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General Discussion / Re: Why I am worried about Body Work Guys in General

« on: March 28, 2015, 02:37:19 PM »

I do it for a living.  You really have to watch some shops, and also alot of owners that don't want to pay for quality at the same time so it's kind of a rock in a hard place.  What you show above is a rookie mistake.  Either the owner didn't want to spring for a cheap stencil kit that lays it all out for you (correctly) or the shop suggested they could do it on their own and just didn't have a clue as to how it should be.
   I'm doing a Mach 1 for customer as we speak and he doesn't want to spend $40 for a stencil kit on the black out hood     Just another case where the customer takes the car this far and then starts penny pinching.

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General Discussion / Re: Is it a 1969 Z/28?

« on: March 27, 2015, 07:25:14 PM »

Thanks guys for setting me straight on that.  Much appreciated.

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General Discussion / Re: Is it a 1969 Z/28?

« on: March 27, 2015, 12:41:16 PM »

That is excellent information William.  That explains perfectly why mine would be optioned the way it is.  I always thought it was odd to have an RS with deluxe houndstooth, and then have no console, no tach, no gauges.  I had no idea the tach and gauges weren't available until late (May 69) in the production run.  You'd sure never guess that looking at all the 69Z's today, lol.

So if I'm understanding your comment correctly, any 69Z built before May 69 couldn't possibly have a console/gauges and/or tach??  I think I understand the U16 tach only option as being implimented in May 69, before that it was only paired up with the console gauge option?

I bet that just confused everyone, I confused myself  

Edit: re-reading and thinking, I think I understand your post as console/gauges being mandated in May 69 as meaning "standard equipment" and before that it was optional equipment.  The U16 tach only option became available in May at that time.  So before all this, a console/gauge package which included a tach was available as an option?   Correct me if I'm wrong on this...

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General Discussion / Re: your going the wrong way! 3.31 gears in a 302 powered 69?

« on: March 26, 2015, 11:04:28 PM »

3.31's with the M20 is a nice combo and in my opinion work fine for a 302.  Like you said it's actually slightly better in first gear than the more common M21/3.73 combo, and in actuality, the M20/3.31 combo is better through the first 3 gears.  The car will feel slightly quicker around town.  4th is where you'll see the drop with an M20.  By then you're already rolling pretty good, it's inconsequential.   I like the M20 around town better myself but that's personal preference.  It allows a little more highway friendly gear for those occasional long jaunts.

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General Discussion / Re: Is it a 1969 Z/28?

« on: March 26, 2015, 10:56:11 PM »

From what I've seen, you can have a tach without a console, and the fuel gauge would then be front and center (where you usually see a clock)
 Very unusual setup.

If you ordered gauges/console, you got the clock front and center, and the dash tach.  Or it could be like mine, no tach, no console, no clock.  Just a speedo and a fuel gauge.  I don't see alot like this either, but I suspect not because it's rare, but because most people convert them.

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General Discussion / Re: Is it a 1969 Z/28?

« on: March 25, 2015, 07:16:21 PM »

Yeah, it's all good 

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General Discussion / Re: Is it a 1969 Z/28?

« on: March 25, 2015, 04:31:50 PM »

Thanks, December narrows it down for me.  These December cars are a pain, right when alot of changes happened it appears.
    Probably safe to assume a 4th week of Dec Norwood car would have YH's on it.   Oddly I just did a search and the only thread that pops up on AD wheels is the one we are talking in, lol,  but I'm not computer savy either.

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General Discussion / Re: Is it a 1969 Z/28?

« on: March 25, 2015, 04:04:50 PM »

What I haven't seen mentioned is when the AD wheels were phased out and the YH wheels started to appear??  It's not mentioned in the other thread either and even Jerry's book doesn't mention this point other than saying AD wheels are early production, but no time frame given, not even a rough estimate :shrug:

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General Discussion / Re: ULTRA rare ebay auction for 69 z28....

« on: March 24, 2015, 03:47:21 PM »

LOL Bullitt65.  Thanks for the welcome.  Will do.

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General Discussion / Re: ULTRA rare ebay auction for 69 z28....

« on: March 24, 2015, 02:22:37 PM »

I tend to believe people just put all those characters in their heading so they get more hits when people are doing searches.  I don't think he's implying it's OEM equipment for a Z.  I like to give people the benefit of the doubt at least.