Odd duck 70 Camaro

[RichSchmidt]

I have the chance to purchase a 70 camaro rolling body.I was looking to do a nice driver type resto on a car and this one seemed cool.I found something even more interesting about it.The car is a base camaro V8 4 speed car with no motor or trans.The paint tag says it was orange with a black interior.Here is something that I find interesting.The car isnt an SS or Z28,but it has a 12 bolt in it with 3.07:1 gear and a rear sway bar.Could the 12 bolt and rear sway bar been part of a heavy duty suspention package or should I figure that it was pillaged out of somebody's 70 ss or Formula Firebird?The is nothing in the front that would seem unusual,the body has a heat only smallblock firewall,power steering,but has a 3/8" fuel line.Even if you ignored the 12 bolt,it seems like somebody was shopping for a low buck no frills hot rod when they ordered it.

So what is the popular opinion?BTW,the date on the center section is way to garbled to read.

[al8apex]

12 bolt only avail with SS or Z28 ....

L in the VIN?

[John Brown]

What type of gas pedal mount?

[RichSchmidt]

Thanks for the info.I just found out from other sources too that if it is a Van Nuys car it wont have codes.It is,so I figure it is a standard SS350.This is actually just the kind of car I was looking for.I had a 71 Vette with the 270hp 350,and it was a real nice driver and could actually get out of it's own way.I figure I might build a casting correct 350 for it with a JET Qjet,some cleaning up of the heads and a good valve job and a real mild cam and it should be a real nice driver.I wish I had some way of authenticating the SS status,but that isnt all that important if I plan to keep it for a while.Thanks for the help.

[TDW]

My old 70 VN Z28 had 3 build sheets. The VN cars seem to be loaded with them. Have you checked on top of the fuel tank and in the front seats?

[BARN FIND]

Ok, I could be off base here but I think the small block/big block Q-Jet cars have 2 fuel lines, a supply and a return line. If that car has only one fuel then it may still be something special ie: Z28 or L78. Again, I am not sure about this but it may be worth looking into.