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General Discussion / Re: July carb on a July 68z

« Last post by cook_dw on March 31, 2025, 12:15:08 PM »

Carbs (like several items) were not FIFO'd.  03D 68 and its original carb was 832

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1969 - Orphans / M20 FB OH 19L521355 P9B01A

« Last post by boomer632 on March 31, 2025, 11:50:35 AM »

Garrettsville, OH

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General Discussion / Re: Asking about my brothers old Camaro, from WI, "skunk" JL8 car

« Last post by pace69fan on March 31, 2025, 03:14:26 AM »

Race car driver and body shop owner from Beaver Dam that had the accident name was Jeff Falbe I believe.
Don't think the camaro was involved in accident but I did hear he owned one.
https://archive.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/44643452.html

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Foreign Camaros / Re: 1969 Z/28 from France

« Last post by maroman on March 30, 2025, 10:02:55 PM »

Thanks and welcome. Do you have any pictures to share or even just a list of options and colors?

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Foreign Camaros / Re: 1969 Z/28 from France

« Last post by Freakears on March 30, 2025, 07:31:25 PM »

This 69 Z/28 with the French General Motors tag on the firewall is legit.  I’m the owner.  It is a numbers matching car.  This sold in Kansas initially and then was exported to France.  Came Back to US in 2005.  The tail lights lenses and buckets were modified for France laws.  I kept these but restored car tail lights and wiring back to original.

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General Discussion / Re: Bumper Jack ID 1969

« Last post by HOT3O2 on March 30, 2025, 06:39:23 PM »

I have a (8L) jack for a Norwood car. My problem is I have a Van Nuys car. Sure would like to find the correct square mast Walker jack. Needle in a haystack.😁

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General Discussion / Re: Asking about my brothers old Camaro, from WI, "skunk" JL8 car

« Last post by fsc66 on March 30, 2025, 02:59:01 PM »

He usually is LOL

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General Discussion / Re: July carb on a July 68z

« Last post by KurtS on March 30, 2025, 03:44:28 AM »

Holley carbs are one item that are not very close on dates.
68 NOR: 2 June cars - 845 & 813
07B - 841
07C - 861
Remember, NOR installed them so the 0708 engine date doesn't matter, it's 07C that matters. I think you are good with the 841.

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General Discussion / Re: July carb on a July 68z

« Last post by william on March 29, 2025, 11:26:46 PM »

I believe you saw the "2000 plus total Camaros in July" on this site. As the text states, Chevrolet info on that was incorrect. The VIN range for July '68 at Norwood was roughly N461500 - N484735, over 23,000 cars. Plenty of them were Z/28s.

The fundamental problem was dealers ordering more Z/28s than the plants could build. Generally speaking, it was the capacity to build engines. Can't just "make more parts" overnight. The problem continued into the '69 model year when Chevy stopped accepting Z/28 orders as of November, 1968. When this happens, Central Office assigns dealers an allocation to order against. From what I heard, they were slow to confirm Z/28 orders. Dealers didn't know if or when their orders would be built.

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General Discussion / Re: July carb on a July 68z

« Last post by black69 on March 29, 2025, 05:50:24 PM »

Thanks William,
I am on the ‘probably not page too’. I know with so few Camaros made in July, I wondered they would have been burning through June carbs. I need to check again, thought they only made 2000 plus total Camaros in July, and with the ratio of z28s out of that number, it had to be not that many z28s that month. Nickey Chevrolet told the owner of my car that it looked potentially it won’t be made and if he wanted a 69. Something unknown was holding it up, maybe same thing held up others.