Some '69 Z questions???

[Zedder]

Can someone help me with some questions about '69 Z's please? What color should the brake booster be? Would an early May car with D80 show that option on the trim tag? When was chambered exhaust cancelled? (I think I remember it to be late '68????). Thanks in advance http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[wundercluck]

In Jerry's book it states the power brake booster should be gold cadium dichromate and the chambered was discontinued as standard on Nov. 25, '68 but optional until May 19 of '69.

[Mr.Nickey Nova]

As for the D80 on the trim tag,some cars had them and some didn't.My June built "Z" has the D80 on the trim tag.

[Salvatore]

I believe Benny's silver COPO has the spoiler but not a D80 on the trim tag. He has pictures of the car on the show room floor with the spoilers. My 69Z has spoilers but no D80. I have the original short spoiler for an early car. Probably non X coded cars did not have the D80 anyhow. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

[Zedder]

Thanks guys...I appreciate the info.

[Lynn]

No D80 designations on trim tags until close to the end of May. Definitely not a 2nd week of May car. If you have a tag you are unsure of, but don't want the whole "public spectacle" debacle, I would suggest a pm to Mark C or Kurt S. They are very accomodating, and have thousands of tag pics for comparison. Either of them could probably tell you the earliest known date for a D80 designation.

[jannes_z-28]

D80 first appeared on 05D tags

Jan

[Zedder]

Thanks Guys. Actually, Kurt confirmed the tag and pad last night for me. He is very helpful in this regard and I appreciate his assistance!

[Lynn]

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Thanks Guys. Actually, Kurt confirmed the tag and pad last night for me. He is very helpful in this regard and I appreciate his assistance!

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Kurt Rocks, as do all the guys at CRG. Need another sign. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif

[bbbenny]

That is correct, my car is a 05A car. With spoilers,and no D80 on the tag. But i had a camaro judge, say that my car, couldn;t of had spoilers from the factory. Because there was no D80 on the trim tag. I got the pics and the orginal owners statment to prove differnet. BBenny http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

[Mr.Nickey Nova]

Jerry makes a statement in his book about the Norwood plant not always putting the D80 on the trim tag,even when they came from the factory with the spoilers installed.

[firstgenaddict]

The D80 question is a research Topic on the CRG site.
We believe it to coincide with the production of the Firebird and thus the Trans Am at Norwood. The D80 on the Cowl TAG was for Fisher internal info... so why change from nothing to D80?
Norwood deck lids were punched for the Camaro by Chevrolet emblem holes on the passenger side close to the trailing edge. IF the car was spoiler equipped it was of no consequence to Fisher because the New holes (above the spoiler) were punched with a fixture and the lower ones were covered by the Camaro spoiler, not the case for the T/A spoiler.
The 69 T/A rear spoiler stood up off the decklid and would not cover the lower holes thus necessitating an external indication for bodies which would receive lids with no lower piercings.

[Lynn]

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Jerry makes a statement in his book about the Norwood plant not always putting the D80 on the trim tag,even when they came from the factory with the spoilers installed.

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Don't believe there are any cars prior to last week of May that received a D80 designation on the tag (even though the D80 option had been available all along). Virtually all the factory spoiler equipped cars got a D80 beginning in June. Remember rear spoilers installed at the dealer were not terribly uncommon, and those cars would not have D80 on the tag, and usually did not get the front spoiler.

[Survivor 69/Z28]

My unrestored Z is a X33 D80 car. The jacking instructions in the truck are for a 69 Firebird.

[Steve Shauger]

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My unrestored Z is a X33 D80 car. The jacking instructions in the truck are for a 69 Firebird.

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Although uncommon I have seen that before, since later in the year the Norwood plant was producing both the Camaro and Firebird.

[firstgenaddict]

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My unrestored Z is a X33 D80 car. The jacking instructions in the truck are for a 69 Firebird.

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Have you ever looked to see if your deck lid has lower emblem holes?