An interesting mix of parts and pieces...Burnished Brown is a cool color...I have a "10D" Code 61 X77 D80 car built a few weeks after yours...Enjoy it and wrap that odometer a few times before we have to check out.
@@buddywagner6351 Very cool...I own an original paint Burnished Brown X77 Z/28...it was crashed in 1976 with 27K miles on it...stored since...I plan to resurrect it this year...I love Grady Burch's BB COPO car...so I will try and build a similar Day 2 type car.
AWESOME! I have a ton of parts in the collection. I took the orig fenders off in 82 when i restored it. I put NOS GM fenders on it. I will be selling those when i re restore the car soon! Trying to finish up a frame off 1970 Z28 restoration right now!
it's a RIDETECH bolt in 4-link kit with their Coilovers so you're looking at coilovers now not shocks. Hope that answers the Q. the car runs stock tubs and 255's and is 1000x better with the links and coils
How do you like the ride quality of the Ridetech 4-link? I'm undecided on which way to go, I want a good riding car that handling but I will never take it to a track, I've ridden in a friends 69 with full DSE, great handling car but the ride is harsh. I'm reading your build thread now, thanks for the information! @@sfraserusa
@@Enjoytheinbetween : The ride quality on my car is awesome so YES. My z28 is more touring vs track - so it's really nice., The ride tech 4-link can be easily adjusted either way since their coil springs come in so many load ratings (each spring is rated on so many #'s) you can change them out quickly (vs a leaf spring) even if you want to add stiffer springs for a weekend, some good tires, and go to the track - their coils cost $90 each.....so worth it. I run their coil overs on my full proTour 67SS with a TCI chassis. For the Z28 build I spoke to their tech's at length describing my car and they selected the coil rates/weight. I don't even know what they are, but they're butter. The car hooks, goes around corners and rides 100% better than the very good leaf springs that were in there before. The only thing I would do different on my car is not use their R-joint (it's an upgraded Heim joint) and run bushings on the ends instead. I do get some noise transfer and feel small vibrations from those hard links. You want them on a track car, but for me on a touring car I would go with Poly bushings. The kit was great, easy install, non invasive and it was ALL there with great instructions. You will need to weld tabs on the axle, or get their Axle housing with pre welded tabs (worth the money if you don['t want to weld under the car measure, setup etc...). I like the DSE as well, but the ride tech comes right out if the car even has to go back to springs and be a museum piece. All this is documented in detail on the car's build thread mentioned in description. Hope this helps!!
Short answer: Yes. This body is bone stock, no custom fab. That being said I had professionals replace/cut and weld in the floor, quarters, then do full body and paint. The rest is basically bolt in with a ton of complex, modern electronics. There's a few small things here and there that will require you to have a small Mig (little custom brackets etc. ) so for the most part it's just hours and hours. The full build is documented in description below the video
I guess now days if you spend $100K and 800 hours to fully restore a car, some people think it's "destroying it" vs not keeping it alive and on the road for another 25+ years? I don't see your cars on this site so I can't add my opinions to them. If you take an extra couple of minutes to read the story on this car - you may better understand the direction of this build. I bought this car as a "roller" without an engine. If it had even a non matching but date correct DZ-302 it would be in this car. Those engines are more expensive than an LS swap, so I went the less expensive route. If you can find me the DZ302 that matches this car I'll give you market $$ for it and pull this LS out. As it sits, this car is more valuable and nicer to drive than a numbers matching DZ car. Keeping this old Pony car on the road and not hidden in some hoard seems to me and other enthusiasts a win, not a loss, for this Z28. I still welcome the comment either way, so thank you.
Not bragging, but I have a 1969 Z/28 with 8600 miles bought when I was 19, and took it off the road, because I knew 'we' were not gonna survive .Pickled the engine and stored it 50 years in a garage. Original DZ and M22. Back on the road and updating tires, gas tank, brakes, wires, etc. Now that I read your story, it makes sense. Good on ya 👍
Beautiful car! You really put together the ultimate 2023 version if a 1969 Z28 Camaro!
Much Thanks sixty8!!
This is one sweet Z im impressed fella's.
Thank you Kevin for the kind words
That is the perfect car 2 daily well done i couldn't own it id never go 2 work
😂. You would get to work, just faster.
Sweet! I dig the center caps!
Wow good eye!!! They're shorty rally wheel derby caps. Either Classic industries or summit....I forget
@sfraserusa A friend made a set of "cones" of billet aluminum and they looked SICK. Never seen another set like them.
An interesting mix of parts and pieces...Burnished Brown is a cool color...I have a "10D" Code 61 X77 D80 car built a few weeks after yours...Enjoy it and wrap that odometer a few times before we have to check out.
Too bad this one is actually color code 51, Dusk Blue.
@@buddywagner6351 That is what is on the cowl tag...but the car is Burnished Brown, Code 61. I have owned a few Dusk Blue '69s...another nice color.
Burnished Brown is a very rare color! I have owned mine since 1978, and i have only seen 2 other ones on the street!
@@buddywagner6351 Very cool...I own an original paint Burnished Brown X77 Z/28...it was crashed in 1976 with 27K miles on it...stored since...I plan to resurrect it this year...I love Grady Burch's BB COPO car...so I will try and build a similar Day 2 type car.
AWESOME! I have a ton of parts in the collection. I took the orig fenders off in 82 when i restored it. I put NOS GM fenders on it. I will be selling those when i re restore the car soon! Trying to finish up a frame off 1970 Z28 restoration right now!
Love this color scheme man what color scheme is this?
The perfect resto-mod!! Did you move your rear shocks inboard?
it's a RIDETECH bolt in 4-link kit with their Coilovers so you're looking at coilovers now not shocks. Hope that answers the Q. the car runs stock tubs and 255's and is 1000x better with the links and coils
@@sfraserusa thanks!! I love the look!!
How do you like the ride quality of the Ridetech 4-link? I'm undecided on which way to go, I want a good riding car that handling but I will never take it to a track, I've ridden in a friends 69 with full DSE, great handling car but the ride is harsh. I'm reading your build thread now, thanks for the information! @@sfraserusa
@@Enjoytheinbetween : The ride quality on my car is awesome so YES. My z28 is more touring vs track - so it's really nice., The ride tech 4-link can be easily adjusted either way since their coil springs come in so many load ratings (each spring is rated on so many #'s) you can change them out quickly (vs a leaf spring) even if you want to add stiffer springs for a weekend, some good tires, and go to the track - their coils cost $90 each.....so worth it. I run their coil overs on my full proTour 67SS with a TCI chassis. For the Z28 build I spoke to their tech's at length describing my car and they selected the coil rates/weight. I don't even know what they are, but they're butter. The car hooks, goes around corners and rides 100% better than the very good leaf springs that were in there before. The only thing I would do different on my car is not use their R-joint (it's an upgraded Heim joint) and run bushings on the ends instead. I do get some noise transfer and feel small vibrations from those hard links. You want them on a track car, but for me on a touring car I would go with Poly bushings. The kit was great, easy install, non invasive and it was ALL there with great instructions. You will need to weld tabs on the axle, or get their Axle housing with pre welded tabs (worth the money if you don['t want to weld under the car measure, setup etc...). I like the DSE as well, but the ride tech comes right out if the car even has to go back to springs and be a museum piece. All this is documented in detail on the car's build thread mentioned in description. Hope this helps!!
@@Enjoytheinbetween Yes get the Ridetech!! I wrote a reply long but it's gone.. I'm not the most savvy user here.....
Awesome car!!
How hard is to build a car like this? Can I do it in my backyard without fabricating every inch of it?
Short answer: Yes. This body is bone stock, no custom fab. That being said I had professionals replace/cut and weld in the floor, quarters, then do full body and paint. The rest is basically bolt in with a ton of complex, modern electronics. There's a few small things here and there that will require you to have a small Mig (little custom brackets etc. ) so for the most part it's just hours and hours. The full build is documented in description below the video
@@sfraserusa Awesome. Thanks for the info!
Way to go jethro
Thanks Cliff!! I saw your '69 it's looking menacing!
Nice ride ...
Thanks ✌️
Absolutely awesome 69
Thank you Carlos!!
Very nice 👍👍
Thank You !!!
Too bad he destroyed the DZ 302- it would have been worth something then😮
I guess now days if you spend $100K and 800 hours to fully restore a car, some people think it's "destroying it" vs not keeping it alive and on the road for another 25+ years? I don't see your cars on this site so I can't add my opinions to them. If you take an extra couple of minutes to read the story on this car - you may better understand the direction of this build. I bought this car as a "roller" without an engine. If it had even a non matching but date correct DZ-302 it would be in this car. Those engines are more expensive than an LS swap, so I went the less expensive route. If you can find me the DZ302 that matches this car I'll give you market $$ for it and pull this LS out. As it sits, this car is more valuable and nicer to drive than a numbers matching DZ car. Keeping this old Pony car on the road and not hidden in some hoard seems to me and other enthusiasts a win, not a loss, for this Z28. I still welcome the comment either way, so thank you.
Not bragging, but I have a 1969 Z/28 with 8600 miles bought when I was 19, and took it off the road, because I knew 'we' were not gonna survive .Pickled the engine and stored it 50 years in a garage. Original DZ and M22. Back on the road and updating tires, gas tank, brakes, wires, etc. Now that I read your story, it makes sense. Good on ya 👍
@@WELLRESPECTEDAPE Glad you're getting your Z back on the road!! I have not tasted pickled DZ302 but I can only imagine it tastes like victory!
Pickled 302's are tastier than a roasted 302 🤪👍
And I WANT IT
How much money
As the saying goes; If you have to ask....
Car is on eBay
$95k you'd think they'd get the body panels to fit better.
Yet another arm chair jockey troll with NO CARs of his own on the internet for others to critique......
IT'S NO LONGER A Z28!!!