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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Trim Tag 69 Z10
« on: May 15, 2014, 06:40:37 AM »
my car was built the same week
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General Discussion / Re: pretty cool
« on: May 15, 2014, 04:25:12 AM »
Jimmy also mentioned that during his ownership of the car he installed some 8" corvette rally wheels with some BIG tires and stock fronts, i just laughed and let him know thats how the car sits now, but with some big dry rotted tires, he just laughed and said wow
the crazy part is that the car sat most of its life with bad motor, or waiting for a motor to be built/installed, and running down the 1/4, side street, it has a very nice original interior, and the speedo shows low miles under 28K, all owners said the car was never really a daily driver, but when the auto trans got installed the speedo stopped working, but how many miles can have been driven with a bbc 427, th 400, and 456 gears, last two owner (since 75) say they dont remember speedo rolling over, but can guaranty mile are actual.
owner before me bought it as a roller, and only had it running for 6 months before he sold it to me, owner before that had the original trans with the 327, before it got replaced with the 427/400 so it has 28k+?+?+?+? miles lol
Jimmy, also mentioned that Kenny might be the original owner
the crazy part is that the car sat most of its life with bad motor, or waiting for a motor to be built/installed, and running down the 1/4, side street, it has a very nice original interior, and the speedo shows low miles under 28K, all owners said the car was never really a daily driver, but when the auto trans got installed the speedo stopped working, but how many miles can have been driven with a bbc 427, th 400, and 456 gears, last two owner (since 75) say they dont remember speedo rolling over, but can guaranty mile are actual.
owner before me bought it as a roller, and only had it running for 6 months before he sold it to me, owner before that had the original trans with the 327, before it got replaced with the 427/400 so it has 28k+?+?+?+? miles lol
Jimmy, also mentioned that Kenny might be the original owner
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General Discussion / Re: pretty cool
« on: May 15, 2014, 03:47:36 AM »10K, Wow! His memory may have embellished some of the facts. Would not be the first time I have heard a story strrreettccchheedd over time.lol. A stout performer nonetheless. I know those short stroke SB's can really wail...those were the days.
I believe the 10k rpm out of a 327. Motor had to be built right to do it but they could.
10k rpm is very high and might be a stretch but anything is possible, and considering all the guys i talked to today were friends and gear heads, there might be some/slight truth to it, we hear of 302s being spun to the moon, and they (old owners) raced/played with the car during a time when no one was concerned with hurting the matching #'s motor only winning, but hey maybe he was just rounding
and its pretty cool to know it has some race history, yea its not well known/important, never set any records, but it was enjoyed by a bunch of gear heads
and since im a gear head, with some build ideas for the car that will upset the purist, but hey i'll keep it in the hot rod tradition the car has lived
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General Discussion / Re: pretty cool
« on: May 14, 2014, 10:55:23 PM »Very nice and fun to learn about the cars history and some good stories about it.
I wish I could do that onto car. My trail ends with the guy I got it from.
First-Congrats Dave! Were you inspired by my post about contacting previous owners? Vince's post about his car got me in gear and it paid off. Too bad the trail goes cold before 76~77 time period on my car. At least I know the last 3 owners now. I did not know the guy I got car from until this past October...can you imagine?
Second-C-Boy68ss AKA: YG with a C, Never say never. Check out this post: http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=12063.0 a month ago by ME! I put an add on CL and got a call the next day...you could have picked my jaw up off the floor! I have had this jewel(turd) since 79 (35 years) and never thought I would know any of its history. It was surreal to say the least.
Yes, and with shipping report being available figured it be worth a shot to google the info I already had, looks like the car spent most of its live with in a 20 radius, also Jimmy believes it was bought new at Clark Chevrolet
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General Discussion / Re: pretty cool
« on: May 14, 2014, 10:37:30 PM »
The best part is got some questions answered
Always wondered why the factory 12 bolt had 4.56 in place of the
4.10s the code shows it should have, Jimmy told me when he raced it
he installed the current gears. Jimmy told me when he got it under the hood was
a poorly built 302 (327/283), that he pulled and installed a 327 his buddy built that he
would regularly spin to 10k rpm, and that he doesn't remember losing a race with
that combo, also confirmed tach delete, that he got it with a sun tach clamped to steering
column, and no center counsel.
Always wondered why the factory 12 bolt had 4.56 in place of the
4.10s the code shows it should have, Jimmy told me when he raced it
he installed the current gears. Jimmy told me when he got it under the hood was
a poorly built 302 (327/283), that he pulled and installed a 327 his buddy built that he
would regularly spin to 10k rpm, and that he doesn't remember losing a race with
that combo, also confirmed tach delete, that he got it with a sun tach clamped to steering
column, and no center counsel.
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General Discussion / pretty cool
« on: May 14, 2014, 08:53:19 PM »
well, while going through the paperwork from my z i found a name for a possible previous owner, a simple google search produces a number and i call it
I asked if they gentleman that answered the phone knew Micheal *** "yes that my father" i advised him that i own a camaro that might have belong to him, he asked "is it silver and black strips?" yes, "do you want to sell it" no "yes that was my fathers car, i remember it from when i was little, you bought it from Scotty ***?" yes
we talked a little more i was informed his father was away for work, but gave me his dads number and told me he would call him and let him know i would be calling.
so i call Micheal and get some interesting info on the car, he sold it as a roller to Scotty and the name and number of the guy (jimmy) he bought it from
so i call Jimmy who really gives me some more history on the car, it was drag raced, he cut the welds on the 1/4 and pulled them to fit bigger tires and tons of other info, that the car didn't have a factory tach it was original cortez silver and black strips, and other things, along with he has pictures from when he owned the car and will get copies for me or find someone to email to me, he bought it in 72~73 when he was 22 and sold it to Micheal in 75 when he found himself without a job and needed money, that days later he got a job and tried to by it back from Micheal 2 weeks later. Jimmy also told me that at one point the car was traded among his gear head/drinking buddies lol. then i get "i bought the car from Kenny ***" but no #, that Kenny sold him the car after having constant issues with the engine, including grenading a few engines including the original, and that Micheal pulled the original trans when he installed a 427/400 combo (have to call Micheal back and get info on the trans)
again with a quick google search and knowing the area the car was in, i was able to get # which i called and left a message, a few minutes later i get a call back from a nice lady, asked if she new Kenny and was told yes, let her know that i own a camaro that Kenny once owned and she sounded confused, i let her know that Jimmy told me that Kenny would be about 70ish now, and she says your looking for my father in law, thought it was really cool that i was looking for the original owner and that she would pass along my info,
now the waiting game
I asked if they gentleman that answered the phone knew Micheal *** "yes that my father" i advised him that i own a camaro that might have belong to him, he asked "is it silver and black strips?" yes, "do you want to sell it" no "yes that was my fathers car, i remember it from when i was little, you bought it from Scotty ***?" yes
we talked a little more i was informed his father was away for work, but gave me his dads number and told me he would call him and let him know i would be calling.
so i call Micheal and get some interesting info on the car, he sold it as a roller to Scotty and the name and number of the guy (jimmy) he bought it from
so i call Jimmy who really gives me some more history on the car, it was drag raced, he cut the welds on the 1/4 and pulled them to fit bigger tires and tons of other info, that the car didn't have a factory tach it was original cortez silver and black strips, and other things, along with he has pictures from when he owned the car and will get copies for me or find someone to email to me, he bought it in 72~73 when he was 22 and sold it to Micheal in 75 when he found himself without a job and needed money, that days later he got a job and tried to by it back from Micheal 2 weeks later. Jimmy also told me that at one point the car was traded among his gear head/drinking buddies lol. then i get "i bought the car from Kenny ***" but no #, that Kenny sold him the car after having constant issues with the engine, including grenading a few engines including the original, and that Micheal pulled the original trans when he installed a 427/400 combo (have to call Micheal back and get info on the trans)
again with a quick google search and knowing the area the car was in, i was able to get # which i called and left a message, a few minutes later i get a call back from a nice lady, asked if she new Kenny and was told yes, let her know that i own a camaro that Kenny once owned and she sounded confused, i let her know that Jimmy told me that Kenny would be about 70ish now, and she says your looking for my father in law, thought it was really cool that i was looking for the original owner and that she would pass along my info,
now the waiting game
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General Discussion / Re: Look what my wife brought home for me just now.
« on: May 12, 2014, 09:34:55 PM »
that sucks Gary, hate irresponsible people
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Decoding/Numbers / Re: need the experts help with stamp pad
« on: April 16, 2014, 02:01:27 AM »
sorry, not my block, found it for sale at reasonable price and might buy, unless we can reunite with car
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Decoding/Numbers / Re: need the experts help with stamp pad
« on: April 15, 2014, 06:00:59 PM »
I emailed the pics to Kurt, and he also informed me that the block has been decked but that stamp was good
waiting on owner to see if he can get the missing digit for the vin, then i'll post in the orphans section
waiting on owner to see if he can get the missing digit for the vin, then i'll post in the orphans section
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General Discussion / Re: And There It Goes...
« on: April 15, 2014, 03:46:00 AM »Aren't those the optional styled steel 14" rims for the SS?
lol, i posted the wrong pic, its updated now
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General Discussion / Re: And There It Goes...
« on: April 15, 2014, 03:20:10 AM »
That is why I am not adding all the add ons you always see like spoilers or ralley wheels, ZL2 or gauges, you know what I mean.
wait wait wait, are you trying to tell me not all 69 camaros were z/28, not buying it, all the ones ive seen for sale say their camaro is a 69 z/28 matching numbers lol
thinking a day 2 look, with my traction bars, Sun tach
ive always thought the day 2 look to would be very period correct, but i would add some torque thrust like available back in the day not the polished/chrome ones, as cookie cutter as it sounds
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General Discussion / Re: Made Contact with Some Previous Owners Today
« on: April 15, 2014, 12:17:50 AM »
congrats on finding the old owners
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Decoding/Numbers / need the experts help with stamp pad
« on: April 15, 2014, 12:06:44 AM »
gonna post in the orphans but just want to confirm stamp is good first,
stamp pad V0425DZ
block cast 3956618
cast date C109
all he can get off the vin is 19n64384, hes gonna try and get the missing number with better light
stamp pad V0425DZ
block cast 3956618
cast date C109
all he can get off the vin is 19n64384, hes gonna try and get the missing number with better light