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Old 05-04-2016, 12:40 AM
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Default Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car

Grew up 3 blocks from Seamans Neck Rd, if that car stayed around there, I'm sure I would have remembered it. Good luck with it!
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Default Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car

sweet car... and what about all the other early camaros in the pics?
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Is this from the same place that Dana's 68 Yenko came from?
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Yes
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Default Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car

I thought the background looked familiar [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]
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Default Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car

More pics from Dave

<span style="font-weight: bold">Engine pre-rebuild</span>





<span style="font-weight: bold">&quot;Rebuilding the matching numbers engine&quot;. The engine was rebuilt by Mark Jones of Vortecpro Racing Engines</span>


<span style="font-weight: bold">JH still on the block after hot tanking</span>






<span style="font-weight: bold">Rebuilding!

NOS Steel shim head gaskets and NOS L78 cam [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]</span>













<span style="font-weight: bold">Date Stamp</span>






<span style="font-weight: bold">Engine stamps</span>








<span style="font-weight: bold">VIN Stamp on block
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<span style="font-weight: bold">Ready for paint</span>






<span style="font-weight: bold">And painted</span>






<span style="font-weight: bold">Correct distributor</span>






<span style="font-weight: bold">Almost ready</span>






<span style="font-weight: bold">And the dyno sheet</span>

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Default Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car

Say......I think I have seen that engine before..... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img]
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Default Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car

Yes and that's after the rebuild on the engine before I painted it
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Default Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car

Wow, what an amazing find.......
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Default Re: 1969 l78 Convertible Califonia Desert Car

That's an amazing time capsule and getting the original documents is fantastic. Congrats on the purchase!
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