@RKTMAN7912
My dad bought a’68 el camino brand new. Bought the “How to hot rod your big block Chevy book and bought every single part to make a 396 ZL1. Everything down to the sodium filled, swirl finished valves, electric motor paint to help with oil drain back. It used to pull the front wheels with some 10” wrinkle walls back in the day. I just sold it a few years ago. I had the original option paperwork from the dealership, the original protecto plate, the loan paperwork to buy the truck, the business card of the salesperson he bought it from, a receipt for a tank of gas from the dealership, the knockouts for the keys still in the original white envelope. It took almost 7 years to build that motor. It was on an engine stand in the living room for a very long time. The registration that was the last time it was on the road. 1974. The only thing that was missing was the cigarette lighter which was stolen in storage. I can remember my sister and myself sitting behind the seats and going to the drive in to go watch a movie every now and then. My uncle ran a pro stock Nova and a nitro Harley. My dad built all of his engines. We were at Milan, US131 and Onadega Raceway almost every weekend. Lol, sure miss those days.
@paulne1514
My Father in law bought new a 1966 caprice, with a 427, 4 spd and air conditioning. He told me stock, he got in low 13’s. When he put on slicks he could get in the high 12’s. When I asked why did he sell it, he told me it was the family car and only got 4 mpg. When I asked what rear, he said 4:56.
@kingofthecards9767
Nothing more satisfying than a fresh clean chassis with a monster of an engine to power it when its all said and done😌 cant wait to see this when it is done
@davidetchellsetchells4692
Best engine Chevrolet ever made period! With cam and some port n polish they run around 600 hp at the crank which is massively impressive
@alanhale6494
Yes i am a Big Block Chevy Fan love them
@willkincaid5841
And it's a manual transmission. I'd love to get in the seat of this one
@thatfordude
A chevy 427 is definitely the best for performance and longevity. Depending on how you build it , it's capable of the easiest and most reliable power
@ericreimer6627
I helped build that engine. I worked in the facility that built these for GM. The cylinder heads came on pallets from Edelbrock, and I spot checked spring assembled heights and seat pressures, as well as prepping rotating parts for assembly.
@BernardBouchard-qq9kq
Yenko had Winters do a run of these in 1975 They had 4 bolt main caps laying in front of dealer parts dept.
@AntonChestnut
Well, that particular zl1 isn't itself all that rare and exotic... That's one of the new ones that GM performance reissued as a limited edition crate engine. If it were an actual 68 or 69 Winters Foundry cast mill, then we'd be looking at something quite a lot more traffic-stopping.
@Bman-xy2vh
My dad's friend was the mechanic/tuner for Yenko Chevrolet. He built my dad's 396 L89 camaro. Not a Yenko Camaro but damn near it.
@lyleswavel320
1969 corvette zL1 ran the quarter mile in 12.1 seconds @ 116 mph, no production car could do that in 1970 or 1971 unless someone put a supercharger on it
@kennethlaw9830
They had to underrate them , so they could sell them. The insurance industry at the time had put limits at rhe time. They would either not insure it or charge you a fortune.
@Madmel999Nobody
Beautiful
@donniebaker5984
The manufacturers had to under rate the horsepower on everything back when so the kids could be able to afford the insurance .. I can remember if you were under 21 years old and owned a muscle car your insurance would be about $1,000 a month
@lesbeaumont3370
Aren't they all underrated especially the big horsepower engines
@eric-liman4033
I am drooling!! 😮😮
@enriquegarciarojas3033
Badass if it's the XJR
@f.chrisliuzzo7889
It’s gonna be a sick ass car I know it is and it’ll have hook for days with that wheelbase!
@JasonPisaneschi-t5y