Bill Lacy

Anher Bogus L88

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rayvaflav

It looks like they are cautiously skirting fraud by stating that it has all of the correct L-88 parts but never stating that the car is an original L-88 and by pricing it at 315K they are hoping that you don't assume that it's a real one . That being said, this is a great looking '67 and methinks that it would be a screamah !!

Ray

365GTB4

Hello Bill,

Why do you say its bogus? I am no expert on L88's but would appreciate an education.

JW

Nowhere Man

the body was built at A.O. Smith. in 67 they never made a BB

10caipirinhas

Me thinks the "racing upgrades for better streetability" bit is kind of an oxymoron........2.73 gears ?? It'll be a dog down low.......4.11's are certainly streetable on an engine that can rev over 6K.

And no mention of stacks of paperwork that a real car would probably have, especially from a 36 year owner, makes me wonder.

Anyone notice the aluminium heads are Chevy orange ?

Nowhere Man

the only problem is the L88 is not meant to be streetable in the stock form. with no vacuum advance and fan shroud it wont do very well on the street

Mark_Milner

You have obviously never run at Daytona. A 3.08 is too low for there.

4.11s were used in sprint races on short tracks, like many of the 1.5 mile road courses or tight tracks like Sebring, although on the long course, you'd be hitting speeds of 160 and above and you'd need more than a 4.11 could give.

10caipirinhas

Or Le Mans........just saying for better street driving, as that is what they were implying, I'd prefer a little bit more.

Mark_Milner

For the street, anything higher than a 3.55 would mean a fair amount of slipping the clutch on leaving a stop light.

10caipirinhas

Shouldn't that be the other way around ?

Doesn't 2.73 gears and a peaky engine = slipping the clutch while searching for revs to get into the torque band without bucking and spitting like a farm tractor under load.

Trophy Blue

That car is only ten minutes from my house. I'll have to go check it out. I wonder if they accept monopoly money?

Mark_Milner

Higher gear = lower numerically.


A 3.08 is higher than a 4.11 gear.

Higher than a 3.55 would be 3.36, 3.08, 2.73 and so on.

427lab

Anyone notice the aluminium heads are Chevy orange ?[/QUOTE]

Yea, and they painted the crhome valve covers too!

Bill Lacy

Except for "maybe" 1 or 2 of the first big block's. No A.O. Smith body's in 67 were big blocks. Also no side pipe cars came out of A.O. Smith.
If it was a REAL L88 I would think that it would take at least 2 mil to buy it and that's probably low.

Bill Lacy

Acording to the NCRS JM "L88 heads were painted engine color, L89 heads are natural".

mrg

Ersatz L88 fishing expedition.

10caipirinhas

Mark......

I know, which is why I said 2.73 instead.......being the internet, also a noob here and all that, I try to be careful with comprehension and wasn't sure if you knew as well, and were agreeing with me or not.

Bill.....

Interesting on the heads thanks.

Ironcross

they are painted from the factory, thats why, not raw aluminum and it actually does have the correct block, ..{suffix 'IT} but whats in it. There is more to a real L88 than the correct block.

Whether the car is a L88 car, who knows without the original order or window sticker...that been said anything can be printed....With that 2.73 gear the car would never get out of 2nd....talk about skipping and bucking that gear selection could not have been worse for the street...a 4.1 does work though....I dont believe its real except for the block unless that too was a re-stamped stocker...

by the way the 88`s are not that bad on the street......

Here are a pair of real L88`s straight from there crates....Notice the yellow sticker on the back of the right valve covers with the 'IT' printed on them...thats the correct L88 engine suffix....and its not on the engine in the for sale car...whatever

MikeNKalibs6t7Coupe

now that would be a wild ride on the water !!! sorry to jack the thread but that is cool

63Corvette

I have run 2.73 gears at Daytona and they were too tall for my stock 69 L88. I could only pull just over 5500rpm with that gear. I ran it because Peg Bishop told me that the Dave Heinz car was running 2.73 gears, but it was obviously running MUCH more horsepower than I was.
At Talladega, Dr. Wilber Picket "towed" me around at about 180mph for my qualifying lap. That was with 3.08 gears and 27" tires. That's the fastest I ever went, Note that this was before the "bus stop" chichane was installed on the back straight at Daytona. In 1976, John Greenwood's batmobile Corvette was clocked at 254mph on the banking at Daytona.