1965 Chevelle Z-16 camshaft info...

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

True....I wasnt thinking about what year it was when I posted that BUT there was ONE GM supplied L-88 engine equiped 65 roadster corvette built and raced in SCCA racing back in late summer of 1965 with factory connections. Its documented as such but must have been an engine transplant back in 1965 and came with a 396/425 HP. I bought my cam in the spring of 1967 for my Vette. Had to get the whole kit. Dist. gear drive, etc. It was legal for A/SP back then. Loved the gear whine when capped up. I could hear it even with side pipes. I wonder how he got the Z-16 that way? Lots of interesting stuff could be gotten if you knew the right person.

I have no idea. Probably because the car was raced out of the dealership. This guy that comes to the shop knew my friend John Livingston back in the day. He said John once told him that he (John) knew their car was illegal by the sound of it. I want to say it was a 56 sedan delivery 2-4 car. I think John told him he had the wrong heads on it and he better not bring it back that way. This is all before my time, mind you, I was only 3 at the time. I'm just going by what people I know who were there have told me over the years.

My uncle sold new Chevrolets for decades, he had all sorts of demonstrators, 66 Chevy II L-79, 67 Chevelle L-78, 70 Chevelle LS-6. He ordered a new C-30 Longhorn for Dad that had a 255HP 350 in 1970. You're right, if you knew the right people, and the right codes, weird and wonderful things could be had.

[greg fulk]

This is a bit off course but "My Dad says" back in 67/68 their was a guy that ran a 67 Camaro @ Ravenrock with a 283 (factory) his uncle (my grandfather's brother) worked @ a Chevy dealer & always called him a cheat n S.O.B. & said they never made a Camaro with a 283??

[rayfin]

I never saw a camaro with a 283 from the factory. Sure is neat reading about this old stuff though. It brings me back in time. Maybe he was thinking of a 302 (283 crankshaft)?

[rallye bob]

283 Camaro?????
Some discussion on this....
http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=145068

[Jeff Lee]

I pieced together the highlights of that thread. Interesting. So I guess somebody could build a Camaro class car with a 283 2bbl?

There were 193 export cars built with the L32 283/195 engine. 72 manual transmission cars and 121 automatic transmission cars.

Then what are these engine codes ??
MD 67 283 Camaro 195 Base 4-spd 2-Brl Hyd Cam
MJ = 67 283 Camaro 195 Base Power glide 2-Brl

The 283's were only used in foreign-built Camaros and only in one plant, Switzerland. This was due to tax rules.

[Chuck Norton]

[QUOTE=Jeff Lee;228287]So I guess somebody could build a Camaro class car with a 283 2bbl?

Is it in the Guide?

[John Lang]

I have a friend from the early 60's who has an original Z16 65 Red Chevelle, that he bought new from Hall Chev, in Milwaukee, Wis, and he still has the car. The car has 7500+ a couple miles, it is unmollested, as original as the day he got it from the dealership! He drives the car in the summer time only, and only at night, he got sick of people following him with questions ! The car is in a temperature controled shop at his house, and MINT !!!!!!!!!!............John..........Merry Christmas & Happy New Year P.S. It has a solid lifter cam.

[bill dedman]

So, the answer is.......maybe.

Thanks to all who responded to the original lifter question. I REALLY appreciate the information!!!

Merry Christmas to all!

[X-TECH MAN]

Just goes to show you that nothing was written in stone during the '60's. My 1969 Corvette had a 1968 Q-Jet Carb for and automatic trans and a 1968 intake manifold on it when I bought it new in July of 1969. I had to locate a 1969 carb and intake before I coud race it in stock eliminator at the Suffolk Va. points race in 1970. You had to have the correct carb for the trans being used back then. It was a 4 speed.

[Rich Biebel]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Just goes to show you that nothing was written in stone during the '60's. My 1969 Corvette had a 1968 Q-Jet Carb for and automatic trans and a 1968 intake manifold on it when I bought it new in July of 1969. I had to locate a 1969 carb and intake before I coud race it in stock eliminator at the Suffolk Va. points race in 1970. You had to have the correct carb for the trans being used back then. It was a 4 speed.

When my partner and I built our 1968 Chevy II we did not have a carburetor, We hunted around and could not come up with a new one......or a used one. We bought a lot of parts from a local Chevy dealer and ther parts guy was a racer.....He got us a Q-Jet replacement body that had NO numbers on it.....We raced the car with that carb as well as some others we borrowed. We set the record in H/S at Atco in Sept. 1970 and that carb was on the car. Greg X did the checking after we tore it down. He said he would send the sheet to Farmer and let him decide about the NO number carb.....It passed and we got the record.....7028212....I think was the number...

The following year we went to Atco one day and the track inspector jumped all over us for that carb. and I am sure it was because a local had a similar car and sicked him on us.....He insisted we were illegal and somehow knew about the carb.....It rained anyway and we got our $$$ back and out the gate we went....