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Decoding/Numbers / Re: 1969 L89 Camaro

« on: August 13, 2023, 05:00:54 PM »

Now Mr Kurt, this is inticing, some records survive! Where do I find the assembly article? What is MA6 and can it still be purchased? Remember now I am new to all of this CRG stuff but an old fart, long time 69’ Camaro owner. Thanks for advanced info you can share. God Bless.

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: 1969 L89 Camaro

« on: August 12, 2023, 03:41:06 PM »

Thanks KurtS, got another question? If you say Tonawanda records has no HD clutch for L89 cars, was the suffix code and partial VIN stamped at Tonawanda. Am I correct in saying all 311 L89’s were ordered, does Tonawanda retain records, to this day. I have these questions, based on my conversation with original owner of my car, who says he remembered what he paid for car, new, dealership in ChicagoLand. North of 5000.00 dollars. Can only hope to refined this engine, which had a KE suffix code. Last put my eyes on it, in correct vehicle I was looking for, but I was looking for a JH suffix code. This was the mid 90’s. All I have is a dealers packet in glove box, no other info available. The dealership was in Elmhurst, Illinois. Thanks Sir.

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: 1969 L89 Camaro

« on: July 30, 2023, 03:57:50 PM »

Sure wouldl like to know the suffix code. Anyone on here have any knowledge or ever seen a KE suffix for a L89 which is listed on a few sources as a 69’ Camaro L89 with HD clutch. I know Mr Kurt S has said there is no known documented 69 Camaro with this suffix. Well I’m here to tell ya I have seen a 396 with a KE suffix, back in the mid 90’s in a vehicle that is correct to me for my original engine for my 9’ SS 396. But at the time for me this suffix was very strange to me, as I was looking for a JH suffix. Did not ever forget this suffix. Let it go and regret to this day not buying the vehicle! I mean what am I suppose to think, about the possibility of it possibly being an L89. Base this on finding the original owner of car, and1 thing he did remember about car is what he paid for car, new, in excess of 5000.00, sold new in ChicagoLand, and day 2’ed it and went drag racing it right off the dealership. Yes I did ask him if it had alloy heads on it, and the answer was no, cast heads cause he had them off and ported and polished the heads for racing. Yep I understand all 311 L89’s where ordered by yes drag racers, but my next thought, maybe the car was ordered and upon receiving dealership had sticker shock and left it! Ok CRG’ers, am I over dreaming or is this a possibility, can tell you 1 thang for sure, I will restart a search for that vehicle from the mid 90’s and if it still has that suffix I know where to look for that magic set of VIN partial. Thank ya for at least listening. God Bless.

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General Discussion / Re: HP - 396cu = 325,350,375 what changes?

« on: July 24, 2023, 06:22:16 PM »

LOL, 169 Indy. It’s just the beginning with your L78, don’t think you’ll go back to the L34! My L78 completely re-done, and just now breaking in. Love to get on our 4-Lane state Hwy and let all the SUV’s pull up on me at about 85 mph and just stomp the pedal and high gear them to about 110 and stick my hand out my window and flag them to get some more! My L78 is 1 pulling hoss with 3.73 gears. Makes me go all the way back to 19 years old, lol, fixing to turn the big 7-0. Just a little testimonial!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

« on: July 20, 2023, 06:03:28 PM »

Great service, only spent 50.00 to confirm the dealers packet in my glove box as genuine and real. Defunct Chevy dealership in ChicagoLand, Elmhurst, Illinois. Since found the original owner and shocked to find out what he paid  for it! Good bit more than what a 69’ SS 396 L78, 4-speed would have sold for in 1969’.

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General Discussion / Re: The Camaro Nationals

« on: July 17, 2023, 04:14:34 PM »

Loved all the painted steelies and dog dish cover cars. Hope to make 1 of these before I get much older! Great pics of all of the cars there. God Bless.

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General Discussion / Re: Register my Vin Number

« on: July 07, 2023, 02:56:31 PM »

I also, Iowa Jon, would like to if I could register my VIN in the database. Mine is 51 years owned, not original or born with drive train. Have a dealers packet in glove box with owner name address and confirmed by documentation from the Corvette group. Document Services. No other docouments in dealers packet other than owners manual, no not even the holy grail P-O-P. Have successfully found the original owner, who in 1971, shipped out to Vietnam to help close out that conflict. He left car with his dad to sell or trade, because of no place to store in ChicagoLand. I’m in Deep South Miss. and at a standstill as the void in ownership. Thanks.

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Restoration / Re: Temperature Gauge Increments

« on: July 06, 2023, 06:02:13 PM »

Thanks cook_dw, would love to but not yet able to do that, would have, lol, learn what a thread is. Just and ole’ Deep South, old fart, still learning the ways of navigation on CRG. DO have a history with car from purchase to taking it off the road in about 1986, you know, the scenario, marry, start a family, self contract home, school, collage, 3 children, marriage expenses of 3. Then semi retirement, and major health scare in 2019, Cancer. But was my start off, or my only son’s real concern of getting ole’ dad’s car re-born. Complete frame off started, Jan 20’ and finished Sept 22’, in of all years my 50th year of ownership. Yes just a brief history and lots, lots and lots of pics. Thank you sir, and others here for ya’s comments and support, God Bless.

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Restoration / Re: Temperature Gauge Increments

« on: July 05, 2023, 04:53:57 PM »

Also wanted to share, my problem with my heating scenario is the heater core. Complete restoration with 3/4’s all new or repop items and put a 54 year old part in that has for sure bit my tail. Oh well you live to learn I guess. By the way, have not really come up with a way of really introducing my self, and car, still studying on that so’s I don’t take a whole chapter on CRG to do it, but here is a little pic on my “Jewel”, 51 years owned this past May 26 th. Is my 1st Car and also HS graduation day purchase. Also have met a new Camaro friend that has a Burnished Brown numbers match, ex-drag car, COPO, and a Dover White numbers match, ex drag car Z/28, and a CE cross rammed complete engine on the floor. God Bless.

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Restoration / Re: Temperature Gauge Increments

« on: July 05, 2023, 04:38:23 PM »

I don’t know either MO, but that center mark I had plugged in my mind as 220 degrees, and Dave’s mark is 210. Close enough for me. And if you continued each increment at say 15 degrees, that puts the 3/4 mark at about 265 degrees and you could very well be correct at the yellow to red zone being in the 290 to 300 degrees. How about it Camaro family, help out this old fart, and maybe MO. GOD Bless.

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General Discussion / Re: Find your hidden VIN in less than 30 seconds.

« on: July 04, 2023, 04:17:55 PM »

3 hiddens easily found in seconds of a complete take down of a restoration! But of course having knowledge of where to look is a must to find them. Yep all 3 was my confirmed VIN.

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General Discussion / Re: Engine weight comparison

« on: July 04, 2023, 04:13:24 PM »

Would like to know the actual weight of complete cars of a L78, vs. L78/L89. Just curious!

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Restoration / Re: Temperature Gauge Increments

« on: July 03, 2023, 05:54:36 PM »

Thank you Dave, this was my next question. So I will definitely snapshot this and put in my library of my restoration. Thanks again very timely. God Bless.

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Restoration / Re: Temperature Gauge Increments

« on: July 03, 2023, 01:12:01 AM »

Ok gonna have to apologize to rich69rs for comment on his graph for the temp gauge. Exact gauge in my car also. Hope pic comes up or May have to send to your email. Also for other members trying to help on my fluid leak, have a video of the drip drip leak, but still can’t tell where it’s coming from. Thanks.

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Restoration / Re: Temperature Gauge Increments

« on: July 02, 2023, 08:48:02 PM »

To 169INDY, yes this is a factory installed gauge in the factory console. Guess I just need to take a pic of gauge and put on here. But think I have found the culprit on loosing fluids. Discovered it yesterday with car on the trailer. And to rich69rs, sorry that’s not my graph at all. Let me just take a pic of gauge and let you re-chart it for me, if you could. Thanks everyone, now hopefully I can find where my leak, is. Thinking heater box, heater hose, or even heater core. Never been changed, that I know of. We’ll see!