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Chevy454
02-02-2007, 02:52 AM
A buddy of mine who races in Pure Stock, Tim Clary [before you ask, "No", we're not related! LOL!!] recently picked up a '68 Z/28 sold out of Berger Chevrolet...he's known of the car for years, and finally picked it up from a buddy a buddy of his who's had the car waiting to be finished for 10+ years...it's loaded with options, and was origilly Mrs. Berger's daily driver! 38k miles, RS/SS, red w/ white vinyl top, white guts, power windows, 4.56, cowl plenum!!

Check it out...

http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=119209

GreenLS6
02-07-2007, 01:52 AM
Hi everyone, Long time lurker firstime poster.. Rob I can't believe you you would disown me after all these years. It's cause Dad said I could take the yellow car out for ice cream isn't it? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

GreenLS6
02-07-2007, 02:00 AM
Started putting the car back together today.There was actually some nice paint under all that dust. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/drool.gif

SS427
02-07-2007, 02:35 AM
Welcome to the site Tim (as a poster). Can you post some pictures here? I cannot get them off the Buick site. I would also love to hear more about your LS-6. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif
Rick

Chevy454
02-07-2007, 02:40 AM
DOH! Sorry about that...didn't dawn on me that you had to be signed in over there to see them. Give me a sec and I'll plug 'em in here...BTW Tim, nice to see ya, bro! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

Chevy454
02-07-2007, 02:46 AM
Here ya go, pictures from when he closed the deal...[you can see the larger originals in my photo gallery]...

http://www.yenko.net/photos/data/500/medium/24.jpg

http://www.yenko.net/photos/data/500/medium/110.jpg

http://www.yenko.net/photos/data/500/medium/34.jpg

http://www.yenko.net/photos/data/500/medium/42.jpg

JChlupsa
02-07-2007, 03:19 AM
pictures of the opened up Cowl Plenum firewall hole please http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

69RSZ
02-09-2007, 01:27 AM
http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/Can-I-Have-It.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif I dont have a 302 emblem car

zmanrc
02-13-2007, 06:28 PM
[ QUOTE ]
and was origilly Mrs. Berger's daily driver!
Check it out...


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That's GREAT!!!
We would love to see this car up here for The Berger All Chevy Show http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

GreenLS6
02-15-2007, 07:47 PM
Yes , I plan on having it finished for the show. I am going to bring it to the pure stock drags this year so I need all the drive and tune time I can get!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

GreenLS6
02-15-2007, 07:51 PM
hawaiian camaro - I'm trying to post the picture but can't figure it out. Do you need measurments or is the picture ok?

JChlupsa
02-16-2007, 07:55 AM
does both sound greedy http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif you can send the pic to my email if you like as an attachment
[email protected]

Mahalo

Casey Marks
02-18-2007, 11:41 AM
For those of you that don't know Tim personally, here's a shot of his "better" side when we were loading up the "Z" to bring it home ..... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif

http://fototime.com/8A5A52A4EF5A2C2/standard.jpg

Xplantdad
02-18-2007, 05:57 PM
NORGE! (in my best Todd De Lamuca voice from Saturday Night Live)...with apologies to Bill Murray! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

GreenLS6
02-20-2007, 05:24 AM
Here we go Ill try this again!! Of course my daughter is helping me. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/greenls6/camarocowl003.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/greenls6/camarocowl004.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/greenls6/camarocowl005.jpg

scuncio
02-20-2007, 05:36 AM
Wow, that looks a LOT cleaner than the plenum hole on my '68. Nice car, BTW!

GreenLS6
02-20-2007, 06:02 AM
Thanks Scuncio.

Jeff ,hope the pictures work for you.If you need any thing else let me know, my daughter showed me how to post pictures with photobucket.

GreenLS6
02-20-2007, 06:08 AM
Stopped by Scott Tiemann's place today and he gave me some more history and old photos of the Z. One of the old owners used the car to pull his stock car to the track. Also got the found in the barn photos!!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif

GreenLS6
02-20-2007, 06:12 AM
Found

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/greenls6/Mail0001.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/greenls6/Mail0002.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/greenls6/Mail.jpg

I'm diggin the pile of stock parts and the Mags.
Note the painted body color ralleys with stock
E-70-15 http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif

GreenLS6
02-20-2007, 06:15 AM
Tow duty

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/greenls6/Mail0004.jpg

Can you figure out why it was parked?? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/greenls6/Mail0003-1.jpg

engine

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/greenls6/Mail0005.jpg

Mr70
02-20-2007, 06:17 AM
I see a bent rod in the upper right..drop a valve?

GreenLS6
02-20-2007, 07:08 AM
Hydro locked... oouch!
Scott said it fired and ran. Not good - but ran.

YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY
02-20-2007, 05:11 PM
What the???.... Hydraulic'd??

GreenLS6
02-20-2007, 10:31 PM
Air compresses, fuel or water does not. It either lost a head gasket and ate a cylinder full of coolant, or had a stuck needle and seat filled a cylinder with enough fuel- it fired on one cylinder came around and stopped on that one. Ran thru a car wash while running ???
I say OUCH either way!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

ORIGLS6
02-20-2007, 10:41 PM
"Hydraulic'd?? "

We used to see that a lot with my friend's '63 FI Corvette. The fuel blocks on those units were the culprit and would leak fuel into a cylinder. When the engine fired quickly, (which didn't happen often)if the cylinder containing the fuel was on a compression stroke............ TROUBLE!

Denis
02-21-2007, 12:49 AM
totally cool. congrats.

firstgenaddict
02-23-2007, 03:42 AM
http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif nice... nice cowl plenum hole as well... beats the 1000 drill holes and a chisel I have seen on some... LOL

JRSully
03-06-2007, 05:55 AM
we used to see that with guys who bought brand new race boats with no experience driving them ,brought them up to speed and then slammed the throttles shut, water would shoot up through the water jackets and load the cylinders, end of ride...

firstgenaddict
03-08-2007, 06:42 PM
[ QUOTE ]
we used to see that with guys who bought brand new race boats with no experience driving them ,brought them up to speed and then slammed the throttles shut, water would shoot up through the water jackets and load the cylinders, end of ride...

[/ QUOTE ]

Ended Rather Quickly.... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif

GreenLS6
03-21-2007, 08:27 AM
Finished the brake system today. The 4 piston calipers came out great- Calipers online did a great job. The prop. valve and distribution block from RIGHT STUFF I have to say different on! Niether piece looked even close when I got them. Ended up disassembling ,blasting and replating the old stuff. Thought I had the wrong power booster because there was no delco stamp,Then I saw the 8515 stamping and reused it.
Starting on the dash assembly next. Want to have done and drivable for the BERGER show and reunion.

Charles
03-24-2007, 08:20 PM
Does anyone know what month the 302 emblem was replaced by the Z/28 emblem on the 1968? Saw a LeMans blue 1968 that had the 302 type. Later on it got a new intake manifold under warranty. Don't know what the issue was there. Thanks.
Charles

6t7 camaro
03-25-2007, 01:47 AM
The 302 emblem was superseded by the Z/28 emblem in mid March of '68.

Kurt S
03-29-2007, 01:15 AM
Tim,
Just don't blast that one wheel with the original paint and tire on it.
And that smog pulley is original, though it's not deepgroove.

Personally, I would reuse/restore most of the parts that are with the car since most are original.

1967Z28
04-02-2007, 02:23 AM
Hey Kurt, didn't Bob S's red '68 Z which came from Berger also have red painted rally wheels on it?

-Jon

GreenLS6
04-02-2007, 07:39 AM
Same car- Hey kurt- I know ,was replating stuff that had rusted while sitting. Thought I'd have it running by now BUTTT..... The distrib. had been left out for the last few years while sitting. Saw something in the dist. hole so I pulled the intake to look and found a MOUSE NEST that filled the whole freakin lifter valley!!! Motor was fresh-JUNK now. Needs to come down and gone threw again.
This means big delay.

Kurt S
04-02-2007, 12:09 PM
Tim,
Yeah, I heard about the mouse. Bummer......

Jon,
Yup, the car migrated about 15 miles south.

GreenLS6
04-03-2007, 07:09 AM
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/greenls6/Camaro013.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/greenls6/Camaro006.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/greenls6/Camaro002.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/greenls6/Camaro003.jpg

GreenLS6
04-03-2007, 07:27 AM
Pulled the motor tonight.. A view of the carnage!! When I lifted the motor I heard marbles rolling around in the oil pan. NUTS!!!!!!! Living quarters in the lifter valley , Pantry down below!! If you love somthing DON'T TREAT IT LIKE THIS.. Seal it up - DEATH TO ALL RODENTS !!!!!! Furry little bastards.

Xplantdad
04-03-2007, 07:31 AM
Damn! That's crazy! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Chris396
04-03-2007, 10:10 AM
Wow! My friend had a '49 Chevy that blew the motor because of a mouse nest in the engine.

427freak
04-08-2007, 09:59 PM
Cool car. Will be fun to drive. You had a mouse in the small block car and I had a rat, well you get it. At least your rodent wasn't alive when you got it home like mine. This is pic prior to execution for vandalism.
http://www.yenko.net/attachments/263804-tn_yenko68042.jpg

GreenLS6
04-10-2007, 07:35 AM
You got me beat.. I couldnt train mine to stand still for a picture!!!

joey
04-22-2007, 04:54 AM
shame on yall killing those poor little mice lol http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif those are some funny pics

427freak
04-30-2007, 05:28 AM
Joey
Mice are one thing but mine was a rat, not as cute. My son tried to trap it (too many Disney movies) but it jumped out of the car and ran into my garage, big mistake. I went into the garage after it and it ran back to the car and got back into the trunk. That's when I made sure he wasn't going to leave the car again. Found several of his ancestors in the car fossilized.

JK98SS
11-17-2007, 08:43 AM
It may have been Mr. Jangles from the Green Mile. lol

In Tom's first post he stated a 68 Z28, then went on to say it is an RS/SS car.
Correct me if I am wrong, but the Z28 and SS package were not available together. It looks to me just a mistype and it is a Z28 with the RS package.

Regardless, amazing car.

Z28DZ
12-07-2007, 01:08 AM
A mouse house in a Chevy "mouse" motor http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif!

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif

GreenLS6
02-15-2013, 12:57 AM
Finally been making progress on the car again, Lost the wind out of my sails on the car after the motor fiasco. New motor all machined, ready to go together. Started giving the old girl some love . Gonna shoot for the Berger show.

Salvatore
02-19-2013, 03:44 AM
well we need more pictures than! Keep up the good work.