🔧 BUILD "Barn Find" '71 Z28

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I say barn find in quotes as my uncle bought this car in 1992 and we always knew about it, I had always mentioned buying it from him but at the time I wouldn't have been able to get it going anyway. Unfortunately, he passed in 2014, and when he did I made it my goal to get the Camaro up and going. We pulled it out and brought it to Texas where I was at the time in 2015 and I got it up and going for the Power Tour in 2016. Initially it was LS swapped, but I didn't do the suspension or brakes and it was lacking most of the interior.

Currently it is:
Engine: GM Remanufactured LQ4, Comp XR275HR Cam, Comp 918 Springs, LS6 intake manifold, Painless LS wiring harness
Mounts: Musclerods LS swap mount and header kit
Fuel System: Tanks INC. EFI fuel tank, Russel Fittings/Lines, Aeromotive Fuel Rails, 42 lb/hr. injectors
Transmission: Tremec TKO600 - American Powertrain Hydromax and swap parts.
Rear end: Strange 9-inch housing, 3.70 gears
Brakes: Baer 6P Calipers, 13-inch rotors, front and back
Wheels/Tires: US Mags PT4, 17x8 front, 17x9 rear, Nitto NT555 G2 tires
Interior: TMI Products Sport R seat foams and covers, Sport R door panels and center console, Vintage Air SureFit Air Conditioning, Dakota Digital Retrotech Gauges, Painless chassis wiring harness, Ididit steering column
Suspension: UMI Performance control arms, Viking double adjustable coilovers and rear shocks, Custom Works Performance rear lowering leaf springs

While the car came from LA area and hasn't seen salt, mice built nests that held moisture and caused some rust in the rockers. Next plan is fixing that stuff but I plan to just primer the fixes and keep it in patina for quite a while. It's nice being able to drive and not worry.
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MrMezger996

Formerly CobraSki
TCG Premium
Jun 12, 2015
3,026
3,319
Hoffman Estates
I say barn find in quotes as my uncle bought this car in 1992 and we always knew about it, I had always mentioned buying it from him but at the time I wouldn't have been able to get it going anyway. Unfortunately, he passed in 2014, and when he did I made it my goal to get the Camaro up and going. We pulled it out and brought it to Texas where I was at the time in 2015 and I got it up and going for the Power Tour in 2016. Initially it was LS swapped, but I didn't do the suspension or brakes and it was lacking most of the interior.

Currently it is:
Engine: GM Remanufactured LQ4, Comp XR275HR Cam, Comp 918 Springs, LS6 intake manifold, Painless LS wiring harness
Mounts: Musclerods LS swap mount and header kit
Fuel System: Tanks INC. EFI fuel tank, Russel Fittings/Lines, Aeromotive Fuel Rails, 42 lb/hr. injectors
Transmission: Tremec TKO600 - American Powertrain Hydromax and swap parts.
Rear end: Strange 9-inch housing, 3.70 gears
Brakes: Baer 6P Calipers, 13-inch rotors, front and back
Wheels/Tires: US Mags PT4, 17x8 front, 17x9 rear, Nitto NT555 G2 tires
Interior: TMI Products Sport R seat foams and covers, Sport R door panels and center console, Vintage Air SureFit Air Conditioning, Dakota Digital Retrotech Gauges, Painless chassis wiring harness, Ididit steering column
Suspension: UMI Performance control arms, Viking double adjustable coilovers and rear shocks, Custom Works Performance rear lowering leaf springs

While the car came from LA area and hasn't seen salt, mice built nests that held moisture and caused some rust in the rockers. Next plan is fixing that stuff but I plan to just primer the fixes and keep it in patina for quite a while. It's nice being able to drive and not worry.
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Man I lone the 71' this is so awesome!! great build
 

Squeaky192

Regular
Oct 4, 2022
269
1,500
Fox River Grove
Nice car. Subbing for when you decide to pressurize the engine a bit.
I'd like to do a blower at some point, but hood clearance might be fun. I hate cowls on this body style, so whatever I do I'll want to keep it under the stock hood. The engine mounts have the engine about as low as it can be without the pan hanging below the k-member, so there's no room there to gain clearance.

Eventually I'll want to put it on our SPEC chassis, but for now I don't want to go down the rabbit hole that that will turn into. I have a '66 Nova wagon back in Kansas I plan to bring here next year, so that will likely get a chassis and focus before the Camaro gets more mods or anything done.
 

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