Visible progress!

[Supercar_Kid]

I think I have it straight now. The tail pan was most likely never even removed. He just knocked the SS off, utilized two of the four existing holes to mount the crest and 427 emblems in the standard Camaro style staggered position, drilling through the tail panel trim and sheetmetal pan itself, used fast nuts to bolt them through the trunk simply leaving the two extra holes from the SS emblem exposed. It surprises me that Don made the effort he did to hide the fact that they were SS cars, I understand him wanting them to be perceived as HIS creations, but it's not like an SS was a bad thing back then. The extra work he did to delete the SS trim from the Novas in 69 was certainly more involved than the flat black rattle can method he employed on some of the '68 sYc Camaro gas caps. Thanks for the info Rob, looking forward to seeing the finished product at SCR7.