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Originality / Re: SIDE PIN STRIPS
« on: September 17, 2021, 01:04:28 AM »
Great stuff. That will drive a restorer crazy.
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: For All of You That Want to Own A Trans Am Race Car
« on: September 08, 2021, 07:44:18 PM »
I wasn't talking about the price, I just said I was surprised it didn't sell.
As for the other cars you mentioned, I have no idea what any of them are worth except to say whatever someone is willing to pay for them.
As for the other cars you mentioned, I have no idea what any of them are worth except to say whatever someone is willing to pay for them.
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: For All of You That Want to Own A Trans Am Race Car
« on: September 07, 2021, 10:54:33 PM »
No.
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: For All of You That Want to Own A Trans Am Race Car
« on: September 05, 2021, 11:12:44 PM »
I was surprised to see it didn't sell, especially at a premier auction event.
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General Discussion / Re: Rumble @55-65 mph
« on: September 01, 2021, 05:04:58 PM »
I agree, pulling the trans will allow you to check a lot of potential problems.
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General Discussion / Re: Rumble @55-65 mph
« on: August 28, 2021, 09:52:20 PM »
Have you checked to see if the vibration is noticeable if you run the rpm's up while parked, matching those speeds? Clutch engaged and disengaged? I've seen worn pilot bushings and trans main shaft issues cause vibrations too.
What type of wheel balance? I once had a tire that was so bad it needed to be trued to properly balance it.
Checked for bent wheel?
Checked motor and trans mounts?
U-joint?
What type of wheel balance? I once had a tire that was so bad it needed to be trued to properly balance it.
Checked for bent wheel?
Checked motor and trans mounts?
U-joint?
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General Discussion / Re: Matching Wheel Spoke Finish ?
« on: August 24, 2021, 10:55:43 PM »Nice wheels Danny...
Do you think the darker pair were on the front of a disc brake car? - Disc brake dust in the grain could make them appear a shade or two darker.
IF you haven't washed them yet... I would use some polmolive or light dish soap and a stiff bristled brush and see if the suds came up dirty.
SHORT OF THE ABOVE..
IMHO The color appears VERY close and if not pointed out specifically I doubt most would see any difference ESPECIALLY if they were paired together -(I have 6 years of art school including study in color theory along with light refraction.)
I would run one pair on the left side of the car and the other pair on the right side. UNLESS YOU bring someone's attention to it, they are not going to know or see the difference.
PERSONALLY I would be afraid of damaging the beautiful dark "magnesium" finish in trying to do anything harsher than washing them to only one pair.
Ditto on pairing left and right. Unless that's just factory finish difference's, that's likely how they discolored with age.
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General Discussion / Re: What's it worth?
« on: August 14, 2021, 05:15:19 PM »Sure you can make an engine look like something it isn't (sort of like putting lipstick on a pig), but that's not going to change the value. A clone is a clone and should not add significant value to the overall price of the sale. That engine is worth the some of it's parts at best.
Absolutely correct. Just for poops and grins, what would a ZL-1 Camaro be worth missing its all alum 427, and a 350 small block is now in place? Still a ton of money. Why? Because that VIN/chassis IS rare and desirable to collectors.
That is a tough one. Probably one of the hardest Chevrolet's to value. I'd guess that in today's market an all original, no question, restored car, could be 1m+. The same car with a 350 small block could be 750k+. A caveat to that would be a ZL1 of which the original engine was removed and may have been replaced with a 350 by a dealer, to make the car more salable. I'd guess that car would be somewhere in between.
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General Discussion / Re: Marion Motor Co. Marion VA March 1969
« on: August 11, 2021, 08:44:32 PM »
Very cool! Thanks for posting.
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General Discussion / Re: What's it worth?
« on: August 11, 2021, 08:42:48 PM »
Sure you can make an engine look like something it isn't (sort of like putting lipstick on a pig), but that's not going to change the value. A clone is a clone and should not add significant value to the overall price of the sale. That engine is worth the some of it's parts at best.
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Garage Talk / Re: The end of Camaro?
« on: August 10, 2021, 05:40:29 PM »Maybe the 1T new green deal will solve these problems.
1T? Try the next one @ 3.5 Trillion!
Yeah, they quite happily say 1T is a down payment.
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General Discussion / Re: What's it worth?
« on: August 10, 2021, 05:33:33 PM »
15% has long been the standard deduct for NOM. Same add for a car with it's OM. There are probably exceptions to that rule for certain makes and models.
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Garage Talk / Re: The end of Camaro?
« on: August 08, 2021, 11:51:47 PM »
Maybe the 1T new green deal will solve these problems.
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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Mecum 1969 Z28
« on: August 01, 2021, 06:00:51 PM »
I'm afraid I couldn't do any better. It was very hard to get pics in that lighting. And if I added light, it was too shiny and you couldn't see the detail.
James, if I'd seen your question about the trunk lid before I went to the auction, I'd have checked it.
James, if I'd seen your question about the trunk lid before I went to the auction, I'd have checked it.
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: T/A fuel fillers
« on: July 29, 2021, 10:31:27 PM »
Comparing that pic to others, I would say they were not all off the shelf items.