"Hog Wild" '69 Z-28 Super Stock Car. - Page 6

70 copo · #51 10-24-2014, 04:24 AM

All you asked for was info on the race car...I feel for you in this instance.

MailOrderMotion · #52 11-17-2014, 11:17 PM

I was finally able to get some additional photos of areas that were questioned. Hopefully these will ease some concerns. First was the mention of the crumpled area of the cowl and why wasn't the tag damaged. These show that it may be nothing more than a less than perfect stamping of the panel.

MailOrderMotion · #53 11-17-2014, 11:20 PM

Next are the factory holes for the ZL-2 equipment. This stuff probably hit the dumpster pretty quickly.

MailOrderMotion · #54 11-17-2014, 11:29 PM

Lastly are the remainders of what were holes for the Muncie Speedometer Cable and the Oil Pressure line. You can still see some of the original hole at the top of the Speedo cable hole and the where the retaining clip attached. The oil line hole isn't easy to verify as no evidence of the original hole remains, however the 2nd owner ( since 1970 ) verifies it was a gauge car. He says why drill a new hole when you can punch out the one already there. Makes sense from a hack job standpoint, but makes it harder to fix. Obviously, this old girl was ridden hard, but doesn't deserve a bad rap.

resto4u · #55 11-19-2014, 12:54 AM

If you pull the LF fender off, you will probably see side cowl damage.

MailOrderMotion · #56 11-19-2014, 03:38 AM

We replaced the 'glass front with steel and there is no damage whatsoever. No evidence of repairs either.

BULLITT65 · #57 12-17-2014, 12:48 AM

Could this be the original block:
http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.p...05.0;topicseen

Now to verify those numbers....

BULLITT65 · #58 12-17-2014, 04:38 AM

Sounds like we may have a winner!

**tom406** · #59 12-17-2014, 02:32 PM

That would be pretty amazing. What are the odds that the owner of a clapped out race car and the owner of a long mothballed engine would both decide to seek information on the web simultaneously after so many years? I hope it's a match and that this old race car can now have a proper restoration justified.

MailOrderMotion · #60 12-17-2014, 03:46 PM

To say I am pretty surprised is an understatement. We do have a match and are working out the final details. I've provided this gentleman with all the proof he desires and he seems satisfied. He didn't have to go to this effort and it impresses me that he did. He could have also really reamed me on the price and isn't. A true car guy who gets it. I truly owe him a huge Thank You ! I've owned the car for about a year now and decided it was time to try and learn some of it's history and that's why I posted it. Better to be lucky than good sometimes I guess.

A full restoration ? Maybe someday. I kinda like the car as a drag car and with an L-88 as it's been since the '70s. I have been collecting the parts in case I decide to but that will be down the road a bit. At MCACN this year I spent some time chatting with Ken Barnhart about his car and it really dawned on me the similarities between the cars. Both were tubbed for S/S at the same time, using the same stuff. His a ZL-1, mine a Z-28. Soon after mine gained an L-88 making things more similar. It was then that the "History" truly sunk in. I will say that the motor and car will never be more than a few yards apart again. Who knows, when I get that 302 in the shop, I might change my mind. Either way, their day will come.