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Old 09-11-2020, 04:38 PM
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Great photo of the engine compartment. When was that photo taken? Do you have any more photos of the car? Also what assembly plant? Thanks!

You can email the photos to me if that is easier.

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Great photo of the engine compartment. When was that photo taken? Do you have any more photos of the car? Also what assembly plant? Thanks!

You can email the photos to me if that is easier.

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That photo was probably taken about 1968. I had the Mickey Thompson Super Scavenger headers on it then...you can see them in the pic. I put the wingnuts on the valve covers since I broke a few valve springs, and I always carried a spring kit with me! LOL! 4.10:1 posi with M20 Muncie. It was a real beast for sure! It's like that engine could take anything I threw at it, although I generally was easy on it most of the time, Nothing like the sound of an L78 with M/T headers!...450+ HP no doubt whatsoever!

I hope to either find it (been looking for 13 years), or replicate it someday exactly like I ordered it in Deepwater Blue Metallic with black interior/bench seat. My current plan is building an L78 engine as close to L78 spec as possible with original EG block. It was a Kansas City build...born on June 9th, 1967.

I ran several wheel & tire combos, but here's one of my favorites:
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