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1965 Chevelle Z-16 camshaft info...
Would anyone with knowledge about the 1965 Chevelle (limited production) engine please read my post on the Tech Forum? I'd appreciate it a lot!
Thanks in advance...
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Re: 1965 Chevelle Z-16 camshaft info...
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Re: 1965 Chevelle Z-16 camshaft info...
True.....I had access to 2 of them when new. One red and one blue version. They belonged to a couple of friends and I did the heads on one and he raced it locally. They both had Hyd. cams. They came WITHOUT posi rears also. Couldnt even order it. The dealer could install one though for big bucks. I had to install a posi 12 bolt carrier in both of them as I worked cheap....LOL. . Gezzzz that was a long time ago !
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Re: 1965 Chevelle Z-16 camshaft info...
Thanks, Terry!
I really appreciate the information!
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Re: 1965 Chevelle Z-16 camshaft info...
Hey, Terry. Are you sure about a blue one? According to the 1965 order info, you could get any color you wanted as long as it was red, black, or yellow. I worked on a silver one with a black vinyl top at Gordon Thompson Chevrolet in Jacksonville, Florida in 1967. It had a solid cam, don't know which one or if it was original. I didn't know about the paint colors at that time, or I would have checked for a repaint. I understand there was 201 of them...one convertible made for a high level exec. I met a guy that said he owned it and had a picture, but who knows? Hope you are doing well and enjoying retirement.
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Re: 1965 Chevelle Z-16 camshaft info...
One of the locals that comes in the shop swears that a new one bought in Nashville TN had a gear drive and a reverse rotation camshaft when it rolled off the trailer from Chevrolet. The car was raced here, the original engine was destroyed, and the car later sold.
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Re: 1965 Chevelle Z-16 camshaft info...
Not in 1965, there were no L-88 427 engines. Hell, according to NHRA, there weren't even 50 of them two years later in 1967. But no, this guy was there when the car was unloaded. He says it had the reverse rotation cam, gear drive, and trick distributor on it when it rolled in. I can't remember what small part failed that led them to discover it. This guy is pretty sharp, and knew most of the people racing around here back then. No way I can prove it, and he can't either, but I tend to believe him.
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