Preservation of a 68 Camaro

[cook_dw]

Photos 494 - 495 - After Evapo but before treating with RPM (Rust Prevention Magic)

[cook_dw]

Photos 496 - 497 - After Evapo but before treating with RPM (Rust Prevention Magic) - continued

[cook_dw]

Photos 498 - 499 - Wiring harness after cleaning

[cook_dw]

Photos 500 - 501 - Heres something interesting.  The pass side door jamb switch.

[cook_dw]

Photos 502 - 504 - Last of the wiring harness.  I still need to clean the fuse box itself but the harness itself is ready to go.  Anyone cracked the coding on the sides of the flashers?  One is 7 4 5 and the other is 1 5 3.  If I were guessing it'd be 67 - 45th day and 71 53rd day.?.  But I hate assuming.

[David K]

Sounds good to me for the flasher. But could it be 1967, 4th month 5th day?

[cook_dw]

To round out the clutch/brake pedal assembly are the master cylinder pushrod, clevis & return spring.

Photos 505 - 508 - after soaking. Note the manufacturer's crest and the stamp.

[rich69rs]

Anyone cracked the coding on the sides of the flashers?  One is 7 4 5 and the other is 1 5 3.  If I were guessing it'd be 67 - 45th day and 71 53rd day.?.  But I hate assuming.

You might find this thread helpful.

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=18465.msg167633#msg167633

Richard

[FRANKTHECRANK]

Great additions to this thread,...still one of my favorite active threads on the site.

[cook_dw]

Thanks for the replies.  Small updates.  Cleaned the fuse box and reinstalled what fuses were in it when pulled from car.  Replaced the starter wire from a spare harness I had.  Repair was done with interlocking the wire ends and soldering the connection then covering with heat shrink followed by wrapping the wires back with original style tape.  The ends were crimped and heat shrinked as well.  Also applied a healthy coat of RPM (Rust Prevention Magic) to the pedal assembly and reassembled.


Photo - 509 - Fuse box before

Photo  - 510 - Fuse box after with fuses installed

[cook_dw]

Photos 511 - 512 - starter wires repaired and a comparison to original.

[cook_dw]

Photos 513 - 515 - Pedal assembly protected and assembled.

[cook_dw]

Not much progress this week as I worked on other items out in the garage but I did start on the tail light harness now that the other harnesses are just about ready to go.

Photos 516 - 517 - Before cleaning

[cook_dw]

Photos 518 - 521 - After citrus degreaser and then soaking the sockets in evaporust as they were pretty rusty.  Cloth tape will be on order soon so I can repair the pieces missing as well as the clips.

[cook_dw]

Photos 522 - 523 - closeups of the socket after cleaning and evapo