wtb: 69 z28 solid lifters

[subyman99]

hi, does anyone have any nos or nice used gm solid lifters for a 69 z28? i have all good ones but one is rusty. we are restoring the engine to exact like the way it was when new

Matt

[SuperNovaSS]

They are pricey. Aftermarket ones are the same as far as I know. Here are a few recent auctions:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-GM-52...categoryZ140683 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-GM-5232695-Solid-Lifters-ZL1-ZL-1-L88-427-COPO-Z-28_W0QQitemZ220344409910QQihZ012QQcategoryZ140683)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-CAMAR...emZ160310380934 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-CAMARO-Z28-L88-L89-GM-SOLID-LIFTERS-5232695-427_W0QQitemZ160310380934)

[69SSZL1]

You don't want to use "used" lifters on anything but the cam they cam off of, and the lobe they came off of. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/scholar.gif Order of reliable break in use: 1. used cam-original used lifters on original lobes; 2. new cam-new lifters, 3. used cam-new lifters (have the used cam re-parkerized for about $20. parkerizing is a lubricant-rust preventive and would help in breaking in the new lifters). GM lifters match the hardness of GM cams and are the best for restoration motors. I never had a flat lobe using GM lifters, no matter what oil and zinc is used.

[Salvatore]

I think Jerry MacNeish and most guys use the Comp Cams versions for the 302. Crane makes lifters also. Probably pays to buy new cam and lifters as a set. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif