really cool 70 Z28..simply the best. - Page 81

**Charley Lillard** · #**801** 02-21-2009, 04:49 AM

This is stuff that I have always assumed a prior had done to a car when I saw this stuff but the story of this car is pretty solid. And Norman already said he never bothered to go back to the dealer to get the missing mirror so I doubt if they did it at any time after he bought the car.

**Charley Lillard** · #**802** 02-21-2009, 04:53 AM

Weatherstrip goop...Do I get points deducted ?

**Charley Lillard** · #**803** 02-21-2009, 04:56 AM

Those exhaust tips should hold a bit of water.

**Mr70** · #**804** 02-21-2009, 05:49 AM

I'm really surprised you reinstalled that oil filter.
I would've put on a dependable store bought filled with Risolene,then shortly remove it & throw it away on as it will probably have some serious particles and crap in it after you start it up a lil more...You are going to excercise it a lil more,aren't you?..You could even cut the store bought in half to get a good idea what the engines like inside afterwards.
Keep the original filter in the glove box or console,or reinstall it for a special showing,as your's and Dons are probably the only two left in the real world today.

I was for you keeping the undercoating on too,but after seeing the brilliance and originality in that oil filter,I've changed my mind completely.
I'm siding with Shauger & vote for removing it all to see what other Van Nuys assembly questions she's waiting to answer.
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**Charley Lillard** · #**805** 02-21-2009, 06:24 AM

If I don't cut a filter apart I have nothing to worry about.

jannes_z-28 · #**806** 02-21-2009, 09:41 AM

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If I don't cut a filter apart I have nothing to worry about.

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That's the spirit!

Jan

**Charley Lillard** · #**807** 02-21-2009, 10:55 PM

plugs are R43....no T

**Steve Shauger** · #**808** 02-21-2009, 11:07 PM

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Under coating will come off with Mineral Spirits or even WD-40, and the paint will not be affected.

Paul

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I prefer mineral spirits, but the ? was what Charley used to clean the filter and it was lacquer thinner

Nova Research Project · #**809** 02-22-2009, 04:01 AM

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That is the correct assembly line filter. Brian Caudell used to reproduce them, they had the right B/W screening on the side but were not correctly embossed on the bottom. It is good to finally see the real one.

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Cool to finally see one of these originals.

Is Brian still reproducing them?

Any chance of getting a square picture with a horizontal and vertical ruler for reference for the right, center and left?

Thanks,
Greg

JohnZ · #**810** 02-22-2009, 04:56 AM

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John: would the "downstream" guys re-balance the wheel after applying the weights @ the grease blob, or just assume the first guy fed them the correct weights?

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The guys applying the weights sat right next to the roller conveyor where the wheel/tire came by horizontally. They had color-coded bins of weights between them and the conveyor, and when the wheel/tire stopped in front of them, a colored light came on (in addition to the colored wax dot on the tire) that showed them which weight to apply. When they released the wheel/tire after applying the weight, it went directly to the install point on the main line.

If the balance station detected excessive weight required to achieve balance, the conveyor kicked that wheel/tire out and sounded a buzzer for repair. A repairman then took the out-of-spec wheel/tire to a stationary mounter, broke it down, rotated the tire 180* on the wheel, re-inflated it, re-balanced it, and sent it to the line.

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