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Restoration / Re: Restoring a dried out dash pad

« on: January 03, 2012, 01:04:34 AM »

The material is stiff, but still flexible. I've used some leather treatments in the past that required a lot of pressure to rub them in. I don't think it would be good to go that route, but maybe something I could spray on and let it soak.
I'll definitely dye it first. I guess I can wait to see how it feels afterwords. I'm not even close to reassembly yet.

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Restoration / Restoring a dried out dash pad

« on: January 02, 2012, 10:35:01 PM »

The dash pad on my car is in excellent shape. It has no cracks, the color is good, and even the screw holes on the edges are perfect. The only problem is, it's very dried out, and will crack eventually. What's the best way to bring back the flexibility? I plan on re dying the entire interior. Will this help? If not, should i treat the pad after dying or before?

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Rear end decode

« on: November 27, 2011, 07:36:43 PM »

Thanks Ed. That's what I was afraid of. I guess that solidifies my thoughts of going the resto mod route since it's a low option car and already had the original intake and carb swapped years ago.

67: I'm not too sure on the last digit. it's only half visible, so I thought it was zero. Probably is a G, though. The shift number is not visible at all.

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Decoding/Numbers / Rear end decode

« on: November 27, 2011, 04:51:21 PM »

I just got the numbers off the rear in my '68 RS. All I can make out is PW 12270. The PW gears seem to be used only in '67 models, so I assume the rear was assembled in December '66? My car was assembled in November 67, so I'm not sure if the rear is original or not.

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Originality / Re: '68 RS Options

« on: October 16, 2011, 11:04:17 PM »

Yeah, I checked all of the numbers already and codes. I was just wondering if you could order it from a dealer.

Compared to some of the cars out there that are twice the price, this car is very solid. It needs floors and trunk (which most do), but the quarters and rockers are fine. It needs a little work around the window channels but being a vinyl top car, I can do patches.

On top of that, the interior is in excellent shape. Needs a head liner, carpet, and that's it. The rest can be dyed, painted, or just cleaned.

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Originality / Re: '68 RS Options

« on: October 16, 2011, 07:32:43 PM »

So the car finally showed up today. I checked out under the car, and there is what appears to be aftermarket dual exhaust hangers. I'm not sure where to check for the rivnuts, but I'm sure it's in the assembly manual that should be here soon.
As for the engine, all the numbers show it is the matching "ME" block for the car, but it has a quadrajet sitting on a GM intake. Could you get an ME from the factory with a 4bbl?

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Originality / Re: '68 RS Options

« on: October 14, 2011, 04:12:48 PM »

Okay, so it's always been a southern car. That explains why it's so solid, evan after sitting for over 30 years.

So exhaust should not be an issue. As far as the stripe, if there's no proof either way I can go with personal preferance without losing originality points.

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Originality / Re: '68 RS Options

« on: October 14, 2011, 03:43:47 PM »

Vin number is 124378N351484. The previous owner deleted the pictures from Photobucket, so I can't get the tag info till tomorrow. I remember there was very little info on it.

I figured there would be some distinct mounting clues for the exhaust. Thanks for that tip!

I assume you mean the "hocky stripe" on the doors. There's none there now, and all of the paint paint is faded equally top to bottom. The bottom of doors has the black accent paint, though.

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Originality / Re: '68 RS Options

« on: October 14, 2011, 10:44:58 AM »

Thanks Ed. And the only place these options are listed, are on the build sheet? Car got delayed, so I won't see it till tomorrow.

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Originality / Re: '68 RS Options

« on: October 13, 2011, 10:39:02 PM »

This is a '68, and there is a cowl tag, but it doesn't give exhaust and tire options. The car has the original tire spec sticker in the glove box, so hopefully that will shed some light on the tire option. The exhaust is still a mystery, though.

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Originality / '68 RS Options

« on: October 10, 2011, 09:45:31 AM »

I just bought a '68 RS Coupe that's on it's way to me now. It has matching numbers, but is missing the front clip and exhaust. Is there any way to tell if it came with stripes on the nose, and whether it had single or dual exhaust, without the build sheet. It has the 327/210 engine, so I'm assuming single. I want to restore this car to 100% factory. Also, it currently has wheels that resemble rally's, but the holes are more of a saw blade shape. I assume these are aftermarket?