Re: JL8 available first week of Nov, 68?
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No doubt the JL8 was engineered for racing purposes. I suppose finding an original car that was NOT raced would be a pretty rare find!
Verne
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The JL8 option was very expensive so most of the 206 cars built were not for race teams. And if you look at all the componets, the rear brakes/rotors are the same size as the front brakes/rotors and they were actually larger than the standard front disc brakes. So it really was a race developed option that most people don't realize. The 68 Camaro I had 2 years ago had one of the newer conversion kits and it used full size rotors on the rear. All I can say is that the car was the best braking car I've ever been in. And that was not race type stuff, just standard single piston calipers. There are a lot of 1 off custom components used in the JL8 setup to adapt the big brakes. The strangest thing was that you could get the JL8 setup on a 6 cyl car if you wanted to. I've heard of at least 1 car that was built that way.
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69 Z28 JL8, #'s match - being restored
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