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04-28-2012, 08:55 PM | #58 | |
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The signs point to said mythical Z28 becoming a reality. you just need to look around for them. |
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04-28-2012, 09:11 PM | #59 |
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Whoa!.......I know General Lee is not related to General Motors.
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04-29-2012, 12:33 AM | #61 |
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04-29-2012, 12:38 AM | #62 |
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so point and laugh. how many years was the SS big blocks available. . .huh? that would be 3 from an 11 year run for the second gens. a small blip on the radar screen. after that last 1972 SS rolled off the line how many years before an SS reappeared? didn't happen for over 20 years.
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04-29-2012, 12:51 AM | #64 |
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Oh and 70-81 is a 12 year run, not 11. Use your fingers and toes or an abacus next time if you want to count accurately.
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I was hoping this thread would at least at some point draw either a yes/no for a gen5 Z from the father or another official source. Obviously our timetable is not GM's timetable for releasing this info, but I will still keep my fingers crossed. I have a 2010 SS and at some point I will change over to a 1LE, ZL1 or Z28. More options the merrier. Thanks for the info Number 3. Is the BFI on the base/GS vette steel and then it changes over entirely to aluminum on the Z06? Makes me wonder what the Camaro would drop in lbs if the same structure items were converted to aluminum. The cost might not be worth the weight savings though...hmm.
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04-29-2012, 11:57 AM | #66 |
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And converting to aluminum isn't as easy as just changing materials. Aluminum doesn't have the same strength so in some cases you may have to look at thicker panels. Look at the Auid A8 for example. A great example of an all aluminum body structure and yet it still weights well over 4,000 pounds. A very large car yes, but not a miracle of weight loss either. So in the right applications you can get some nice saving with aluminum. An engine block alone can save 100 pounds or so.
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That's cool about doing the work on the Z06...wish I could hover over your shoulder for a day!
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where's our z/28?? |
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