[Tara Martin]

Originally Posted by Maro_89

Congrats on the car Tara looks beautiful in that color as well. Was your previous ZL1 an A10 or an M6?

Thanks! My past four, one fifth Gen, three six Gen, have been M6. I’ll buy em as long as they make em...and they might not make em much longer. Salesman said it was an anti theft device, and that he couldn’t drive it himself. He said he told make ready to bring my car around, but none of them could drive it...they had to find their oldest porter to drive it...now I’m feeling old. He also made reference to it being harder to resell with the M6. It used to be a big plus to have a manual in a performance car!

Tara

[FarmerFran]

M6!!! YOU the woman!

Awesome car.

[boosedep3]

It's a said fact that the manual transmission is dying. I made sure to get a 2018 Ram 3500 Cummins with the manual as 2018 was the last year Ram had a manual transmission.

[Noreplacement]

Welcome to the club..the red hot club.lol.

[LT4Greg]

Originally Posted by Tara Martin

No, no issues or probs. I had it for four years almost exactly and wanted a new car warranty again. Also, since I’m retired once and still working, I can afford it and enjoy it while I’m still young enough to still enjoy it!

Tara

PS...no probs other than the multitude of TSBs on it when it was new, but nothing after that.

That’s good! Yeah I understand about retirement and working after that. I’m thinking of retiring after 40 years at a major corporation and getting a part time job to supplement my pension and Social security. Good looking ZL1 and like you those taillights are growing on me too.👍

[LT4Greg]

Originally Posted by Tara Martin

Here’s the offensive, yet forgotten, devices!

Hang on to those Tara! You might have to use them if the car ever has to go on a rollback wrecker. Hopefully not though!👍

[JeffFox]

Nice ride. Congratulations 👍

[Scottyz]

Car looks great Tara.
Those tail lights look like afterburners at night��
Congratulations
What’s that in the background in the one picture. A 1979 Z28? I have a 1980 also and love the car. I did a 5.3LS swap with a turbo. It’s gone through a few engine swaps over the years. Great cars.��

[gtfoxy]

Congrats.

Good color choice if I do say so myself.

[Alain]

RED HOT for the win !!!!!

Congrats on the new ride !!!!

[Tara Martin]

Originally Posted by FarmerFran

M6!!! YOU the man!

Awesome car.

Nope, I'm the woman!

[Tara Martin]

Originally Posted by Noreplacement

Welcome to the club..the red hot club.lol.

Originally Posted by JeffFox

Nice ride. Congratulations 👍

Originally Posted by gtfoxy

Congrats.

Good color choice if I do say so myself.

Originally Posted by Alain

RED HOT for the win !!!!!

Congrats on the new ride !!!!

Thanks, Y'all!

Tara

[Tara Martin]

Originally Posted by LT4Greg

Hang on to those Tara! You might have to use them if the car ever has to go on a rollback wrecker. Hopefully not though!👍

Definitely! They're stowed in the trunk under the mat and secured by those velcro straps in there.

Thanks,

Tara

[Tara Martin]

Originally Posted by Scottyz

Car looks great Tara.
Those tail lights look like afterburners at night��
Congratulations
What’s that in the background in the one picture. A 1979 Z28? I have a 1980 also and love the car. I did a 5.3LS swap with a turbo. It’s gone through a few engine swaps over the years. Great cars.��

Yessir! That is indeed a 1979 Z-28. I bought it new on 23-Oct-1979. It had 1980 Z-28s on each side. I just liked the 79 look a bit better even though the 80 had the air induction hood that allegedly gave it 15 more HP. I think a deciding factor also was that they made the 3.42 rear gear with the TH-350 a 3.23 gear in 1980. They likewise moved the 3.73 in the four speed to 3.42 in 1980.

I replaced my original engine in 2016. I contemplated doing the LS swap, but saw how much the conversion would or might cost and decided to stay old school. I bought a purpose built 350 small block with nice compression and an Isky cam and aluminum big valve heads. It runs quite well on premium and a 750 Holley carb. The builder said that it should make about 400 HP. Really beats that original 175HP!

I bet your runs really nice with that LS!

Take care,

Tara