'68 Berger Z/28 brought back
 

A buddy of mine who races in Pure Stock, Tim Clary [before you ask, "No", we're not related! LOL!!] recently picked up a '68 Z/28 sold out of Berger Chevrolet...he's known of the car for years, and finally picked it up from a buddy a buddy of his who's had the car waiting to be finished for 10+ years...it's loaded with options, and was origilly Mrs. Berger's daily driver! 38k miles, RS/SS, red w/ white vinyl top, white guts, power windows, 4.56, cowl plenum!!

Check it out...

http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=119209

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Hi everyone, Long time lurker firstime poster.. Rob I can't believe you you would disown me after all these years. It's cause Dad said I could take the yellow car out for ice cream isn't it? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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Started putting the car back together today.There was actually some nice paint under all that dust. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/drool.gif

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Welcome to the site Tim (as a poster). Can you post some pictures here? I cannot get them off the Buick site. I would also love to hear more about your LS-6. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif
Rick

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DOH! Sorry about that...didn't dawn on me that you had to be signed in over there to see them. Give me a sec and I'll plug 'em in here...BTW Tim, nice to see ya, bro! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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Here ya go, pictures from when he closed the deal...[you can see the larger originals in my photo gallery]...

https://www.yenko.net/photos/data/500/medium/24.jpg

https://www.yenko.net/photos/data/500/medium/110.jpg

https://www.yenko.net/photos/data/500/medium/34.jpg

https://www.yenko.net/photos/data/500/medium/42.jpg

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pictures of the opened up Cowl Plenum firewall hole please https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smile.gif

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https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...-I-Have-It.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smile.gif I dont have a 302 emblem car

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and was origilly Mrs. Berger's daily driver!
Check it out...


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That's GREAT!!!
We would love to see this car up here for The Berger All Chevy Show https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif

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Yes , I plan on having it finished for the show. I am going to bring it to the pure stock drags this year so I need all the drive and tune time I can get!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif

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hawaiian camaro - I'm trying to post the picture but can't figure it out. Do you need measurments or is the picture ok?

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does both sound greedy https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smile.gif you can send the pic to my email if you like as an attachment
[email protected]

Mahalo

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For those of you that don't know Tim personally, here's a shot of his "better" side when we were loading up the "Z" to bring it home ..... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif

http://fototime.com/8A5A52A4EF5A2C2/standard.jpg

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NORGE! (in my best Todd De Lamuca voice from Saturday Night Live)...with apologies to Bill Murray! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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Here we go Ill try this again!! Of course my daughter is helping me. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/confused.gif
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...arocowl003.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...arocowl004.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...arocowl005.jpg

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Wow, that looks a LOT cleaner than the plenum hole on my '68. Nice car, BTW!

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Thanks Scuncio.

Jeff ,hope the pictures work for you.If you need any thing else let me know, my daughter showed me how to post pictures with photobucket.

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Stopped by Scott Tiemann's place today and he gave me some more history and old photos of the Z. One of the old owners used the car to pull his stock car to the track. Also got the found in the barn photos!!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

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Found

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...6/Mail0001.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...6/Mail0002.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...enls6/Mail.jpg

I'm diggin the pile of stock parts and the Mags.
Note the painted body color ralleys with stock
E-70-15 https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/headbang.gif

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Tow duty

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...6/Mail0004.jpg

Can you figure out why it was parked?? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...Mail0003-1.jpg

engine

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...6/Mail0005.jpg

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I see a bent rod in the upper right..drop a valve?

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Hydro locked... oouch!
Scott said it fired and ran. Not good - but ran.

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What the???.... Hydraulic'd??

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Air compresses, fuel or water does not. It either lost a head gasket and ate a cylinder full of coolant, or had a stuck needle and seat filled a cylinder with enough fuel- it fired on one cylinder came around and stopped on that one. Ran thru a car wash while running ???
I say OUCH either way!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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"Hydraulic'd?? "

We used to see that a lot with my friend's '63 FI Corvette. The fuel blocks on those units were the culprit and would leak fuel into a cylinder. When the engine fired quickly, (which didn't happen often)if the cylinder containing the fuel was on a compression stroke............ TROUBLE!

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totally cool. congrats.

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https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif nice... nice cowl plenum hole as well... beats the 1000 drill holes and a chisel I have seen on some... LOL

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we used to see that with guys who bought brand new race boats with no experience driving them ,brought them up to speed and then slammed the throttles shut, water would shoot up through the water jackets and load the cylinders, end of ride...

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we used to see that with guys who bought brand new race boats with no experience driving them ,brought them up to speed and then slammed the throttles shut, water would shoot up through the water jackets and load the cylinders, end of ride...

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Ended Rather Quickly.... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif

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Finished the brake system today. The 4 piston calipers came out great- Calipers online did a great job. The prop. valve and distribution block from RIGHT STUFF I have to say different on! Niether piece looked even close when I got them. Ended up disassembling ,blasting and replating the old stuff. Thought I had the wrong power booster because there was no delco stamp,Then I saw the 8515 stamping and reused it.
Starting on the dash assembly next. Want to have done and drivable for the BERGER show and reunion.

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Does anyone know what month the 302 emblem was replaced by the Z/28 emblem on the 1968? Saw a LeMans blue 1968 that had the 302 type. Later on it got a new intake manifold under warranty. Don't know what the issue was there. Thanks.
Charles

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The 302 emblem was superseded by the Z/28 emblem in mid March of '68.

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Tim,
Just don't blast that one wheel with the original paint and tire on it.
And that smog pulley is original, though it's not deepgroove.

Personally, I would reuse/restore most of the parts that are with the car since most are original.

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Hey Kurt, didn't Bob S's red '68 Z which came from Berger also have red painted rally wheels on it?

-Jon

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Same car- Hey kurt- I know ,was replating stuff that had rusted while sitting. Thought I'd have it running by now BUTTT..... The distrib. had been left out for the last few years while sitting. Saw something in the dist. hole so I pulled the intake to look and found a MOUSE NEST that filled the whole freakin lifter valley!!! Motor was fresh-JUNK now. Needs to come down and gone threw again.
This means big delay.

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Tim,
Yeah, I heard about the mouse. Bummer......

Jon,
Yup, the car migrated about 15 miles south.

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http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r.../Camaro013.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r.../Camaro006.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r.../Camaro002.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r.../Camaro003.jpg

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Pulled the motor tonight.. A view of the carnage!! When I lifted the motor I heard marbles rolling around in the oil pan. NUTS!!!!!!! Living quarters in the lifter valley , Pantry down below!! If you love somthing DON'T TREAT IT LIKE THIS.. Seal it up - DEATH TO ALL RODENTS !!!!!! Furry little bastards.

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Damn! That's crazy! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/blush.gif

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Wow! My friend had a '49 Chevy that blew the motor because of a mouse nest in the engine.