? about Day 2 mods...

I'm thinking of doing a few mods to my '70 LS6. I'm thinking of Cragar "SS's", Hooker headers, finned aluminum covers, maybe a Sun tach (car has factory gauges), and aftermarket gauges. What else would have been "typical" mods? I'm thinking of using period parts if possible. Is there a way to tell when aftermarket parts were made?

[Belair62]

Whitetop to the rescue.......

[whitetop]

Hychev just Daytoooed his '70 'velle. (How's that for Gray Baskerville style chingo?)

Have not seen the end result but based on what he has bought it will look good. Most speed parts have been revised by the manufacturer over the years. Best to pick up old mags from the era and see what is correct.
I still like the old style Lakewood or NMW bars and finned rear end covers.
Dave

Please no fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror, dice valve stem covers, moon eyes or clay smith woody pecker decals please... some of the most overdone and not correct mods there are.

[JoeG]

[ QUOTE ]
I'm thinking of doing a few mods to my Hooker

THATS MORE LIKE IT!!!!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif ------ /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif

[68l30]

Hey Dave,Did you make it to the GM Nats in Carlisle? I saw a nice set of NMW orange Bars for a 68-72 A-body in the box $150.......A great "day two" start! I hope someone here bought them,they were nice..........Pick up a few old mags (65-78)and look at the ads,find the next swap meeet and start searchin.You won't find "day two" parts at the store anymore. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gifAnyone see the new SW "classic" gauges yet?Another interesting attempt to cash in on their old product line... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif

Steve /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif

[whitetop]

Steve
Did not make it to Carlisle but made it to Butler. Picked up a whole box of old mags 80+. Have some listed now on ebay under nfifty15 (hint, hint)Lots of Yenko, Baldwin, Harrell stuff with more to be added to ebay this week.

I still pick up some day two stuff at older speed shops now and then. I know of several old shops that have tons of old stuff but the owners won't part with it.
Dave

[zgator]

Don't forget HI-Jackers(can you put those on a coil spring car?) /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif

I am thinking about the ladder bar setup...Did the different mods have anything to do with regionality? I mean was a guy in NY more likely to do something different than a guy on the west coast?

[whitetop]

You bet.
NE and midwest was more drag/straight line orientated. West coast was more trans am, imsa look. What you used for speed parts was also based upon were you resided. Not all cases of course but good indicator. For instance Sun gauges were very popular in the NE and midwest but SW was used more out west.
Guys in the NE were jacking up their cars all around and running huge rear tires while guys out west even back in the early '70's were running fender flares etc.
Check out the New York mags from the era( Hot Cars, Chevy Action etc) vs the West coast mags, Hot Rod etc and you will definetly see a big difference.
Dave

[JoeC]

got to have a Hurst Shifter /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[whitetop]

Another thing why the cars were different between the coast, and this is my opinion, is the guys in the rust belt east/NE were more blue collar so their cars reflected their drag racing heritage. West coast guys were always of a different tune. Not as blue collar as the east so they tended to be more "refined" (in their opinion)so they steered toward the forgein cars which were not drag raced in their homelands but came from a Lemans/Imsa/Formula one heritage. You know the kind of racing were the male spectators wear a sweater around his neck. i.e. girly man stuff.

[MY70SS396]

Greg,
As original as your car is, I would leave it like it is and drive it. To me cars that haven't been off the frame "rock". They can only be original once. We still should get both cars together and do a photo shoot.
Mitchell

[mc25t190]

greg,
contact tim lopata, he is a genious about date period correct stuff or troy criscillas both from maryville, tenn. these guys have as much kknowledge about date period stuff as anyone i know. tim is copolocaters on this site and troy is ratpack. hope upu will find what you are looking for if not call me and i'll get there #'s.
kh

[hvychev]

Greg Whitetop is right in that I am doing a "day 2" theme on my car. A couple of suggestions are if you are going to do it at all IMO you are completely defeating the purpose unless you run bias ply tires and a vintage battery or in my case a Battery Topper. Most people can't deal with a set of old style tires because they "think" that it will give them a crappy ride. I can tell you from driving on them for a few thousand miles now that it is just a myth about the bad ride. If most people don't like the ride with them they shouldn't drive a muscle car in the first place. If you want a comfortable ride drive a Lexus. Another thing is like whitetop said use parts from the period of the time frame that you want to accomplish. Dont use parts that were big in the mid/later 60's on your 70. Parts from 70-75 are cool IMO. I must say that most people use magazines to judge what would be "correct". I only use them as a guide. Only a handfull of cars made it into magazines compared to the millions of american muscle cars that had different things done to them that were not in mags. Ask guys in your area what them and people they knew were using to hop up their cars. For instance nobody I asked used SW gauges but ran with the Sun in my area. Like whitetop said it is a regional thing. If you look at my car I wanted NOTHING on my car to tell you it was past the 70's. Everything from style, parts, decals, licence plates, and even floor mats must be time frame correct. If you do it do it all the way. Attached is a pic of my car.

[zgator]

I know that I ran a set of Thrush headers on my 70Z with appleince(sp) glass packs.Oh yea and a USA1 plate.

[hvychev]

I am running the standard size Wide Oval tires and 14X7 Cragers for the front with Mickey Thompson Indy Profile S/S L60 15 meats with Crager 15X8 for the rear. the car has a nice rake from the tires and I also have a set of Gabriel Hi Jacker air shocks for the rear.

[hvychev]

The engine compartment isn't really done up that much. You can't change the air cleaner if you want to keep your cowl induction. I added headers, battery topper, finned valve covers(fake so I have been told) and a orange blade flex a lite fan.

[hvychev]

Here is how the flex a lite fan looks.

[hvychev]

An interior shot.

[hvychev]

Sun tach

[hvychev]

I recently bought a NOS set of Sun 2 5/8 gauges.

[hvychev]

Decals are a nice touch

[hvychev]

More decals

[hvychev]

rear of car

[hvychev]

I have a set of early style lakewood ladder bars that I restored and have brand new hardware for. I am debating if I will put them on the car. I would have to re think the muffler set up (maybe glass packs?) and drill into the frame. I don't know if I want to do that. I also have this Grant style steering wheel and NOS vintage Superior red metal flake rimmed wheel I am debating on installing.

[DarrenX33]

Now Frank day 2 would include an 8-track player. Let's see what would go in there.... Black Sabbath, Led Zep, Yes, Styx those are the ones I remember laying around my house. Oh yeah, Andy Williams. Wait! That was in my Dad's Cadillac. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[Seattle Sam]

[ QUOTE ]
Another thing why the cars were different between the coast, and this is my opinion, is the guys in the rust belt east/NE were more blue collar so their cars reflected their drag racing heritage. West coast guys were always of a different tune. Not as blue collar as the east so they tended to be more "refined" (in their opinion)so they steered toward the forgein cars which were not drag raced in their homelands but came from a Lemans/Imsa/Formula one heritage. <font color="green"> You know the kind of racing were the male spectators wear a sweater around his neck. i.e. girly man stuff. </font>

[/ QUOTE ]

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Whitetop, are ya jabbing that fork in any particular direction?

-Seattle Sam

[whitetop]

Seattle Sam
[ QUOTE ]
Girly man stuff

[/ QUOTE ]

Lemans is in France, run by the French right? Case closed. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I'm going to admit I can't stand Formula One etc. The noise those cars make sounds like a Singer sewing machine at full pedal plugged into a 240 volt wall socket.

To each his own though. That's what makes this country great.
I admit I probably put my foot into my keyboard sometimes too much but that's me.

[Seattle Sam]

Yeah, whitetop, those F1 motors really spin fast. Sounds like a bunch of attacking mosquitos! Shifting gears like they are playing a video game, with those paddles on the steering wheels. I like the sound of the early Ferrari V-12's though!

By the way, your car looks great Frank! I like the shrunken head... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

-Sam

[budnate]

Frank install the red wheel!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif is it the one I showed you? and I hope you sprung for the BigFoot gas pedal also!!
If it was my rig the ladder bars would go on for sure, very period correct, by the way where did you find the correct yellow for the bars, I need to do my traction bars for the '67.

See ya Bud. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[Keith Tedford]

When we bought our '69 L78 car, it still had the Stewart-Warner tach and gauges, and Hurst shifter that were installed by the original owner. The headers weren't the originals but stayed on the car as well.
Cragar SS Mags as well as Keystone Classics were quite popular back then. Chromed reversed rims were a low cost alternative. I ran chromed copies of the 15X7 rally wheels for many years. My first mags were Fentons with black spokes and polished bead edges. Some people even tried the Holley three barrel carbs without much success.

[Chris396]

[ QUOTE ]
If you do it do it all the way.

[/ QUOTE ]

Are you going to grow sideburns and wear bellbottoms when you drive it? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

[hvychev]

Darren I am serious about music that is played in my car. Vintage classic rock and Motown is all that gets play in my ride!

Bud that is the wheel that you tipped me off to. Thanks again. The big foot pedal is a little......well my father had a 1963 Impala SS back in late 69 and he had that pedal on along with lepoard skin interior and the cat where the eyes shifted when you made a turn that sat on the back package tray. IMO tasteless to say the least! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Seattle Sam thanks. You wouldn't believe the compliments that I get on that darn head. The way I look at it is I am a head hunter on the prowl when I drive that thing!

Chris I can't believe that you said that!!! I was thinking the same thing just today. Sometimes when I take my car out I dress in my dads old Zansabelt pants with an old Banlon shirt and the Big Motha brand stack shoes! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif I wish I was around back then to have a cat like this in the car as well.(my pops is the guy with the stacks on. See attachment)

[hvychev]

What do you guys think about glass packs and how would they sound? Were glass packs being used in the 70's? I know they were use often in the 60's. I see alot of mags and old pics of guys running header mufflers. I really don't want to do that. If I do glasspacks I could install the ladder bars. Any feedback on this?

[JoeG]

hvychev,
I ran with ladder bars for awhile----kind of hard on the rear lower control / frame connecting point for everyday use.--Try graphite impregnated bushings in your boxed control arms--or Hotchkis has a nice rear complete/partial suspension package--a little pricey, but they are built very well--IMO.
Glass packs--used a bunch back when my hearing was better- now I could probably run open headers and have to lift the hood to see if the engine is running--but I did like the sound back then--if you go that route try to get a glass pack that claims to give you a deep mellow sound.----Don't plan on making any quiet getaways!!!-----JoeG--- /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif

[Chris396]

Groovy clothes. I like the shirt/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif

When I was in high school in the late 80's people still used glass packs because a local muffler shop sold them cheap. They are very loud and get louder when they blow out. They pop and crackle when you let up on the gas. They are about twice as loud as chambered exhaust.

[budnate]

I donít know about glass packs, I was never a fan of them, There were a ton of Chevelles running around here with ladder bars,I dont recall anybody have trouble with the muffler clearance?? most guys were running the "Turbo Mufflers" in the 80's and exiting in the corners or straight out the middle following the gastank contour,

Frank ,ok you donít have to drive with the Bigfoot gas pedal but stick it on with a little masking tap at the next show and watch the people talk about your car, I bet more people will get a kick out of seeing one again in a good way, besides when have we seen a nice clean one like that??, I think Joe Dirt was running one??? I am sensing you passed on the foot?, you better call him quick and get it coming your way /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

Bud.

[lowmile]

This is a 375HP turbo 400 car I purchased about a month ago it's going back factory, sorry you day two guys. The car blew the 396 in 1972 and sat till 74. It then got a small block, Thrush side pipes,Keystones, air shocks with on board air pump, green flex fan, Weind finned valve covers. This is how the car looked when I received it a moth ago still with only 30,000 miles. The owner only put about 5 thousand miles on it the last 30 years. http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-5/117646/375hp3963.jpg

[Salvatore]

Frank, We used a lot of header mufflers.It might seem a little ratty now, but you could go to the track and take them off quick, and also they would not interfere with the ladder bar set up or big tires. We bought many a chambered exhaust mufflers from GM and welded hooker collectors onto them so we could just bolt them up. Those mufflers are too expensive to do that now, but a cheap set of Thrush mufflers would work fine. We used them too. The orange fan looks good. I just bought a green one for my 1969 Z. Put the ladder bars on, they look perfect on a coil spring car. In the old days we would wrap our fuel line with aluminum foil to prevent vapor lock. We thought it worked???? How about a set of air bags? You can preload one side more than the other for better bite.It is fun to hunt down the period dated stuff. Good luck! Sam /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[Belair62]

Frank..they still make Sansabelts !!! I wish there were still Banlons !!! I used to sell Cherry Bomb glass packs when I worked the counter at a local parts store ! The next big thing definitely was the Corvair turbo mufflers....exiting in front of the rear tire...I had a 64 Wildcat set-up like that ! Cal-Custom made the big foot gas pedal along with the dimmer swith little big foot ! Had those on my first car...65 Impala SS ! could only afford a set of Rally wheels back then for the Impala...don't forget the garter and use lemon Pledge on your seats too !

[JoeG]

Belair62,
That pledge on the seats made the extra-curricular activties of a special date move right along.--JoeG-- /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif--- /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Belair62]

And that Impala had a very large back seat to slide across !! I'm 5'5" and it was like a condo back there...I also took the interior light bulbs out and painted them blue to match the car...sure did some dumb crap back then...wish I had pictures of some of my old cars but my ex-wife "lost" them all !

I went to a local cruise tonight with the Chevelle and had a blast. I didn't realize that there were so many cool street cars running around. It was the first night of nice temps and NO rain...so the cars were all out. I did see a really cool 1967 L78 Camaro, original owner, all Day 2'd. Car had one repaint, M22, 4:56's (original gear). The guy said that Grumpy called the dealer where he bought it trying to get the car, but he had put a depoist on it. The dealer (Hechler Motor Co) had ordered 2 identical cars, save ring/pinion (4:10 and a 4:56). Both were sold to co-workers. Guy said motor, trans, rear never apart. I heard the car has been low 12's....pretty impressive when you think about it. What do you guys think about Tunnel rams...were alot of guys running them on the street? What was the hot set up for BB's? I'll try to remember to bring my cmaera and get some pics next time.

[whitetop]

Most guys probably ran a single four but there were still many TR's in my area back in the day.

This is a typical "Street Freak" Chevelle. see attachment

[whitetop]

Another 71-72. I love the skinny 15x4 Cragars with 5.60x15 tires, Ladder bars, ET rear end cover etc. These cars have the look we loved back in HS but could not afford.

[Mr70]

LURCHS' TOY...I love that!
In a low Ted Cassidy (Adams Family) Voice...."You Rang?"

[budnate]

HHHEEEEEYYYY Frank here is a Blower motor for the car /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif
http://www.nvbackflow.com/inprogress/mpegs.htm

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif Bud.

[hvychev]

Belair there is still a muffler shop by my old house that still has Cherry bombs hanging up on the wall since the 60's that they sell. The place is called Robin Hood and is still in Cicero on Ogden just west of Austin. The same guys that put an exhaust on my fathers 55 Chevy in 1968 are STILL there!

Oh yeah Belair you are 5'5"?????? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Belair62]

Yeah 5"5" but I wear the Smith &amp; Wesson jeans !!!!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[andyww]

Some of the mods I did to my Chevelle in the 70's was installing Mickey Thompson finned valve covers, Doug Thorley headers (were cheaper than Hooker Headers) and replacing the Rochester Q-jet with a Holley spread bore carb.
Had cherry bombs on it for a while. A bit noisy though. The neighbours kids would cover their ears and run for cover when I drove down the street. Later switched to turbo mufflers.

Andy

[JoeG]

Frank,
Looks like you're doing a real nice/neat day 2 mod. on your very nice Chevelle----But, I heard in some big races the guy who looses, would fork over his pink slip----Never heard of shrinking the losers head and hanging it from your mirror---is this a local custom??? ----JoeG-- /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[hvychev]

Yes it is. Sometimes a lot worse happens to the loser in Chicago! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif From what I hear Brooklyn is no picnic either. I actually heard that a lot of the towns problems are burried in the cement pillars of the Brooklyn Bridge! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

BTW whitetop or anyone else. Know where I could get a nice 12 bolt finned vintage differential cover for my 'velle?

[whitetop]

Frank
Moon Equipment makes one from the original mold and it is 100% dimensionaly/appearance correct-see attachment. Flatlander Hot Rod Parts also sells it among many other companies. Somebody has the original mold and is wholesaling them out to these companies. $69.00 Part # fldc12 800-547-5422
The only problem with them is the surface has more roughnes than the original. Casting looks like it's been used one too many times some minor defects. Definetely not as clean as an original. Looks like they are using a courser sand in the molds than the originals. Originals pop up on ebay/swaps on occasion but usually have fin damage, or messed up at the bottom from floor jacks or just plain junk.
I was going to buy a repop and tone down the coarsness somewhow. Any suggestions? Maybe Jerry McNeish could help.
I thought maybe just a light touch of handsanding to tone down the high points and then a beadblasting. Also the tops of the fins and the outside edge need to be sanded in one direction to get that machined look the originals had.

Dave

[Tommy]

While out boneyarding today I found five Keystone wheels I am thinking of using on my 72 Nova if they turn out not to be warped wheels. I noticed one wheel had A Keystone Classic cap and another read Keystone Raider. What was the difference between Classics and Raiders? I'm sure someone just swapped caps so I really don't know which type these wheels are. Any of you guys got some good close up photos of these old wheels?

Tommy /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

[Schonyenko2]

Tommy, your car would look way cool with Keystones. Especially if the back were bigger than the fronts.:ie F70 frt. G60 bk. Schonye

[tom406]

Keystone Raiders have rounded spokes - they look for all the world like a quasi-Cragar SS. Klassics have square-edged spokes with flat tops and sides. I purged all the pictures of the Raiders I had, sorry. I know someone is going to post a pic of a Klassic-equipped car any time now....

[Stitch]

Keystone Klassic wheel as now made by Cragar........

http://www.cragar.com/Series32.html

I have a picture of a matching #'s 427/425 Impala that a friend of mine used to own with big n' little Klassics , if I can get my scanner going I'll post a pic.

[68z302]

How's this?
http://www.yenko.net/attachments/36363-Buck.jpg
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[Tommy]

Thanks guys. I may use them, I like the look.

Tommy /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

[MarkJack66]

Does anyone else love the 2nd Day Llook just for the memories? I miss the old vinyl roofs, Cragar SSs, Lakewood Traction bars, L-88 hoods, front and rear spoilers, ET Winner stickers in the quarter windows, white ball and T-Handle Hurst Shifters, etc. That stuff was just too cool when I was younger. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

I personally think the day 2 mods are cool..hence my original question. I am only 32, but have been very fortunate to have owned or own a bunch of very rare musclecars. Unfortunatly when I was younger it was the first "go around," of the "boom," so I witnessed more cars being restored to facory specs. What I have noticed is that more and more people are looking for ways to diffentiate their cars from others' at shows, so the "factory," look is being seen less and less. I think the great price increases in both restoration cost and "orginal/NOS" parts (looked at the price on "437" distributors lately..)prices have also contributed to fewer people spending the money on "concourse" restorations. It would be neat to have a completely correct (as it left the factory) musclecar. However unless it is very rare, the cost prohibits many people from doing so, especially when just the restoration cost can exceed 45k. The "day 2," look can allow a pretty correct musclecar (one having most of its' original components) to be restored, while still being reasonable. Also since musclecars "like" headers, deeper gears, lighter wheels, bigger cams, carbs, etc. the cars actually run better, and are more fun to drive. Also modern technology can be incoporated into them allowing them to run on todays' fuel.

[skierkaj]

What do u mean the mods were "just too cool when you were younger"?! They're still cool!!!! This is the exact look that I'm going for on my camaro. Hooker 4 into 1 sidepipe headers with sidepipes, Keystone Klassics, IROC front valence, Hurst T-Handle Rachet shifter, Lakewood traction bars, etc. Still not too sure about the hood though. Whatever looks cool, and doesn't cost too much. Maybe if I "get rich," I'll buy the correct L-88 hood from Legendary. It's awesome when you have a musclecar that has that "back-in-the-day performance" look. Period correct stuff rocks!

[hvychev]

Greg did you ever end up going with the day 2 look with your Chevelle?

Well not exactly... The green car (the 12-9 car) I was considering selling, but have been reconsidering as of right now (too many "tire kickers," and not enough cash, not to mention it is almost impossible to replace). I will probably still do the day 2 look, as it would be really easy to do though. I'm contemplating what I really want to do with the car though. It is a neat car, but in some ways I feel it deserves the concourse route, which isn't really "me" anymore. I wish someone would take it off my hands and "fix" my dilemma.. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gifI'm sort of thinking about another Camaro..maybe a '68 RS/SS L78 or '68 RS/Z car (my first car was a '68 RS with a L72/4spd). Truthfully I have a couple of other cars that are in need of restorations and I don't have the time nor energy anymore to mess with them either..However if anything gets done on the cars, it will be with the "day 2," approach in mind.

[Tommy]

I was out in the garage today and found A complete chambered exhaust I forgot I had. I bought it for A vette I sold and never used it. It's the under car set up not the side exhaust. I know some Chevelles came with A chambered exhaust but were many folks using them on the streets in the 60's-70's? I could easily use the chambered sections and have the rest finished by my exhuast guy. I thought about selling the whole thing but may use it if I get some positive feedback. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif

Tommy /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

[72Heaven]

I'm looking at a car that has basically the same options (except interior color and some minor differences). I'm gonna keep the vinyl top this time, delete the RS option (for a visual difference and because it's mostly missing anyway) and day 2 it as much as possible...

Cragars (or Ansens if I can find a good set w/ the right backspace)

A full set of Pro Trac bias tires

L88 Hood

Air Shocks and Shackles

Yellow painted rear axle with finned cover (or maybe chrome)

Yellow gas tank (hey you can see it when it's "up there")

Etched windows

Glasspacks with exits behind the doors (unless I get sidepipes)

8 ball shift knob (I currently have it installed in my car, it was found inside the door panel!) I know a T-handle would probably be more era correct but I like it.

Ansen 3 spoke chrome wheel with metalflake grip

Kraco hi-fi 8 track

Slapper bars

Anyway, it should be a contrast to the "stock" car next to it...

Any other ideas? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[bonehead]

Hey guys, I don't post often but I had to jump in on this one. The following mods were common in 1973-1975 in the eastern Ohio area where I grew up, around Youngstown.

1. rear tires were either L 60 x 15, or N 50x14.
2. common wheels were cragars s/s, Ansen slots
3. yellow slapper traction bars.
4. rear end jacked up using air shocks.
5. We painted the entire under carrage of the car white. Usually using white rustoleum and a brush on your back for two days. Then occasional touch-ups. (with the rear jacked up this looked cool and clean!
6. low-buck exhaust was stock exhaust manifolds with either thrush or cherry bomb dual mufflers up close to the motor, with the exhaust finished off with chrome extensions about 4 feet long that terminated just below the differential. The extensions had a flared end.
7. The high buck exhaust was the same but with headers and header mufflers.
8. Speedpart decals plastered on both rear side windows.
9. t-handle for the gear shift.
10. fake fur, the long kind, covering the package tray.
11. engine mods included, chrome air cleaner, yellow spark plug wires, accel ingnition coil, white headers.
12. Mr. Gasket vert-i-gate shifter, if you had the $$$

In general this was the look for a blue collar mill town suburb. The drag racing look was hot. In my highschool in the 73-75 era used muscle cars were plentiful and cheap. Most had the big blocks blown and long gone, with small blocks installed. I hope this info helps in your discussion.

Jan

[NEW]

Was strictly original,

Starting to turn over to a mild "day 2"look!

Headers, AMRacing, etc...

Who can get me the flat cups, on the AM Racing wheels??

NEW

[Zman]

[ QUOTE ]
6. low-buck exhaust was stock exhaust manifolds with either thrush or cherry bomb dual mufflers up close to the motor, with the exhaust finished off with chrome extensions about 4 feet long that terminated just below the differential. The extensions had a flared end.
7. The high buck exhaust was the same but with headers and header mufflers.


Jan


[/ QUOTE ]

Yeah, That's how I remember a lot of cars in the Late 60s, and well into the 70s. I think we used to call them scavenger pipes!
I finished high school in 77...man there were sooo many muscle cars around, and cheap! Hell 3 guys I hung around with all had 70 Chevelle SS, and another guy had a 69 GTO, 70 Challanger, 69 Camaro SS, and the list goes on, and on
Those were the days /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[skierkaj]

How come I can't have all those cars? Sometimes this world sucks! I guess I shouldn't be whining though, cause if there still were all these cars around, my car wouldn't get as many comments as it does (which is still very few!).

[MosportGreen66]

That RS/Z is stunning. Nice wheel-tire combo! The color is beautiful! Could you send me some more pictures? I am interested because I just found a very original RS L-78. The Lemans Blue would look killer with some day-2 mods. If all works out the car should be here in about 10 days. Thanks!

-Dan
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[tom406]

This is for the owner of the RS/Z above who wants some flat caps for his tastefully modified Z.

Here's a page of center cap providers, hopefully the contact info is still current. It's on Vintage Wheel Works' website, but their wheels are built with an essentially similar center pattern as American Racing Torq Thrust D's, and most of the centers are marketed to Torq Thrust wheel owners.

http://www.vintagewheelworks.com/centercaps.html

[NEW]

TOM

Thanks, i knew it was out there somewhere!!

I like the flat cap thing, better than the orig. style for AM Racing!!

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[lurch]

hey guess, i built the chevelle lurchs toy, and ran it for a few years, i know this is a old post but you never know you still may be on this site.its nice to read people enjoy the car years later !

To the owner of the ls6. Nice looking car. There are a couple of things I did to my L78 70 Chevelle back in the day in addition to some of the things you have listed. I ran air shocks in the back so I could change the stance and I had painted the whole under carriage white. May look silly today, but back then we thought it was cool.

[SS427]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: frankk</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I had painted the whole under carriage white. May look silly today, but back then we thought it was cool. </div></div>

I second that!!!

[Xplantdad]

I remember those days! It made seeing an oil leak pretty easy! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

[Plowman]

Back in the day I had a black &quot;57&quot; Chevy with black fender-well headers and I painted the front wheel-wells white. Paul

[67 Nova Boy]

Very nice Paul...lets see some picks of the Tri Five Classic!!

Dave
67 Nova Boy