Can you explain the "1969" LT1? I thought the LT1s were mid a 90s vintage?
Wikipedia says:
"The
LT-1 was the ultimate 350 cu in V8, becoming available in 1970. It used solid lifters, 11:1 compression, the '178' high-performance camshaft, and a 780 CFM Holley four-barrel carburetor on a special aluminum intake, with rams' horn exhaust manifolds in the
Chevrolet Corvette, Delco transistor ignition and a low-restriction exhaust factory rated at 370 bhp in early Corvette sales literature, but actually only sold as 360 bhp version at 6000 rpm and 380 lb-ft at 4000
[8] (the NHRA rated it at 425 hp for classification purposes). Redline was 6500 rpm but power fell off significantly past 6200 rpm. The LT-1 was available in the
Corvette, Corvette ZR-1, and
Camaro Z28. Power was down in 1971 to dual-rated 330 bhp, 255 nethp and 360 lb-ft of torque with 9:1 compression, and again in 1972 (the last year of the LT-1, now rated using net only, rather than gross, measurement) to 255 bhp and 280 lb-ft.
The "LT1" designation was later reused on a Generation II GM EFI 350" engine in late 1991, the
LT1."
I said it was a 1969, that was just what I was told of the Camaro I was told it come from. A 1969 "L46" engine is basically the same, biggest difference is the camshaft. It also used the same #492 LT-1 "2.02" 2.02/1.60 valve heads and a 11:1 compression ratio.
The front cap will require very little attention. Turns out the rear quarters are made of a 50/50 blend of rust and Bondo...
