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#71

1968 - Orphans / Re: 18N423324 Your L89 Block w...

Last post by ewj - October 07, 2026, 11:48:28 AM

Hi All - to follow up on this miraculous reunighting, the car is now fully restored. Wish I had a better pic on hand, however you get the vibe. Came out incredible. At some point in the future, will do a full video walk around of it and host it to my YT channel "Authentic Motorworks". Probably will not happen until early 2027. Thanks!

#72

Originality / Re: Z/28 Front bumper guards.....

Last post by boomer632 - October 07, 2026, 11:35:54 AM

It is my understanding that rear guards came standard on all 69 Z28 and the front guards were an option. The D80 option became standard on Z's as a mid year change. Your car, your preference. Im a purist and prefer factory. Both of those items could be added at dealership later, so adding them isnt like your doing a day 2 modification.. IMHO

#73

Originality / Z/28 Front bumper guards.... h...

Last post by Smartin72! - October 07, 2026, 10:33:55 AM

Hey all, hopefully I am posting this in the correct section, if not apologies. So I have information on the first two owners of my car.  The 2nd owner, I actually have a picture and it tells a story.  When it originally came from the factory it had the flat hood, front and rear bumper guards and did not have the D80 spoiler options.  At some point in the car's history it has been restored pretty close to factory (again, I am always finding out more about whether something is a correct period replacement, etc).

What's interesting is that when it was restored, the 302 Cowl hood was added as were the front and rear spoilers and both front and rear bumper guards removed.  I know the rear spoiler is not factory because the paint would have stopped at the edge of the trunk and not continued as a non spoiler car would have.

I have put rear bumper guards back on the car and debating adding the front bumper guards to get it closer to how it would have looked from the factory.  I realize there are two schools of thought on this and ultimately, it's my decision, but just curious what other Camaro enthusiast's think.  The second owner unfortunately passed away last December, but through his obituary I was able to track down his family and I sent them this picture of their Dad with his car. Felt that's where it belonged.

#74

Maintenance / Re: Re-attaching Camaro Fender...

Last post by boomer632 - October 07, 2026, 10:23:09 AM

Are all of your emblem pins present?

#75

Originality / Re: 1969 sunvisor instructions...

Last post by Smartin72! - October 07, 2026, 10:16:53 AM

Hi, this is the one I recently bought for my 69 Z28... My car is also a March built car (03B)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/163215664497

#76

Maintenance / Re-attaching Camaro Fender emb...

Last post by Smartin72! - October 07, 2026, 10:03:00 AM

Hey all, so my passenger side "Camaro" fender emblem came loose and eventually came off (I think the fasteners behind the fender came off).  I would like to re-attach it with barrel nuts to avoid removing the fender.  I bought the correct size barrel nut for a 1/8" emblem pin, but they do not fit in the hole on the fender. Doing some more reading, due to the paint build up by the hole, the size of the hole is smaller.  One of the methods suggested on line was to take a 5/32 bit and by hand and gently ream out the hole enough so the barrel nut will fit.  I taped off the area and carefully gave that a try, but the barrel nuts still will not easily go in and I don't want to force them for fear of chipping the paint.  Any other suggestions on how to attack this?

#77

Decoding/Numbers / Re: Trasnmission Stamp identit...

Last post by bcmiller - October 07, 2026, 09:24:33 AM

Looks like the last 6 on the trans are 616410.

Picture quality is not good but it appears to be an original stamping.

If that holds, nice that the VIN ends in 410 and you have BV 4.10 axle.

#78

General Discussion / Re: 69 Camaro coil spring "HR"...

Last post by bcmiller - October 07, 2026, 09:22:08 AM

Oh I would really like to see this car. Not sure if I will make it there. Time of year makes the weather questionable.

#79

Decoding/Numbers / Re: Looking to validate a engi...

Last post by FRANKTHECRANK - October 07, 2026, 09:18:24 AM

Why do those two stampings and the engine pad surfaces look so different if they are next to each other on the same engine pad?

They're not on the same surface. The engine assm plant/date are on the top by the RH cyl head. The other is stamped into the raw casting down by the oil filter....Joe

Ah yes, I didn't realize we were talking about a 69.

#80

Decoding/Numbers / Re: Trasnmission Stamp identit...

Last post by FRANKTHECRANK - October 07, 2026, 09:16:15 AM

Thank you! Does that mean potentially it's the one that was installed with it at the factory? It seems sometimes it does, sometimes is doesn't

If that is a factory stamp, and it matches your VIN, yes it means it was installed in the car with that VIN,..right from the factory.