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I have run across a first series z with a production date of 9/70. It is a complete running z with the typical southern rust: -floors are shot -rust around fuel fill door -rusted inner fender at the battery box -surface rust on the roof -there is no rust above the tail lights under the hatch -doors and the quaters are solid White with black interior. All the glass is good. And the bumpers are fairly straight but will need to be restored. It will need a complete restore ground up. Is it an early enough production date to justify the rust repair? I can buy it for less than 1500 bucks. Any thoughts will be appreciated. Just to cover my a__ it will be parked next to my small block powered 77 z.

m1noel you nailed the cablex setting. I didnot have to adjust it at all acording to my wife's gps. Thanks again for your help. Know if you can straight out a demon carb!

Close to what I fig. Thanks again. It will be nice to have a speedo. The car is loud, I don't need to be speeding!

Thanks for your time. I will install sometime this week along with a air fuel meter while the cars on jack stands.

Thanks for the reply. I run 255/45/17 rear tire with a 4.38:1 lsd.

I just got my cablex Fri. late evening. Does anyone running a t56 with a cablex know the number of teeth on the exciter gear? I do not even know what the exciter gear is! Thanks for any input.

I have been raceing in solo1 hillclimbs for the past 4 or so years and a buddy of mine has scales. Last night we weighted the car and fired the motor for the first time. If the weather is clear tomorrow I should be able to drive the Z for the first time with the V8. I have a hill climb in May if I get it sorted. To be honest I could not tell you what was better, hearing the motor or finding out she was not a front heavy pig.

Here are my corner weights on my 77 280 set up for BSP with driver and aprox.8 gals of fuel. Lt. Fr. 705 Rt Fr 724 Lt. R. 753 Rt. R 697. That is with a stock 6 and 5speed with coil over susp. And now with a zz4 crate,t56 6speed, weir bellhousing,front and rear bumpers removed,battery relocated to rt rear, with the same coil overs set at exactly the same ht. as before. The only other major diff is know it has tub. cntrl arms. With driver and 10 gals of fuel. lt. fr. 706 Rt. fr. 695 lt.R.765 Rt.R.729. The car gained 18+/-lbs 355hp and 405ft.lb. The car still has complete interior with all the stock glass and a roll bar that is scca solo 1 legal. You decide if a V8 upsets the balance of a Z. [Edited by Drax240z: for clarity]