'68 Z-28 is home...

[barsteel]

Hello!

About a month ago, I posted about a '68 Z-28 that I agreed to buy.

After a 21 hour day, driving 1,300 miles, 6 tanks of gas, countess pee and coffee stops, the car is safe at home in its new garage.

Of course, what story would be complete without some adversity.  Drove the car onto the trailer in NC no problem.  This morning, crank but no start.  Prime the carb.  Nothing.  Check the coil connections.  Loose, so I tightened them.  Crank, fire, die.  Prime, crank, fire, die.  Over and over.  Pull the plugs.  They're black and crusty.  Clean plugs and reinstall.  Prime carb.  Crank, start, die.  Prime carb again...crank, run for about 15 seconds, die.

Sit and think.  Have a brain storm.  Add a few gallons of gas to the gas tank.  Crank, run, die.  Crank, run die.  Crank...AND IT RUNS!!!!!

Helps to have gas in the tank when trying to get the car to run .

Pull into the garage, put it up on the lift.

Have a few other projects to get out of the way, then will go through the car...check brakes, lines, coolant, chg the oil, tranny and rear end oil, new plugs, do some digging to see what's original and what isn't (small stuff, i.e. radiator, alternator), clean it up, coat of wax to shine it up a bit, clean it.

Then drive when the weather gets better.

Can't wait...

Chris

[maroman]

Congrats. If I remember right this car was Teal when new? I used to own the only other teal Z I've seen.

[barsteel]

Yes, the car was Teal originally, and it will be when I get it repainted...

[1968RSZ28]

Congratulations! Love those '68 Z/28s. 

Paul

[maroman]

Killer, I've only seen 4 other '68's with teal on it. GM has a BB, a convertible from Michigan shows in AACA, another coupe, and mine. I remember a lot of Pontiacs with it, but not many Chevys.

[Jon Mello]

There's a Teal '68 Z in England also.

Congratulations on your purchase, Chris. Very cool car.

[dannystarr]

Hey Chris, Like I had mentioned before I was really interested in this car, and ALMOST got it. I love Lemans Blue although this car is going to look great in original Teal. I am now very happy that I got my BY. I just needed a little more, and getting the warranty booklet with the VIN stamped thru all the pages, and the second owner POP, along with lots of other paperwork, put me over the edge. I have mine documented from the air cleaner wing nut to the 5 matching DF rally's. I can't wait for you to do the same thing 
Great to see a fellow CRG'er get this car so we can follow along. Congrats!!... Danny

[barsteel]

Danny -

I'm about 90% there as far as originality goes.  It's got all the big pieces, although I know that the alternator, master cylinder, radiator, and parts of the carb are not original or correct, but those are minor changes as far as I'm concerned.  Would I have liked to have the POP and build sheet?  Yes, but there's not a whole lot anyone can argue with me about originality, so I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

What I DO want to do, when I go through the car in a few months, is understand EXACTLY what on my car is original and what is not, and what I need to get it to 100%.  I'm counting on this site to help me out with some of the details, especially the aforementioned parts, i.e. radiator, alternator, MC, and carb.

The brakes are redone, but I have all of the original parts - calipers and rotors.

Can't wait to get it on the road.

Chris

[BULLITT65]

Hey WTG seeing it through. I think you are going to be glad you went with the 68 Z over the other cars you were considering. A very exciting time documenting all the pieces and "the hunt" for the parts you need can be just as much fun. Keep the pics coming as you go...

[6667ss138]

Congrats Chris, enjoy! As Bullitt said keep the pics coming and keep us updated as you check your new Z out.

[ZLP955]

Looks like a great buy, looking forward to following your journey with the car!

[69 Zee]

Congrats Chris on getting your newest family member home     Have fun with it.  And yes looking for those few extra original parts you'll be needing can be as exciting..kinda like a treasure hunt.

[67rs/ss350 68z/28]

NICE! Congrats Chris!   Word of advise don't throw anything away, nuts, bolts etc.   You can email me if you need a hand

[NAPA68]

Do you have a pic of the trim plate?

Thanks,

Tim

[ds1]

Glad to hear you had a safe trip.  It will be great to hear what you have found out and history.   Carbs are not to hard to find.   There is one on racingjunk right now.   The alternator is hard to find and fairly expensive.   Best of luck and most of all ENJOY driving your car.