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General Discussion / Re: 1969 Camaro Horn Placement

« on: March 08, 2012, 03:43:12 AM »

Here are how mine are placed

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General Discussion / Re: Hendrick Motorsports Olympic Gold 69 Z28 for sale.

« on: December 18, 2011, 10:42:10 AM »

I emailed the guys at Hendrick. I have been in communication with them about photos I have of Ricks old race cars so I let them know the skinny

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General Discussion / Re: Camaro pic in the news

« on: November 22, 2011, 03:17:13 PM »

Rock Hill is where Mike's Custom Cars is located .... wouldn't be surprised if has had his hands on that one.

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General Discussion / Re: Old pictures of the 1969 Z/28 I owned in the late '70's

« on: November 03, 2011, 08:23:10 AM »

Picture from the original owner of my X33 . I guess the original Hugger Orange didn't attract enough attention.

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General Discussion / Re: Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals Show Nov 19 & 20 in Chicago

« on: September 30, 2011, 12:46:13 PM »

I'm making the trip from California with Charley . Bringing my red COPO Camaro... love Chicago

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General Discussion / Re: NOS Trunk Weatherstrip

« on: September 30, 2011, 12:42:55 PM »

I just paid 250 for NOS with the white string... the one without the string are pretty common.

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General Discussion / Re: 1969 Camaro Named Best Chevy of All Time

« on: September 15, 2011, 07:33:56 AM »

That's what I'm talkin about !

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General Discussion / Re: Sound deadener/insulation

« on: September 15, 2011, 07:31:28 AM »

The debate rages on but one thing for sure is no one ever says anything bad about Dynamat. Ebay has some good deals but always pay attention to the shipping charges

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Originality / Re: PTB on Los Angeles Camaros

« on: August 23, 2011, 01:26:51 PM »

Then there is the yellow ....


Seriously, I ask because one of the National judges told me recently that all one color and mostly orange.  Of course he could be wrong. Plus the fact every Camaro shop that sells first gen parts has been selling these stamps for years so who know how many of these firewalls have been stamped.

I would be interested in what Steve and the guys in the Vintage Certification Program have seen

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Restoration / Re: 1969 SS350 muncie 4 speed tunnel hole template

« on: August 21, 2011, 05:22:32 PM »

Here are a few photos that may also help. Not sure how accurate you want to be but gives an idea of how the torch cut tunnel looked. Also note the placement of the ground near the back of the opening. These are from my old Van Nuys Z that was 100% original.





These are from my other 69Z . Car had been raced and the tunnel hacked but the dimensions from the center of the groove back should be spot on

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Originality / Re: PTB on Los Angeles Camaros

« on: August 21, 2011, 04:50:53 PM »

I just wanted to bring this thread up because I have always been told that the colors on the PBT stamps should not be mixed. I see a few photos of cars in this thread that have both green and orange stamps combined.

Can anyone say with certainty that the stamps were either not mixed or on occasion were mixed? And if both colors were used on one car is that common or minimal and what may have been the cause for both colors to be used?

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1969 - Orphans / Re: 69 COPO Camaro block found

« on: August 20, 2011, 04:20:20 AM »

Don't they say, " A thread ain't worth nothing without pictures"? ...    OK I posted there too

I agree 100%, but Kurt would prefer us not to post pictures of original stampings so we don't create a reference library for would be forgers.   

Paul

Good to know.. I would have never guessed since Kurt comments on stampings all the time on TC

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1969 - Orphans / 69 COPO Camaro block found

« on: August 19, 2011, 05:04:09 PM »

I am posting this for dschwantz

"I just found a 1969 copo camaro block. stamp on pad is TO425MN date A-3-9 vin# 19N647850 I would like to reunite with car if it still exsits but if it doesn't exsist, it will be sold. this block has not been decked, it is standard bore, it has a sleeve in cylinder#1 (it was done many years ago) the crank is still standard, there was a set of 7/16 dimple rods and what i believe are 12.5:1 pistons in it. if anyone is interested please E-mail me at dschwantz@comcast.net I can E-mail pictures to those that are interested. thanks"

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General Discussion / Re: Seatbelt ID Tags/Labels

« on: August 08, 2011, 12:44:24 AM »

I hand wash them in my sink with Woolite but I like how Ed does it

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General Discussion / Re: Opinons on tires and wheels for my Camaro

« on: August 04, 2011, 02:20:51 PM »

How about a set of the reproduction Firestone race tires? http://store.cokertire.com/firestone-indy-920-15.html

You can mount them on some 5-spoke American D-spoke wheels from http://vintageeng.com/MagWheelsProduct.html

 Thanks Jon .... just when I thought I had it figured out you show me something I like and now I am confused again !
 Vintage Engineering is local to me as well....