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Hi all
I'm wondering if someone can point me in the right direction regarding the rear deck lid emblem on my 67 z28 "clone" (I hate calling it that because it sounds shady but that's what it is)

I am doing a vintage road racer and it is currently in the shop for paint. Well in my mind if someone back then was going to compete they would have started with a z28 right? So I am trying to faithfully copy the original stripe details. The shop is taping the stripe around the emblems as original on 67 cars......I'm fine on the header emblem, but I have added a rear wing so I'm not quite sure about the rear deck lid.

I know wings were a dealer add on in 1967 and I've read that the emblem was moved or sometimes discarded entirely when this was done. Does anyone have an idea of where this was moved to if it was kept? Was that just the installers choice at the time? .....I'm not married to the idea of keeping the emblem but if it's going to be used I want it in the right location if possible

Any ideas?

These came from the other thread.....so how did the "tall" spoiler come to be? Just a custom piece to do a job or was it something being manufactured at the time?

10-4....that makes sense

Hi all.....can someone explain the thought process behind using the corvette radiator vs the Camaro stuff. I'm assuming that's the reason a lot of guys were using the Harrison overflow can?

Wow that's pretty cool lookin!!!! Good to know for sure...those things look awesome,Id love to see one in a street car

Well I was planning on using this setup on an endurance boat so just sticking to the basics for the durability aspect....anyway they seem to have been the hot setup for Can-Am cars....I'm close to trying to just see what I can do just playing with it but my gut is telling me it's outta my league lol.....just curious if anyone had messed with or ran one on here.

I'm about to send it to Kinsler but that ain't cheap....pbly the smart move tho.

Yes, the second pic is exactly it......I'm not familiar with the Algon but the Hillborn is slightly different as it is a constant flow system...the Lucas actually pulses the injectors like a modern day electronic fuel injection except all done mechanically.

Long shot but does anyone on here have any experience with the Lucas timed metering.........as run on Can-Am cars of the day.

I recently purchased a setup and have some general questions

Any idea about those control arms? Has he tried to use them yet? I'd be curious to see if the pickup points are in the stock location or have been altered/sectioned for caster and camber gain.

I've heard stories that "competitive" teams would build/section control arms and make them appear stock in order to fly under the SCCA radar................seems a bit odd that some 'ol plain Jane stock control arms would be on a random pallet with some pretty cool hardware like that ya?

IDK.....at least it's fun to imagine  😁

https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/323117771969_/Vintage-Edelbrock-Sy1-Sbc-Intake-Manifold-2850-Smokey.jpg

Edelbrock SY1 intake (stands for Smokey Yunick)...... looks like the edelbrock casting has been removed

I seem to remember reading in Guinn's book that Penske had axle failures when that was tried.

Looks great tho!!!

That aviad oil stuff is awesome!!!

Ok so I am looking in Wayne Guin's book and it seems that original JL8 rears were mounted with one U-bolt and T-bolts on the other side of the spring pad.......As for the HD service rear/racing version does anyone know how they were mounted? Basically I was going to copy the JL8 style mount for ease or brake line routing at this point. Did you trans am boys double up on the U-bolts or did the factory stuff hang in there just fine?

Ouch!

Thanks.....yes sir ask away...I don't know everything about it by a long shot but I'd be happy to share what I've learned...if anyone else has an idea or tip, throw it in here too!!!

So no one I talked to had a definitive answer for that endplay so we settled on a touch over zero. It's what the competition manual suggested and the posi I have is shimmed tight so it should wear in a touch more....the calipers sit square over the rotors so I guess we'll see how it flys (or stops I guess).

--sending c-clips to get hardened

--the book talks about shot peening axles and studs....I used Moser stuff....it's pretty beefy so I'm hoping it'll hang in there. The car won't see any 4 hr endurance contests so Im thinking it's good.

--Moser axle flanges are about 1/8" thicker than the 12 bolt stuff which threw some curve balls at the JL8/J56 parking brake setup....it clears, but it's CLOSE!.......I may take a little off the parking brake shoes to help this.


So yea! That's where this thing is at............HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!