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Old 11-22-2024, 01:44 PM
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Hard to believe, they are still around. HARE was the chief wrench I recently met with. He still had the original air cleaner flange, reunited with the car last month. He ran the ZL-1 engine from it in his '67 Camaro Hare's Hip Hugger race car for a few years. Spent a few hours listening to his memories of those days.

Still has an Orange '69 Z/28, a fixture at Cruise Nite here.
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Hard to believe, they are still around. HARE was the chief wrench I recently met with. He still had the original air cleaner flange, reunited with the car last month. He ran the ZL-1 engine from it in his '67 Camaro Hare's Hip Hugger race car for a few years. Spent a few hours listening to his memories of those days.

Still has an Orange '69 Z/28, a fixture at Cruise Nite here.
Harold is good people. I thought that's who was involved with the car. He is a fascinating guy to listen to
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Here is a quote from a 1969 article about Bill Jenkins running in SS/C (4 speed)

"Bill Jenkins has been floggin' the ZL-1 Chevy for two weeks now and has managed to run 10.09-138.48 in his single, four-barrel, 2,830-pound Camaro with a stock parts motor!"

heads up Match racing was a popular money maker running with 2x4BB tunnel ram and light weight into 9 sec ETs (in 1969)

Bill had a SS 396 L-78 with a ZL-1 engine
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Here is a quote from a 1969 article about Bill Jenkins running in SS/C (4 speed)

"Bill Jenkins has been floggin' the ZL-1 Chevy for two weeks now and has managed to run 10.09-138.48 in his single, four-barrel, 2,830-pound Camaro with a stock parts motor!"

heads up Match racing was a popular money maker running with 2x4BB tunnel ram and light weight into 9 sec ETs (in 1969)

Bill had a SS 396 L-78 with a ZL-1 engine
I read where Bill Jenkins said the ZL-1 Blocks had core shift and the cylinder bores had a lot of oil ring blow by with bore distortion. They have the steel bore liners. Bill used from i read the Can-Am Blocks for racing which seem to be better.
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