68 Yenco clone

Hi Bob.

Before you start questioning some of our ages and equating that to knowledge, you should perhaps do some research. Or ask. Plenty of us have (considerable) racing experience, and plenty of us are old enough to have first hand experience in the era you’re speaking of. Chevrolet openly sold pieces to build the ZLX. It was no secret. It was simply an L88 with iron heads. If you scroll upwards a page or two, you’ve been proven wrong with regard to the ZLX and I still maintain you’re wrong about L36 passenger car engine use in Medium Duty trucks (which for this site is considerably off-topic). Your errors here are beginning to cast a shadow on some of your other statements. And if we’re all collectively wrong and you’re right, the onus is upon you to prove us wrong. Provide us with real facts backed with hard documentation. Otherwise, your entire first hand story is beginning to sound a lot like faded memories, wishful thinking and most likely an abundance of conjecture.

Basically, I call BS.

Wayne Scraba

[Xplantdad]

Also to add to what Wayne has said...there is an original owner of a ZL-1 Camaro on this site...and also an original owner of a 1969 Yenko Camaro as well...

See these features:

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...332#Post168332

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...436#Post202436


So, yes, there are a few that "were around" at the time.

The features also make for some GREAT reading I might add! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[sYc]

And do not forget Ray Morrison, who just happens to be an orignal owner of a 1968 427 Gibb/DH Nova, who paid for his car drag racing. BTW, a factory L78/AUTOMATIC.

[SuperNovaSS]

As for me, I'm just a youngin'. I am not arguing your first hand accounts. You know what you have seen and done. It just seems that some of the research you have done is erroneous.


Jason

[original owner]

Gentlemen and cookies, I think it's great to agree to disagree. wonderfull? And I am glad that there are more original owners still out there, I feel old enough as is.I do think that its importent to know what 427 engine yenko put with his auto. trans. camaros.? What 427 chev. engine. hydro lifter, app. 400 h.p. from chevs ratings, is it? What L#, can anybody tell me,the only one chev listed then and now is the L36 390-400, 4barrel, 3,2;s, chev rated H.P. Had one in a 69 vette ,390 hp. 4 barrel, 4speed, almost no where to go to add hp. As to proof of the chevy fact's on the zxl or L36, just google it up , almost to much info, those are FACTS from the manufacture, and Wayne zxl had alum. heads look it up, if there's bs,its on the bottom of your shoes. AS I said for proof, just look up on this site, feature car dec 04, and read the repleys and look at the pictures.I am the good looking guy in picture 1, with the sunglasses, white t shirt, holding the first place trophy, next to the green yenko.(northstar dragways Mn. 1968. thats proof!) The guy I gave those pictures to and about 25 other's never returned any, 2nd owner after reso. I think. If theres any question on any thing I have said, I would certainly answer then and were I obtained the facts. I do not BS, dont need to. have not been around muscle cars for a long time, moved on to airplanes after my retirement. 36 years in the car bussines, most as used car manger, started with chev in the early 70's, just a few years after yenko build his 70 nova's. And I had a lot of talks with those men in the R.and D.dept. and 2 had worked on the project that put the drivetrains in the yenko and other's car's, that only about 3 years after the cars were built. I have more info .on the yenko project, but first we have to settle down the doubting thomas's . People on this site like to list the cars they have had, so here goes 1, 1962 bel air red coupe 4speed 409 2 4 barrels. 2,1963 chev biscayne 2 door post , silver, 4 speed 327 340 hp,390 rear end. 3, (my favorite) 1965 pontiac gto post, red,tri power 4 speed 360 hp ,370 rear end. 4, 1966 chev. vette convert, blue, white top327 350 hp. 5,1967 chev corvette 427 l71 3-2's 435 hp.maroon, t top.6, (only new oneI bought) 1968 chev yenko camaro, green, 4 SPEED,ys 8016# 450 hp. builtd up to over 600 by me and a friend. 7, 1969 pontiac GTO, 4 speed 400 350 hp dark blue same int, hood tach. ralley wheels. 8,1969 chev vette 427 390 hp(L 36 thats the one I talked about)8, bought in 1981, 1970 chev z 28 LT1 360 hp? 350,
4 speed ,red, black, stripes, ralley wheels. nicest driving chev I had, but not the fastest. And about 4 other ones that I bought as used car manager, for wholesale and sold for retail a short time later 1,1970 ford torino g.t.? orange, large black stripe down center of car,hood scope attached to carb big block 390 428 429 not sure, it was a ford, didnt pay it any attension.2, 1970 chev vette coupe,very low miles, 350, 300 hp. 4 speed charcoal, aqua int.3, 1968 olds 442 dark blue, 4speed,350 hp. texas car.4, 1967 pontiac. GTO blue 4 speed 400 350 hp. ralley wheels. well thats enough you get the picture. Now who can come up with the L# of the 427 hydro lifter motor, 427, that yenko put with his 67 and 69 camaros, that had around 400 chev, rated hp. And I do take remarks like I was wrong, very well, thank you Bob krueger

[SS427]

So did you call Bill and check with him per our discussion and what was his reply?

Hey Bob…

I don’t see anything in your prattle that looks anything remotely close to hard evidence of fact. It’s all personal chest beating and braggadocio. You might be able to fool the fools in some places, but I’m quite positive you won’t get far with this crowd using those tactics.

For all intents and purposes, you’ve called me a liar for doubting your convoluted version of fact and not taking everything you say as Chevy gospel. That sir is pathetic. I suggested you prove what you’ve stated by way of hard data. I haven’t seen anything from you other than rambling self promotion. And after reading the above tedious retort from you, it all looks rather like make believe.


Wayne Scraba

[x Baldwin Motion]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RPO LS7</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> </div></div>

Just noting the above ad lists cast iron heads, not aluminium. More than one recipe for ZLX or ZL-X

[Belair62]

What was the 63 327/340 horse Biscayne ? Something you swapped into it ?

[x Baldwin Motion]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Belair62</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What was the 63 327/340 horse Biscayne ? Something you swapped into it ? </div></div>



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