Bright Blue 1981 Z28 350 4 Speed

[carnut4life]

My son and I flew into Spokane, WA this afternoon and drove up to Bonners Ferry, ID to meet the delivery driver that brought the Z28 in from Canada today. We're going to drive it back to Iowa over the weekend and are staying in Coeur d'Alene, ID tonight with hopes of making Rapid City, SD by tomorrow night. Confirmed the car has the original engine and found another build sheet under the drivers seat once we got checked in tonight so its been all good news so far. Hopefully our luck continues until we get home?

[William]

Best of luck on the trip Chad!

[SuperNovaSS]

Thanks for the update. Sounds like a blast. Have a great trip!

Jason

[carnut4life]

Thanks guys, we made it to SD with a couple small problems. First was when the car started sputtering at 3000 RPM going up a mountain in Wyoming, turned out the air filter was plugged so we pulled it out until we could get another. Second problem was when we got to SD, turns out our reservation is in Deadwood instead of Rapid City so we're staying downtown in the middle of the Sturgis rally. My son thinks its awesome but apparently I'm an old fart because I'd rather be in the middle of nowhere where its nice and quiet. Only 700 more miles and we'll be home, can't wait to get there and pull the drivers seat so I can get the build sheet out. I'll post some pics Sunday if we make it home safely.

[NorCam]

Right on Chad. Deadwood is a fun town during the Sturgis Rally. Been there a few times.

Safe travels home.

[carnut4life]

Thanks Graeme. It's a beautiful town but we couldn't get out there fast enough, I'll be hearing Harley's revving in my head for at least a week. Made it home at 10:30 last night and the car performed flawlessly today. Ended up driving 1550 miles in two days so we'll be taking it easy today. I'd like to get the build sheet out of the drivers seat but can't get the car in my garage with AC until next weekend so it probably have to wait til then since its suppose to be 95 here today. Time to start buying parts...

[PeteLeathersac]

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This whole story thus far, especially w/ you & your lad wheeling it home is just THE best stuff also what it's truly all about.
Looking forward to more pics also project updates!

~ Pete

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[carnut4life]

Thanks Pete. Before we left I told my son Nash that it probably wasn't smart to fly cross country to drive a 40 year old car home but at the end of the day it would make for one hell of a story. Since we didn't have many problems he thought it was the coolest trip ever and is ready to do it again, I'm hoping its trip I make cross country for a car since I'm not getting any younger. Should make a nice project for us to work on while he's in high school and teach him some skills he can use later in life. Got the build sheet out this afternoon, it was wadded up pretty good under the drivers seat but is about 80% complete from what I can tell. Once I get it straightened out I'll try to post a picture of it.

[carnut4life]

Finally got the build sheet scanned, pretty happy with it for being under the drivers seat for 40 years, sorry its so big, I'm not smart enough to make it any smaller. Car has been a joy so far, taught my daughter how to drive a stick last weekend and discovered the car has the original carburetor, distributor, alternator and radiator, even the hoses and clamps are original. Have an appointment with the county treasurer for next Friday to get the car titled and licensed. My local DOT inspector called them to let them know I had all the right paperwork and says I should have no problems but I'm still worried I'll get the njsteve treatment he had when he bought his 72 Formula several years ago.

[muscle_collector]

not an 81 but a 79 bright blue 4 speed, i may be wrong and my eyes playing tricks on me but those look like block off plates on the vents. which would mean no ac.
https://barnfinds.com/classifieds/19...et-camaro-z28/