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JRSully 05-04-2016 12:40 AM

Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car
 
Grew up 3 blocks from Seamans Neck Rd, if that car stayed around there, I'm sure I would have remembered it. Good luck with it!

iluv69s 05-04-2016 07:43 PM

Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car
 
sweet car... and what about all the other early camaros in the pics?

Xplantdad 05-04-2016 08:14 PM

Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car
 
Is this from the same place that Dana's 68 Yenko came from?

SS427 05-04-2016 09:58 PM

Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car
 
Yes

Xplantdad 05-05-2016 12:10 AM

Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car
 
I thought the background looked familiar [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

Xplantdad 05-05-2016 04:22 AM

Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car
 
More pics from Dave

<span style="font-weight: bold">Engine pre-rebuild</span>

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics..._assembled.jpg



<span style="font-weight: bold">&quot;Rebuilding the matching numbers engine&quot;. The engine was rebuilt by Mark Jones of Vortecpro Racing Engines</span>


<span style="font-weight: bold">JH still on the block after hot tanking</span>


https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...5-43231-jh.jpg



<span style="font-weight: bold">Rebuilding!

NOS Steel shim head gaskets and NOS L78 cam [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]</span>


https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...os_gaskets.jpg


https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...32-rebuild.jpg


https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...3-assembly.jpg




<span style="font-weight: bold">Date Stamp</span>


https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...date_stamp.jpg



<span style="font-weight: bold">Engine stamps</span>


https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...gine_stamp.jpg


https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...ine_stamp2.jpg


<span style="font-weight: bold">VIN Stamp on block
</span>

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...n_on_block.jpg




<span style="font-weight: bold">Ready for paint</span>

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics..._for_paint.jpg




<span style="font-weight: bold">And painted</span>

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...40-painted.jpg




<span style="font-weight: bold">Correct distributor</span>

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...istributor.jpg




<span style="font-weight: bold">Almost ready</span>

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...243-closer.jpg




<span style="font-weight: bold">And the dyno sheet</span>

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...no_sheet_n.jpg

SS427 05-05-2016 02:10 PM

Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car
 
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Say......I think I have seen that engine before..... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img]

protree68 05-05-2016 02:48 PM

Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car
 
Yes and that's after the rebuild on the engine before I painted it

TimG 05-13-2016 07:47 PM

Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car
 
Wow, what an amazing find.......

tunes 05-14-2016 01:26 AM

Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car
 
That's an amazing time capsule and getting the original documents is fantastic. Congrats on the purchase!


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