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Restoration / 69 Z/28/ radiator mounting

« on: January 23, 2025, 05:19:50 PM »

Will b replacing orig radiator with US Radiator unit when wether improves. Will have original recorded in the future. Ordered original mounting hardware for shroud & radiator from HBC. Noticed on UPC 11/13  B4 the Pass. side uses 2 bolts, but Driv. side uses 2 screws & 2 well nuts. Just curious,? What’s the reason for this & does anyone have original pics showing the fit.
Charles

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Site Comments/Discussion / Re: CRG website “not secure”

« on: March 28, 2024, 12:22:39 PM »

Where do u find that in settings?

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General Discussion / Re: Interesting period photos.... :)

« on: October 02, 2023, 05:34:42 PM »

Found these images of my 1st Z/28. Purchased in the summer of '69. Sold it in 1973 when the gas crisis hit. Regreted it ever since, like a lot of guys.
Charles

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General Discussion / Re: Interesting period photos.... :)

« on: July 05, 2023, 06:37:46 PM »

Group/7 Went back and found the original thread I started back in March  2018. It tells the story from my friend Jim’s recollection of how he purchased the car. I think it is pretty interesting reading
The picture was taken @ the San Fernando Drag Strip in the Spring of 1969.
Charles

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General Discussion / Re: Interesting period photos.... :)

« on: July 04, 2023, 01:50:17 PM »

Here is a picture of the window sticker
Charles

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General Discussion / Re: Interesting period photos.... :)

« on: July 04, 2023, 11:13:39 AM »

Re: reply143. That picture is of my Navy buddy Jim’s Z /28 from an earlier post of mine.  It was, according to him, the 6th Z/28 off of the Los Angeles assembly line. He sold the car back in the 70’s, but still has the original window sticker. I do have a copy. Don’t know what happened to the car. Did Google search of VIN, but no luck.  It was such an early car.The headrests were an option. Don’t know if the spoilers were deleted or just weren’t ordered.  Thx for posting
Charles

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General Discussion / Re: Argent Silver/ Krylon dull Aluminum

« on: April 06, 2023, 08:39:30 PM »

Thanks to everyone for the input. All I wanted to use it for is paint 2 headlight bezels. Didn’t know it would be that hard to find
Charles

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General Discussion / Re: Argent Silver/ Krylon dull Aluminum

« on: April 06, 2023, 03:08:54 PM »

Contacted an automotive paint supply store & they wanted a paint code. Does anyone have a paint code for Argent Silver?

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General Discussion / Argent Silver/ Krylon dull Aluminum

« on: April 06, 2023, 02:10:25 PM »

Tried to find Argent Silver in an aerosol can. Went to Eastwood. Won’t be available until July. OK, I saw that Krylon 1403 Dull Aluminum is a good substitute. Went looking for that at… Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s, couple of Hardware stores. Don’t have it. Online….same thing. Not available until 2nd quarter of the year. Is there another substitute silver that Krylon makes that is close to Argent Silver? I like the Krylon because it is made to use on plastic
Charles

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General Discussion / Didn’t know it would be so difficult

« on: May 24, 2022, 04:44:13 PM »

Wanted to have someone to go through my M-21 Muncie transmission. Just for the piece of mind. Have had the car for over 7 years now and it  a little hard shifting from 1st to 2nd sometimes. Tried contacting several shops in my area and NOBODY seems to work on manual transmissions any more. Asked around to friends for anybody they might know. No luck. Found a couple of guys who could do the overhaul, BUT they can’t pull the trans or reinstall. Can’t work on car myself now and really don’t have a place to do it. Is this the way it is in other parts of the country as well?
Charles

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General Discussion / 50’s & 60’s Assembly line workers

« on: April 24, 2020, 05:48:43 PM »

Watching one of the shows on car assembly lines. Got me thinking about what kind of training did the new assembly line workers (Specifically Chevrolet) get before they were put on the line. The pace that the line moved had to be a little daunting to a new worker. The noise, new unfamiliar surroundings and pressure to keep up was scary to a newbie. Was there a system to make sure the worker installed the correct part or option were installed on the correct car? Also, was there a large turnover?  Being in the union I guess the pay and benefits were pretty good.
Charles

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Originality / Re: Original seat belts

« on: March 11, 2020, 05:36:38 PM »

Thx for the tip Bert. Tried it & it worked like a CHARM.

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Originality / Re: Original seat belts

« on: March 08, 2020, 07:01:20 PM »

Good!  Glad I checked before I just jumped in. I’ll take them out & clean them up. Any suggestions on cleaning solutions? Mild laundry soap?
Charles

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Originality / Original seat belts

« on: March 08, 2020, 01:40:58 PM »

Pulled out the back seat and this is what I found. Could this be how they came from the factory or one of the previous owners just taped them up?
Charles

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General Discussion / Re: Decisions Decisions

« on: February 14, 2020, 03:48:48 PM »

Addional question. Will be painting the X77 no D80 2A NOR car soon. When I bought it 5 years one of the previous owners put the Z21 trim on. Removed that. It also has the front & rear spoilers. Don’t know if it originally came with spoilers, but I do want to keep them. Read section on CRG re:spoilers. To keep this as original as I can, should I paint the rear stripes all the way to the back of the trunk lid then install the spoiler so the stripes show on the lip or just assume it came from factory with spoilers and just paint it that way so the stripes don’t show on the rear of the trunk.
Charles