Air shock color

[Bill Rose]

I can't seem to find an answer to this question: What color were the air shocks originally in 69 ElCamino's.

[427king]

Bill, the other L78 elky had the originals with it[not on it,they were NG ] they were white or very light grey.

[Bill Rose]

Thanks chuck. White it is.

[Keith Tedford]

The ones on our '69 are yellow, probaly Monroe or some other aftermarket pieces. They might be terrible for cornering or drag racing but they are handy for loads or getting the right stance. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[3macs1]

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Bill, the other L78 elky had the originals with it[not on it,they were NG ] they were white or very light grey.

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This is interesting. I remember working on these when I did my class hours at the GM dealership in the mid-late 70's.White were on some GM's, light gray on others mostly late 60's full size and a light blue also maybe around 70 and up but I recall my friends 69 elcamino having a brownish copper color set like these truck ones on e-bay originally.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-1972...1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-1972-Chevrolet-Truck-NOS-Delco-Air-Shocks-New-GM_W0QQitemZ160185410919QQihZ006QQcategoryZ10076QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
Not 100% sure what is correct http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

[John Brown]

The Delco air shocks that you could buy at the local auto parts store were the dark copper color. The air line hook ups were different from the factory installed air shocks.

[3macs1]

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The Delco air shocks that you could buy at the local auto parts store were the dark copper color. The air line hook ups were different from the factory installed air shocks.

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Thanks John for the clarification.Back then color didnot mean too much to us, usually just fixing the lines was our concern.If the guy said they were original we believed him.
What about the light blue ones like this set were they gm
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1971-6-Ch...VQQcmdZViewItem

[Chevy454]

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This is interesting. I remember working on these when I did my class hours at the GM dealership in the mid-late 70's.White were on some GM's, light gray on others mostly late 60's full size and a light blue also maybe around 70 and up but I recall my friends 69 elcamino having a brownish copper color set like these truck ones on e-bay originally.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-1972...1QQcmdZViewItem
Not 100% sure what is correct

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Sweet...the line/valve stem is still on my '72 Sub, and the original paper work & original owner's sales receipt from when he added the "Pleasur-Lift" shocks at 20k miles!

[3macs1]

Looks like our discussion has helped. Good Luck http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif