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Old 08-26-2020, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart View Post


In looking back, one of the items standard on the Z16 were the Impala's big brake drums. If you're going to make a muscle car go fast, you also need to make it stop quickly too. Unfortunately I believe the bean counters saw a way to save money and all newer mid-sized GM muscle cars would get smaller 9.5" drum brakes.
I heard or read somewhere the Z-16s had an X-frame like the rag tops ... is that true? Also, looks like this yellow one is running a bit rich ...
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