wil84911 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) Hello. Newby here back in a 71Z Oct 2017 after 35 years lol. I’ve been driving it around. Current L26 (stock, triple Weber 40s) still kicking but I want about 60 or more hp. Picked up an L28 block/N47 head and was going with flat top pistons, cam, reuse the carbs. But found out crank and rods are bad. Seems someone played around with it (out of specs). So plan now is to hopefully still use the crank as core, go with the 3.0 Rebello kit. I will have to switch to Weber 45s, go with 9.5 lb flywheel. Don Potter copy of cam in possession. What do you think? Can I go another route to get back to low budget? Appreciate any opinion. Thanks folks! Attached pic of the 71Z, video of bad spare L28 internals (sorry foreign language). 3C33D8D1-6666-434A-A7E8-96CC5AAAB70E.mov Edited April 11, 2019 by wil84911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlejester Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Budget and rebello usually don't go hand in hand especially if you are planning on boring up there will be work that needs to go into it. Low budget would be a stock rebuild, with another good donor block, for 60 more hp an L28ET seems to be a good choice with a bit of a boost up you should be in that ball park. Staying NA and trying to squeeze more out would be quite a bit more in the long run depending on where the rebello kit puts you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil84911 Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 10 hours ago, seattlejester said: Budget and rebello usually don't go hand in hand especially if you are planning on boring up there will be work that needs to go into it. Low budget would be a stock rebuild, with another good donor block, for 60 more hp an L28ET seems to be a good choice with a bit of a boost up you should be in that ball park. Staying NA and trying to squeeze more out would be quite a bit more in the long run depending on where the rebello kit puts you. Thank you. Yes original plan was stock block, cast oversized pistons with my trusted friend doing the work but it has now turned into an expensive rebuild using the rebello kit. Sorry nothing against turbo but I’m just not a turbo guy. So I guess my real question now is are there any tips I could benefit from going with the rebello kit? Example rebello suggested I upgrade to weber 45s. Is it necessary? I understand headwork is crucial. Any tips on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARiskyCvt Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 (edited) Clean Z! Stick with stock for low budget. If you love Rebello so much and they tell you to upgrade to 45s....why are you asking if it’s necessary? If you don’t want to upgrade to 45 than why ask? I suggest you look MORE into details why you want a rebello kit if you don’t know the “benefits” of the kit in the first place. Find a $300 L6 motor drop it or just go with V8 if you don’t like turbo. If your stuck with what you want, then go for it. I’ll sit back and enjoy watching the amount of money and time being spent. Edited April 11, 2019 by Zlived Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munters Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 The head is important in a build and I think rebello asks like 2200 for the head porting with bigger valves and 3500 for the stroker kit... But with that you will have more then 60hp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil84911 Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 On 4/11/2019 at 2:40 AM, seattlejester said: Budget and rebello usually don't go hand in hand especially if you are planning on boring up there will be work that needs to go into it. Low budget would be a stock rebuild, with another good donor block, for 60 more hp an L28ET seems to be a good choice with a bit of a boost up you should be in that ball park. Staying NA and trying to squeeze more out would be quite a bit more in the long run depending on where the rebello kit puts you. Thank you. Yes original plan was stock block, cast oversized pistons with my trusted friend doing the work but it has now turned into an expensive rebuild using the rebello kit. Sorry nothing against turbo but I’m just not a turbo guy. So I guess my real question now is are there any tips I could benefit from going with the rebello kit? Example rebello suggested I upgrade to weber 45s. Is it necessary? I understand headwork is crucial. Any tips on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil84911 Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 Thank you Zlived and munters! I am re-evaluating this dilemna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbogrill Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Can you put the don potter cam into your L26? (if the l28 is unusable). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil84911 Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, turbogrill said: Can you put the don potter cam into your L26? (if the l28 is unusable). I would think so but I was trying to avoid not having a Z for who knows how long. But... that might be the last resort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbogrill Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 18 hours ago, wil84911 said: I would think so but I was trying to avoid not having a Z for who knows how long. But... that might be the last resort. Did you just buy it? Car looks nice, might be worth something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S30Stig Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 44 minutes ago, turbogrill said: Did you just buy it? Car looks nice, might be worth something. No kidding. If its still in NJ I hope to see it around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil84911 Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 1 hour ago, turbogrill said: Did you just buy it? Car looks nice, might be worth something. Thank you. Bought it Oct 2017. Driving it any chance I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil84911 Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 25 minutes ago, S30Stig said: No kidding. If its still in NJ I hope to see it around. It’s driven around in North Jersey. Driven any chance I get while I can still drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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