CRG documented 1969 Camaro assembly process - Page 2

COPOL89 · #11 09-25-2003, 11:01 AM

Kurt: I remember seeing in old assembly line photos from the plants that showed at the end of the line where there were camaro and firebirds every other one did they join together at some point or were they assembled together from the start? -Denny

**Kurt S** · #12 09-25-2003, 04:46 PM

I don't recall that picture.
They were mixed in right from the start.
One of the more interesting examples of that is the Ford Wixom plant. They were making Town Cars, LS's, and Continentals, all on the same line. 2 totally different rear wheel drive platforms and a front wheel drive car.
Makes mixing F-birds and Camaros look easy. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

COPOL89 · #13 09-25-2003, 07:22 PM

The reason i was asking was if the Camaro and Firebirds went down the lines together the paperwork for the pontiac has been found right? in theroy the camaro paperwork cant be that far from them if the fisher body plant had the records i would think.

JoeC · #14 09-25-2003, 08:23 PM

Another thing I wonder about is when the shifter was installed. In 67 and 68 it seems like it would be difficult to drop the body after shifter install. With that big curved lever sticking up you could not come down straight with the body. In 69-71 Chevy went to the round handle Hurst with the snap in handle design. This would allow shifer box to be in place before body drop then assembly person could snap in the lever from inside. 1972 and up had a no name snap in shifter. I think a ITM.

KENNY_PASCOE · #15 09-25-2003, 10:43 PM

IF THERE IS ANY DOUBT ABOUT OVERSPRAY ON THE FLOOR PLUGS PLEASE VIEW MY 70 Z-28 THAT I HAD ON EBAY RECENTLY. EBAY ITEM # 2434039830. THANKS.... KP

Mr Yenko · #16 09-28-2003, 05:09 PM

I have seen both of these cars and the overspray is very obvious on the floor plugs. So what is the overall opinion on this topic? Do we have any other examples to view,so we can put this topic to rest? "MOF" [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]

**Kurt S** · #17 09-30-2003, 05:43 AM

I asked John for clarification. His response was:

Shifter was in place with the linkage adjusted on the engine dress line (4-speeds) and on the chassis line for those with the crossmember-mounted shifter; the body drop at VN (or chassis "insertion" at Norwood) guys were pretty clever - that's why the hole in the floor was as big as it was. Would have been a nightmare to install the shifter and linkage and gage/adjust the linkage from below after body drop. Corvettes were body-dropped for years with their "T"-handle shifter in place and a MUCH smaller hole in the floor.

John

Dennis,
Camaros and F-birds only mixed at LA in 68 and 69 and Norwood in late 69.
Billing histories would have been kept by the divisions, not the plants.
All the plant paperwork is long gone.

CamarosRus · #18 09-30-2003, 06:35 PM

One of my three 1970 Camaros is a Survivor mostly original LA car. The LA Camaros used a Black primer on the underfloor. This Cranberry Red car has plenty of Red overspray on this Black underfloor....as well I can clearly see Red Overspray on the "Beige" colored sealer securing what appears to galvanized metal floor plugs......my .02.....Chuck S/ Seattle