Newbe living in Tucson
December 29th, 2010, 03:37 PM
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Newbe living in Tucson
Wanted to introduce myself. I have enjoyed reading the forum information and am trying to soak in as much as I can. I accidently had a '70 W-30 fall into my lap and at the age of 61 am beginning to live life as a teenager!
December 29th, 2010, 04:30 PM
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I am getting over the pain as I find out more about the car. Long story short, I traded a non numbers matiching '69 Z28 for another car that was to be built by a guy in Colorado. After 18 months the car still wasn't completed so with an exchange of word and a little money I ended up with this car without paperwork proof. He had me in a corner and I had to take this car to end this long chapter. I started looking for any paperwork by removing seats, etc and the very last seat back I took off nearly gave me a heart attack. There was the broadcast sheet with the magical W-30. The cowl tag has the 2 dashes for the paint and the braodcast sheet shows special order 53 which is easliy seen under the terrible white paint job. I don't believe the engine is matching but I am having a local expert coming over to give it a look over.
December 29th, 2010, 04:43 PM
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Check the vin derivative on the block below the #1 spark plug, if it matches up, it's the original motor. I would rather have a W30 than a Camaro any day! Sounds like you made out pretty good.
Post some pics, we'd like to see it!
December 29th, 2010, 07:54 PM
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Welcome. It doesn't take long to feel young again as soon as you start dreaming about your next task on your new ride. Good luck and enjoy feeling young again.
December 30th, 2010, 09:54 AM
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Does the car look like this. but with differant rims?
If so i can tell u anything u want to know about it. the engine the paint, who painted it. my dad bought this car in the late 70s then traded it to a guy in durango spring of 2010.
December 30th, 2010, 12:10 PM
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December 30th, 2010, 12:18 PM
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WELCOME ABOARD BOB!! NEAT car and how WILD is that where a fellow CO Member here KNOWS this car you just got! SMALL WORLD and why this is such a fantastic forum! 
ENJOY your new toy and look forward to hearing more from you!
ENJOY your new toy and look forward to hearing more from you! I am getting over the pain as I find out more about the car. Long story short, I traded a non numbers matiching '69 Z28 for another car that was to be built by a guy in Colorado. After 18 months the car still wasn't completed so with an exchange of word and a little money I ended up with this car without paperwork proof. He had me in a corner and I had to take this car to end this long chapter. I started looking for any paperwork by removing seats, etc and the very last seat back I took off nearly gave me a heart attack. There was the broadcast sheet with the magical W-30. The cowl tag has the 2 dashes for the paint and the braodcast sheet shows special order 53 which is easliy seen under the terrible white paint job. I don't believe the engine is matching but I am having a local expert coming over to give it a look over.
December 30th, 2010, 01:38 PM
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i think its way neat to run in to the guy that ended up with my dads old w-30.
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