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1969 - Orphans / Re: 19L527016 DZ engine on Ebay

« on: March 05, 2021, 09:51:20 AM »

Anyone interested, please do your homework on this eBay seller.
thegmparts from Angola IN

That sounds very ominous; is there something we should know?

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: 1969 Z28 124379N635021

« on: March 04, 2021, 03:29:24 PM »

Sounds like a non born with motor, no?

Even the engine bay has day one status. Because this car's unique competition history has this one with the engine out quite soon after purchase, they took the time to source a correct DZ-code 302 cubic-inch motor. Now the special V8 has been rebuilt to look fantastic.

sourced a correct DZ code motor

Seems at bit much, 182k, for a non original motor Z28.

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Mild Modifications / Re: 67 seats with headrest

« on: March 03, 2021, 12:18:46 AM »

Yeah, looking at the photos on the site there's some pretty specific brackets and riveting to the seat frame back. It doesn't seem to be a very popular mod which equates to little aftermarket support.

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Mild Modifications / Re: 67 seats with headrest

« on: March 02, 2021, 10:09:36 PM »

Dang, the 68 with hounds tooth in parchment with headrests is the cat's meow.

http://www.camaros.org/images/hrest/hr_68hound.jpg

For any type of cruising I know my wife would like headrests.

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Mild Modifications / 67 seats with headrest

« on: March 02, 2021, 08:34:30 PM »

Anyone know of a place that does reproductions of 67 seats with headrests? Are they the same as 68s other then the fabric choices?

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General Discussion / Re: 67 RS/SS convertible - back in the game.

« on: February 26, 2021, 06:08:26 PM »

I could be wrong as I am not near as knowledgeable about 67's as I am about 69's  -

But aren't there UOIT's/punch cards ? under the front carpet occasionally in 67's?

Hi James,
  I found the UOIT for my '67 04B LOS folded and taped  (1' wide black masking type of tape) to the hump by the shifter opening under the carpet. Inside it had the interior trim code tag and the LOS version of the PTB inspection punch tag ( that discussion can be found here:  http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=14547.msg128838#msg128838 ).
It had body color overspray on an edge so it looks to have been inside the body when it was sprayed.

Mike

Be still my excited heart! I hope to find one as well!

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Originality / 67 convertible unibody brace

« on: February 25, 2021, 08:40:58 PM »

Hello,

I've noticed on a few of the convertibles that I've look at, there is some sort of brace bolted to the bottom of the unibody.

Is there any information about these?

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General Discussion / Re: 67 RS/SS convertible - back in the game.

« on: February 25, 2021, 06:39:44 PM »

Tim,

Looking at that right jacket sleeve.....yeah, that kid turned out ok! Thank you for your service!

My bad on the mirror. It looks different to me in the first photo.

Yes, your car was built the 2nd week of Nov. 1966.

See this on mirrors:
http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=4959.0

See this on console clips:
http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=2270.0

Lastly, tell us about your first car too.

So the bowtie mirrors stopped in 66. I know it's not likely, but with a Nov 66 build date maybe it was put on at the factory even though no known installs exist.

Yeah, the seat belt clips don't seem to fit build date. I actually kind of wish it didn't have them.

Ah the first Camaro. I bought it from a friend out in Lancaster CA in the summer of 83. My girlfriend at the time hated it because I spent more time with the car then her.

It was an SS 4 speed car when I bought it and lots of street racing in SoCal at the time. There was also a drag strip down in Terminal Island in Long Beach CA I went to a lot. That poor car got a lot of abuse. By the time I sold it, it was a pretty racing 350 with a big cam, lots of head work, tunnel ram with two carter 625s. It also had an automatic I put in after I grenaded the clutch at the track. It was a pretty violent destruction that broke an ear off the trans. The interior had been removed as well.

I didn't know what a cowl trim tag was back then so I couldn't tell you what it actually had as options. When I joined the Army in 86 I had no place to store it so I had to sell. I regretted that decision the minute it rolled up on the trailer. After 23 years 3 months and 18 days I retired and figured I'd get a Camaro so I spent time off and on looking for something but didn't get serious about it until a couple of years ago. Of course I was amazed that current by prices which made me regret selling  it all the more. Like many others I entertained the idea of finding it but without a VIN or old license plate that seemed far fetched.

Thank you so much for the links. There is so much information here and has proven extremely useful in my search.

Fantastic car!  Click on the following link to see photos of an early build 1967 Camaro RS convertible that was used in an official capacity during the Monterey Grand Prix held at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California on October 16, 1966.  It has the bowtie mirror, so it is likely that some early builds did receive this type of mirror.  Maybe your is one of them.  Maybe only California produced Camaros??  There is even some member chatter about it.

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=16339.0

That's awesome!! So there is some validity to early cars having bowtie mirrors. I really appreciate your post and the link!!

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General Discussion / Re: Bumble Bee Stripe D91 Query

« on: February 25, 2021, 10:44:21 AM »

Did you see the CRG info on strips yet?

http://www.camaros.org/exterior.shtml#stripes

I'm no expert. Hell, I'm not even a novice on correctness so I wont hazard a guess.

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General Discussion / Re: 67 RS/SS convertible - back in the game.

« on: February 25, 2021, 12:39:29 AM »

Was there ever an factory option for a headliner in convertibles?

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General Discussion / Re: Original dealer info for 1st gens is available

« on: February 24, 2021, 06:52:53 PM »

I know the website says 30 days but what is the normal turn around time on the reports?

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: a real 67 RS SS// Trim tag and curious about engine stamp upside down ? Restamp

« on: February 23, 2021, 10:56:05 PM »

lol, that's a valve cover isn't it. I couldn't make that part out.

Kurt, so there are different size serial stampings on the pads? Learning more every day.

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General Discussion / Re: 67 RS/SS convertible - back in the game.

« on: February 23, 2021, 08:39:26 PM »

Was owned by the general manager's aunt since 86. She's a school teacher which is probably why it's in such good shape. I can't believe it sat for 4 months without being sold.

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: a real 67 RS SS// Trim tag and curious about engine stamp upside down ? Restamp

« on: February 23, 2021, 07:43:15 PM »

Trim tag looks good to me. But, you say RS/SS and it's missing the 3L to make it an RS.

I'm not extremely familiar with engine stamping but on my 67 RS/SS numbers matching motor the both the serial number and the engine code number are oriented in the same fashion. On yours it appears then are opposite of each other. Don't know if it means anything or not. Wait a second, are the numbers on the side of the block and not on the pad by the head? That could be something different.

After looking at more examples the serial number part looks to be too large in size.

Some examples in the link.

http://camaroworld.macswebs.com/1968/engine_id_codes.htm

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General Discussion / Re: 1 of 1 '69 Z28 with factory AC

« on: February 23, 2021, 11:48:02 AM »

The group is private but I would really like to see the car.