I agree nice write up. Persistence pays off. I am guessing the 3 black cars don't see much road time, so i am glad you are able to get your "Camaro fix " with your original obsession. I see the torq thrusts and the ladder bars and headers, what other mods do you run on the car?
Any other things you still want to do to the car?
(oh yah, whats with all the pictures in the woods from back in the day? They didn't have paved roads back then?) 
I also drive my 69 L35 pace car and the black rs/z. I finished the black Z in 2004 and took it to the Camaro Nationals. It needs a hair cut and a shave so I've pulled the exhaust manifold and smog and some suspension components to refinish.
The orange Z engine is running perfect now. I had some carburetor issues with hesitation which turned out to be a power valve. There is an engine vibration which I never had prior to engine rebuild and suspect it's the clutch/ flywheel. This is the second clutch assembly (Luk). The first was Ram, but was defective and wouldn't release completely. I was told they omitted a pressure plate machining operation. Both clutch flywheel assemblies were balanced prior to installation.
The front springs are kind of tired so I may replace those and replace bushing and such. The car has 99k miles from new.
The 373 gears make it more drive able for long distances.
