1968 'Chevy II' 327/325 HP 'L-79'

[Paul Ceasrine]

1968 Chevy II 'L-79'

327/325 HP

Anybody ever see one.

Chevy's 'Pop' Compact

[Alan Roehrich]

Never seen one. Factored at 300 in stock. Dome pistons (5cc), 61cc "double hump" heads, 0.447" lift, 2.02" and 1.60" valves, and a 750 Q-Jet. Stick only. Looks like a decent piece, although that will be a flat cast iron manifold, there is some potential there, I think.

[Lee Valentine]

Paul a guy had one in 1968 , hung around speed parts center. I believe he might have been Ruth Hurd's first husband. Division 1 stock racer Ed Bednaz tried one in stock a few years ago when the factor was 325 H.P. it wasn't bad could be pretty good with lower factor. This also the engine the Bob Ingles started with in The Royal Plum.

[Paul Precht]

Originally Posted by Lee Valentine

Paul a guy had one in 1968 , hung around speed parts center. I believe he might have been Ruth Hurd's first husband. Division 1 stock racer Ed Bednaz tried one in stock a few years ago when the factor was 325 H.P. it wasn't bad could be pretty good with lower factor. This also the engine the Bob Ingles started with in The Royal Plum.

Back around 77 or so I worked in a machine shop with Ritchie Zul that was building destroked big blocks for Bob Ingles Pro Stock, 366ci with 348 cranks. I did the block work and was pretty excited as a 22 year old kid to have any part in the building of a Pro Stock engine, open headers in a small dyno room, LOUD.

[Paul Ceasrine]

In 1968,

I remember that L-79 engine combination in the Chevelle with a 4-Speed only, but never in a Chevy II {Post/Coupe}.

Hot Rod Magazine had a stock one with 3.55 Gears, and 7" x 27" Casler Slicks running 14.60's @ 95 MPH.

Very impressive for that time period.

[spikeyz0]

I own one 1968 nova 327 325hp m20 12bolt 355 gear needs restoration teal blue bucket seat car very rare 1200 ever made.They were non ss cars so they were good sleepers

[Rich Biebel]

Originally Posted by Paul Precht

Back around 77 or so I worked in a machine shop with Ritchie Zul that was building destroked big blocks for Bob Ingles Pro Stock, 366ci with 348 cranks. I did the block work and was pretty excited as a 22 year old kid to have any part in the building of a Pro Stock engine, open headers in a small dyno room, LOUD.

Those 366 Big Blocks had
GM aluminum heads that were completely welded on the decks with more material on one side so they could be angle milled a ton.......

The head modifications in that era was silly.....Cast iron heads were so highly modified it was insane the amount of work being done...

[Jimbo17]

I owned a 65 Chevelle with a 327 with 350 HP.

Had a 4.56 gear Hooker Headers and a Sig Erson cam along with a few other trick parts.

Back in mid 1966 the late Dick Moroso used to tune and set the car up for me.

Won a lot of races with that car.

Jimbo

[Ghost Missle]

Originally Posted by Paul Precht

Back around 77 or so I worked in a machine shop with Ritchie Zul that was building destroked big blocks for Bob Ingles Pro Stock, 366ci with 348 cranks. I did the block work and was pretty excited as a 22 year old kid to have any part in the building of a Pro Stock engine, open headers in a small dyno room, LOUD.

A good friend bought one of those motors from Ritchie Zul. The cylinder heads were bizarre.
A lot of epoxy in there and you might be missing one of your storm door screens as well.

[Paul Ceasrine]

1968 Chevrolet Cars with the 327-325 HP 'L-79' in the NHRA 1968

* Corvette 'Coupe' {350 HP}.................C/Stock {9.00 - 9.49 Wt/Hp}

* Corvette 'Convertible' {350 HP}.......D/Stock {9.50 - 9.99 Wt/Hp}

* Chevy II Nova......................................D/Stock {9.50 - 9.99 Wt/Hp}

* Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe..........E/Stock {10.00 - 10.49 Wt/Hp}

* Chevelle 300 {Sedan}.........................E/Stock {10.00 - 10.49 Wt/Hp}

* Chevelle 300 Deluxe...........................E/Stock {10.00 - 10.49 Wt/Hp}

* Chevelle El Camino...........................E/Stock {10.00 - 10.49 Wt/Hp}

* Chevelle Malibu {Convertible}.........F/Stock {10.50 - 10.99 Wt/Hp}

* Chevelle Nomad..................................G/Stock {11.00 - 11.49 Wt/Hp}

* Chevelle Malibu Station Wagon......G/Stock {11.00 - 11.49 Wt/Hp}