hey guys...i just got a 86 z28 with 19K original on everything.. pretty pumped its my new toy i have to do some restoring but thats what makes it more fun!
My daily driver is a 03 jaguar xtype im apart of the jaguarfourms so i kinda know how to use this. im sure i will a lot of questions so far i have the almost all the interior torn out and and doing work from painting it to cleaning it. I got a new dash and driver-side door for it cause that was junk..and i have a gas leak coming from tank i dont know if its a hose or the tank it looks like of lot of work if it is the tank.

get back if you have any comments.
Cheers!

 

Hey Welcome!

 

:-) I am new as well.

 

I don't want to burst your bubble, but that car may have 119000 miles because with a five digit odometer it rolled over.

 

Another Possible bubble buster. No Factory stock 350 TPI with 5-sp manual. Someone told you that 305 was a 350. Unless it swapped in which just may be possible.

 

your not busting my bubble i carfaxed it 19k bud

Cheers!

 

My engine is a later L98 engine as well. (not factory)

 

Well with the condition you discribe, it led a hard life for 19K....And the last report from Carfax would be 19k, reason that is what a rolled over odometer would show to the unknowing buyer.

So welcome, with your new purchase....Enjoy.

 

True,

Chris- Black is just trying to help. There were no such things as a 1986 Z28 350TPI t-5'd tranny car. The VIN and rpo codes will tell you the truth on all options etc. Also just looking at the motor you can see if they are centerbolt heads or not.....they should not be for 86 and earlier. There were no 350's til 87, and all 350s were mated to the 700R4 and later the 4l60E. It is possibe someone swapped them out, but why put in factory motors when built ones can be made better cheaper?

I too am skeptical on 19k miles. That seems nearly impossible for a 23 year old car. I know that can happen with the right owners, but you describe extensive restoration. That would indicate a lot more use than you believe, or it sat in the woods with the windows down for a while.

And.....
carfax isn't perfect, especially on older vehicles. On anything 10 years old and newer I'd trust it over someones word, but for a 20+ year old car....someones word is about as accurate as carfax.

 

ok... the car had two owners one in 86 totaled the car wasn't rebuilt until 91 so in that 5 years it sat the person that i got it from his grandfather bought it for him when he was first born and gave it to his father the father let the car sit in there yard from 91 until i came and got it just a few weeks ago..it of course developed all its problems because the family did not care for it... and mother nature took its toll on it, i believe them because they are an acquaintance that i know,

I got the car running and now wondering about this leak i have that is coming from behind the shield, it doesnt happen unless the car runs is that an indication it is just a hose