Original Brake Hoses for '69 Z28

[69Z28-RS]

Thanks Chick... 

[68camaroz28]

Here you go Gary!

[BillOhio]

chick, do believe some of that is date code?

[68camaroz28]

chick, do believe some of that is date code?

Probably correct but what alternative do you have and how many know exactly what the date code is. My original rear brake hose is on our 68Z restoration and the picture is of the newly stenciled new one to be swapped out later for road service if it happens but the point in all of this is the front NOS service replacements I had stenciled look the part now.

[Mike S]

 Looks like an easy enough stamp(s) to get made up at places like Staples.

Mike

[68camaroz28]

Looks like an easy enough stamp(s) to get made up at places like Staples.

Mike

Stamp for the long lines on the back side as well Mike? Be difficult to line a bunch of stamps to look correct I'd think but let us know how you make out. Here is my rear original line.

[BULLITT65]

Gary one helpful thing may be to look closely at Chicks friend Skips car and the hose he has on his has a different date. Since it is a 09D car I would think it would be the best example of what your car would have had.

Maybe Chick can provide a better pic that shows all of the stamp of Skips hose?

[69Z28-RS]

You're probably correct, Austin, re appropriate dates, although I've never read anything about 'date codes' on brake hoses (maybe it's out there and I'm not recalling or haven't seen it). 

I don't think I'm going to bother with 'date coding' new but obviously NON-original hoses (double crimping precludes them from being original), and I certainly wouldn't pay the 'several hundred $$' for such a reproduction hose.

I have my original hoses 'bagged up' and will probably take them whenever I get my car to the point of showing it in an unrestored/survivor type of judging, but IMO going to such extreme efforts or paying such exorbitant $$ for an obviously non-original reproduction?? part doesn't make sense when a quick look at the double crimping shows it is NOT original... but I wouldn't pay that much for properly dated single crimp NOS hoses either.. ..  but that's just me.  I LIKE original cars and original parts for what they are, but when it comes to reproduction parts (for looks?).. I'm not a fan.

[68camaroz28]

You're probably correct, Austin, re appropriate dates, although I've never read anything about 'date codes' on brake hoses (maybe it's out there and I'm not recalling or haven't seen it). 

I don't think I'm going to bother with 'date coding' new but obviously NON-original hoses (double crimping precludes them from being original), and I certainly wouldn't pay the 'several hundred $$' for such a reproduction hose.

I have my original hoses 'bagged up' and will probably take them whenever I get my car to the point of showing it in an unrestored/survivor type of judging, but IMO going to such extreme efforts or paying such exorbitant $$ for an obviously non-original reproduction?? part doesn't make sense when a quick look at the double crimping shows it is NOT original... but I wouldn't pay that much for properly dated single crimp NOS hoses either.. ..  but that's just me.  I LIKE original cars and original parts for what they are, but when it comes to reproduction parts (for looks?).. I'm not a fan.

Agree Gary on date codes and I did research on the subject years ago and came up with nothing similar to Firestone Tires. But maybe I missed something. Had to laugh about the " when it comes to reproduction parts (for looks?).. I'm not a fan" cause you asked me to post a picture of mine that your not a fan of.

 

[BULLITT65]

Chick you got me laughing with that one..... 

I think that orange paint is going to his brain....

I can see where Gary is coming from though, it is always nice to see the other side of the fence, just to know what you are missing out on.

[X33RS]

So are they date coded or are they not? It would be interesting to find a correlation between other cars built in the same time frame if you could find enough examples. I have the originals on mine and the stampings are legible.     My wife enjoys dealing with that kind of stuff, I may look into copying the stamps on my old hoses to duplicate on the new ones just for giggles when I get to that point.

[69Z28-RS]

Your stenciling looked great chick...   was curious who did it for you..   and for your restoration, it's great.   

[ban617]

What does the process run to have them stenciled ?

[68camaroz28]

What does the process run to have them stenciled ?

To be honest I do not remember as it was done probably 4 years ago and have not seen the guy advertise on ebay for a long time. Believe his name was Tommy and the same guy George (NoYenko) purchased his lines from. He was selling them finished and I just emailed him if he would stencil mine which he did. He was also selling some things on Team Camaro after he stopped selling on ebay.

[69Z28-RS]

What does the process run to have them stenciled ?

To be honest I do not remember as it was done probably 4 years ago and have not seen the guy advertise on ebay for a long time. Believe his name was Tommy and the same guy George (NoYenko) purchased his lines from. He was selling them finished and I just emailed him if he would stencil mine which he did. He was also selling some things on Team Camaro after he stopped selling on ebay.

When he was advertising on ebay, the stamped hoses were priced at  $300-$400   IIRC....  (too rich for my blood at the time.. and now...