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Decoding/Numbers / rare 69 camaro?

« on: April 29, 2010, 09:25:08 PM »

  how rare would a orange 69 camaro with orange guts, and endura bumper be?  car is a x55 my father was the original seller of this car, from rapp chevrolet in marion, sd   tag reads
ST  69 12437    NOR101548  BDY
TR  720      72   B                 PNT
08C                    X55

i have never sean a car equiped like this,  no rear spoiler, later added.  muncie 4speed and 12 bolt rear.   car showed up at my shop this week for a resoto.  pretty solid car, no rust in floors or trunk.  where is the best place to get new door panels.  they are the orange delux style with some cracks and such.

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Originality / Re: 1968 Front Spoiler!

« on: January 27, 2010, 02:32:40 PM »

what is the date of your 68.  my april d80 z28 has no support rods.

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Restoration / Re: Antenna cowl grommet

« on: January 27, 2010, 02:30:49 PM »

just north of sioux falls, to be exact dell rapids.  i came home to se my kid jumping off the second story balcony more than once.  heck we used to play king of the mountain on the garage when i was a kid.  fun for kids but i am getting sick of this white stuff.

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Restoration / Re: Antenna cowl grommet

« on: January 26, 2010, 10:46:32 PM »

i assumed he ment a antenna delete grommet.  sorry guys.

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Restoration / Re: Antenna cowl grommet

« on: January 25, 2010, 10:30:01 PM »

god i hope so!!!

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Restoration / Re: Antenna cowl grommet

« on: January 24, 2010, 08:21:29 PM »

i have a 67 firebird shell sitting outside under a snow pile it has a rear antena, so maybe it has a gromet?  if you have some time i can look when the snow melts?

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General Discussion / Re: If you bought a car based on certification.........

« on: January 23, 2010, 09:41:57 PM »

back to the spliced car.  this was and still is common practice in the body shop arena.  in fact my 1971 camaro was back halved some time in the 70s when it was fairly new.  it is still in one or should i say two pieces.  when i found this out in the early 80s i was heart broken.  the manager at our dealership bodyshop assured me it was fine.  and guess what it was.  no one did this to forge a certain car it was done to repair a fairly new car i would guess.  give jerry a break, i have met him personally can't say i agree with everything he told me about my car, but he was being honest as he saw it.   unless every car is stripped to bare steel who knows what is under the shiny stuff.   i have media blasting equipment at my shop,  the stuff we uncover is sometimes shocking.

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General Discussion / Re: The end of the big block

« on: December 21, 2009, 02:52:24 PM »

i have a 8.1 in my 3/4 ton avalanch,  it is a great engine to bad i can't replace the truck i guess i will rebuild the engine when the time come.  unless the goverment deems that bad too?

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Originality / Re: 1968 disc brake proportioning valve big nut

« on: December 07, 2009, 06:54:05 PM »

i think my 68z built  in april it was  plain cast color.

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Maintenance / Re: 302 with close ratio steering box, finding right headers?

« on: December 02, 2009, 09:54:47 PM »

i have hooker supercomps on mine, no problem.  it is a 68z, but it should be the same?

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General Discussion / Re: Rare 67 Z28

« on: November 27, 2009, 05:05:03 PM »

fold down seat maybe?  ha ha!

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General Discussion / Re: Buyer beware discussion

« on: November 18, 2009, 02:58:31 PM »

i have never seen that good of chrome on the back of a factory bumper?

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General Discussion / Re: 67 SS HOOD SIT HIGH IN THE REAR

« on: November 12, 2009, 04:53:06 PM »

sounds like bad hinges to me.   

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General Discussion / Re: Convertible Top Fluid Type

« on: October 22, 2009, 08:39:06 PM »

i have been using atf in my tops.  weather right or wrong i do not know.

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Restoration / Re: 1969 Gas Tank

« on: July 18, 2009, 07:18:41 PM »

i have a nos gm one above my paint booth haven't looked at it in years.  when did they stop making them?  i have also installed both of the tanks you speak of.  the oer tank does not look correct no exposed galvanize.  the spectre tank is bare galvanize but the shape seams a little off?