Nice car...but the price!

[budnate]

early cars did not have the bar, GM did not realize how bad the problem was until the kicked some out for sale...cant recall exactly but I think it was the third week of Dec?? they started showing up...I think CRG has it pinned down for a exact date.

[Steve Shauger]

There was a retrofit kit for early cars requiring the bar. I believe clamped on to the axle.

[nuch_ss396]

Steve,

I've never seen one of these "clamped type" kits installed.
Got any documentation ( images ) you can share on that?

Steve

[Denis]

Here's the service bulletin you may be thinking of:

Service Bulletin 67-T-30 May 12, 1967

[Zedder]

As Denis posted, they were a welded retrofit and not clamped. One of my old SS's had a service receipt for the retrofit in the glove box...

[Steve Shauger]

My bad regarding retrofit axel bracket. It was welded on at the dealerships. I must have it mixed up with another retrofit.

[king_midas]

axel... like in rose? Welded yes. Welcome to the jungle, no. axle bracket would only make this powerslide equipped ca-macho even slower due to weight gain....

[camarojoe]

If you want to get technical, its Axl Rose, not Axel.

[Seattle Sam]

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early cars did not have the bar, GM did not realize how bad the problem was until the kicked some out for sale...cant recall exactly but I think it was the third week of Dec?? they started showing up...I think CRG has it pinned down for a exact date.

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CRG info says "mid-December 1966" http://www.camaros.org/radiusrod.shtml
Sue's 12D car (12/24 Protecto-Plate delivery date) has the bracket..

[Pacecarjeff]

If the car did not have a posi rear, it did not get the rod.
So all cars with an open 10 bolt did not get one.