really cool 70 Z28..simply the best.

[hubleyman]

Hey Charley,

I'm probably the only one who hasn't congratulated you on your awesome acquisition yet, so way to go!!! (Yes, I'm as jealous as all the rest too)....

Now that I've done some brown-nosing, may I be included in the list of people who seek historical info from your cool ride (or from anyone else who has this info available)? I'm sure you have absolutely nothing else to do...

My question relates to the RS endura nose. I just painted my 73 RS Z and was wondering what finish would be correct for the mounting brackets/tabs inside of the RS nose before installation?

My nose piece (both the rubber and metal sections) was black primer prior to painting, and I purposely let the silver paint fog on to the mounting brackets. Should they have been bare metal (taped off from the factory?)? Primered? Painted body color? Blacked out after body paint?

Any suggestions from you guys???

Thanks in advance!!! Charlie

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I may be insane but... Is that a remnant of a wax blob...indicating where the weight went?

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Actually, grease paint, but yes, that is the mark that was determined to place the wheel weight.

I work in the paint shop at the Ford KC plant as a supplier. A few years back, we had some warranty issues with yellow spot on units. Started to do some backtracking and the grease paint (using yellow titanium dioxide) was being applied too heavy and was flinging off the wheels as it was going thought its 'road test'. The paint, although cured, was still fresh and getting stained.

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Actually, that's the remains of a wax blob, not grease paint; GM didn't use grease paint. The Micro-Poise wheel/tire balancing equipment used color-coded wax dots dropped on the tire adjacent to the rim flange in the balancing station to indicate to the downstream weight-apply operators what size weight to use and where to apply it. I worked with the GM/Micro-Poise balancing systems for many years in Chevrolet assembly plants when I was a Production Superintendent.



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John: would the "downstream" guys re-balance the wheel after applying the weights @ the grease blob, or just assume the first guy fed them the correct weights?

[Seattle Sam]

JohnZ,
Thanks for the information on the hinges, and Charley thanks for posting the picture of that baby blue inspection mark!

-Sam

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Spark plug heat shields have screws on drivers side but none on pass side.

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and notice dipstick tube is painted black.

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