 16 years old they seemed low class.


No offense meant.

 

Can't possibly see the offense in that statement, eh?

Not my color, but a really neat find.

 

I'd simply wash it and drive it. Keep it as original as possible.


Darrell.

 

A time capsule and likely a one of one (as it sits). This aspiring red-neck'd have to score a 2nd to drive ...

 

i do like the RS option, but i would have to have a 4 speed. i have had a bunch of these era f bodies, but i only have a few pics on this pc. i cannot make fun of the color too much as my first ferrari was marrone dino.
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Well said and there's truth in your statement but the cars are still awesome. Can't blame the car for the cadre it forms.

This is the American iron section BTW.

I love the early 70's Z28s.

 

They were very cool and high tech for the times. I had ordered a 71 Z 28 but never got it because of a GM strike. LT1 engine with a solid high lift cam forged high compression pistons high rise manifold Muncie M22 "rock crusher" transmission with straight cut gears. 4.11 posi rear end. You couldn't get air conditioning on the car from the factory because the engine liked to rev and it would tear up the AC compressor. There was an option package at one time where you would get a set of headers in the trunk for the dealer to install. Very primative.

 

I am not a jockey monkey, but if it has been sitting for 38 years, not run or started, wouldn't the seals in the engine and tranny be gone? Not to mention trying to start this thing with no oil in the engine for that long?

 

A time warp piece but honestly I wouldnt know what to do with something like this....be such a pity not to ever drive it.

 

Honestly, the old cork gaskets hold up pretty well to non-use.

You can pop the dizzy, and run the oil pump (pre-lube the engine) with a cordless drill.

You can also pull the plugs and spray the cylinders with "fogging oil" (like when you store a car).... also as a pre-lube.

Yes.... there are things that would need to be adressed, but all in all the old school pushrod V-8's hold up well to long term/misguided storage/non use.

They could probably change the plugs, check the points, shoot some fresh gas in this thing and she would fire pretty easily.

The great thing about the old school american v-8's is that they have a "relatively" wider threshold of use or margin of error.

This is a sarcastic comment, but I could run my 66' corvette on 3 cylinders for 500 miles, while the Ferrari breaks down in the garage with a losse ground....

 

He got it started...after 36 years!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkpuHMPnjYE

RMX

 

from '70 Z28 w/1100 miles to '85 IROC w/4 (yes 4) miles: http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/26/ebay-find-of-the-day-85-camaro-iroc-z28-with-four-miles-mulle/

 

Wow, that thing brings back memories of my high school days. Is that just "barn dust" or is the outside just in crappy shape?

RMX

 

Well, they were very cleanly styled(with obvious F-car,PF overtones as GM's styling boss was an avid F-car fan), featured a high revving small block with forged internals, a close ratio gearbox, a quick ratio steering box, front and rear sway bars and firm springs, decent brakes and fairly light weight. They were reliable and had a race heritage. Equipped with decent rubber, they wouldn't have much difficulty dispatching with many of the sportscars of the day.

Not so much. The early Z/28s were usually driven by enthusiasts as the mullet heads always preferred the faster(in the quarter) big blocks. When people like Donohue, Penske, Guldstrand, Jim Hall, jerry Titus and other greats are associated with a car, I don't see hicks, sorry. They were the real deal.

 

Dust according to the ebay ad: "...This car is in "as found" condition meaning I will not take the chance cleaning off the 23 years of dust or starting the car's engine..."

link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet-Camaro-IROC-Z28-1985-Camaro-IROC-Z28-Only-4-3-Miles_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1308Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem130289154362QQitemZ130289154362QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks#ebayphotohosting

 

another thing to think about with any engine that has been sitting that long is that the rings have ever so slightly welded themselves to the bores if petrol has washed the bores of oil or its all drained away and some corrosive moisture (condensation) has been working over the years (you could snap a ring on the "ridge"). So...anti fogging down the bores, or some oil and ever so gently turn it over by hand (or rock back and forward in a high gear) to break the crust...then do the prime the oil pump trick etc etc

 

Did you guys watch the previous video?

Started up (with a little prep).

Here's part 2. Looks like he might have washed it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxim9jLW_ao

RMX
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http://www.1970z28camaro.com/

 

Neat interview with the owner:

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/1970-Camaro-With-1130_728602.htm

 

Great find...thanks for posting that.

RMX

 

Here are a few pics of a local guy's 1970 Z custom. This car is VERY well done. I wish I had pics of the interior cuz it's out of a 2002 Trans Am and was beautifully done.
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Wow! I sure wish I had the time and the moolah to start a project like this. That's just beautiful.

RMX