Drain plugs on floors

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Does anyone know if there are two different thicknesses of drain plugs for the floors? I think the ones used in the trunk were a different thickness vs. the ones used inside the car.

[Nova Jed]

Is this for the 69?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Yep.

[Nova Jed]

I will pull the ones that I have out and check for you.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Cool.

[mockingbird812]

What is a good source for correct drain plugs? Should they be galvanized?

Thanks

[allcamaro]

All six are the same and shoud be galvanized, at least on Camaro.

[bkhpah]

Camaro or Nova no difference in thickness. The repo ones they sell today are thicker. They are a galvinized finish. Some have dates, some do not. I just re-installed the original ones from my Nova yesterday, All pulled from the original green, {yes green} seam sealer. None had dates on an April 69' car. We just prepped Frans 69' Nova today, a January 69' car, all had dates and the same green seam sealer. I have also seen non dated and dated plugs on the same car. They are typically installed with this high side up, but I have seen cars with one or two installed upside down...BKH

[mockingbird812]

Good stuff Brian. What finish is on the original ones from the Nova you discussed above? Did you refinish them?

Any photos?

Thanks!

[bkhpah]

The plugs are gslvinized in all plugs I have observed..BKH

[allcamaro]

All of the 67 tru 69 Camaros I have restored and thats several they all had the tan seam sealer.

[Nova Jed]

Yes, mine were all the same thickness and it had that same "green" sealer. There was also date codes on the one that I pulled, out of the three, and they were galvanized. I wonder where you could get that or how you could reproduce that?

[mockingbird812]

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The plugs are gslvinized in all plugs I have observed..BKH

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Brian, do you have a source for galvanizing original plugs? Thanks.

[m22mike]

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the original ones from my Nova yesterday, All pulled from the original green, {yes green} seam sealer.

Brian
FYI, I tore down a 69 11A Nova SS last year and the floor plug sealer was green. Maybe a Willow Run thing http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
Wish now I had a picture of the stuff http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Mike

[bkhpah]

Here is the green sealer as removed from my 69' Nova. You can still see the sag that fell though the hole, sort of frozen in time. Here are the original drain plugs back in place, re-galvanized with Franks own special green sealer. A dead on match. Not one plug on my car has a date, and I was the first to ever remove them...BKH
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/bkhpah/DSC04343.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/bkhpah/DSC04344.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/bkhpah/DSC04340.jpg

[Paul_S]

Looks Great. Where did you have them re-galvanized?