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General Discussion / Re: What Shocks Should I Use For A Smooth Ride ?

« on: March 17, 2021, 08:54:20 PM »

THANKS . . that's what I needed to know . . the people with the Super Sports and Z28 must use the Gas-A-Justs.

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General Discussion / Re: What Shocks Should I Use For A Smooth Ride ?

« on: March 17, 2021, 06:08:12 PM »

I've seen a lot of them on more performance minded Camaros ( mine started life as a 230 CID six cylinder ) It won't be going around any corners fast LOL. I tried to put a picture of the car in here, it said the file was too big.

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General Discussion / What Shocks Should I Use For A Smooth Ride ?

« on: March 17, 2021, 03:49:10 AM »

My '68 Rally Sport with a 327-300 that I bought a year ago, has a very old pair of leaking air shocks in the rear with single leaf springs and the front shocks are fairly new, but they ride way too stiff. What do you all recommend for a "softer" ride ? ( as much as a Camaro can be "soft" ) Are the original spiral type fairly smooth ? I owned a 70 Chevy pick up and after I found some NOS original shocks for it - it changed it to a comfortable ride - not stiff anymore. I don't care if it "corners like a double bed" - it's just a car to take to shows and I'd like to get there without jarring my teeth loose, LOL

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General Discussion / Re: Installing CONSOLE GAUGES and Tic-Toc-Tach - 1968 RS

« on: March 14, 2021, 10:34:58 PM »

Thanks Richard . . I bought both harnesses needed from American Autowire. We have the extension harness. The console end of things is all "put together" and he brought all the wiring up to the fuse box area. I'll have him read the pages you inclosed and see what happens. Another person on a Camaro facebook page, said the brake booster with master cylinder does NOT have to be removed to separate the fuse box apart - a good thing. THANKS for your help !!!

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General Discussion / Re: highly-optioned vs well optioned vs very highly-optioned

« on: March 14, 2021, 07:11:44 PM »

Yes, I've had it for a year and never drove it with the windows DOWN ( 80* today, here in Tuscaloosa ) It wouldn't be that "cool" without the new style compressor - the other cars I've had with the original style compressors ( even rebuilt ) just don't put out the air like the new ones do.

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General Discussion / Re: highly-optioned vs well optioned vs very highly-optioned

« on: March 14, 2021, 06:03:05 PM »

Here's the window sticker from my "very-highly-optioned" '68 Rally Sport Coupe, which left the factory with a 230 CID base six cylinder ( so, not high performance LOL )

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General Discussion / Installing CONSOLE GAUGES and Tic-Toc-Tach - 1968 RS

« on: March 14, 2021, 02:21:49 PM »

We're having some questions about installing a gauge package in my 1968 RS coupe -non-original 327-300 - powerglide. ( it left the factory with a 230 CID six cylinder ) It has an Accel Electronic distributor. I bought both harnesses need to add the gauges from American Autowire.

1) How do we hook up the tach and do we need an "inline filter" for it ?
2) The gauges are wired in now, but we're not sure how to hook them into the other harness ?
3) I've read it's better (safer ) to have a VOLT meter then a AMP meter gauge. The set of gauges came with a AMP meter from Classic Industries.

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: 1968 Powerglide Pan Number

« on: November 19, 2020, 08:11:44 PM »

THANKS, Kurt . . it's nice to know after 52 years, it still has the original transmission.

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Restoration / Re: 68 Console With Clock Replaced With The Four Factory Gauges ?

« on: November 12, 2020, 08:16:14 PM »

Yes . . I bought all those things already, I hope we have everything to do the "project". I also read that it would be better to have a Voltmeter instead of the Amp meter that comes with the four gauge kit - I see I can buy one separately - do you recommend changing that out too ? ( I think they said it worked better if the engine didn't have stock ignition - mine has an electronic distributor ) THANKS for your help . . . 

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Restoration / Re: 68 Console With Clock Replaced With The Four Factory Gauges ?

« on: November 12, 2020, 03:48:27 PM »

THANKS . . I always thought that was how it is, but I saw another post that made me think I'd better check.

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Restoration / 68 Console With Clock Replaced With The Four Factory Gauges ?

« on: November 12, 2020, 02:40:18 AM »

I have an original 1968 console with the original clock - I'd like to install a set of the factory four gauges in place of the clock. ( my car was originally a six cylinder, so it couldn't have had the gauge package ) Will I need to buy a new console made for the gauges ? OR, will the clock with it's base, come out and then the gauges with their base fit in its place ? ( we haven't taken it apart yet - I'm just trying to find out if I need to find a console "made for the gauges" )

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: 1968 Powerglide Pan Number

« on: September 26, 2020, 10:17:35 PM »

I found one source on the CRG pages and I think is says ( maybe !!! )

"C" for Cleveland Powerglide
"8" for Model year of car
"M" for August
"10" for day of month
"D" for day shift

My car was built on September 23rd 1967, so if this is correct and the "August" "10" is for August 10th of 1967, then I answered my own quest - do you all agree ? Could this be the original transmission that came with the 230 base six cylinder that my car left the factory with ? ( it now has a 1968 327-300 in it ) I wasn't sure if the powerglide in a six would be the same for the small V8's.

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Decoding/Numbers / 1968 Powerglide Pan Number

« on: September 26, 2020, 10:02:48 PM »

We found this on the side of my 1968 powerglide pan: C8M10D and I'm assuming it's a date code, but haven't had any luck in finding if it is - it seems to have too many digits. Can anyone tell me what it says ? It is NOT the original engine, so it might not be a 1968 powerglide - THANKS !!!

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Number of WHITE Vinyl Tops in 1968 ?

« on: February 08, 2020, 03:32:23 PM »

I didn't see it . . . THANKS !!!

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Decoding/Numbers / Number of WHITE Vinyl Tops in 1968 ?

« on: February 08, 2020, 12:19:24 PM »

I've looked at quite a few websites with production numbers listed, but I haven't found the figures that separate the different colors of the C08 vinyl covering which seems to have had 77,065 TOTAL produced. I think there would have been more black than white. With all the other numbers that are available, I'd think somebody has these numbers. Any help would be appreciated !!!