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General Discussion / Re: 1969 Camaro passenger door mirror location

« on: December 07, 2011, 07:52:55 PM »

Dealers were instructed to install the same shape of mirror as installed on the driver side. For 1967 this would be a round mirror and for 1968 and 1969, this would be the rectangular mirror.

Ed

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General Discussion / Re: 1969 Camaro passenger door mirror location

« on: December 07, 2011, 02:39:18 PM »

I have a remote drivers mirror and I have never seen a matching passenger side mirror. Does one exist?

If you mean a remote passenger side mirror, the answer is no.

Ed

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General Discussion / Re: 1969 Camaro passenger door mirror location

« on: December 06, 2011, 04:36:55 PM »

Keep reading. Especially my reply #9.

Yes, the holes on the DRIVER side were prepunched, but not on the passenger door.

Ed

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General Discussion / Re: 1969 Camaro passenger door mirror location

« on: December 06, 2011, 03:45:06 PM »

Passenger side mirrors were dealer installed only and the locations varied, depending on who was assigned to install it!

Ed

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General Discussion / Re: 12 bolt axle shaft length?

« on: December 04, 2011, 04:25:47 AM »

All first generation Camaro 12 bolt axles are 30 spline and 30.5" overall length. The first generation Camaro 10 bolt axle is 28 spline and 29 33/64" overall length.

Ed

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General Discussion / Re: Battery Disconnect Switch

« on: December 04, 2011, 02:52:48 AM »

Well, after a little research on Google and yahoo, I found that O'REILLY'S has them on clearance sale for $42.00 each plus shipping! That's a VERY good price (half of what I originally paid), and I even ordered two for spares.

But be quick. They only have 25 left!

Ed

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General Discussion / Re: Battery Disconnect Switch

« on: December 02, 2011, 05:27:13 PM »

I use disconnect switches on all my old cars just because of their age. I've had a car fire before and it's not pretty. Old wiring isn't trustworthy!

HERE'S the one I use. The big plus is that it allows you to use the radio, works off a remote, keeps you from having a dead battery (automatically disconnects if it detects a drain) and doubles as a theft deterent. The bad is it's expensive (but you can get it cheaper on ebay or some of the other online sites. Just do a search...), and it's NOT hidden.

you can read more about the Battery Brain line HERE.

Ed

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: NOR Tags

« on: December 02, 2011, 04:15:10 PM »

August of 1969.

Ed

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General Discussion / Re: 68 windshield washer jar

« on: December 02, 2011, 04:11:44 PM »

Where is the correct position to mount the windshield washer jar on a non RS 68 396 Camaro, the radiator support or driver side fender well ?

Radiator Support. Check out the AIM, UPC 1, Sheet A4 for more information.

Ed

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Rear end decode

« on: November 27, 2011, 05:26:36 PM »

That's correct. You have a 2.73 open 10 bolt assembled on December 27th, 1966 at the Detroit Gear and Axle plant. Not original to your car.

Ed

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: 1969 protecto plates

« on: November 24, 2011, 05:40:28 PM »

Frank, if Kurt hasn't already asked, he'll probably be contacting you shortly about your car for the database!

Ed

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: 1969 protecto plates

« on: November 24, 2011, 02:29:57 AM »

Firefox works just fine, but not IE 8. Not sure about IE 7, 9 or the beta 10 (or Safari either).

Ed

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: 1969 protecto plates

« on: November 23, 2011, 09:33:23 PM »

So Ed if the POP shows the rear coded for a JL8 rear, does that then confirm rear discs? So no separate coding except for the JL8 rear? Correct?

Correct.

Ed

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: 1969 protecto plates

« on: November 23, 2011, 10:13:44 AM »

Ed that position is filled by the rear end code and date.

That's correct. That's the only place on the POP that will tell you if the car originally came with 4 wheel disk brakes.

Ed

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: 1969 protecto plates

« on: November 23, 2011, 03:19:35 AM »

Yes, it would start at row B, column 15, and continue through column 21.

HERE'S more info on POP decoding, and HERE'S the list of axle codes. (NOTE: If the table is blank on your screen under the "1967-1969 Camaro POP Option Fields" heading, just click, hold and drag your mouse in the table and it'll all show up. It's a bug in IE.

Ed