Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Classic sign of detonation.

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

So what are the plans for the new motor? Looking forward to some Day 2 fun!

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

I finally thrashed on this for a whole day and got it done. I think is sounds pretty tough.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBReXJZy5tc

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Rule.

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

looks great. Enjoy it

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Definitely sounds tough.. Nice job

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

yeah, sounds great. 302 still?

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Good to see it back on the road. Sounds great!
Buddy

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

What kind of bump-stick? Sounds awesome! TAZ

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Very nice car! Sound good also. I'm sure you fiancee will Enjoy it!

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Well done Matt. It sounds great. How does it run?

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Thanks guys. Cam is a Comp 292H. Just a 350 that had standard rebuild, flat tops with 4 eyebrows, 186 heads that were freshened up with standard 1.94 valves. 1.5 Crane roller rockers, stock 1969 Z28 intake manifold with an HEI and a Holley 650 double pumper.

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 70LS6454</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Very nice car! Sound good also. I'm sure you fiancee will Enjoy it! </div></div>

She's my wife now.

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Congrats!


Jason

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Sounds like it will give the Disco Nova a run! Would love to see it if it ever happens.

Happy Wife, Happy Life!

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

SHE looks like a keeper to me ... pretty lady with an awesome taste!!!

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Congrats on the nuptials and the car!

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Way cool car also best wishes for wedded bliss!
You look a lot taller in the pic than your counterpart on the cake?
[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
~ Pete

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Congratulations on getting married!!

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PeteLeathersac</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Way cool car also best wishes for wedded bliss!
You look a lot taller in the pic than your counterpart on the cake?
[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
~ Pete </div></div>

Here was the cake topper.

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

That's great. Congrats.

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

I guess there was no room on that cake for a bunch of miniature intake manifolds huh? Congrats Matt!

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

That's just the coolest!!!
[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
~ Pete

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Great cake topper [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

My wife would never have approved that 19 years ago (or today for that matter).

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Congrats Matt.

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Congrats and a very cool cake :-) Best wishes!

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I got my wife a new coffee maker for our anniversary. She is very pleased.


(got her a new Dodge Charger earlier in the year) [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] </div></div>


Where can I find one so reasonably pleased...

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

We took the Camaro to Atco Raceway last night. Great air, good prep. Left the car as it is, with the 20 year old hard as a rock tires and everything just to get a good baseline. I ended up hurting the transmission on my 3rd pass, but this was the best pass of the night. I think it'll go 12's with a good set of tires and if I get the wheel hop situation taken care of and get that 60 foot down to the 1.8XX range. A few people came up and were wondering why I was &quot;beating on&quot; an original Z/28. I had a good laugh at that one.

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Sounds like a good time! That mph shows there is another second left to lose. Would love to see more pics.

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pxtx</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Would love to see more pics. </div></div>

These are the most recent pictures that I have.

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

nice patina... get the grill argent! Will totally alter the look of the car.

Dan

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Pics at Atco was what I was hoping for, but they can be hard to get, esp at night. Thanks!

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

wheel hop... car is sitting to high in rear. Great looking car. mph should be good for 12.90s

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Fast67VelleN2O</div><div class="ubbcode-body">We took the Camaro to Atco Raceway last night. Great air, good prep. Left the car as it is, with the 20 year old hard as a rock tires and everything just to get a good baseline. I ended up hurting the transmission on my 3rd pass, but this was the best pass of the night. I think it'll go 12's with a good set of tires and if I get the wheel hop situation taken care of and get that 60 foot down to the 1.8XX range. A few people came up and were wondering why I was &quot;beating on&quot; an original Z/28. I had a good laugh at that one. </div></div>

Excellent! These guys out there that have these cars that do not race them have no idea what they are missing out on, at least have one in your collection you can take to the track and race. I had one older customer (67 years old) that would come by my shop and talk about racing before he went to nam, then had a family and never raced again, same with all his friends, but that didn't stop him and his friends from filling up barns with muscle cars, well one day I said John why don't you stop talking about racing and just start racing, why don't you do what all your old friends talk about? He says well......you really think I should, your dam right you should, Today....John is almost 68 years old, he looks forward to the start of racing season, he changed his life, this summer he wheeled his 10 sec wheels up small block Camaro at many high altitude races and had the time of his life........I couldn't be more proud! You old timers out there should consider this post....change your life

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Not a bad time Matt. Get some sticky tires, it will be in the 12's. Just gotta be careful of breakage!
Buddy

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

That is cool, your never too old to have fun. And i bet he has some great stories and could teach the younger ones a few tricks.

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Great. Get that thing out and use it. I love driving my dinosaurs. Putting them up on pedestal is just not fun unless your to old to drive them. My dad helps me when I need a hand and I made him drive my race car. It was nice to share the hard work we put into keeping them running. Get that 12 second slip, cant wait to see a 302 run a good number. You what it takes and where the weak links are. Dan

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ds1</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Great. Get that thing out and use it. I love driving my dinosaurs. Putting them up on pedestal is just not fun unless your to old to drive them. </div></div>

Ditto. I took mine out today for a grocery store run. Last weekend it was at the racetrack (as seen in post below).

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthrea...g-racing#UNREAD

That's the great thing about having something a little rough around the edges without show car paint - I don't feel bad about actually enjoying it! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: novadude</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ds1</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Great. Get that thing out and use it. I love driving my dinosaurs. Putting them up on pedestal is just not fun unless your to old to drive them. </div></div>

Ditto. I took mine out today for a grocery store run. Last weekend it was at the racetrack (as seen in post below).

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthrea...g-racing#UNREAD

That's the great thing about having something a little rough around the edges without show car paint - I don't feel bad about actually enjoying it! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] </div></div>
Very cool!

Re: My soon to be wife's new project driver. 1969 Z/28
 

Just an update with this. We Day 2'd the car after I finally found some original patina parts such as the NMW tow tabs, the MAS big slapper bars, and the original round spoke Cragars and some Hi-Jackers.