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Awesome!

"made its way somehow into his car just like the DZ engine assembly".

Huh?

The car has a REALLY interesting story!!!

Wouldn't you love to find a set of the Blue Streak's for it?

are you restoring it to look like it did in its track days or back to stock? Very cool car!!

The battery is an original assembly line battery . It is dated Sept 1967 and built at Anderson (Muncie) Indiana plant. Replacement batteries are dated differently because they were shipped dry (not filled). This battery was dated wet (filled) which is what was used on the new car assembly line. It was not originally installed in this car, but likely an early 1968.

Well, since I’m in the ER waiting to pass a kidney stone, here goes on the engine story. In October 1968, the owner complained to a colleague of fowling #8 plug. He was told to bring the car to the Flint Engine Plant development garage for a look-see. They removed his MO disassembled and recorded their findings in the first memo below. They replaced it with a brand new DZ long block. Being a young man who used the car in performance events, he was getting the best version of the 302. They swapped over all of his engine dress, carb, distributor, alternator from the MO. Here’s the document describing their findings as well as a memo explaining to anyone else here’s the new engine number.

Hope you feel better soon!!

Great to see the vintage photos and documentation that you have with your car. Interesting to note the tire fitment changes as the car was prepped for racing. A set of early take off redlines would be a great find these days.

I would love to find a set of Blue Streaks Tim. Know wher I can find some? 😉

First cousin Steve and now you ! I passed one, water and walking

Completely understandable now.

Any idea what size they might have been? There is a fellow over on Corvette Forum that has a set of the old Sports Car Blue Streaks pictured on his replica 67 L88. I think he's been selling some things off as his health may not be as good as it once was. I can check

I’m restoring the car with many of the day 2 upgrades he made to the car within the first year or two of ownership. More research to do and many more questions for the original owner..

A couple more shots the OO sent me.

Another from a Corvette Club of Michigan event at Toledo Speedway. I need to ask him if he knew who owned what appears to be an RS Z in the background.

That car is so cool. The pics are the finishing touch!

Keep 'em coming Paul!

Employee event in Flint.

So awesome.

I used to have a pair of NOS Blue Streaks from the '67-'68 era but sold them. I only have a single original Firestone Indy 9.20-15 left. Blue Streaks would be very cool to have for the car. Are all your DF wheels the originals?

They are John and luckily I have all 5 with original trim rings and caps.

Roger Kraus shows the bias ply Blue Streak in a 5.50 15 in the G12 tread pattern (6.6 tread width). The recommended rim width is 6 inches. My question is do these resemble the period Blue Streaks?

I have a set of 4 7.75-15 Blue Streaks if that is of any interest Paul

Would love to find better sidewall pics of this tire, anyone?

----I did a double take when I saw this picture, Juliosz. I have a set of Goodyear 6.50/6.70 15 Sports Car Special Bluestreaks. Same exact tread pattern. They are mounted to American Racing real magnesium 15 by 6 on 5 3/4 inch wheels. They have been mounted for over 40 years and I don't think I want to break them down, so they would have to be sold complete. More to tell you, but we should talk......Bill S 810-420-0431

What a cool car!!

So the 67 is getting closer to being out of paint jail. I’m unpacking the interior pieces in anticipation of getting it home and starting final assembly. I took a good look at the original headliner and carpets today and I was pleasantly surprised how good they both looked. No tears or wear that wouldn’t look right on a restored car. The original owner removed the interior in 1978 and wrapped it all in newspaper. My question is, what would be a good way to carefully deep clean the headliner and carpets prior to reinstallation?

Dry ice blasting. It does a phenomenal job in the hands of a skilled operator.......including interior.

Thanks Tim, a friend of mine and his brother opened a dry ice blasting business in Pontiac just recently across from M1 Concourse. I'll give him a call to see if he has any insight as I think so far they have only done engine compartments and undersides.

Excited to hear updates on this beautiful Z!!

Hard to believe Mike Savoie is still in business after all these years. Not too far from where the original location is.
Great car, great story and the Deepwater Blue color is the cherry on top.
Love it.

Yes, and I believe Jon M pointed out earlier in this thread that Savoie also delivered a 67 L88. My vehicle was delivered from their first location on Woodward in Birmingham not too long before they moved to their current location in the Troy Motor Mall.

Who and when was the rear spoiler added to the car?

The rear spoiler was added by the original owner sometime in 67. Since he worked for Chevrolet Engineering, I don't know if he got it internally or bought it over-the-counter. I'm not putting it back on the car as I like the look of no spoiler better on a 67 Z.

Paul check with Gary Reilly ( level one restoration) he is very knowledgable all thing dry ice. He has had great success and always willing to help. You might want to post something in his sponsor forum or conact him.

Great progress being made!!!

What a great car & that’s the largest cowl plenum hole I’ve ever seen on ANY car but also trimmed open very nicely. If I was in the market for a ‘67 Z28, it wouldn’t bother me one bit having the “DZ” motor in there. In fact, I think it makes the car more interesting with that factory-authorized DZ swap and the only official 4-bolt main ‘67 Z28! Thank goodness those 50-plus year old documents have stayed with the car!

Great story. I'm amazed at all the high quality photos you have from when it was new. The original owner obviously loved the car, and was excited about it, to have such photos taken, and to have kept them all these years. By the way, the sub frame and engine in the recent photos look top notch. Great job so far.

Keep the pics coming…love this story!

I always wanted a 67 Z and the first time Mean Dean showed me pics of this car + the engine swap docs from GM, I knew I had to have it. The original owner was a huge fan of Penske and Donohue so he ordered or finessed "out the door" many of the heavy duty parts that the race team used. As an example, he learned that the trans first gear was a weak link from the Penske team and also being assigned to first gear concerns on truck transmissions. He designed and validated a fix. Here's his email response when I asked about it:

"That design was my own personal design. I had the pieces made and it is a one off. The race cars had some first gear seizures to the mainshaft at extended high speed operation at places like Daytona. The Vince Piggens group designed a version that had a full width needle bearing and a special sleeve.
I know the Penske cars used it. I do not know if it was ever packaged a service parts. It was never for production.

I was working in Transmission Development at the time on another first gear seizure issue on the big top loader 4 speed truck transmission. I developed a lot of knowledge on first gear seizures.

The full width bearing closed off the oil feed slot in the gear. That design required grease packing the bearing. I did not like that. My analysis said that two narrow bearings would carry the load and not depend on grease or grease maintenance."

I am fortunate that the original owner is as excited about this restoration as I am. Going into this project I didn't realize there's a great amount of payback not specifically for the effort but for the support and enthusiasm from the original owner during this process. It's a great feeling.