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General Discussion / Re: anatomy of a basket case
« on: January 04, 2012, 12:01:22 AM »Quote
I'm not sure if it also carried over to the center cap on standard steering wheels.
No, because the 396 didn't use an SS horn cap. It had the standard "Camaro" cap.
Ed
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General Discussion / Re: Possible Purchase
« on: January 03, 2012, 11:58:57 PM »
Nothing in the database on that one.
Sorry.
Ed
Sorry.
Ed
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General Discussion / Re: anatomy of a basket case
« on: January 03, 2012, 05:00:22 PM »
Yep. My mistake. I read his reply wrong.
Ed
Ed
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Originality / Re: Photo of RPO D96 Striping
« on: January 03, 2012, 04:54:28 PM »
My 2 cents (and my opinion only, not representitive of the CRG).
I have one other 68 SS in the DB with the D96 stripe (see below). Not great pictures, but you can clearly see the stripe going past the door into the rear quarter panel.
I also have a "late" (12-67 revision) order form and it states that D96 is "N/A on Camaro SS". I believe this was due to the "new" (January, 1968 release) D90 stripe which came down the sides of the car, and since the D96 ALSO came down the sides of the car, you couldn't have both, so therefore D96 was not available with SS.
However, earlier cars had the D91 Bumble Bee stripe which didn't come down the sides of the car, so I believe you COULD get the D96 with the SS at this point. Unfortunately, I don't have an early (pre 12-67) order form so I can't see what it says with regards to the D96 with SS. I also don't have the VIN on the car below, so that's no proof either.
I'm still looking at the pictures in the DB and hopefully I'll come up with more info.
Ed
I have one other 68 SS in the DB with the D96 stripe (see below). Not great pictures, but you can clearly see the stripe going past the door into the rear quarter panel.
I also have a "late" (12-67 revision) order form and it states that D96 is "N/A on Camaro SS". I believe this was due to the "new" (January, 1968 release) D90 stripe which came down the sides of the car, and since the D96 ALSO came down the sides of the car, you couldn't have both, so therefore D96 was not available with SS.
However, earlier cars had the D91 Bumble Bee stripe which didn't come down the sides of the car, so I believe you COULD get the D96 with the SS at this point. Unfortunately, I don't have an early (pre 12-67) order form so I can't see what it says with regards to the D96 with SS. I also don't have the VIN on the car below, so that's no proof either.
I'm still looking at the pictures in the DB and hopefully I'll come up with more info.
Ed
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General Discussion / Re: anatomy of a basket case
« on: January 03, 2012, 02:45:33 PM »Quote
I read somewhere the early SS's, (before BB's started in late Dec.) only had the SS Emblem front and rear. They started the SS 350 Emblem sometime after the BB cars went into production.
You are correct Mike. HERE'S where you read it.
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At this time, the only SS was the SS-350 model, and the badges on the car read "SS-350". When the SS-396 was introduced in January 1967, the badges were changed for all SS models to read "SS".
Ed
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Originality / Re: Shifters
« on: January 03, 2012, 01:03:25 AM »
Shifter body is the same. Linkage is different.
Ed
Ed
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General Discussion / Re: anatomy of a basket case
« on: January 02, 2012, 11:27:14 PM »Quote
It had the 350 flags on the side. What it didnt have is "SS350" insignia anywhere, just SS
That's what you should have. SS on the front of the fenders and then "Camaro", "350" and the crossed "flags" emblems on the rear of the fenders.
Ed
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General Discussion / Re: anatomy of a basket case
« on: January 02, 2012, 09:30:04 PM »
Great pictures Steve. And going by the casting numbers and date codes, everything you show is original to your car (with the exception of the transmission of course). That includes the heads and the distributor. I also see a Muncie main case in post number 11. Is that your original?
I can't explain the lack of "SS 350" on the steering wheel or the lack of "350" on the fenders. Do you have any pictures of the car when it was new (or newer)?
Ed
I can't explain the lack of "SS 350" on the steering wheel or the lack of "350" on the fenders. Do you have any pictures of the car when it was new (or newer)?
Ed
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Originality / Re: ?Fake POP?
« on: December 31, 2011, 05:22:01 PM »
Post a couple of pictures (POP and engine stamp).
If the car was "sold" three days before the engine and transmission dates, then something's wrong. Could just be a dealer mistake when he stamped the tape, but we need to see the other dates as well.
Ed
If the car was "sold" three days before the engine and transmission dates, then something's wrong. Could just be a dealer mistake when he stamped the tape, but we need to see the other dates as well.
Ed
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Maintenance / Re: Power Steering Pump Problems - bleeding air from the pump or damaged pump?
« on: December 31, 2011, 05:13:21 PM »
Dave, I just went through this on my son's 68. (He ruptered the pressure hose so we had to start basically from scratch)
1. It's easier if you have two people do this because when you top off the fluid, once you start the car it's going to go down. In our case it went down a LOT!! I had to keep adding until it finally stabilized.
2. When you turn the wheels lock to lock, don't go very fast. I found it's better if you go fairly slow.
3. And again, when you go lock to lock, DON'T actually hit the stops. That puts additional pressure on the system and can cause damage.
Our system must have been totally empty because it took just under 2 quarts to get it back to the correct level, and around 20 minutes of bleeding back and forth!
Ed
1. It's easier if you have two people do this because when you top off the fluid, once you start the car it's going to go down. In our case it went down a LOT!! I had to keep adding until it finally stabilized.
2. When you turn the wheels lock to lock, don't go very fast. I found it's better if you go fairly slow.
3. And again, when you go lock to lock, DON'T actually hit the stops. That puts additional pressure on the system and can cause damage.
Our system must have been totally empty because it took just under 2 quarts to get it back to the correct level, and around 20 minutes of bleeding back and forth!
Ed
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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Need help with alternator date code
« on: December 29, 2011, 04:56:20 AM »
Mike, the alternator was installed on the engine at the engine dress line at the Norwood (or Van Nuys) assembly plant and should be dated a day to a few weeks before the cars final assembly. 8A12 is just about perfect for your car.
Ed
Ed