What headers?

[Seattle Sam]

Thanks for the great suggestions! What style wheels, how about Atlas five spokes?

[Salvatore]

The color of your car would look real nice with a set of torque thrust wheels. VINTAGE only though. Sam, The only way to truly get that car to look correct is to bring it east! We do have the 's here!

[hvychev]

Sam I also agree on the M/T valve covers. Headers could be simply Hooker as they were obviously popular back then. Really grass roots would be to paint them white like they commonly were then but then eventual rust would be an issue. As far as wheels go.....be adventerous and add a set of vintage SLOTS! TT's are as common as belly buttons....

[68l30]

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As far as wheels go.....be adventerous and add a set of vintage SLOTS! TT's are as common as belly buttons....

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How about a set of Spyders....


Steve

[Belair62]

You guys are just used to seeing re-pop TT's

[Supercar_Kid]

I'd go with a set of Cal Custom finned aluminum valve covers, they're fairly inexpensive and not too hard to locate. Headers have got to be white if they're going to look vintage at all. I hear flat white ceramic coating holds up well and looks fairly authentic so long as you keep your greasy fingers off of them. As for the wheel/tire combo, even though most people hate them, I've always thought a set of Keystone Klassics on white or red stripe Firestone Super Sports look cool on a first gen Camaro, and no one is running them today. I'm sure someone can post pics of the Motion prepped Hugger Orange/Black Hockeystick '69 RS/SS with this combo. I think it was featured in an old issue of Speed & Supercar, and maybe already posted here once before. Joe G where ya at on this one? It looked killer IMO.

[JoeG]

Erik--You're right about the headers--Almost everyone painted their headers HT white paint, though you did have to constantly touch them up because the heat would make the paint flake--I painted mine with HT stainless steel paint-----kinda gives it a natural metal look and holds up pretty good. As far as the TT style wheels --thats what I got on the car back then, but I have to admit I put on Ansen Sprints later on and liked the look--I'm sorry I got rid of those-- Keystones--are also a real nice mag------------I also like the finned valve covers --PS. --Always liked redlines

[Salvatore]

Joe, I am having another brain lapse. I remember some headers painted white, but wern't most black? I did have a set of Hedman Husler headers that were yellow. Had a set of Caslers that were black also. Maybe the paint did not stay on long enough to remember.