[MotownMadman]

Kurt,
Pete Estes Z convert went down then line with standard rear drum brakes and standard Z-28 induction. It went from the end of the line to Chevrolet engineering before being issued to Pete and the crossram set up and JL8 brakes were installed immediatly with the correct hood. The car was then issued to Pete in that configuration which is how it remained for the several years he drove it on occassion. When the car was "officially" sold to a GM employee through a Chevy dealership in Detroit as a demo, it was first returned to GM engineering for ther speciality parts to be replaced with the standard RPO optioned equipment that was line installed. However, GM engineering had documented the addition and removal of the speciality equipment, those documents exist to this day as I have personally read them in a 6" thick binder of documentation that comes with the car. Al was so precise in the restoration process that he purchased a perfect car with the same production date within days, he removed the speciality RPO JL8 and cross ram set up to be re-installed on the rag top, everything is a perfect date code match right down to the rear end U bolts. This fine example of Chevrolet history now has a new owner of which I brokered the sale, I will leave it up to the new owner to make the announcement when he feels the time is right. Dont ask who or how much as I guard that type of personal information. Sorry Charlie, No train wreck here. With the owners permission I will post the GM engineering order for the addition and removal of the speciality items in the near future.
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