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General Discussion / Re: 1967 L30

« on: July 16, 2015, 12:46:03 PM »

Thanks Paul,
That's what I was thinking, I needed someone to confirm.

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General Discussion / 1967 L30

« on: July 15, 2015, 11:13:43 PM »

Was there an engine dressup on this model (ie: chrome valve covers and/or lid) ??   Or were all these models painted covers and air cleaners?  Possibly a mid production change?

Thanks

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Garage Talk / Re: What's I've been busy on.... :)

« on: June 30, 2015, 07:17:37 PM »

Very nice! Looks like a nice comfortable work space. Just remember, it always shrinks when you move in. I built a 26'x34' at one of our houses thinking it would have plenty of room. I outgrew it fast. My current garage is 32'x40'. Not near enough for me. I would go 40'x60' gambrel all day long now.

Ha, I outgrew our 40x60 and resorted to stacking cars on lifts.  I think no matter how large you build it, you'll find a way to fill it up, lol.

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General Discussion / Re: Question on hoods

« on: June 29, 2015, 11:27:34 PM »

Excellent info, thanks for the reply William.

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General Discussion / Question on hoods

« on: June 29, 2015, 07:17:29 PM »

I'm told the earliest known cowl hood used in production is roughly the last week of Dec 68 for the Norwood assembly plant.

I haven't heard anything about Van Nuys.   Was there a timeline there as well??

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Original stamp or not?

« on: June 24, 2015, 02:26:48 AM »

Ah 10-4.  I was curious as I didn't see Jerry mention it on his review of the car.  Mine is a 12D build and I was told it was right on the verge of the ducted hood introduction, what ever that might be.
Just trying to understand more.

Thanks

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Original stamp or not?

« on: June 24, 2015, 01:48:12 AM »

It's not on the w/s??  Not sure what that stands for (first thing that comes to mind is windshield, lol)  but if you are referring to paper work, none of those pictures are large enough for me to read any of it.  That's why I asked.
  So I guess your answer means it's too early in production to have the hood?

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Original stamp or not?

« on: June 24, 2015, 01:13:39 AM »

Isn't this car too early for the cowl hood??

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General Discussion / Re: camaro nationals or carlisle?

« on: June 18, 2015, 01:14:37 PM »

*DRIVING our cars*...  is what it's all about.. 

Some one said ..  'If you aren't steering and shifting, you ain't living!.."

I think we have alot in common

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General Discussion / Re: camaro nationals or carlisle?

« on: June 18, 2015, 12:55:54 PM »

I can't even deal with the humidity anymore.  I went out there last June to haul a car back and I about died, lol, and that's not even the most humid time of year.   What always disappointed me living out there is that even during the summer I couldn't plan for car shows because you never knew what the weather was going to do that weekend, so pre-registering for anything was out of the question.  It was always "wait till the night before and make a decision" type of thing.   Always frustrated the family when making plans.  That whole weather deal, both winter and summer, is what made us go west.   

You're right though, our car events are spread thoughout the year and among 3-4 states since we have year round classic car weather, so it doesn't seem as "packed" on the calender.  But we (both my wife and myself) can daily drive our classics year round out here    For me that's more fun than the shows.

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General Discussion / Re: camaro nationals or carlisle?

« on: June 17, 2015, 07:17:35 PM »

I envy you midwest guys for all of the shows that are in  close proximity to one another.

I don't envy the weather out there though, lol.

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Headers

« on: June 16, 2015, 05:37:18 PM »

Larry Sikora built a pair of 1 3/4" for our small block Anglia, around $700 invested, that's including having them coated.  $500 for the Zoomies. Lemons are around 1500+ for a big block Camaro. Leaves a little breathing room for "other" necessities.

For some price comparison, ( A little backround )  McCabe lives right up the street from me and has been a custom header fabricator for 40+ years.  He worked for the various Nascar teams for dozens of years making more HP on the cars he touched, and eventually shared his knowlege with all of them before they became more cut throat and wanted him all for themselves.  He got tired of traveling as they wanted him on site as well.  Eventually engineers were brought in and learned from McCabe and all the tricks you now see in the sport originated from him.    He is now semi-retired and building custom headers for people, drag cars, road race cars, street cars, boats, even air planes.
   He builds some of the best I've seen in both looks and performance, and reasonable.  Most cars are in the $7-$800 range.   So I agree with you, I have a hard time justifying the $1500 expense for some of these "off the shelf" headers.

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General Discussion / Re: Which way is correct for the houndstooth pattern on seats?

« on: June 16, 2015, 12:47:19 PM »

I've never seen this problem before.  I get my stuff from Legendary.  Seams, stitching, patterns, are always spot on.

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Originality / Re: L89 at Local Car Show

« on: June 15, 2015, 12:46:55 PM »

I would have a different guy ask about that sticker every hour.....j/k

It is getting to point where I see more finished cars with that sticker than without it. As time goes on it will be a correct item for any resto....

Very true.  I haven't seen them much on restored GM products but I see them on the Fords all the time.  Not correct on the Fords either but from the info I've gathered, as these cars were new back then and came in for service, most times those stickers were added by techs.  At least that's what I've found from researching Fords. 
   So alot of guys that know they aren't correct on Fords are putting them on during restorations and calling it a "day two" mod.  Though technically not the type of "day two" mods that us gear heads normally associate with that term.
   I don't know if this holds any weight with GM stuff or not, but very common for dealers to put them on the Fords.

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General Discussion / Re: Oil viscosty and engine temperature

« on: June 14, 2015, 11:13:28 PM »

If it makes you feel any better, I drive mine in the 110+ AZ heat and they run just fine with no heat issues, and run just as well up here at 5,000 feet where winter time temps can dip to freezing for a couple months.  So I see alot of adversity in ambient temps.