Go Back   The Supercar Registry > General Discussion > Supercar/Musclecar Discussion


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #21  
Old 01-09-2020, 09:39 PM
olredalert olredalert is online now
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Marine City, Mi.
Posts: 8,826
Thanks: 27,237
Thanked 3,755 Times in 1,592 Posts
Default

----My 70 LT-1 roadster delivered new with 4:10's went 12.90 with fairly minimal mods. Only headers and a borrowed set of slicks, and smog removed, but absolutely no other mods of any kind. The car was 3 weeks old and I never even adjusted the idle. I thought that was pretty stout as did everybody there that day at Palm Beach Dragway, but you have me beat by a ton. Goes to show you what a bit of twisting can do, I guess......Bill S
Reply With Quote
  #22  
Old 01-11-2020, 02:51 AM
ZiggyL78's Avatar
ZiggyL78 ZiggyL78 is offline
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Toronto Canada
Posts: 764
Thanks: 118
Thanked 279 Times in 87 Posts
Default

I don't know how relevant this is but a 71 LS5 Vette with 28K miles sold for $27K US. I don't remember all the details but I do remember the car was white and was almost all original. It was up for over a month and the owner dropped the price a number of times. I posted the add here back when it was up. A local dealer mechanic had a 70 LT1 that ran 12.4s. It was well tuned but still mostly stock.
__________________
Real Canadian Rock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdeo-i6uw5g

Last edited by ZiggyL78; 01-11-2020 at 02:54 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #23  
Old 01-11-2020, 03:17 AM
ZiggyL78's Avatar
ZiggyL78 ZiggyL78 is offline
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Toronto Canada
Posts: 764
Thanks: 118
Thanked 279 Times in 87 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MosportGreen66 View Post
Dave and I sold our former '72 LT1 NOM but a beautiful tank sheet for about $9k a handful for years ago. It was a white/saddle no option coupe with 1/2 stripped paint needing restoration. Unrestored but not a survivor. We watch these cars carefully... $10k seems about all the $.

Dan
I think these cars are a hell of a good deal for the money today. A buddy of mine had a 70 LT1 4 Spd with a built motor that ran high 11s. The car was ridiculously fast for a street car and would hook on spit with a sticky STREET tire. I remember when he would let it go you could hardly see the road ahead when it was under power. All you could see was that long front end.That car also stopped and handled very well considering it was almost stock as far as suspension goes.
__________________
Real Canadian Rock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdeo-i6uw5g
Reply With Quote
  #24  
Old 01-11-2020, 12:25 PM
EZ Nova EZ Nova is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 982
Thanks: 26
Thanked 211 Times in 126 Posts
Default

Not to get off topic, but how does the 70 LT1's compare to the '68 L79 Vette's? I myself have never been much of a Vette guy, and since I'm 54 next month, I'm sorta looking at some. The LT1's seem to be a nice packaged all around car. The little 350 seems like a nice motor.
__________________
'58 Apache pick up
'78 Z28 4sp being restored
'70 W30 convert TRIBUTE
'78 Z28 32,000 survivor, Og Yellow paint, AC.
'69 CANADIAN Nova SS 396/350 hp
'67 CANADIAN Nova SS 427 10 sec. driver
'66 CANADIAN Nova SS Race Car
'61 CANADIAN Pontiac Bubble top 409+/4sp (SOLD)
'31 ALL STEEL Chevy P.U. GONE (EX-WIFES NOW)
Reply With Quote
  #25  
Old 01-12-2020, 01:50 AM
Tracker1's Avatar
Tracker1 Tracker1 is offline
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: ONTARIO
Posts: 3,315
Thanks: 854
Thanked 882 Times in 435 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by EZ Nova View Post
Not to get off topic, but how does the 70 LT1's compare to the '68 L79 Vette's? I myself have never been much of a Vette guy, and since I'm 54 next month, I'm sorta looking at some. The LT1's seem to be a nice packaged all around car. The little 350 seems like a nice motor.
Hydraulic lifters versus solid. Q-Jet versus Holley. Cast iron intake versus aluminum. It adds up. I've driven both and it's not even close. The '70 LT1 in good tune can cut a swath through many a big-block musclecar field. It ain't no "little 350"
__________________
I ain't nobody, dork.
Reply With Quote
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to Tracker1 For This Useful Post:
69LM1 (01-12-2020), purple panther (01-12-2020), RobR (01-12-2020), SMS (01-14-2020)
  #26  
Old 01-12-2020, 11:25 AM
Dave Rifkin Dave Rifkin is offline
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Little Egg Harbor, NJ, USA
Posts: 2,152
Thanks: 12,535
Thanked 287 Times in 148 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by EZ Nova View Post
Not to get off topic, but how does the 70 LT1's compare to the '68 L79 Vette's? I myself have never been much of a Vette guy, and since I'm 54 next month, I'm sorta looking at some. The LT1's seem to be a nice packaged all around car. The little 350 seems like a nice motor.
I think a better comparison would be the LT1 compared to the 1969 L46. I recently sold my 1969 Corvette that had all of the makings of an LT1 minus the solid lifter cam, holley carb and aluminum intake. It did have the TI ignition and 3.70:1 rear.

I think the L46 is an under appreciated motor.
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Dave Rifkin For This Useful Post:
Tracker1 (01-12-2020)
  #27  
Old 01-12-2020, 12:05 PM
EZ Nova EZ Nova is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 982
Thanks: 26
Thanked 211 Times in 126 Posts
Default

Sorry guys BRAIN FART. Ment the solid lifter L79 from '66? Had L79 on the brain and recalled a friend yrs ago had one in a '68 that ran very well. Headers, 4.10's, comp cam, forget the intake but Holley 650 DP, Car ran high 12's on Radial T/As.
__________________
'58 Apache pick up
'78 Z28 4sp being restored
'70 W30 convert TRIBUTE
'78 Z28 32,000 survivor, Og Yellow paint, AC.
'69 CANADIAN Nova SS 396/350 hp
'67 CANADIAN Nova SS 427 10 sec. driver
'66 CANADIAN Nova SS Race Car
'61 CANADIAN Pontiac Bubble top 409+/4sp (SOLD)
'31 ALL STEEL Chevy P.U. GONE (EX-WIFES NOW)
Reply With Quote
  #28  
Old 01-12-2020, 02:00 PM
L72Biscayne L72Biscayne is offline
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: ma.
Posts: 501
Thanks: 250
Thanked 193 Times in 83 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ZiggyL78 View Post
I think these cars are a hell of a good deal for the money today. A buddy of mine had a 70 LT1 4 Spd with a built motor that ran high 11s. The car was ridiculously fast for a street car and would hook on spit with a sticky STREET tire. I remember when he would let it go you could hardly see the road ahead when it was under power. All you could see was that long front end.That car also stopped and handled very well considering it was almost stock as far as suspension goes.
Yes, I agree . My 70 LT-1 roadster M21 3.70 would lift the front end up that all you saw was that long nose. What a fun car. I’ve had several solid lifter big blocks and the 70 LT-1 is a small block that thinks it’s a big block. I’d red line that motor through every gear time and time again and it never skipped a beat. I owned that car for 22 years and sold it to a guy in Switzerland to buy a 66 L72 coupe. I wish I kept it.
__________________
1970 Z28 Citrus green CW 3:73 1970 Ls6 Cy 3:31 14K miles 1968 Biscayne L72 M22 952 actual miles. 1966 Biscayne L72 3:73 1966 Chevelle L78 M22 4:56
Reply With Quote
  #29  
Old 01-14-2020, 11:28 PM
SMS SMS is offline
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Indiana
Posts: 401
Thanks: 461
Thanked 847 Times in 209 Posts
Default

All these stories should get Motorhead848 AKA Mark all fired up to get this car.
Reply With Quote
  #30  
Old 01-15-2020, 04:16 AM
Motorhead848 Motorhead848 is online now
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 321
Thanks: 19
Thanked 285 Times in 57 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by SMS View Post
All these stories should get Motorhead848 AKA Mark all fired up to get this car.
Ha....I’m in the middle of finishing up a drivetrain rebuild on a 70z for my dad so if the deal doesn’t happen I’ll get a pretty good taste of the 70 LT1. The car is part of a two car deal that I’m trying to put together. Since the corvette is missing the original block, I mostly just want to get the other car. So we will see.....
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 05:32 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.

O Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.