Time Capsule Camaro

[442w30]

Thought you guys would get a kick out of THIS. (http://www.network54.com/Forum/198944/message/1147091809/Cool+car+timecapsule+story-Pics%21)

Also, saw a cherry Rallye Green SS350 in CT near Greenwich on Sat. I like that color the older I get.

[TimG]

I want the wheels. I'd like to see a shot of the molded in rear spoiler.

[MosportGreen66]

Really a nice story! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif
427BBC with no headers... interesting...
Love those wheels too Tim!

[TMagda]

442w30,

I saw that RG SS near Westchester County Airport on King Street last Friday evening. Sounded healthy!

[firstgenaddict]

it is not a small block car... look closer at the engine pic. The heater core is BB.

[thesupernova86]

Speaking of RG camaros... my L30/M20 is RG with a white top and (716) Ivory Houndstooth Interior.. and the white nose stripe.. also had a spoiler and delux bumper guards... now that is a beautiful car for ya!!!

[Supercar_Kid]

The engine looks pretty much like a stock 396 with a hot coil.
http://www.yenko.net/attachments/204531-Engine.jpg Cool ride though for sure. Put some redlines on that and it would look just like the Hot Wheels "Custom Camaro" http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[acelr8]

Anyone notice the headrests? Jeff

[firstgenaddict]

That looks like a GM Aluminum intake, the car is an auto so that knocks it out of being an L78 car. So either the stock 396 got an intake and carb or the stock 396 with quadrajet got yanked in favor a L72.

[thesupernova86]

I see lots of potential for a really nice car!!

[ChevyThunder]

Very cool car.. they should pull the plugs and spray some Marvel Mystery Oil in the cylinders and let it soak a bit before they try and turn the motor over. And maybe even spray the motor down if they are just going to let it sit like that

[MosportGreen66]

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442w30,

I saw that RG SS near Westchester County Airport on King Street last Friday evening. Sounded healthy!

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Sorry to hi-jack here... I think that RG '69 is an all original SSL78 car. Steel wheel/poverty caps and a 4spd. I believe its got chambered exhaust but I cannot remember for sure. Last I saw it was about 2.5 yrs back

[427TJ]

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it is not a small block car... look closer at the engine pic. The heater core is BB.

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So is the fan shroud.

[ANDY M]

"Oh, and he pulled the brand new 350 and dropped in a 427."
This quote is from the posting on the Ford board. (See the link on the original post.)
If you swap a big block for a 350, you would need to increase the size of the radiator, or face overheating.
The BBC core and shroud were included with the 427, IMO. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/scholar.gif

[427TJ]

If that 427 was put in back in 1967-68 then converting to a BB heater core and cover would indicate an impressive attention to detail. Today, the first thing cloners do is put in the BB heater box but in those days nobody cared.

The following three early BB dealer conversion Camaros were performed on 350 cars and the SB heater boxes were left in place.

Here's a pic of the first Dana Camaro, converted from an SS 350. Note the SB heater hose routing and the SB shroud.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/BE427TJ/42767DanaCamaro.jpg

Here's the first Nickey conversion, overseen by Dick Harrell, and it too has its SS 350 SB fan shroud.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/BE427TJ/42767DHNickeyCamaro.jpg

Third is this Nickey/Bill Thomas conversion, possibly the first BT conversion, and it has a SB heater box. Note that it has what looks like a factory BB fan shroud. Hmmm.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/BE427TJ/42767BTCamaro.jpg

Granted, these early dealer conversions were done before the SS 396 was avaialable so they had to stay with SB heater cores and shrouds but even when the 396 Camaro was in production I'd be suprised if street racers converted their SB heater boxes to BB units when the Rat went in. Can't wait to hear more about this car.

[Supercar_Kid]

Looks like it could be an L-78 or an L-72, maybe swapped from a factory application into this Camaro. Seems odd that a shadetree engine swap car would have an all steel fuel line from the pump to the carb, looks like an idle solenoid on the throttle linkage, factory temp sender in the head, even looks like Packard plug wires still on it. Seems almost too neat to have been a simple crate engine install. Wonder what dealership sold it new? Did those add on sport type mirrors even exist in '68? It might have been painted a little further down the road. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

[Mike67SS]

What a time capsule, I love the wheels and the color!

[442w30]

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Sorry to hi-jack here... I think that RG '69 is an all original SSL78 car. Steel wheel/poverty caps and a 4spd. I believe its got chambered exhaust but I cannot remember for sure. Last I saw it was about 2.5 yrs back

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I did a quick whiplash check and it had no black rear panel, so I bet it was a SS350. No RS either.

[Denis]

Car's been repainted. Look at the hood hinges.

As this is a 67, the cowl tag should answer all the questions, no?

[camarojoe]

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Car's been repainted. Look at the hood hinges.


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No sh*t it's been repainted...it's a black car...still black halfway inside the fenders as far as that goes...the original link speaks all about the color change if you read it! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[firstgenaddict]

The solenoid is not a solenoid it is a TH400 kickdown switch.

[Supercar_Kid]

Oops...kickdown switch then, but still neatly installed for a shadetree. I'm sort of perplexed by the idea of going to the trouble of swapping in a 427 when the original 396 wasn't enough and not adding headers to the 427 while you're at it. I bet it's a stock 396/325 with a 163 L78/L72 type intake and carb setup. That's something that was easily added without disturbing the original exhaust configuration, which is likely why it remains. Somebody just get that car and open it up already, and we'll see what ya got.

[427TJ]

Here's the first Nickey 427 swap into a '67 SS 350 Camaro, overseen by Dick Harrell. Note the stock exhaust manifolds.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/BE427TJ/67CamaroNickeyswap2.jpg

You never know, maybe the "time capsule" car's owner couldn't afford headers after ponying up for the L78 or L72 (whatever it is). Maybe he wanted an easy bolt-up swap and kept the manifolds? Anything's possible. Back in those days such cars were often daily drivers and it's not hard to imagine the owner wanting to keep it as simple as possible and keeping the iron manifolds in place.

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

[firstgenaddict]

Look at the last two mounting ears on exhaust manifold cylinder 5 and 7 the orange overspray is still on them.

[camarojoe]

If the owner did infact install a 427 in place of something else, he did a helluva lot neater/factory looking job than he did with the color change. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hmmm.gif

[firstgenaddict]

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If the owner did infact install a 427 in place of something else, he did a helluva lot neater/factory looking job than he did with the color change. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hmmm.gif

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AMEN to that JOE