Preservation of a 68 Camaro

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Photo 409 - Finally made my final decision on gauges, tach and rev limiter. Also have a nos Mallory CDI box and Mallory Double Life distributor (not pictured) to help with the Day 2 items.

Photos 410 - 411 - I managed to snag 2 pair of NOS brake pads for the Z and the green car if it ever needs them.

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Another small update. Since I needed to pull the cowl vent ducts I decided to give them a cleaning as they too had black overspray on them.

Photos 412 - 413 - Duct after removal and before cleaning.

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Photos 414 - 417 - Citrus degreaser, green Scotchbrite and then soaked in Evaporust. Finally applying Meguiars Mirror Bright Vinyl & Rubber Treatment

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Photo 418 - Horn relay before

Photos 419 - 420 - Relay after soaking and then lightly hitting it with an aluminum oxide Scotchbrite pad.

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Photos 421 - 423 - While going through parts on the shelf for the car I pulled the head buckets and trim rings and got them cleaned up.

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Photos 436 - 439 - Cleaning process is much like the same as just about everything I've cleaned. Citrus degreaser and blue/green Scotchbrite pad. Then added 2 original T-3's.

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Photos 440 - 441 - Closeups of the T-3 logos.

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As I mentioned previously, I've been working on the upper cowl cove removing the black spray bomb and primer applied over the original paint. I'll be honest, this was one of the most time consuming parts of this project. Working with anything from lacquer thinner, xylene, to sanding with 1k, 2k etc but ended with the best results using a blade razor blade and a plastic razor blade scraper. Then going over it with a green scotchbrite and lightly rubbing the areas after using the blade to get down to the white. As you can tell this was a trial & error process. After it's all said and done I'm pretty happy with the results considering what I was working with.

Photos 442 - 444 - before photo and during the process of the cowl area.

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Photos 445 - 447 - After. If there were still any Doubting Thomas' out there as to whether or not this car was a real Z I think this should clear any concerns.

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Photos 435 - 437 - After cont.

[maroman]

I just hope I get to see your Z live when you are finished to see all the work you've gone through.

[cook_dw]

I just hope I get to see your Z live when you are finished to see all the work you've gone through.

Maybe not live as I don't travel far from my hometown in middle TN but I promise there will eventually be video.



While going through the shelf of parts I began to pull misc items out to give them a cleaning.

Photos 450 - 451 - Inner fender to firewall splash shield after cleaning with citrus degreaser but before evapo bath.

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Photos 452 - 454 - After evapo.

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Photo 455 - Axle bump stop and bracket during cleaning.

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Photos 456 - 459 - After evapo