Hi everyone!! Just made this account. So nice to see that there is so many other people out there with the passion to rebuild these cars. Let me give you all some background about what we have going on. So my dad and I have been buying, selling, rebuilding corvettes for what seems like a lifetime now. Always have really been into C1s and C2 (big block cars). We are not really into aftermarket parts. We usually just try to rebuild everything back to stock. So anyways, a friend of my dads had told him about a factory 4 speed 78 monte that was sitting out in a field becoming a lawn ornament. My dad and I was sure that it was not an original factory 4 speed V8 since the low production numbers on the specific build. Well we did our due diligence and found out that it was indeed what it was supposed to be. We have the car now and are starting a complete frame off restoration. My question is 2 part....First does anyone have any specific production numbers on V8 4 speeds? I cant find it. I can only find 4 speed numbers of around 14XX some cars but what I keep seeing is that 4 speeds were V6 cars. My second question is this.....the car has the upgraded f41 suspension package and I cant seem to find out what the factory shocks are supposed to be....The car we have has coil overs in the front and gas shocks in the rear. Is the coil over shocks in the front part of the factory suspension package or were these added later? Thank you guys and nice to be a new member of this community.....