L89 Resto!!

[musclecarz]

Hi to all. We are finally getting back into the L89 Camaro. And has just arrived from being media blasted, During the blasting process all of the firewall codes began to show through. I am used to seeing a few codes but this thing looks like a middle school chalkboard. We want this to be a 100% accurate restoration, I will give you a short picture tour of the progress, First off the car has a great history and has alot of original pictures of it through the 70's, Sold new at Humphry Chevrolet in Wisconsin. It is a RS/SS with 4.10,s and a M21 trans, Code 55 Azure Turquise with 712 black interior, Endura, Spoilers, console w/ gauges, Blue light stereo, vinyl top, Chambered exhaust ( built 10D 1968), Much paperwork and original owner still lives at same address as when he bought new!! We thought this was one of the earliest built L89's but I have seen on this board a Convertible that was built the week prior, This is a early Norwood car and has the smaller cowl tag, Car still retains all of it's original dated components and is 100% numbers matching, Car also came with the XT wheels and dog dishes which i think is awesome, OK, The firewall before any restoration started showed the typical B T P inspection marks on each side and a large T U R partially covered by the heater box, Picture shows letters traced to show up better. I have original pic's this is just for reference

[musclecarz]

The car had X2 on the bulkhead in the rear seat area also that we preserved

[GM-26]

Can't stop there! More pictures!

[musclecarz]

I suggest that any time you are restoring a car and you have it blasted or dipped or what have you that you and your camera should be there!! Then you can make sure that the operator of the nozzle is not going to erase these markings forever. Here is what we found on the firewall

[musclecarz]

many more to follow

[musclecarz]

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[musclecarz]

picture of the original BTP orange stamps

[Seattle Sam]

Cool pic, Carl!

What color(s) was used for the P, T, and B?

You think the TUR stands for turquoise?

I know you said the TUR was partly covered by the heater box, was the bottom of the "U" on the heater box or is there evidence that it was under the box?

Thanks,
-Sam

[musclecarz]

Sam , I could not tell you for sure if the markings were on the box or not but I suspect that they passed under the box, Thanks

[Mark_C]

All the codes remaining on the firewall, like N10, M21, Z22, Y437, D80, OU8(how about C08-vinyl top), etc. were put on by Fisher after the was assembled but before it was trimed out and primed. Fisher then painted the car and then blacked out the firewall and then added the PTB stamps just before sending the car over to the GM side of the plant. The TIIR (or TUR) was put on by GM on their side of the plant.