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Originality / Re: Can anyone tell me if this fender is real or reproduction ?

« on: November 10, 2011, 04:44:46 PM »

Awesome the fit and finish is great

and I love the color,  mine will be back to brown soon

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Originality / Re: Can anyone tell me if this fender is real or reproduction ?

« on: November 10, 2011, 04:18:06 AM »

Kurt, your a rock star

thank you

everyone is so great here, i only hope i can help you guys some time too

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Originality / Re: Can anyone tell me if this fender is real or reproduction ?

« on: November 10, 2011, 02:37:10 AM »

were there different fenders for RS vs Standard? or just the Grille?

the problem with my car is that there is a 1/2" gap on both sides of the grille inside the nose of the car

Im trying to determine if it is the grille or the fenders

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Originality / Re: Can anyone tell me if this fender is real or reproduction ?

« on: November 09, 2011, 05:47:09 PM »

this clears up a lot

so let me ask my dumbass question if you will ?


would that explain a 1/2" gap on either side of the standard grille i have on my car?

meaning, is the standard grille not as wide as the RS grille?

What I am thinking is to change the fenders then to a set designed for a standard grille?

I dont know if my Z was a RS when it was born or not, but changing the fenders before we paint the car sounds like a less expensive, and probably more accurate representative of what the car should be

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Originality / Re: Can anyone tell me if this fender is real or reproduction ?

« on: November 09, 2011, 05:18:13 AM »

Thanks,

you know i hadn't thought about that

my car is a Z28 with standard grille

it was made in Los Angeles in May of 1969, so anything is possible

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Originality / Can anyone tell me if this fender is real or reproduction ?

« on: November 09, 2011, 04:18:55 AM »

Hi

I was told that the fenders on my 69 Camaro may be reproduction based on the screw tabs in the photo

is this true?  how can i tell for sure? 

the reason for this is because there are no associated screw tabs to match against them on the grille

ANY advice here is welcome

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Restoration / Re: Grille color

« on: November 05, 2011, 03:19:27 PM »

Thank you both, this is extremely helpful

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Restoration / Grille color

« on: November 05, 2011, 04:21:34 AM »

i searched for this before Iim posting but haven't seen this so here goes.

How do i know whether my car would have had a black or grey grille when it left the factory ?

my car is a 1969 Z28,  Burnished Brown Metallic with Dover White stripes, the car was manufactured in Los Angeles if that matters?

Ive seen other burnished Brown cars with grey grilles and it looks great, i don't know what made a car have one over the other

The grille that is on mine is black, but i know the car was restored in 1990 by the previous owner and they made a LOT of mistakes that i am fixing. I want it to be as close to original as possible

thanks in advance everyone

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Restoration / Re: VIN Number Question

« on: November 05, 2011, 02:50:56 AM »

We are days away from putting the car back together, I decided to drive the car for 500 miles after all of this, before we paint it.

I went back and looked at the numbers again. It really is a interesting car, i dont think any of this makes it worth more, i only wanted to make sure it was in fact a real Z28

But this does make a great story

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Restoration / Re: VIN Number Question

« on: November 04, 2011, 09:01:34 PM »

Scott, I do not know how I could have missed this post.  I have a 69 van nuys SS a couple hundred car before yours, also 05A.  most of the 1000 or so VN 05A are the strike cars.  At the end of April the VN plant workers struck.  It was not settled until mid june (Kurt, keep me honest ), then they finished up the remaining cars in the plant using the parts they had on hand. I think they finished up the remaining cars in july sometime.  And then closed the camaros out of VN.  The last Camaro VIN I heard about was 9L531163, first 05a VIN was around 9L530156.  Does not surprise me a bit that your stamps are funky.  I am missing my heater core stamp, but the cowl and dash match. no engine or trans

Burnished Brown looks flat in the shade, but really has something in the sunlight.  Good luck on your Z!

OK, THIS IS FASCINATING, i never heard this before, even from the people I have met that worked at the factory. but it makes total sense.

the stamps on my car have baffled me for almost 9 years until i found this group.

THANK YOU SO MUCH

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Restoration / Re: VIN Number Question

« on: November 03, 2011, 03:22:03 PM »

Is Burnished Brown the same color as Cappuccino on the 69 Pontiacs? I had a 69 GTO with the Cappuccino Brown and It was very nice.

Appears to be the same as 69 Pontiac Expresso Brown.  Didn't see a standard Cappuccino color for 69 Pontiac, Buick used the Burnished Brown name and Olds used Sable.  Cadillac did not use that color in 69.

Was it called Dark Brown Metallic or Brown Metallic for the other makes of GM cars ?

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Restoration / Re: VIN Number Question

« on: October 27, 2011, 01:23:02 AM »

one other thing scott, what is the build date on the trim tag. that has not come up in this conversation yet. also the casting number from the back of the block. is it a 618 block or 010?
thanks
buddy

I think the date on the trim tag is first week of May 1969

it is a Van Nuys tag (not Los Angeles) and it says  05A

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Restoration / Re: VIN Number Question

« on: October 27, 2011, 01:11:43 AM »

the block is a 618

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Restoration / Re: VIN Number Question

« on: October 25, 2011, 02:54:05 AM »

Hi All,

i just wanted to update you on the progress of my restoration.

after 16 weeks, the engine is back from being rebuilt, the DZ carb is working flawlessly, the M22 is completely rebuilt and so clean you could eat off of it, the rear end has been rebuilt, painted and the drive shaft balanced cleaned up.

the rear end, brakes (including the lines), trans, motor, fuel tank and lines have all be put back into the car and we are about a week away from starting the motor. We are putting the radiator core support and radiator in this week and connecting all the hoses and fuel lines to the carb.

Im very excited about getting to this point, I really wanted to thank you all for your amazing help with my little Z28 !

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Restoration / Re: Antenna questions for 69 Z28

« on: September 12, 2011, 03:19:45 PM »

Wow, thank you

my car was a radio delete, and i do want to install one ( I have a real radio and antenna) but wasnt sure if the rear was acceptable

now i am positive to put it on the front passenger fender.

thanks for the super quick reply