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[Jon Mello]

Yes, debadged by the original owner when fairly new.  Definitely should be left as it is.

The car will definitely be in Matt Avery's next Camaro book with Paul Lasiter's car, Chick's '68 Z, and others as I helped set that up.

[MO]

I love the clean look; I've done that on a few cars.

Doesn't look like it had plates on it when pulled from the garage. That may be why it has new vanity plates.

Hard to say on the mileage. It looks like it could have had original redlines when pulled from the garage. So it could be an 8k car.

[68camaroz28]

I'd like to comment and ask again, I thought the air cowl plenum would not work with the original smog tubes due to interference between the air cowl plenum and smog tubes coming off the exhaust manifold. Others have used the 70 or 71 Nova smog tubes that incorporated a different profile allowing fit-up. Is the 67 different then the 68? Again, great 67 Z/28!

[bcmiller]

Chick - I wish I knew the answer, but I don’t.

[dannystarr]

Jerry M. told me that he helped a couple people out by doing that '70 Nova tube trick. Another trick I will be using on the BY '68 Z SOME day, is to install a double valve on the original tube. Cut/plug/cap the back side nipple, and cut front and install the hose on that nipple. Hoping it has enough of an offset to clear a Cowl Plenum. I don't remember if I thought of that or not Probably not. If not I may try one of my Compression 45's with a short piece of copper in it. That will give close to a 90 degree offset for clearance. The double valve is hard to see under the Cowl Plenum set-up.
 NOW if I could JUST find an original 16-3/4" lid I would be happy... Danny

[dannystarr]

Here it is.. the picture of a double valve on a '67. THAT'S WHY it clears??  Scroll down to reply #3 and see picture of complete '67 Cowl Plenum set-up... Danny

      http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=9900.0

[68camaroz28]

Here it is.. the picture of a double valve on a '67. THAT'S WHY it clears??  Scroll down to reply #3 and see picture of complete '67 Cowl Plenum set-up... Danny

      http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=9900.0

Good investigative work Danny and thanks Byron for the honest response. I knew there had to be a reason!

[bcmiller]

Here it is.. the picture of a double valve on a '67. THAT'S WHY it clears??  Scroll down to reply #3 and see picture of complete '67 Cowl Plenum set-up... Danny

      http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=9900.0

Good investigative work Danny and thanks Byron for the honest response. I knew there had to be a reason!

They are just so rare it’s hard to say. But send Jon M. a pm - he may know.

[68camaroz28]

Here it is.. the picture of a double valve on a '67. THAT'S WHY it clears??  Scroll down to reply #3 and see picture of complete '67 Cowl Plenum set-up... Danny

      http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=9900.0

Good investigative work Danny and thanks Byron for the honest response. I knew there had to be a reason!

They are just so rare it’s hard to say. But send Jon M. a pm - he may know.

Already did yesterday and would bet Jon will know!

[sixt9x33rs]

Beautiful car. What a find!

[68camaroz28]

Here it is.. the picture of a double valve on a '67. THAT'S WHY it clears??  Scroll down to reply #3 and see picture of complete '67 Cowl Plenum set-up... Danny

      http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=9900.0

Good investigative work Danny and thanks Byron for the honest response. I knew there had to be a reason!

They are just so rare it’s hard to say. But send Jon M. a pm - he may know.

As Danny reported Jon confirmed the difference is on the 67's as they utilized the "Y shaped Check Valve" where 68's utilized a straight up valve and could not be used with a air cowl plenum system which I was aware of due to our 68.