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1996

Originality / Re: Correct Hood Catch & Plate Fasteners

« on: January 21, 2012, 04:16:07 AM »

Mike – Appreciate all the pics of your survivor 67’s fasteners. Please keep them coming. Do you have pics of the car you can share?
 
Here are a couple of pics from fasteners that appear to be factory on my 69. I won’t bother mentioning where they're from because I don't have a clue if they are in the right spot. Exception…Rad Support bolt, for obvious reasons. Anyway, the most important issue pending, are the head-marks…once that's figured out I think the rest will be a cake walk.

  Compare your anchor to mine...notice anything

Any 69's out there  

That anchor does look a little crooked. The ones I have look like yours! Your two middle bolts in the picture is what is in our 69 NOR Oct 69 (10D) L48 hood latch. Your top RBW bolt are in numerous places like the fender/rad support bar. Your bottom RBW bolt looks like a bolt from the 12 bolt rear end cover but only you would know for sure. Here is a picture of a new bolt for the rad. support to sub-frame that is the same as what was in which comes in the bolt kits I purchased from Heartbeat. Also a bolt from the rear bumper guard from a NOR 69.
Same mfg. just a little different.

1997

Originality / Re: Correct Hood Catch & Plate Fasteners

« on: January 21, 2012, 03:06:40 AM »

I will be going through more of our orig. bolts as I decide to restore or replace

Chick...or anyone. I see this company pop up quite a bit when talking chemical restoration of fasteners and other metals. One, have you guys ever tried this company (or similar companies/products) and two do you have any before and after pics?

http://www.palmettoenterprises.net/Palmetto_Enterprises/-Welcome-.html

Yep, I have used it and it works great! Need (for best results) to glass bead the parts and your ready to cook. If the bolt/screw heads are pitted they are not going to look great as you can imagine. Clean bolt head and they will look new. Now, not sure of your two radiator support bolts but the ones from AMK are exactly what our 68 had and several other non-restored Camaros including two 69's. Here are some examples of restoring the shift rods, etc. on our Muncie shifter, and original body mount bolts using Palmetto products.

1998

General Discussion / Re: sold my 68Z back to the original owner

« on: January 20, 2012, 04:17:37 AM »

Now that was a treat to read. Good on ya! Got to tell us, what did he say when you told him you would sell it back to him or??
Great story and as already mentioned I can fully understand how excited he was to get it back.....

1999

Originality / Re: Correct Hood Catch & Plate Fasteners

« on: January 20, 2012, 04:07:15 AM »

Mike, I'm not saying the 'f' as you call them are incorrect but just a comment that the bolts on the restored car look very nice and the AMK bolt kits have a lot of those 'f' type bolts. I will be going through more of our orig. bolts as I decide to restore or replace and to date I do not remember seeing any 'f' headed bolts but they may be there. To date everywhere the kits had the 'f' bolts I had something different. Do not have enough info to say they are correct or incorrect, only that I'm not seeing them or at least not yet. 

2000

General Discussion / Re: BJ Auction - 67 RS went for $80k

« on: January 20, 2012, 12:31:34 AM »

My restored 67 SS conv has this attractive color combo.

 Hmmm...must be a rare radio in that too.
Sometimes I wonder how many times the so called *winning* buyer is actually a rep of BJ that is bidding to force the price up artificially but in some cases not having a real legit buyer topping it to take it away. Just an observation.

Mike

I highly doubt that due to they would have far too much to lose then gain.
Wow, just cannot believe that car brought that much. Incredible..... Seller is happy I bet:)

2001

General Discussion / Re: 1968 RS/SS Dana Camaro

« on: January 20, 2012, 12:20:10 AM »

Peg, welcome aboard to the CRG Know all of us sure wish you and your husband the best with the car but not sure what the trim tag or vin will assist in establishing it was a Dana unless someone has some Dana vin database. The trim tag on a 68 tells us very little as we own a 68. You mentioned it was purchased off the orig. owner and that you have the front end coming so maybe there are some clues there but so far I'm not sure anything has been revealed. I'm sure you asked but doesn't the orig. owner or any family members have any pictures of the car at all? Racing picture or maybe it never hit the track?
Again, welcome and good luck!

2002

Originality / Re: Correct Hood Catch & Plate Fasteners

« on: January 19, 2012, 02:58:56 AM »

Survivor car has or sure looks like a RBW bolt. There is no clear path for bolts/screws and it takes time. I know and appreciate as I'm restoring as you may know a 68 Z/28 and its taken just huge amounts of hours researching as so many of the small details are not in a book or bits and pieces of info are scattered among many resources. I will be glad to assist any way I can as this and any theads concerning bolts/screws are helpful in our restoration endeavor.

2003

Originality / Re: Correct Horn Fasteners

« on: January 19, 2012, 02:37:16 AM »

12A LA Build...
Is a Black Phosphate finish baked into the metal? If so, you are probably correct. If it is BP It shouldn't have lost its color right? 

Phosphate is a chemical process and not a baked on process. No I do not think it should have lost its color like the thread and underside show if it was a phosphate bolt originally. I have taken rusted bolts and upon removing the rust (evaporust) it is nomally quite evident to still see the dark gray phosphate appearance. Your bolt Marty appears to have been coated with something while it was in place (threaded in) hence the upper portion of thread and underside so zinc looking. Maybe someone sprayed some coating on it while it was threaded into something other than the car? Just my thoughts!?!?

2004

Originality / Re: Correct Hood Catch & Plate Fasteners

« on: January 18, 2012, 10:51:49 PM »

I have gone through a lot of bolts/screws comparing head markings (originals) to the repros which do not match many times but we all know there were many suppliers. As you assumed Marty and I'm with ya, I have not noticed or remember that head marking on the bolt you posted so I will assume also they are not original.  I have mine bagged but will have to dig through the finished and non-finished bolt bags to find. Memory tells me RBW was a predominant one.

2005

Originality / Re: Correct Horn Fasteners

« on: January 18, 2012, 10:36:08 PM »

Marty, that anchor bolt sure looks like a zinc coating under the captured washer... When was your Camaro built?

2006

Originality / Re: Correct Horn Fasteners

« on: January 18, 2012, 03:26:14 AM »

This is one of the horn bolts on our 01B 68 Camaro and it is zinc.

2007

Originality / Re: Original finish on a fan spacer

« on: January 16, 2012, 12:02:30 PM »

And make it 5! Its unanimous

2008

Originality / Re: 69z tires

« on: January 15, 2012, 12:01:59 AM »

I have a 6A, & 9A NOR Z28's with Firestone SC 200 tires.

I have seen one late NOR Z with a Firestone SC 200 spare tire. At the time I thought it had been changed but know differently now.

2009

General Discussion / Re: Possible Purchase

« on: January 14, 2012, 11:47:48 PM »

Cool thread, I have a butternut '69 convertible SS black top that I just adore. Since you are kinda my big bro { 01B - 01C } after seeing this thread what is your opinion about the tire pressure sticker? and the chances of this being a real Z28?

Well you sure have a lot of info that supports it is a Z/28 but as others have mentioned its always wise to proceed with caution. Concerning the sticker, I'm no expert but over the years we have all seen some weird things like a AM radio mast on a AM-FM radio equip. car or std. seat belts in a custom int. equip. car or a factory grind out and restamp of a pad so anything is possible and it might be just a simple defect that someone placed the wrong sticker or glove box door on.  Bottom line, you will probably never know.

2010

General Discussion / Re: 1969 B.U. rear end

« on: January 14, 2012, 01:23:50 PM »

I've been searching what seems like a lifetime for a B.U. rear end for my late 1969 Z28. I've found them but the dates are never close enough. Can anyone suggest somewhere to look for a rear end, i've tried ebay, team camaro, supercar registry, no luck.

How long you been looking? Reason for asking as a part like that might take awhile as you are finding out. I'd put a wanted ad in Hemmings Motor News, check out Craig's list constantly, and place wanted ad's in any type of local "auto locator". Did you put a "want to purchase" ad in Team Camaro? Get aggressive and enjoy the hunt....