[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Dyno

In 1979 I bought a new Z 28 and drove it through the summer. Because I live in Minnesota and they salt the roads daily from early November to the end of March, I wanted to put the Camaro away for the winter. So I started to look for a good winter beater that I could sell in the spring and not lose alot of money on. I found a 40,000 mile 69 Roadrunner for sale for $1500.00 that was a 383/auto and drove that through the winter. It started every day, even at -30 degree mornings. It was a little hard on gas, so I checked the rear gear, turned out to be a 3.91. I pulled it out and put in a 3.08 I think, funny thing is it turned it from a fun car to drive to a total slug, plus my mileage never really improved. I kept the car for two years and sold it for $2000.00 Never thought my "beater" would be more valuable than the Camaro. Like many, wish I had it back. Dyno

Had to be a 2.73 or a 3.23 rear gear. Jim

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