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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 442w30</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Des, not sure I'm feeling the characterization of the similarities between the two engines.

It's my understanding that the carb is different between the two.

Plus, the heads and cam were different in the beginning of the year, but eventually the RAIII was downgraded to feature the same cam and heads as the 400/350 MT.
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Don't forgot about the RA headers too. Thats another difference

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: flyingn</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 442w30</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Des, not sure I'm feeling the characterization of the similarities between the two engines.

It's my understanding that the carb is different between the two.

Plus, the heads and cam were different in the beginning of the year, but eventually the RAIII was downgraded to feature the same cam and heads as the 400/350 MT.
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Don't forgot about the RA headers too. Thats another difference </div></div>

See last post, pg. 4 flyingn

Dana, any more pics?

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PHS

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Looked at the spare wheel closer today. Dated 11/68 just like the car with JA disc brake 14x6 Rally II like the 68 Yenko got. Tire on it is a Mickey Thompson Indy Profile J70-14. Jack and Handle are in there too. Picked up a set of Rally II's with patina from CL for $75 yesterday. Pure luck.

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Intake and head dates and head #48.

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Cool find Dana! I'll have to make a trek down to see it.

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Nice Goat Dana!

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Thanks guys. Come on by Mark.
Bruce I'm confused, is it a Yak or a Goat?

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It can be either [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

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Awesome find!

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Is the underside undercoated? Being from CA probably not? I have had good luck soaking the underside of none undercoated cars with Simple Green then pressure washing. Amazing the cool old stuff that comes up. I would guess your car still has a lot of original marks/stencils underneath. Very cool car. Congrats!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sixt9rsx33</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Is the underside undercoated? Being from CA probably not? I have had good luck soaking the underside of none undercoated cars with Simple Green then pressure washing. Amazing the cool old stuff that comes up. I would guess your car still has a lot of original marks/stencils underneath. Very cool car. Congrats! </div></div>

Thanks for the public tip, I will try this with my car in spring.

Ryan

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 427freak</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Looked at the spare wheel closer today. Dated 11/68 just like the car with JA disc brake 14x6 Rally II like the 68 Yenko got. Tire on it is a Mickey Thompson Indy Profile J70-14. Jack and Handle are in there too. Picked up a set of Rally II's with patina from CL for $75 yesterday. Pure luck. </div></div>

I have one maybe two of these Pontiac rims I'd be willing to give away ( don't know the dates) if a member needs them.

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Undercoating, what is that? Just kidding, no undercoating on this one. Wheels are a patina match.

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Very cool find! Great colors and nicely optioned.

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It's alive...
[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 427freak</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It's alive...
[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] </div></div>

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 427freak</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It's alive...
[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] </div></div>

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Very [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/cool.gif[/img] car, Dana. Looks like the hood and hinges were replaced with used blue ones.....any story on that?

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Or someone just painted the hood hinges blue?

Jason

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They are blue. Who knows, I missed that fad...

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Great stuff [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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Very cool score Dana. That 5 stamped in the cowl tag is usually a factory line inspectors stamp, so inspector #5 at the Fremont plant checked that car out after final assembly.

Block vin is legit, Fremont stamped those higher than other plants.

Great patina, keep and enjoy as is I'd say.

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Dana, where the hell is the ride along video!... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: budnate</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dana, where the hell is the ride along video!... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img] </div></div>

I actually got it running pretty well. After the prep it fired instantly and didn't even throw a puff of smoke. Drove it around the parking lot. That is about as far as I could take it with life right now so my friend talked me out of the car. His wife's first car was a 69 GTO so it was really her who wanted it. It is only a few minutes from me. They have scrubbed it up and it looks good. I will get pics or video for you.