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camaromikey

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Re: pink rods
« Reply #15 on: June 14, 2007, 06:57:48 AM »
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Re: pink rods
« Reply #16 on: June 14, 2007, 11:22:46 PM »
I just rebuilt an engine out of a 68 z28 and it had bronze bushings in the small end for floating pins.is this correct for a 68 engine.

Jerry@CHP

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Re: pink rods
« Reply #17 on: June 17, 2007, 09:58:03 PM »
No it's not.  There are rumors that late 68s got the floating pins.  Have not seen any yet.

The 67 Z28 got 11/32 rods also referred to as the "green rods."  I am working on another article (Z28) for CRG that will go into this in great detail.

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Re: pink rods
« Reply #18 on: March 08, 2011, 04:04:47 PM »
The Corvette LT1 350's used the pink rods too as well as the 70 & up Special High Performance 350's. No Babbit dipped small ends though. magazines of the day used to say these rods were made with "fresh" forging dies & tooling plus shot peening. I have a couple of sets, & they have more than a small dab of paint on them.

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Re: pink rods
« Reply #19 on: March 10, 2011, 01:28:54 AM »
Z/28's up to 74 had Pink rods. The pink will look orange upon disassembly after years of oil staining.
69 Z/28 Dover White. SOLD
67 SS/RS Mt. Green 1W,2LGSR,3SL,4K,5BY,07C. SOLD
70 Nova L78 Blk. Cherry,Sandalwood,M21,02B

 

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