1969 427 camaro copo?????

[ronnieredline]

hello
yes i think this block is salvagable, the hole for the cowl hood i have is just above the fuse box, the hood is stamped 42, i never even knew it was there, i was talking to doug perry and he said while i was on my phone, to look for it, i said i cant see it, theres to much insulation in the way,

immediatly he said no no no, look outside in the engine compartment, just above where the wires go into the firwall, i looked and there it was, then with him on the phone i went to the storage place and yanked out some wires from a drawer in storage. here they are i said, he said do they have a fat grommet on them, i said yes about the size of a nickel.

congratulations again he said, then he asked where did you get those wires, i said, i took them off of the car when i was a kid, they didnt go to anything, the engine side is only about 12" long but the fuse side is all there. i told him they go to something now i said hhaaa hhhaaaaa.

doug is really nice, i had him on the phone for about 2-3 hours, we went from the block to the tranny to the rear diff and marks on the car to hold off valves to a valve under the drivers seat on the frame to a fuel line to brackets to alternators to starters and on and on we went, i lost his call 3-4 times whenever i went under the car, "he said you must have alot of metal still in that car, you lose signal everytime you get under it dont ya" i told him ive had it since it had 38000 on it and it now has 42 or 46000 im not sure.
its a neat storie, my best friend dave and I talked about these cars forever when he was alive.

doug also said "when ever you want to sell that car...... "call me" i asked if i could call besides selling the car he said well yes you can. he's a cool cat.

have a great day
thanks for asking about the cowl hood wires.

[ronnieredline]

there is a funny looking plug for the oil line on my block,i cant tell if its steel or brass, it looks like steel, i will try a magnet, but is this correct for the oil line? it seems it would burn or melt the oil line to the console if it got to close???

i dont like the design, but see no other way to hook up the oil line? it is about 1" size nut and the top of it is shaved on on both sides? and does fit an oil line brass nut?
please let me know
thank you

[ronnieredline]

im not sure if i should post this here or not, but i have a 396/375 for a 4 speed chevelle, it is coded "JD". its a 4 bolt main, i got it as a kid and was going to use it for a 68 camaro i have, but know that i know there much better with the original car, im looking for the owner.
i can also read the VIN on it, it starts with a 33 or 38, i can give the rest if interested.
please let me know

[Salvatore]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ronnieredline</div><div class="ubbcode-body">well i threw mine away when i was a kid because i knocked them off getting to the broken dash pad, as i mentioned in my original storie, i dont know what would you take for them? id like 3 if possible, id give you 30 bucks incl shipping?
let me know
im trying to posts some photos, how the heck do you do it?? </div></div>Don't think that will buy them Ronnie but thanks anyhow. Sam

[ronnieredline]

i just bought 3 of them from a guy, 15.00 for all three, he says he has 6 more?
shipping and handling included.
thank you for your reply.
i guess things work out for a reason.
thank you sam.

[Salvatore]

You did good! I have more than $15.00 in just one. Go back and buy the rest of them Ronnie. They will not go bad and you can use them for SS or Z/28 cars.

[ronnieredline]

thank you sam
i think i will buy the rest of what he has.
i think i already have them in my other 69, but these wont work for a 68, there different.
but if i get them, then maybe i can help someone else down the road and help them find some.
these are probably hard to find.
im going to save them for someone, if i dont need them.
thank you

[ronnieredline]

hey sam?
if you took out the center clock of a 69 camaro, and looked down inside, or took off the lower steering column cover, without the steering column blocking your view , you can see these 2 clips that are fastened to the backside of the dash.
mine dont mate or clip into anything? there just clipped to the back of the plastic dash and dont clip into anything?
is there something im missing?
please let me know
thank you very much.

[ronnieredline]

these are metal clips that press onto the thin plastic fins on the back of the plastic dash housing that the speedo, tach and clock go into. mine dont match up with anything at all?

[Salvatore]

yes Ronnie they are rare. get them if you can. I will have to check on your question about the dash clips. I am sure sombody else here will chime on on that. There are alot of good guys on this Site. First Generation Addict (James), Rick Nelson,John Karvonen and Steve Shauger (Paceme) to mention a few. I would also take some of thse questions over to the CRG (Camaro Research Group) Just type in CRG on Yahoo search. Sam