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1801
Decoding/Numbers / Re: Correct Dip Stick Part Number
« on: November 26, 2012, 12:00:30 AM »
Here's a couple of pics that might help. The instructions on the NOS 3974251 oil pan that I have calls for the service 3951576 stick, but my original "flattened" '69 stick is different, marked like all the previous threads, and looks different from both the 3876869 stick and 3896912 sticks shown on the attachment. Note the date on the instruction page - 2/69, and the reference to the 3951576.

BTW, all three of these sticks are identical in length, regardless of handle. The only thing I have not checked is the position of the markings relative to the end of the stick -

If you need any detailed pics, let me know. I just posted pics of the pan itself on a separate posting concerning '68 pan number and appearance -

Regards,
Steve

1802
Originality / Re: Identifying 1968 z28 oil pan
« on: November 25, 2012, 11:41:18 PM »
Guys,

Try these. Pan number 3974251, NOS pictured here, note date on the instruction sheet (2/69). Later pan that superceded this one was 465220 if I remember correctly. The three sticks pictured here are the '68 grey tip 3876869 (with tag), '69 crimped original from my '69 Z, and a "brown" tip 3896912. All are the same length, handles differ slightly.

More if you need it -

Regards,
Steve

1803
Originality / Re: 9204 brake booster on ebay
« on: November 19, 2012, 02:03:39 PM »
My 01C X77 booster (owned since 1973, removed from car in 1980) is dated "2" , 9204, small font, "Delco Morraine" upside down under the vacuum port , absolutely original to the car. Almost too good of shape to be sent out for replate - plating is faded but pretty decent (likely due to the fact it hasn't been on the car for 32 years).

Regards,
Steve

1804
Originality / Re: 1967 SMALL Journal Crank...revisited
« on: November 14, 2012, 04:27:10 AM »
The production guys in Van Nuys must have been party animals - note that the VIN stamp is upside down compared to the engine build code - guy should have checked his handle (orientation) flat before he stamped it; maybe he was in a rush to get out the door at the end of the shift.
 

1805
Decoding/Numbers / Re: How to spot a fake
« on: November 14, 2012, 03:30:13 AM »
Did anyone ever tell you guys that you're pretty good ?

I looked at this series when it was first posted - I got real curious about the statement from Mark that the tag was a repop, so I compared it my known original X77 tag - I'm no expert, but I see what Mark was talking about - there are differences, very subtle, but there - whatever individual or company repopped the tag got pretty darn close - close enough to fool a lot of people I'm sure.

Just my opinion, but I agree with the general consensus. Bogus.

1806
Restoration / Re: 1969 Z28 neg side terminal battery cable bolt
« on: November 06, 2012, 05:34:24 AM »
Danny,

15 seconds in the Harbor Freight bead blast cabinet. I suppose it looks a little rough, but it ought to look dandy after replating. Note the bolt size is identical to the hex size.

Shame they don't make these anymore -

Regards,
Steve

1807
Restoration / Re: 1969 Z28 neg side terminal battery cable bolt
« on: November 06, 2012, 12:03:50 AM »
Danny - if you need this cable let me know - I won't be using it in all likelihood since I can't be sure of the number for my application -
Regards,
Steve

1808
Maintenance / Re: Best source for lower ball joint?
« on: November 05, 2012, 08:06:10 PM »
Gentlemen,

Be careful no matter what the box or the bearing/part country-of-origin says - I have at least two major bearing plants in my area that I have called on for years - they are the first to tell you that some of their parts and operations go overseas, some of which may be sent back to the states to be assembled to qualify as "Made in the USA". I won't name names, but you can read between the lines.

I don't want to get myself in trouble, but the trouble is corporate greed - that and NAFTA. We'll all be working at fast food establishments if this "global labor" doesn't even up - we've lost too many plants, too many jobs to cheap (and shoddy) labor overseas or across the border. Maybe when gas gets to $6.00 a liter in China, we can have some parity - but then again, they've got so much of our money and production over there already, $6.00, $7.00 or $8.00 a liter may be cheap to them -

Just my opinion - sorry to digress.


1809
Restoration / Re: 1969 Z28 neg side terminal battery cable bolt
« on: November 05, 2012, 07:35:20 PM »
Danny,

  The cable I have is a 5/16 hex X 5/16 bolt, as far as I can tell. Part number as embossed on the side of the cable is 8901871PV, which does not show in my '73 parts book, nor is it still valid with GM as a current number. This cable was attached to the radiator support of my 12A(1968) '69 L78 when I brought it home. Since I can't verify the number, I can't be sure that it is an original (to the car) cable - any other learned opinions out there ?

Regards,
Steve

1810
Restoration / Re: 1969 Z28 neg side terminal battery cable bolt
« on: November 05, 2012, 04:20:02 AM »
Danny,

Curious - does it look similar to this ? This cable was in my '69 L78 when I got it home - I've always wondered if it was an original (to the car) cable - it is a GM, no doubt -

Regards,
Steve

1811
General Discussion / Re: Were roads salted in Union City TN
« on: November 05, 2012, 03:47:56 AM »
Lawrence,

No problem. How long was it registered in TN ? Two of my cars ('68 and '69 Z'z) were sold new here in TN and have remained here ever since - both are fairly well preserved, considering that they both were used as daily drivers from new. My '69 has been garaged since 1980, when I retired it from the street, but the '68 was not retired until about 1996 from active duty. Both subframes are in really good condition, with light surface rust only. Up until a couple of years ago, the DOT in Tennessee would copy all of the on-file documents for a "native" TN vehicle for a $15.00 flat fee, and give them to you (how I came by my dealer invoices and MSO's on both vehicles), but they have ceased doing that as "they don't have the manpower to go through the microfiche files". Hopefully you have the POP or documentation for the 'Vette - at least you have the dealer info.

Regards,
Steve

1812
General Discussion / Re: Were roads salted in Union City TN
« on: November 04, 2012, 02:52:40 AM »
Lawrence,

    I have lived all of my short (59) life in Tennessee - I can tell you for certain that very few roads were salted in TN until not too awfully long ago - even then, it was interstate highways for the most part, rural towns usually don't have salt equipment. Large cities like Nashville do have their own, but still on a smaller scale than most northern states. I lived just east of Nashville (but still in the Metro Nashville area) in the 60's until the mid 70's, and non-state-route roads were never salted at all - you just had to wait for the weather to warm up enough to melt the ice/snow (and yes, we used to get decent snows here in the 60's and 70's). My 69 Z was sold new in Nashville, I bought it in '73, and it is still in pretty decent shape for a street car (I drove it back and forth to school in Knoxville, interstate 187 miles one way from my parent's house, for several years, and it's still pretty much rust free in spite of my abuse to it).

Regards,
Steve

1813
1969 - Orphans / Re: Orphaned block 19N571318
« on: November 01, 2012, 02:38:44 AM »
(Reply to Kurt's question of what's wrong with my original block)

Happy Halloween - here's some stills from my latest horror classic -

Explanation - #4 cylinder breezeway. Note the details of: nice view of the #6 cylinder wall internally, the lifters still stuck in their respective bores, the new trapdoor from the lifter valley into the water jacket, the remaining half of the cam still jammed in the cam bore, with lifters still in place. One heck of an explosion - must haver been running something mixed in with the premium gas, like nitro. Either that, or the cylinder hydrauliced. Bet the driver was mildly surprised, especially if the intake came off of it a couple of inches.

Amazing fact - as bad as the destruction is/was, somebody was smart enough to keep the block with the car -

Sympathy donations accepted !

Regards,
Steve

1814
1969 - Orphans / Re: Orphaned block 19N571318
« on: October 27, 2012, 02:08:36 PM »
Horsepower - too much of it. According to a past owner, the car was a drag car for some period of time - evidently while under a moderate level of rpm, it launched a piston through the cylinder wall (I suspect the rod was the culprit) into the lifter valley. Bad enough, but at least it went to the inside rather than the outside. Deck surface is still intact, but I don't think it's repairable. I guess it's possible to sleeve it, and patch the inside of the block, but I agree with the guy that owned the car before me - considering the fact it came with a "spare" block, it's much cheaper (and more reliable) to build another block to use as a driver, and keep the original as what it is - a 500 pound Protect-O-Plate. Not something you can leave in the glovebox, but pretty effective for documentation. I'll try to get a pic of the damage posted today - maybe someone has a better opinion of it (recovery or paperweight).

Regards,
Steve

1815
General Discussion / Re: 67 z on ebay
« on: October 21, 2012, 03:56:01 AM »
Right tonight it's a $7000.00 trim tag.

Regards,
Steve

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