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General Discussion / Re: My 69 Z/28 "building find"!

« on: March 19, 2017, 04:10:10 AM »

Thanks for checking! I've seen the hinge brace stamps before (and week 49 lines up perfectly with a 12B trim tag for 'just in time' supply), but that wheelhouse one is yet another detail new to me. The learning never ends on these cars!
I'll have to check my notes, but certain I found '12437' stamped somewhere in the floor pan forward of and above the rear axle on my car. Thought at the time it was the Fisher Body style code to differentiate between a coupe or a convertible, but stamping was way too small to have been relevant as a check during body fabrication.....

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Trim Code Z 715

« on: March 19, 2017, 12:06:28 AM »

This thread jogged a recent memory - although it's an X not a Z. The '69 Chevelle trim tag pictured below was posted a few weeks ago by a member of yenko.net (rich p) on a classified ad on that site for a documented 69 Yenko Chevelle. The significance of the 'X' was discussed briefly, one poster suggested it was for no console but I didn't take away a clear understanding of what it actually denoted.....
Car was apparently certified by Jerry MacNeish, so would be very interested to know if he could shed light on the 'X'.

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General Discussion / Re: My 69 Z/28 "building find"!

« on: March 18, 2017, 11:37:00 PM »

Good to see that, highly unlikely that anyone adding a spoiler later on would know about the different diameter rods, or bother to change one to suit even if it was known.
John when you're next working on the car, could you please have a look at the top seam joining inner and outer wheelhouses on the passenger side? In your second picture above, just to the left of the trunk hinge brace, it looks like there's something stamped on that seam..... Could be a sheetmetal date stamp, but I can't recall seeing one there before, plus it looks quite long.

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Foreign Camaros / Re: Another Antwerp camaro

« on: March 16, 2017, 09:05:45 AM »

Austin the foreign assembly plant article states GM Suisse (Switzerland) offered the only production Camaro with a 283cu in V8.

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Data plate info

« on: March 15, 2017, 09:08:50 PM »

My statement was based on 'assumption' (not knowledge)

Ah, Gary.... you know that after writing that, some of the regulars here will challenge your every statement, unless quantified. Especially that HO is the best color for '69

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Foreign Camaros / Re: Another Antwerp camaro

« on: March 15, 2017, 08:37:39 AM »

Interesting car - and does the vin sequence number (101436) suggest more than 1139 CKD '68 Camaros were assembled at Antwerp, since homologated cars retained the US vin format?

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Data plate info

« on: March 15, 2017, 03:25:35 AM »

^ and the body tag already has the model year in the upper left corner, in your case 'ST69'.

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General Discussion / Re: My 69 Z/28 "building find"!

« on: March 15, 2017, 01:11:46 AM »

John have you checked the diameter of the two torsion rods that pop the trunk lid up? If it's a factory-fitted spoiler, one rod will be thicker to compensate for the extra weight (leverage) of the spoiler.

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General Discussion / Re: HBC caught again mislabeling import parts as Made in the USA

« on: March 14, 2017, 09:12:24 PM »

Perhaps just the sticker with the website part # on it was made in the USA, and this is how the vendor dodges the issue 
I'm surprised at HBC for repeating this. Have spent many $$ over the years with that company and always paid extra for the USA version where available (although I'm not made in USA myself, or a resident, but I want to support the domestic market and keep my American car as American as possible.....).

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General Discussion / Re: My 69 Z/28 "building find"!

« on: March 14, 2017, 09:02:59 PM »

Car looks fantastic John, and good news that the first drive went well. The missing hood makes me think of Freiburger and Finnegan's road trips on Roadkill!

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General Discussion / Re: My 69 Z/28 "building find"!

« on: March 11, 2017, 08:59:25 PM »

Thanks John!

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General Discussion / Re: My 69 Z/28 "building find"!

« on: March 11, 2017, 12:53:46 PM »

John where did you source the two-piece rotors from? I know there are several suppliers who offer US-made and imported reproductions, but interested in opinions on quality, fit, finish etc from anyone who has used them. I have my original take-off parts, but the rotors are close to minimum spec and have a few pits.

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General Discussion / Re: My 69 Z/28 "building find"!

« on: March 11, 2017, 12:58:02 AM »

Very common to see serious racers swap out front disc brakes for drums back then. Mine had it done too, looked like the original owner knocked the disc assembly out of the ball joints and pulled a complete '68 drum/spindle setup, including the drum master, from the junkyard to replace it.

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General Discussion / Re: Horns

« on: March 08, 2017, 11:17:40 PM »

Yes, very similar but with integral washer.

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General Discussion / Re: Horns

« on: March 08, 2017, 07:58:28 PM »

The 69 AIM notes the left side horn uses the 'prod. screw (catch asm to hood lock support asm)' and the right side horn uses 3846202, which has a note (4) against it which in the revision history is dated 10-28-68 stating 'was 3853846'. So the right side fastener is as Ed's numbers/pictures above.