ENGINE LIFT HOOKS

[ALLZS]

on  aluminum  intake  engines where the lift hooks natural steel or zinc plated 

[x66 714]

Painted by hand with silver paint....Joe

[rts]

The rear as well?
Or just the front and rear is orange?

[boomer632]

I thought I read here somewhere that JM has seen the front lift hook painted silver or not painted at all and ways are accepted. I left main with no finish on front hook and painted the rear orange. I havent installed the rear yet as I havent found what the correct bolt is..

[Edgemontvillage]

I thought I read here somewhere that JM has seen the front lift hook painted silver or not painted at all and ways are accepted. I left main with no finish on front hook and painted the rear orange. I havent installed the rear yet as I havent found what the correct bolt is..

 Original aluminum small block intake ("472") front (right) and rear (left) lift hooks and shouldered bolts. These are from my 2B Norwood RS/Z and are unpainted (orange), natural steel. I wasn't able to determine if either had received silver paint. 

[BULLITT65]

I just did a quick browse through my "unrestored" car files, and the only car out of about 20 or so that has the silver paint is Skip Lacates 69Z dated late 09C, and even his just shows a minimal amount of the silver.

[Pacecar]

L78 survivor in Vintage Certification at 2022 MCACN had what looked lie silver painted lift hook

[boomer632]

L78 survivor in Vintage Certification at 2022 MCACN had what looked lie silver painted lift hook

Did you happen to get a look at the rear hook? Was it painted orange, silver or nothing?

[68camaroz28]

L78 survivor in Vintage Certification at 2022 MCACN had what looked lie silver painted lift hook

Did you happen to get a look at the rear hook? Was it painted orange, silver or nothing?

No orange paint. Remnants of silver paint have been found on survivors like when I took pics of Skip's 69Z. NCRS accepts in judging either bare steel or painted silver.

[Edgemontvillage]

L78 survivor in Vintage Certification at 2022 MCACN had what looked lie silver painted lift hook

That's right Steve, also the 5A Norwood Cortez L78 from Vintage Certification in 2021
 

[ole blue]

Front and rear 3rd week feb Baltimore built L78 Chevelle. Rear has traces of orange on sides. That is bolt holding it on. Front looks painted.

[Jerry@CHP]

With the many survivor cars I have certified over the years, the Z28 will have either natural steel lift hooks or painted Chevrolet orange.  Both versions have been observed over the years, and both are accepted for restoration. 

Jerry

[67rs327]

Hi all - a little bit of a hijack regarding this post - but similar topic. I have a 1967 L30M20 (LOS 11A) with a complete and functioning AIR system to include the steel breather pipe on the rear of the intake. It’s positioned right over the bolt where the rear lift bracket mounts. A standard unit does not seem to fit. Was there a special bracket for the AIR cars? Thanks.

[Petes L48]

Hi all - a little bit of a hijack regarding this post - but similar topic. I have a 1967 L30M20 (LOS 11A) with a complete and functioning AIR system to include the steel breather pipe on the rear of the intake. It’s positioned right over the bolt where the rear lift bracket mounts. A standard unit does not seem to fit. Was there a special bracket for the AIR cars? Thanks.

Here's a link to an old thread:
http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=1578.msg78979#msg78979

I seem to recall someone saying for model year 1967 the lift hooks were removed and a cradle was used at the assembly plants to move the engine through the dress process and to mate it to the subframe.  So your hooks would have been removed at some point prior to install of the AIR components.  This must have been in a forum thread, as I didn't see this mentioned in John Hinckley's assembly process article.
http://camaros.org/assemblyprocess.shtml#engine

[67rs327]

Thanks for the link. I’m convinced. No lift brackets on SB ‘67s.