hello all I have a 79 camaro I think is a Z 28 vin 1q8719l575278 I have checked out this number and found the L for van nuys, and the 1 for 350 engine it has a cowl hood which is fiberglass on top but steel under the cowl im mean rest of hood is this a good sing that this is a real z i want to restore it if it is. thanks

 

Welcome to the Forums Mark, glad to have you here with us.

 

First Digit Division: 1=General Motors
Second Digit Series: Q=Camaro (1972-9), P=Camaro (1980), S=Type LT (73-78) or Berlinetta (79-80)
Third & Fourth Digits Body Style: 87=Sport Coupe/Camaro
Fifth Digit Engine: See Engine Codes Below
Sixth Digit Year: 3=73,4=74,5=75,6=76,7=77,8=78,9=79,A=80
Seventh Digit Production Plant: N=Norwood,Ohio, L=Van Nuys
Last Six Digits increase by one with each car built at each plant

 

Not one second gen EVER left ANY assembly line with a cowl hood if thats what you were getting at.

 

Welcome Mark

 

Didn't the 80ish Z28's have a cowl-style hood with flapper at the back, facing the driver, that would open when the gas pedal was pressed to the floor?

http://fbodywarehouse.com/restoratio...induction.html

 

Yes, that is correct. Most people don't think of them as a "cowl hood", but they were a factory addition to the hood that had a cowl opening flapper.

 

Hello and welcome Mark.

 

mark we are waiting for pics of your car...

 

Yeah I remember driving a friends Z28 back in the 80's and seeing that flapper open everytime I mashed the skinny pedal. Makes it really hard to drive slow!