LOOK WHAT I FOUND IN A PLASTIC BAG

[Motion Camaro]

<font color="blue">When you get it in the car, maybe you can post a short video.
I think that is the best find one person can trip over.
How did you happen to come across this?

I am going to start combing the area to see if I can find anything that cool. </font>

[ZL1mike]

I'm going to try and get it done this weekend coming, It's a long weekend for us here in Canada ( Labour Day )however I don't have a digi cam corder but just a regular VHS cam corder, but will see what I can do.

Motion Mike thanks for asking but you are right on about one person finding this and tripping over it, a real piece of history and I like to think it's a Blast from the past. lol

I have a couple of friends of mine who own a engine shop for 35 years and counting, not to far from my shop who are Mercury Marine and street &amp; strip pros and just plain know their stuff about all engines and over coffee 3 to 4 times a week or the odd lunch we talk big block chevy, we always talk big block chevy and we traced my other aluminum motor right to their shop back in the day and Ronnie the senior partner worked on these motors and also was the tech official for the local track on the weekends.

They told me of another ZL1 motor they had done 15 years earlier in a vette that just rocked the streets and strip and even the Mosport road corse, this Corvette had side pipes and they recall being way to loud infact it was rude how loud that car was for the street, so I asked if the motor was still around and if it was for sale and that's what started the ball rolling. They even had paperwork and a copy of the engine blueprint sheets from 1983, talking with the previous owner he did tell me they dynoed the engine back then and made 640 hp at the crank with Av gas and an 850 carb, not sure what the rpm was but he did go on to tell me he did rev it up as high as 8500 rpm ( scary )at Mosport road course in the straights and black tracking the tires.

I said in one of my first posts that this ZL1 motor was not for $ale but the previous owner did say I can come over and we can talk about it and funny how things work out. I'm lucky to be at the right place at the right time to purchase such a cool engine.
My advice is all the stories you here, check them all out and you will end up with one of those barn finds or in my case a bag find btw this bag was under the previous owners desk for 15 years + just sitting there and nobody knowing what it was.
thanks Mike

[427TJ]

Cal Custom BBC valve covers are the coolest.

[ZL1mike]

I agree with you 427TJ I like the Cal Custom covers because they clear the roller rockers as well as looking cool, lets hope they clear my brake booster.

In my last post I forgot to mention this motor had dry sump oiling system while in the Corvette.

Mike

[ZL1mike]

Finally it runs and boy does it haul, no pics yet but I will post some next week. I had the camaro out last night ( friday )for a cruise around town with my son and burnt almost a tank of fuel a 50 - 50 mix, fun wow. A person can get into a lot of trouble with this much power,
I can only imagine how it was back in 1969 with a car like the Copo's and Yenko's and ZL1's on the street just cleaning up all the cash street racing.
I also installed a 3800 stall convertor when we installed the motor and the car seems to like it even with the 331 rear gears. mike

more to come.

[JoeG]

Sounds really Mike---hope you can get the video to work--
quote: I can only imagine how it was back in 1969 with a car like the Copo's and Yenko's and ZL1's on the street just cleaning up all the cash street racing. quote:
------OH YEAH----Those guys didn't clean up all the cash

[nuch_ss396]

Mike,

Care to tell us how many $$ that ZL-1 engine cost when you
bought it? If I want to dream about finding one of these
somewhere, I would need to know how pricy my dream would be.

Steve

[ZL1mike]

Pics, well with the engine removed and a quick power wash to the eng compartment I changed the torque converter from 3000 stall to a 3800 stall and later on changed half of the starter wire harness.

[ZL1mike]

almost there

[ZL1mike]

it's in and fits just like home, runs sounds and feels just awesume and oh ya smells good too.