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General Discussion / Re: Was the 1967 camaro a disappointment?

« on: November 14, 2005, 02:08:08 PM »

I recall those days fairly well (although I can't remember what I had for dinner last night) and it was my impression that the Camaro was not initially given high marks for performance although the styling was reasonably well-received.  The Z28 wasn't common enough to engender a lot of excitement on the street scene in my area.  The big blocks were OK but the 375 horsepower version on the street was not a common sight either. The 325 horsepower version was good for eye-candy but didn't perform all that well in an unmodified state.  Perhaps the problem was the .398 cam lift?  The first '67 to get my attention was one that had a 435 horsepower Corvette motor transplanted.  Between the local Dana Chevrolet transplants and the magazine stories that came along featuring the Motion cars, the Yenko cars, etc. the Camaro eventually assumed a more central role in the performance world.

Just my impression.

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Restoration / Re: Stripping

« on: November 13, 2005, 11:36:23 PM »

Several years ago I had a body stripped by a media blaster.  I believe that the substance being used to remove the paint was crushed walnut shells in some configuration.  There was NO damage to the body of any kind. I've been told that the process will remove paint from bondo without lifting the bondo.  I was lucky, there was no bondo on the car but the finished product was beautiful to behold and provided the basis for a great paint job.

c

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General Discussion / Re: Old Reliable 1969 Z28 & Vegas Race Trip

« on: November 06, 2005, 09:45:13 PM »

Jerry,

Good to see you out here again.  Sorry we never got a chance to touch base.  Damn these lockouts!

Chuck

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General Discussion / Re: Members from old forum version please post here

« on: October 31, 2005, 09:48:43 PM »

Member since about '99.  Glad I finally found my way in.  Thanks, Kurt.

c