L-88

[Erik S. Klein]

I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to this, but:

Can a 67 coupe with AC, PS and PB also have a factory L-88 motor?

 

[BarryK]

nope

 

[Erik S. Klein]

That's what I thought.

Car is on display at Courtesy Chevrolet here and I've mentioned that it's not a real L-88 several times because of the options and because of the "standard" stinger hood.

Then again, I overheard a sales guy telling a customer that the ZR-1 ran through the '96 model year and that the current ZR-1 is going for $50K over. . .

 

[BarryK]

all '76 L88's had an automatic heater delete option so no heater or AC
Power brakes I believe were on all '67 L88's
Power steering wasn't available on the '67 L88 I don't believe
car would have the L88 hood, not the stinger hood

auto radio delete also

It may be a crate L88 motor in there but that doesn't make it a real L88 car and without the L88 hood with the cowl induction it doesn't even make it a good L88 clone.

 

[Hib Halverson]

all '76 L88's had an automatic heater delete option so no heater or AC
Power brakes I believe were on all '67 L88's
Power steering wasn't available on the '67 L88 I don't believe
car would have the L88 hood, not the stinger hood

auto radio delete also

It may be a crate L88 motor in there but that doesn't make it a real L88 car and without the L88 hood with the cowl induction it doesn't even make it a good L88 clone.

There were no "'76 L88s"
L88s were 67, 68 and 69 only.
All L88s had with power assisted brakes and most and maybe all had J56 brakes.
All L88s had manual steering but the tie rods in the fast ratio holes.
The L88 hoods were a sort of "double bubble" hood where the stock Big-Block hood was fitted with an additional rear facing "scoop" that took air from the base of the windshield and fed it to a special "air box" on the underside of the hood which sealed against a special air filter assembly on the carb.

No L88s had AC or PS. As said earlier, it is certainly possible that a 67, 68 or 69 was fitted with an L88 "crate motor" but, even then, if someone was trying to sell me a car like that, I'd want to verify the engine truly was an L88 before I bought. Doing so might require partial disassembly of the engine.

 

[BarryK]

the "'76" was a typo. meant '67 in my first sentence

 

[ZRGator]

the "'76" was a typo. meant '67 in my first sentence

I knew that, Barry. You're far too hip on cars now to say 76 L88..