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07-13-2006, 09:28 PM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
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Holy Crap!
I finally got to take the 70 SS396 for a drive since I got it titled and registered today. All I can say is that the car is a beast and there's no way to drive it slowly! And I can't tell if the speedo is accurate or if the tach is accurate but I need to figure them out. I was cruising up my road at what I thought was around 35 mph until I realized that was the tach! DOH! This thing is over 3000 rpm's in 4th gear with the speedo reading 50 pretty dam fast so I have no idea what gears are actually in the car. The hardest part is getting used to the different shift behavior compared to the 5 speed in the SLowRunner. But what a rush! 
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69 Z28 JL8 4 wheel disc brakes - being restored
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07-13-2006, 09:35 PM
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Resident Camera Guy
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Getting a handle of that clutch?
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07-13-2006, 10:38 PM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
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It's gonna take some getting used to but the shifter behavior and pattern are throwing me off more than the clutch. I just checked the rear and I know it isn't the original 12 bolt rear. It's coded as a 3.07 non-posi but I just jacked the car up and it's definitely a posi and it worked out to a 3.55 ratio which is what the original rear was in the car. I'd love to check the part #'s and dates on the gears but that's not a good enough reason to open the rear. So it looks like the tach and speedo are accurate.
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69 Z28 JL8 4 wheel disc brakes - being restored
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07-14-2006, 07:52 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Edison NJ
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Sounds like a fun car to drive, dont forget Jeff it needs the good stuff for fuel. I mix sunoco purple raceing fuel with sunoco 93 octane (1 to 1 mix) in my 69Z and it runs great.but when i just use plain 93 pump gas it doesnt run for ****. Keep it on the good stuff and it will be a happy car!
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07-14-2006, 08:53 AM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
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It doesn't have the original heads on it so that may allow it to run better on the fuel we have today. Right now the engine is kind of a mystery to me, but it sure seems to run pretty strong. 
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69 Z28 JL8 4 wheel disc brakes - being restored
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07-14-2006, 12:21 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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Nice, now I gotta get mine going...stupid dipstick.
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07-14-2006, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
Nice, now I gotta get mine going...stupid dipstick.
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word cept stupid 305's o wait  8)
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07-14-2006, 05:09 PM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Way cool Jeff!
What color is it?
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07-14-2006, 05:44 PM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
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69 Z28 JL8 4 wheel disc brakes - being restored
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07-14-2006, 09:43 PM
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Admin.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
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So it's black? 
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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