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RS_COPO_Canuck

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A few 69 Z questions...
« on: September 08, 2016, 05:19:24 PM »
Hi All

I was looking at some pics of a 69 Z.
The car looks like it is fairly original.
The exhaust appears to have original head pipes but the clamps are not the typical "guillotine" style clamps. They are a single bolt Q-clamp. They only have one nut. I have attached a file pic so you can see what I'm talking about. A lot of Mopar's used these on the exhaust tips. I have never seen these anywhere else through the years such as at muffler shops, auto parts places etc......only the guillotine style.

Has anyone seen these on original cars?

Also....around the motor mounts there was splotches of white paint sprayed....and not neatly. The car did not have the "recall" cables around the mounts.....wondering if this is what the dealer did to show they checked the mounts...or??

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Jim

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Re: A few 69 Z questions...
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2016, 06:45:27 PM »
Never seen that clamp style on any '60s GM car.

No idea why there would be white paint daubs near the motor mounts. The recall letter does not mention such a procedure.
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Re: A few 69 Z questions...
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2016, 08:44:06 PM »
The recall cables attached to the exhaust manifold to the frame, not the mounts.
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Re: A few 69 Z questions...
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2016, 02:10:12 PM »
Never seen that clamp style on any '60s GM car.

No idea why there would be white paint daubs near the motor mounts. The recall letter does not mention such a procedure.
Never seen that clamp style on any '60s GM car.

No idea why there would be white paint daubs near the motor mounts. The recall letter does not mention such a procedure.

They are actually big splotches of white.....appears to be spray bomb applied. I see no reason for that to be on there. Very strange.
Here is a pic.

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Re: A few 69 Z questions...
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2016, 06:46:20 PM »
Odd but no idea why the paint is there.

Even odder, I have seen a subframe painted John Deere green!
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Re: A few 69 Z questions...
« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2016, 05:09:08 PM »
This is only speculation but painting headers white back in the day was very popular. Perhaps someone was touching up headers and that's overspray. I'm not saying the car ever had headers but if it did, that may be why the white overspray.
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Re: A few 69 Z questions...
« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2016, 03:30:17 AM »
That is not an assembly line engine mount... the bolt would go in from the side shown (rear) on a factory mount.
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