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Mr. Gasket Traction Bars.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...sMrGasket3.jpg

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Man..Those Mr Gaskets look good.!!

[/ QUOTE ]My Mr. Gasket shock supplier. Thanks Mike! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Its fun doing the stuff we did 35 years ago. Its how these cars evolved. Thanks Mike for the help. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif

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Some of us for the first time Sammy!...I can say it is fun reliving something that I never lived through the first time...is that possible?... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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Yea that is possible Freddy. Hang with guys like M22Mike, Schonye, Benny and the Plowman etc. you will be in good company! They are all dialed in with that stuff.

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I bought this '68 Ram Air 400 automatic Firebird with about 6K miles on it. The original owner had the car done up then fell in love with a new L71 Corvette. The engine was balanced and blueprinted and had the Royal Bobcat kit added along with headers. Trac bars, and shackles were added to give tire clearance. The rear rims were widened for big M/T tires all around. The Camaro spoiler was added and painted in the black paint scheme. The car was done before it ever went on the road. Can't get any closer to Day 1 than that. I kept the 'Bird until a certain COPO car caught my eye. http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2583...01686729SNDbca

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Nice Keith! She's a beauty!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif Looks fast just sittin' there! I like the blacked out tail panel - very sinister!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/shocked.gif How did she run?

http://inlinethumb60.webshots.com/33...600x600Q85.jpg

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Very sweet Sammy!

BTW Mikey who is "SS69Sam" https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif

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Fuel tank boy...did I make fun of you the other day when you slipped up https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

How about Day2-69Sam https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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Why I otta.....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...hotCurly-1.jpg

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Hay Sam, I'am not that dialed in https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif I have had this car since 99 and just now putting headers and slapper's on it. But I'll keep working on it.
Maybe some red lace on the hood and trunk.. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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Red lace. Now you are talking Don White language! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif

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Uh Sammy, I think Mikey is using code words for wearing frilly women's clothing over various parts of his body https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/blush.gif. Didn't think he would be so out in the open about it though?! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif


https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif hood and trunk? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif

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Killer! An example of a high stance looking good!

More Day 2! More Day 2! More Day 2!

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Sam and Bill, thanks for the compliments. The car ran great for 1968. Even with the COPO car tuned and headers added, I think it would have had its hands full with the bird. It's hard to tell because automatic cars never seem as strong as a four speed one all things equal. There was a guy around with a '68 4 speed Chevelle that he had a 427 transplanted into. Beat him by about a car length. The weight difference probably made the difference. They were close. Wish I had the car back but after seeing it in September '68 the car just fell off the earth.

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You need to picture frame the lace with a red pin stripe, and fuzz the edges in light gold before shooting the red lace. Maybe think about the sail panels running a tapering stripe forward along the edges of the roof too.

I have some pics of one of the super tuned fathom blue Gibb/Harrell Novas done somewhat like that only in cob webs.

Actually, finding good bulk lace is kinda hard anymore. Paisley style was the best. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif

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Actually, finding good bulk lace is kinda hard anymore. Paisley style was the best. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif

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Schonye, I bought a huge table cloth from a lady on ebay a couple years ago to use for a lace paint project one of these days. It's from the 60's and is a light green color with paisley stuff everywhere. She told me it would look great on my table in a formal room... I wanted to tell her it was gonna look great after I sprayed paint through it onto a Chevy... But I kept that to myself https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif


Tommy https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

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If no one minds I would like to post some pictures that I may have posted before somewhere but might be fitting in this thread. I really dig this stuff. My friends all spend thier pay checks on Billet while I am looking for extended cross member bolts or a Accel super coil with the early logo or something.... I got weird friends https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif


Anyway, here are a couple of pics before I crash for the night. Embossed logos in MSD boxes are "Boss".... They oooze of day 2 https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...s/IM001457.jpg

Here are the crossmember bolts a friend gave me (he runs a set on his Nova too)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...s/IM001677.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../hollywood.jpg


Tommy https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

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Oh, I want to throw this in too.... They speak for themselves...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../coooolman.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...seats/cool.jpg

I found these in an old speed shop in kentucky. My black 68 Nova had a set of these in it when I bought it. In addition to these it had Eelco Ball Joint extensions. It really stood up https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...p/IM001054.jpg

Tommy https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

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I saw in my last Summit Racing catalog that they are making a limited production run of the old embossed style MSD box. I also read that MSD will refurb your old style box with new guts but I have not confirmed that myself.

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I saw that too, its an anniversary edition and the logo is centered instead of being on the left side. It also reads "40 years of ignition on the front. Having new guts in an old box would be cool though https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif

Tommy https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

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http://msdignition.com/uploadedImage...Sticker6AL.jpg

Lifetime warranty on these limited edition boxes!

My experience with my old 1970's 7A box (not a 7AL) is that it works. All of the old MSD units I've had from the 70's work. There are numerous stories about the 6al boxes failing on people, and I beleive that is why they are using the lifetime warranty spin here. I think the older boxes were built better, at a time when MSD was earning its reputation.

As for the magazine blurb about sending out the old boxes...Well I think MSD as a big advertizer would not have been happy if they promoted the product in a way which would put a negative spin on the current offering.

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I bought this a few years ago but have sold it now. I saw them advertised for VW's and American cars somewhere.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...s/IM001458.jpg

Tommy https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

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I had those Hollywood deep tone mufflers(not glasspacks) on a 71 Z back in the early to mid 80's they sounded so cool.Does anyone have a set they want to sell???

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Mine are the oval type. This is a few weeks ago having the header flanges welded to the pipes. I guess I ought to make a note to finish the job on my brake lines... Out of sight out of mind....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...323000900a.jpg

Tommy https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

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I am looking to put crager S/S on my 69 camaro. The quarters and wheel house are not cut, so what size of rear wheel with what offset does everyone normally run? What looks better also, 14" or 15".

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That car looks similar to this one! The guy that owns this live in New Glarus, WI. I took this at the Wings and Wheelz show in Janesville.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/100_1788.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/100_1790.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/100_1789.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/100_1791.jpg

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https://www.yenko.net/features/2005/jn4.JPG

June 05 feature.

Looks like 14" up front and 15" out back?

I've got a set of 15x6" Cragar wheels dated in late 1969 that I plan to run on my 65 Malibu SS, Plowman's 67 Nova, Eileen's 69 Camaro and Monica's 69 Nova.

You can get 7" wheels to fit out back, but it will be tight. and searching for the right offset can be a challenge. What size tire do you want to run?

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thats really a great look. He should ditch those emblems...

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I would like to run the biggest tire I can. If I remember correctly the car has 285 60 drag radials on a 8" wheel. I was thinking that a 14" wheel will made the tire look bigger b/c of the increase in sidewall. Just a thought.

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Might want to start a new thread about Cragar SS wheels on a 69 Camaro. One of the most popular 8" wide Cragar SS wheels that is Camaro friendly has a 4.5" backspace.

I would only consider L60's these days, but I'm not sure what other people have done to fit that size or other radial sized on a 69 Camaro.

Things get more complicated if you want the original Cragars from back-in-the-day. Easier if you would accpet the modern offering, as they will build custom offsets. You will have to accept the different spoke shape, unilugs or modern acorn lug pockets and a center cap with dark blue and a little "R" for registered trade mark. Not as cool as the old ones, but if a big radial tire fitment is #1 priority then this is hardley a compromise.

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I don't want to run the drag radials anymore. I am thinking of M&H Racemasters or the L60s. I want a bias ply tire.

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https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif That'll look killer!

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Two different looks form the SCR last year. The DH car here has a more conservative look, but I think I may prefer it.
http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...Tx/cafe072.jpg

http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...Tx/cafe102.jpg

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I run 15X7 Cragars on the back with vinatge L60 Goodyears. I use a 1/2" spacer with 4" backspacing on the rims. I have run the L60 Mickey's with the 8" Cragars also with no tire problems. I have an older pair of Gabriel HJ's just to elevate the car in the rear some. I also run an NOS set of 25 year anniversary caps for the Cragars. They are nice.

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Hey Sam,let see some pic.

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Yeah, I would love to see some pics too of those Cragars. Does you know the size of wheel and tire on that fathom green yenko?

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Yeah Sammy, show us some pix!!! Inspire us!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/laugh.gif

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I will get working on it! You guys inspire me with all this Day-2 talk. Sam, you took a big dollar car and kept it Day-2 like the original owners had it. That is a big inspiration for this topic in my book! Excellent job retaining the orignal, vintage parts also. Can't wait to see the Ratical One camaro when those Ohio boys are done with it either. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif

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I like that whole picture. The car is sweet. I dig the house too. Probably a cool place to live.

Tommy https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

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Any of you old Day-2 guys ever paint your brake drums white back in the old days? I was toying with that idea. Opinions? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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Sammy... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif
Some things were done ,"Back in the day" that I never thought were cool, painting anything white on the undercarriage might be one of them https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif