My new toy !!!

[72BlckButy]

What a find and what a save! You'll definitely be envied ...

[PanelDeland]

"Hey man,who cuts your hair?" LOL
Great find and save.Hope you can find the missing stuff.Should pay for your retirement when you get ready.Have fun with it it looks like a blast!!!

[67_C-30]

You keep saying big pistons, but you know DZ 302's came with forged 11:1 pop-ups don't you?

[67ChevyRedneck]

I hate you.....

[72Levi]

Hey I am in Texas, I am curious... How did you find that? Friend of a friend story?

[69face]

not a barn yard find, but it is a california car and looks like it has great potential. good luck!

[streetstar]

Originally Posted by Jim_PA

Yeah, then he can sit around and figure out how much his 69Z was worth if he hadn't done that

I was teasing -- hence the LOL ---- however, my car is worth as much as it sits as a nice restored Z-car or more --- the money is just put into different places. its not "tubbed", which implies a back-half hack job,-- its got a full cro-mo chassis NHRA certified to Pro-Mod specs (6 seconds) Dont even ask about the motor (laughs)

Ask another drag racer how much a Pro/mod car costs (but in all fairness, i probably wouldnt do that to a real Z either)

[corn]

You DO know what that car is worth dont you? Dont cut it up...


Great score BTW!...

[49m]

I wish I had It.

[Spray-Bomb]

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[Spray-Bomb]

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I took it by a machinist buddy of mine today, to see if he though we could save the engine & he said he thought it was fixable !!!

[Spray-Bomb]

Originally Posted by streetstar

I can think of one way i'd like to see that car built




like mine -- LOL

Thats sweet, but won't be happening to my car

Originally Posted by 724x4a/cchevy

Congrats Spray-Bomb. You are one lucky dog!! Just get it running and drive it as is!!!! Rat rod style!!

I am seriously contemplating doing this, till I have the money to do it right

Originally Posted by tavenner13

you a$shole! where did you find this thing????

Love you too Tav
Lets just say you cam within a 1/8 mile of it when you came to see me

Originally Posted by 5150

Nice find Matt, what did you give for it? If you don't mind me asking. By the way, nice hair

Sorry, but I do mind saying

But I will tell you I am broke, minus maybe $5 bucks

Originally Posted by PanelDeland

"Hey man,who cuts your hair?" LOL
Great find and save.Hope you can find the missing stuff.Should pay for your retirement when you get ready.Have fun with it it looks like a blast!!!

It may be worth a lot, but it isn't & won't be for sale

Originally Posted by 67_C-30

You keep saying big pistons, but you know DZ 302's came with forged 11:1 pop-ups don't you?

Actually I didn't know that, I just knew they looked big :

Originally Posted by 72Levi

Hey I am in Texas, I am curious... How did you find that? Friend of a friend story?

I'm pretty much keeping this thing "under wraps"

But I will tell you, that it has taken me about 5-6 years to buy it

Originally Posted by corn

You DO know what that car is worth dont you? Dont cut it up...


Great score BTW!...

I know they're worth money, & I will definitely not be hacking it up

Plans are to restore back to original, minus some period mods
Tires, maybe redoing the chromie wheels, stuff like that

[Cyclone44]

Looks like that will make one sweet car...I'm Jealous.....George

[panhandler62]

That is in greak shape.. especialy for something you just drug out of the woods.

Last thing I drug out of the woods I had to pay to have removed... lol

[arkracing]

Very Nice Score

If it is a "DZ" motor - it would almost be worth it to put 8 sleves in the block - just make sure the shop doesn't deck the block ID numbers off

I also would suggest like about to just put a regular 350 or 327 in it to get it running until you can rebuild the original motor

[62 short step]

You don't find those everyday! Good score!!

[Spray-Bomb]

Ooo, almost forgot

We found the driveshaft, trans X-member, & one original wheel & tire !!!

Hoping to find more tomorrow !!!

Also in the trunk were the original hub caps & distributor

[Spray-Bomb]

Originally Posted by arkracing

Very Nice Score

If it is a "DZ" motor - it would almost be worth it to put 8 sleves in the block - just make sure the shop doesn't deck the block ID numbers off

I also would suggest like about to just put a regular 350 or 327 in it to get it running until you can rebuild the original motor

The only real thing holding me back from that is, I don't have a trans for it
But I have a line on at least a case for one

[Jim_PA]

Originally Posted by Spray-Bomb

The only real thing holding me back from that is, I don't have a trans for it
But I have a line on at least a case for one

If you don't find the original case, I would seriously consider getting an autogear M22 supercase. They are MUCH stronger than the factory cases.

Looking at the interior pics, that poor thing was beat hard in it's short life

[RACINJASON22]

Hey spray-bomb long time no chat, lol. I'm jealous to say the least. I like 67's and 68's better but I will assure you I would not bat an eye lash at a 69'.

I may be able to help you out though. What head are you looking for "Casting Number" even though they are not the way to go for modern builds I have been saving these heads for years just for this purpose. Let me know what you are lookin for and I'll let ya know if I can help.

Lucky sob, lol!

RJ22...

[72cheyennesuper20]

Nice find, My hair would stand on end also, If I found a 1969 z28 I could afford. Any x numbers on the firewall? Or not, Could be from L.A plant.

[streetstar]

Besides the Pro-Mod suggestion,---- which more than a few people don't like (its funny -- i look down my nose at a bagged truck with wild paint in favor of trucks with stock exteriors, yet a funny car caged 69 F body is one of my weekend toys--- at least its all steel though)

I would say - get that poor thing under wraps and dont let it see the light of day until it is ready for a magazine shoot. Too big of a chance of damaging it just driving it around----- unless you can find somebody to insure it for what its worth, which i would guess to be 20k, just as it sits -- 40-50k in todays dollars when its done. You would hate for some grandma in a camry to plow into you --- or some dually driving drunkard.

Its funny --- there were actually more Z28's made than most people recall, -- somewhere around 1000 in '67, 7000 in '68 and then 19,000 in 1969. Many did not survive the 70's sadly.
In terms of numbers, your Kilroy truck is actually much rarer, but is not worth 20k --- weird -- which makes me ponder the question "Where did they all go?"

[Bishops Trucks]

Originally Posted by Spray-Bomb

The only real thing holding me back from that is, I don't have a trans for it
But I have a line on at least a case for one

Here is a link for you http://www.riversidegear.com They have everything you need to build a muncie. That is what came in it, probably an M22 but you'll have to run the numbers to be sure. Also, here is a link to a Camaro site that is helpful" http://www.camaros.net/ "just like this great truck site.

[va_tlc]

wow now that was a great find.. i bet your glad you kept after hem about selling it to ya .. all i can say is that car is better than any 401k or money n de bank... fixer up stock , enjoy it a few days a year and hide it under lock and key and shotgun in a garage. man i just wish i had hair

[BB72CHEVKT]

Better go buy a lottery ticket as well!