LS6 in a 1969 camaro?
06-22-2005, 11:27 PM
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This conversion is quite popular and can easily be done. 
06-23-2005, 01:02 PM
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Here's a couple of pics snapped by me at the Power Tour. The first is Tony's '69 and the second is a pic of a 1st gen convertible. Be prepared to lust in your heart! (I know I did ).
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i dont know why anyone would do this, a 69' camaro is a BEAUTIFUL car, and they're selling for soooo much right now its flat out not worth it to not put anything but a first generation LT1 in it. do that, fix it up, sell it for 50,000, but a 1998 Z28 for 7,000, dump the remaining 10,000 profit into it, and u'll have a very nice, streetable low 10 second car
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AC goes bye bye, new shifter hole, and the tunnel sometimes needs to be lifted otherwise they are extremely similar in dimensions than a traditional small block
07-05-2005, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by greatskiiiier
i dont know why anyone would do this, a 69' camaro is a BEAUTIFUL car, and they're selling for soooo much right now its flat out not worth it to not put anything but a first generation LT1 in it. do that, fix it up, sell it for 50,000, but a 1998 Z28 for 7,000, dump the remaining 10,000 profit into it, and u'll have a very nice, streetable low 10 second car
I guarantee you my '69 sold for much more with the LS6 under the hood than it would have with a non-numbers 350ci "restored" setup. You might want to check around at what well-built pro-touring 1st gens are selling for, typically much more than restored versions of the same cars.
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Yea to what tony said, my car was origionally light blue with blue interior an inline 6 and column shifted powerglide. the car might fetch 10k if it were restored perfectly, and its sure as hell worth more than that, not to mention will be a ball once the ls1 is in.
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
That only goes for numbers matching SS and Z28s, not cars that came with 6-cylinders or base model coupes with non-matching engines.
I guarantee you my '69 sold for much more with the LS6 under the hood than it would have with a non-numbers 350ci "restored" setup. You might want to check around at what well-built pro-touring 1st gens are selling for, typically much more than restored versions of the same cars.
I guarantee you my '69 sold for much more with the LS6 under the hood than it would have with a non-numbers 350ci "restored" setup. You might want to check around at what well-built pro-touring 1st gens are selling for, typically much more than restored versions of the same cars.
Keep in mind you also have to consider the amount of $$$$ you invested vs. what it sold for. I see non-numbers matching fake SS cars that are nice drivers go for $20K plus here in Florida. No bashing intended, as I wish I could have seen the car before you sold it, as pictures only do so much justice in most cases. Where did it find a new home anyway?
Derek
