1969 copo camaro

[William]

Hi-Perf Cars Aug 69 has a nice feature on ZL1 #3 with several excellent photos. One of them is undercarriage shot of the axle & exhaust system, the only such photo I know of.

To compare:

The driveshaft is not original.

ZL1 #3 was built with a standard dual exhaust system with resonators; the chambered was added when Billy P owned it. In the photos there is not a wrinkle to be seen; all mandrel-bent. OE systems had the front pipes welded to the resonators, there are no clamps. The rear clamps are different and the threaded portion of the U bolt extends very slightly beyond each nut.

It also appears the rear axle flange is painted black. John Z has stated this area was masked when the axle was painted. By the way axles were painted with the brake drums installed; they should be black same as the axle. There are a number of vintage photos showing black drums. Cast blast is not correct.

The car looks outstanding and apperars to be an excellent restoration. Good luck with the sale!

[deuce-less]

one of the great things about this site are the people with lots of knowlege.

i think that there is probably room for improvement on most restored cars. perhaps the details are what defines somewhat the ultimate sale price of any muscle car.

alan

[Mr70]

Well said.

[camarojoe]

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ZL1 #3 was built with a standard dual exhaust system with resonators; the chambered was added when Billy P owned it. In the photos there is not a wrinkle to be seen; all mandrel-bent.

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Here's a photo of the front portion of the exhaust system on the #3 ZL1 supposedly taken in 1969 that shows no mandrel bends, wrinkles at every turn.

[shor]

joe,your vast library of pictures never ceases to amaze me.
have you been slowly moving them over to digital form for quick storage and retreival, not to mention preserving them forever?

[deuce-less]

great photo, it shows the reverse lock-out rod as well, i guess a picture can be worth a thousand words.

[William]

A magnified picture is worth a thousand words in this case.

Also note no heat riser on the #3 car.

In one of the underhood photos the alternator bracket mounting stud does not have a nut.

[deuce-less]

heading for e-bay next week

[deuce-less]

e-bay ad # 250036252550

[mockingbird812]

Here you go Alan...

Burnished Brown '69 C.O.P.O. Camaro

Good Luck!

P.S. tell us about the speeding ticket found during resto!