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General Discussion / Re: USPS Muscle Cars

« on: September 20, 2022, 11:26:36 PM »

You can order the Muscle Cars stamps online:

https://store.usps.com/store/results/stamps/_/N-9y93lv

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Originality / Re: Braided steel rope around 350 engine, 1967

« on: August 21, 2022, 07:52:51 PM »

A friend's mom drove a 1969 SS 350 Camaro for years and I remember seeing a cable on the driver's side.  There were no cables on my neighbor's 1968 Z28, although when he built the engine, we did replace the engine and transmission mounts.

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General Discussion / Re: L78 Values

« on: August 04, 2022, 04:45:18 PM »

Some years ago, I was talking to a co-worker, who told me that he had a 1968 Camaro L78 that he was storing at Torrance Airport.  The Camaro was a 4-speed and he would occasionally take it out for a short drive.  I laughed when he told me how he muscled the Camaro around the airport and how much noise it made as the mufflers needed to be replaced.

 

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General Discussion / Re: Friend's 1968 Z28 Camaro

« on: August 01, 2022, 06:04:32 PM »

My friend's 1968 Z28 was probably built at the Van Nuys Plant as I remember that when he replaced the door jamb vent grill on the driver's side, the door striker was not painted.

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: 1969 SS 124379N618639

« on: July 29, 2022, 09:59:16 PM »

This Camaro appears to me to have been repainted as the door strikers and the trunk latch have been painted.

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: 1969 SS 124379N618639

« on: July 28, 2022, 09:57:18 PM »

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/chevrolet/camaro/2601740.html#&gid=1&pid=23

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Originality / Re: 1967 SS Camaro tires

« on: July 16, 2022, 11:14:27 PM »

I bought Cooper Cobra GT tires for my 1979 Trans Am and I've been happy with them.

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General Discussion / Re: Why no reproduction 67 68 headrests

« on: July 04, 2022, 11:27:23 PM »

Here are some photos of a 1968 Firebird with the headrest option:

https://firstgenfirebird.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=283826

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Maintenance / Re: At a loss - engine stalls under load

« on: July 04, 2022, 08:25:06 PM »

The fuel inlet in your gas tank could be clogged with debris.

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General Discussion / Re: Why no reproduction 67 68 headrests

« on: July 04, 2022, 05:13:26 PM »

OER has reproductions 1967 Camaro headrests but they are only for seats that originally had headrests:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/325223958424?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110010%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.DISCCARDS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200818141627%26meid%3D88b7f6c8938047129df2bec2270c8c1b%26pid%3D101110%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D333798544155%26itm%3D325223958424%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2563228%26algv%3Ddefault%26brand%3DOER&_trksid=p2563228.c101110.m1982&amdata=cksum%3A32522395842488b7f6c8938047129df2bec2270c8c1b%7Cenc%3AAQAHAAABAC9MqZj5rvev%252FtpGrc%252FLsyMUXY7tu5OmGku2wa6Os%252BznFWUtzeXANVK38%252BzrjFOqdTS8DFtIdmIEAqDgUxp57UEl%252BtpqO2devq4nWJLZ%252Flw1xsQjU21eQChyovkxR5Aew%252BX6PQtywrU6YrdjkyeFWIYpN9f8DxOQiK3ZDJ8DNuGJdGxKEvUqUV%252Fg0MEKY2Lm5LwY53SlgporrunZRy0LOuSUPNOkoVxdwbPc9gFIr024y4OywohejpKKAqFReAS8mSXdQ3p4zs03ArK7PSI979vrp1KGk7Y3u1GawxXwF2Caag4t7K9Kgu5gkX6G8TqqbaS9aO5DjLLdpFY%252Fx11kvQo%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2563228&epid=1211861905

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General Discussion / Re: 1969 Z 10 10 car?

« on: June 11, 2022, 06:07:04 PM »

There was a previous discussion about this car on CRG:

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=10247.0

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Originality / Re: Floor mats

« on: June 10, 2022, 09:02:50 PM »

My friend's 1969 Z28 has floor mats listed on the dealer invoice and I can check to see the part numbers the next time he brings it to our monthly Cars & Coffee show:

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=19069.0

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Garage Talk / Re: This hobby is dying

« on: June 07, 2022, 04:18:51 PM »

I was talking to someone at our local monthly cars & coffee show on Saturday as he was interested in buying a 1965/1966 Mustang fastback to restore with his daughter, who was just hired at JPL in Pasadena, CA.  It turns out that he had 2 1970 Cudas that he bought in the early 1980s, one was a 440, the other being a 426 Hemi.  Both cars had been sitting in the garage since the 1980s and needed some attention, but he hadn't gotten around to working on them.

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Maintenance / Re: 68 Brake issue. Input needed.

« on: June 02, 2022, 03:23:49 AM »

cwyllie - If there is an O'Reilly Auto Parts in your area, they show (at my local store) a rebuilt power brake booster for a 1968 Camaro with front disc brakes and the 396 engine:

https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/brakebest-brakes/brakes/brake-hydraulics/power-brake-booster/69bab478e25a/brakebest-power-brake-booster/obh3/501129/v/a/14021/automotive-car-1968-chevrolet-camaro?pos=3

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Maintenance / Re: 68 Brake issue. Input needed.

« on: May 29, 2022, 08:41:20 PM »

You will only have to push-in the button on the metering valve if you are using a power bleeder that cannot generate enough vacuum to pull fluid past the valve:

https://www.camaros.net/threads/metering-proportioning-valve-plunger-question.460739/

As you have already replaced the metering valve and haven't a problem with the front discs locking up when braking, I still think your problem is that the power brake booster is bad. - Mark