NorCam (Graeme Browne's) Lemans Blue 1969 Z/28

[DW31S]

Originally Posted by NorCam

Should be able to put some wheels back on it now.

I hope they're Cragars!

[NorCam]

No Sir Dave...

Factory YH wheels for any time it's going to be shown, and TT-D with Wide Oval Radials as my daily drivers.

I'm located close to some major Rocky Mountain highways that are ideal for highway cruising and gear rowing and the Bias Ply's leave a lot to be desired at 70mph so the repro Radials are my choice for actual drivers. I thought long and hard about doing this car up in Day II trim but it's just too original to start playing around with...so I'm staying the course and will keep it stock until I move it along. I'm planning to build another Day II car right after this one is done and that may get some boots and vintage performance goodies, but not this one.

Original wheels with F70 Wide Treads (came with the car)


Driver wheels with Wide Ovals...

[duskblue]

Damn ,That's a nice looking car.

[m22mike]

The ride height on your Zed is perfect

[NorCam]

Thanks Mike. Those are pics from last fall.

Currently, it's sitting with the motor out but should settle into the same stance once it goes back in over the next several days. I just finished cleaning everything up and tightening down all the lines yesterday. Today I'll bleed the brakes before I start to put the motor and trans back in. I also added the power steering and I'm really looking forward to driving it here in the coming weeks. The final touch will be to install the Gardner exhaust system which is also sitting here waiting for the motor to go back.

[NorCam]

Can anyone tell me what color the sway bar was? I have seen the bar being black, grey, and a couple in between. I'm looking to repaint mine and I'm also curious what color the 2 outer mounts were as well? I believe the inner staps were natural and the outer mounts were black? I'm thinking the sway bar was originally black as well.

Thanks in advance for any confirmations on this.

[R68GTO]

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=12083.0

There is a thread on CRG called "Amazing 69 Z28 Survivor". I referenced that thread for many items on my restoration (both late builds like yours) including the sway bar question you have. Memory says black sway bar, black outer mounts, gray phosphate inner retainer.

[Edgemontvillage]

Originally Posted by NorCam

Can anyone tell me what color the sway bar was? I have seen the bar being black, grey, and a couple in between. I'm looking to repaint mine and I'm also curious what color the 2 outer mounts were as well? I believe the inner staps were natural and the outer mounts were black? I'm thinking the sway bar was originally black as well.

Thanks in advance for any confirmations on this.

Sway bar was painted 30% gloss black, the end link hardware (bolt, nut, bushing retainer-washers) is either clear (silver) zinc or silver cad. The frame mounting brackets are also painted 30% gloss black, the bolts attaching the bracket are manganese phosphated and the bushing retainer clamp (originals had a P stamped on them) is natural. The bolt & nut are manganese phosphated.

[NorCam]

Thanks...forgot about that thread. It's as you mentioned above.

Off to the shop to get it cleaned up and reinstalled.

[NorCam]

The front sway bar is now painted and back in the frame with restored original hardware and some NOS bushings & end link hardware with correct bolts. Looks way better than it did before. Here are a few before and after shots of the front suspension to add a little perspective of the cleanup work. (lol)

(The original front sway bar mounts and inside bushings/clamps after P/O painted it all black).


(After taking it all apart, detailing it and reinstalling it earlier today. Much better looking IMO).


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(Original grease and dirt build-up on the control & steering arms along with those gaudy gold end links).


(And here are the NOS end links installed after the front suspension was cleaned up. Miles ahead of where it was before).


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(Installed a set of NOS end links and bushings on the sway bar. Bolts have WB head marking).


(End links installed showing the underside of the a-arm. I need clean this up a bit when it's off of the jack stands and more accessible).