Cook -
Thanks as always for your response. My reply is below...Please don't take my tone as confrontational or defensive, I'm just trying to say what I'm thinking and why. Besides, I'm still a noob, and don't want to rattle anyone's cage right out of the gate.
As always, I welcome all responses and opinions, as long as they're polite and on point.
In the first 2 pics that you were kind enough to resize and post for me (thanks again), I see a metal strap on the PS motor mount that's held down by the rear motor mount bolt, which would be consistent with the gas line hold-down for a big block L78 car, based on pics from other members cars', and that's why I posted. I don't know what else that strap would be for other than a fuel line.
I realize that without the original engine and/or transmission, or some other type of factory documentation with the VIN on it you cannot make an absolutely definitive ID. What I am trying to at this point is to check as many boxes as possible that would ID the car as a true BB SS, and at this point, the car has passed all the tests except for the hood springs.
If someone disagrees, please school me, but it would seem that the likelihood of someone going through and making ALL of the changes listed necessary to ID the car as a SS BB would be unlikely. I think it's unlikely not only because the cost and aggravation necessary to make all those changes, but also because auction description states that the seller had owned the car for 26 years. With an '08 sale date, that would put that owner's purchase of the car at 1982. While Camaros have always been desirable, this car would have been maybe a $4 - $6K car in '82, and it doesn't make sense that someone would go through all that cost and aggravation for a $4 - $6K car. The engine/transmission are NOT recent, so it doesnt appear to me as if someone dolled up a plain jane Camaro recently to make sale.
Anyone agree or disagree?
Thank you!
Chris
