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Camaro Billy

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Engine Dressup Kit
« on: October 30, 2007, 08:49:48 PM »
 I was looking through this book - The Great Camaro, by Michael Lamm , published in 1978. It shows this engine picture with the caption "Engine dressup kit shown above on 300bhp L-48 350 was also available for all V-8's in 1969 "  It shows a chrome air cleaner cover and finned valve covers. Does anyone know if the valve covers are chrome, or the Z-28 duller ones ? Also was there an RPO # for this ?

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Re: Engine Dressup Kit
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2007, 06:20:56 PM »
That statement in the book is just bloody wrong. There never was such an option....
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« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2007, 08:14:46 PM »
I find a lot of info in some the more generic books about Camaros to be suspect, eg crossrams were original, etc. They seem to believe whatever myths are out there more than doing their homework as to what is correct, but maybe that's to help spice up their books and increase sales? They do usually have nice pics.

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Re: Engine Dressup Kit
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2007, 09:01:27 PM »
Kurt,
Thanks, thats kinda what I thought. I had heard stories about an "engine dressup kit" but could not document it or find an RPO for it. I have a chrome air cleaner cover like the one in the book that came off of a Sept. '68 build LM-1 car a freind of mine is building for his son. It is pretty beat up and looks like it might of been orig. to the car. Anyway can this be correct ? Also would it be correct to use on my Oct. '68 build 350/300 Rs/Ss ?
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« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2007, 05:27:52 AM »
That sounds like the original air cleaner for a LM1 (there's a pic in the LM1 article). I think the SS350 used the same air cleaner.....
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Re: Engine Dressup Kit
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2007, 10:48:58 PM »
I've been told that "Cowl Inducted" SS350 came with the Black air cleaner lid ONLY.  No chrome.

The debate will always continue as there is a lot of  old chrome lids out there.  I have no idea if the LM1 or non cowl 350's (L48) came from the factory with Chrome tops.

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Re: Engine Dressup Kit
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2007, 02:13:28 AM »
My car has the same so called dress-up .  Is the set-up dealer or customer installed?  Jerry is restoring the covers
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Re: Engine Dressup Kit
« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2007, 04:09:37 PM »
The parts were bought over the counter and could be installed by anyone.
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« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2008, 07:45:12 PM »
My 69 SS RS had an original chrome lid with the Turbo-Fire 350/300 HP sticker on it.
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Re: Engine Dressup Kit
« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2008, 11:06:19 PM »
GEEEZZZZ...not again.......!!!!!

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