Needing reassurance on purchase

[RamAirDave]

Im definately learning this evening. I know these cars "decently", but nowhere near an expert.

After reading through this thread, I was out in the garage checking the pedal cup bracket and rear sway bar brackets (two things I didnt know to look for before) on my 70 RS Z. They're there and untampered with. Didnt really have any doubts, but still nice to know for sure.

dave

[Late BrakeU2]

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Im definately learning this evening. I know these cars "decently", but nowhere near an expert.

After reading through this thread, I was out in the garage checking the pedal cup bracket and rear sway bar brackets (two things I didnt know to look for before) on my 70 RS Z. They're there and untampered with. Didnt really have any doubts, but still nice to know for sure.

dave

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Here's the orginal thread that got the party started-
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...8/fpart/1/vc/1

BTW what do I win?

[CamarosRus]

Rick, Sorry about large pics......I have many, many pics and alot of the older ones, never got edited and resized.
How about the possibility that the drivetrain, trim tag, and vin tag got moved to a non sway bar/non Z body.....I missed the info if firewall VIN, matches the dash VIN.
Has GRUSUM inspected entire left side of block looking for (any) VIN stamping..........as Ive previously written I found mine between soft plugs......however if in car, I might not have ever seen.
I have not yet determined why Block partial VIN is wrong, but I strongly believe it was not NORWOOD applied...

[THNDER]

Anyone ever catch the "400" ballancer in the ebay pics?

[CamarosRus]

Mike S. (aka THNDER) has a LEGENDS award winning 70 Z-28 and is one of the 2nd Gen judges for the ACA Camaro Nationals at Carlisle. As well he heads up the Gateway Camaro Club, which hosted the outdoor show at SCR8.
I did not catch the balancer Mike....is it the indented area having to do with balancing ??????? This does not bode well for car having ORIGINAL CTB engine?????

[Hotrodpaul]

This looks to be a non original LT-1 engine. The block appears to be from a 70 Z since the stamp looks legit but with a 400 balancer I would guess the internals are based around an externally balanced 383 stroker (3.75" stroke vs 3.48" stroke) and a cast iron crank. I would also check the flywheel to verify the imbalance weight as well. If a VIN is found on the bellhousing flange my guess is that it will not match the car, and that is why the partial VIN was stamped on the pad to make it "Numbers Matching".

Oddly, the trim tag and rivets look original......

Paul

[Rick H]

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I have not yet determined why Block partial VIN is wrong, but I strongly believe it was not NORWOOD applied...

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Well that is an easy question. There is no way the partial block VIN should be different from tranny VIN. When the tranny was mated to the engine the SAME gang stamp was used to stamp both the tranny and engine. It was stamped by ONE individual. I find it hard to believe that the two numbers might have fallen out or that someone forgot to put them in during the stamping process. I don't think Norwood changed there stamping process from the previous years.

It might have been Scott Norwood applied. He did miss wide right one time.

I think it's shame really because when I first saw the pictures I thought the car looked great.


Rick H.

[1970ChevelleSS]

Well I guess this shows that some of us who are not experts, but want to aquire one of these cars really needs to pay an expert to look at them for us. Seems like cheap insurance.

[PPPJJJFFF]

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Well I guess this shows that some of us who are not experts, but want to aquire one of these cars really needs to pay an expert to look at them for us. Seems like cheap insurance.

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[bigdave33]

Not to beat up buyer anymore But, I think if you are going to spend that type of cash for a car . I would get a plane ticket to see for my self.Photo's get be very forgiving on condition of paint and body depending on lighting etc... I just purchased a 67 L79 corvette roadster from east coast car is a frame of restored car I still had to see for myself before handing over that much cash . I did not want to wait till the hauler showed up to inspect car . Unless a car has some type of recent pedigree ncrs,event or magazine coverage a inspection is a must .