79 Z28 Gets A New Life

[gray86hach]

Starting to build my wifes 79 z28
29k one owner.

Her dad bought the car new in 79 drove it till sometime in 82 then parked it behind the house. It sat there until about 94 then he had the car painted. This was finished in 97. It has been sitting in storage since getting about 800 miles on it since 97. The interior is like new.

Being what it is driving it is not fun with a auto and 175hp 350.

The car is black on black with silver stripes. No t tops and ac.

We are going to turn it into a daily driver autocross car.

Will be a 6 speed with a ls either a 5.3 or ls2. Just depends on the price of the ls2

I have Koni shocks for the car.
C6 brakes
Bonspeed 18-8 and 10 gt-b
Mast oil pan
Holley EFI

Plans are for DSE springs and bars
Holley and hooker ls swap parts
Dakota digital dash
Vintage air

Adding pics in a few

[gray86hach]

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[camarorider]

Great project! Subscribed.

[gray86hach]

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Picked up a clean subframe this week.
Good spindles and steering box.

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Machined the rotors down to make hubs for the c6 brakes.

Going to clean and blast everything to prep for paint.

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Rotors need a clean up pass and some paint on the calipers and abutment brackets.

The Holley efi is a donation from my mustang.

Tim

[srh3trinity]

That is a nice looking starting point. Cant wait to see the bonspeeds on there.

[ACONLP]

Looks great. very nice

[CampbellshotrodsAZ]

Cool car, looking forward to seeing the progress!!!

[gray86hach]

Thanks guys

I got the hubs and abutment brackets blasted and painted today.

My new shop should be done the end of August then it will be full steam on the Camaro.

Tim

[gray86hach]

I have been picking away at it a little. The rotors are cleaned up and centers painted. The calipers are painted.
Spindles are modified and painted. Picked up a set of Hawk HPS pads. Mast oil pan. DSE 2" rear springs. Switch to put modern delay wipers on the car.

[gray86hach]

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I have started on the car. LED lighting.

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[gray86hach]

Kore3 brackets installed.

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C6 ordered kore3 hubs friday.

[gray86hach]

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[gray86hach]

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1.75 hours the housing was on the floor.

All the bolts came out with no hammer, wd-40 or heat.

I picked up spring bushings yesterday those are going in the dse 2"drop springs.

Have to get the housing apart and prepped for the brakes. Install the arp studs. Turn the axle flange down to fit inside the rotor. Weld the tubes and have it straightened.

Wheels are going to start production next week.

Tim

[gray86hach]

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[Motown 454]

Nice car ! You did a nice job on the brakes. Looking good!

[gray86hach]

Thanks

I will have the rear of the car done this year. Big brakes on it. Wheels and tires.

Next year the front end comes off for subframe engine trans and finish the front suspension. Vintage air and other interior stuff.

Tim

[gray86hach]

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[gray86hach]

Kore3 hubs and rear brackets came.
Waiting on DSE front springs then I will pull the spindles and clean and paint them.

Have to make a run to the local speed shop and pick up the lines for the rear axle.

All the bolt on parts of the rear axle have been blasted and painted. Springs are ready to go in the car.

Tim

[RMMiller]

Man that is a clean car, I would say shame on you for tearing into a survivor but I would do the same!

[gray86hach]

I hear you. My wife will never sell it. Her dad bought it new.

With the way it was it was no fun to drive the ac didn't work engine was starting to drip on the floor.

I have nothing into the car. Make it something we can drive and have fun with.

Tim

[BonzoHansen]

Love it!

Why did you change your mind on the hubs?

[gray86hach]

I was going to have to space the caliper bracket almost 1/4".

Didn't want to cobble it together.

Tim

[gray86hach]

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All new steering parts got painted today. S10 master cylinder

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All new brake parts.

Tim

[gray86hach]

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NOS posi

Buddy had this. Just need to swap the ring gear over and set the backlash.

[gray86hach]

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DSE springs and prothane spring pads

Also got UMI tie rod sleeves.

Going to drill the front lug studs for safety wire tomorrow.

Also decided to order new axles. I had to replace the studs and turn the flange down to fit inside the rotor.

Tim

[gray86hach]

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Axles showed up today. They clear the rotors, are drilled for 7/16 and 1/2 studs.

For $204 cant go wrong

Tim

[gray86hach]

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DSE vs stockers

[gray86hach]

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Going to do some clean up before it goes back together.

[gray86hach]

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Nice piece with the bracket only had to make 1 line

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Ready to bolt on.

[gray86hach]

Well the axles were not a direct bolt in the brake pilot had a step in it for some reason so I had to turn that down.

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[gray86hach]

DSE stuff showed up today
Should have the lowers next month.

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[zamora7]

Love watching these second gen builds, very nice clean car.

[gray86hach]

Thanks. This weekend it is going to be a little warmer here so I am hoping to spend some time in the shop and get the old booster off and get some measurements for brake lines.


These temps in the teens sucks. I don't have insulation or heat in the shop yet. So some things are going to be on hold till spring

Tim

[zamora7]

Yeah low temps suck for working on cars, I have a build of my own that needs more attention this weekend as well.

[gray86hach]

Spent just over a hour on it today. Stock master and booster are off. The two bottom nuts are a pain. Even with the inner fender out still took quite a bit of time 1/8 of a turn at a time.

The new booster will be here on the 18th. Going to change out the line that goes across to the rh side and to the rear. They were all very solid but had surface rust.

Also going to put a shut off valve in the rear line to use as a parking brake for warming up the engine. The kore3 parking brake setup is just a lot of money for what it is.

Tim

[gray86hach]

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[gray86hach]

Last piece I needed to get the suspension back together.

Also got all the brake lines so I can start bending those up. It will have all stainless hard and flex lines.

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[gray86hach]

Had to pick up 9/16 bolts for the lower arms the 14mm were sloppy in the bushings

Tim

[gray86hach]

Ran into some issues with the proportioning valve clearing the inner fender. Had to cut and hammer it to clear. I will weld it up and paint it once all the lines are done.

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[gray86hach]

I got the drivers side mocked up. The front brake lines are done and the rear line is bent up just needs to have the shut off valve installed for the parking brake.

Going to finish the pass side tomorrow

This year I am just bolting all the parts on the car and next winter when I change the engine and trans the car will come completely apart and everything will be blasted and coated or painted. Vintage air going in.

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[gray86hach]

Got quite a bit more done on the car today

Rh side is together and all the brake lines are bent up. Added the shut off valve to the rear line I am using for a parking brake

Parts run down so far

Front
DSE upper and lower arms
DSE sway bar
DSE LS springs
Koni red shocks
Moog steering linkage
Kore 3 C6 Z51 brake kit
Hawke HPS pads
Stainless hard lines
tuff stuff 9" booster
wilwood proportioning valve
S truck master cyl

Rear

DSE 2" rear spring
10 factory axles
Eaton posi with stock 3.42
Kore 3 c6 z51
hawk HPS pads
Koni red shocks

Bonspeed GT-B should be shipping next week
245-40-18
275-40-18

Next winter the car is going to come completly apart for subframes, Vintage Air, Dakota Digital, Holley EFI, Tanks inc fuel system, Blue tooth radio. LS with 6 speed
everything will be painted and coated

[camarodude87]

Great looking car, cant wait for updates

[Justin@EntropyRad]

Killer setup!

[gray86hach]

Thanks.

Got the housing back in the car the other night. Little more work in the rear to finish that up. Then tighten the steering linkage and pull the booster off to final assemble that and it should be time to bleed the brakes.

Waiting on wheels and tires

Tim

[bonecrrusher]

Love the exterior of this car - so clean!

Looking forward to seeing it back on the ground.

[gray86hach]

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[KCG]

Well the axles were not a direct bolt in the brake pilot had a step in it for some reason so I had to turn that down.

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Could you elaborate a little more on this...I'm not understanding what you had to do here.
Also, Is the shut off valve for the parking brake electric or how is it activated?
Thanks

[gray86hach]

Where the rotor slides over the end of the axle the center of it is the brake pilot. Between the lugs.

Also had to trim the end of the axle down so the center pin would go in with the c clip installed the axle hung into the pin boss by .080 per side.

The valve will be controlled using a rod connected to it coming out where the stock park brake release handle is.

Tim

[woody80z28]

Simple but effective mods...very similar to my build. I like it!

[KCG]

Where the rotor slides over the end of the axle the center of it is the brake pilot. Between the lugs.

Also had to trim the end of the axle down so the center pin would go in with the c clip installed the axle hung into the pin boss by .080 per side.

The valve will be controlled using a rod connected to it coming out where the stock park brake release handle is.

Tim

Gotcha, I thought maybe you were referring to something other than sliding the rotor over the axle flange...thanks.

Bummer the axles were too long, but sounds like np for you.

Post some pics of that valve/rod please.

We have the C6 front assembled but still using drum on the rear of my sons '81.

[gray86hach]

Will do going to try and work on it today.

Tim

[gray86hach]

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These shipped today.

Tires will be here tomorrow

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[87camaroZ28]

I really like this car and the direction you are going with it, not many rubber bumper cars around these parts. The wheels are going to make the car stand out.
Nice work!


Greg

[minendrews68]

Dang son.. This car looked good before you started! I'd take it. Gonna be nice when your finished. Good job.

[gray86hach]

Thanks guys

I hope to have it finished this week.

I have had all kinds of problems with the flairing on the stainless lines with the cheap bar style flair tool so I am ordering the $225 one that summit sells.

Tim

[gray86hach]

Wheels are hear tires tomorrow. Will be on the ground tomorrow

Tim

[gray86hach]

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It rides really nice. almost better that stock.

Tim

[gray86hach]

Got it all cleaned up

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[KCG]

Thats pretty sharp. Sitting perfect in my opinion

[gray86hach]

If it was any lower the tire would be rubbing. At this height it is not rubbing

Tim

[SSLance]

Looks fantastic!! Great job on it so far.

[CampbellshotrodsAZ]

Looks awesome!

[woody80z28]

Looks damn good...making me jelly! Mine will be back on 4 wheels tonight...but only for mockup. Still a long way before driving it.

[MTZ28]

Looks great, like the stance. I'm doing the same suspension setup. Would you mind sharing your wheel specs, width and bs. Are those the 2" drop rear leafs?

[gray86hach]

18 -8. 4.75 bs. Would go 5 to get the tire away from the fender a little more it is close but does not hit.
18-10 5.75 bs. Perfect with 275 40 tire

Tim

[DB Z28]

Looks Very nice

[GNon18s]

Nice!

[zamora7]

Man car looks awesome, I love the wheels.

[kevs79]

Looks perfect! Those wheels look great and the stance is perfect!!

[kevs79]

I tried to look through the thread and didnt see it. What size are the front tires?

[gray86hach]

245-40-18

[gray86hach]

I know why this car is as slow as it is. Weight with me in it is 3975lb. My dads 71 chevelle with a alum ls and vintage air is 3600lb with me in it.

The alum 5.3 and vintage air should take quite a bit of weight out of this thing.

Tim

[kirt70camaro]

Car looked great this weekend at Super Chevy!