69 Z/28 Day II Project (Air Force Brat)

[Motorhead848]

What great detective work!!

Now the question is, what direction does it get restored? Day 2? As delivered?

What a great looking car.... now I really regret not acting on it!! Can’t wait to see this one done.

[NorCam]

Originally Posted by Motorhead848

What great detective work!!

Now the question is, what direction does it get restored? Day 2? As delivered?

What a great looking car.... now I really regret not acting on it!! Can’t wait to see this one done.

Still going to be Day 2, but nothing that can't be undone at a later point. Maybe rebuild the original 12 bolt and not plan to beat the living snot out of it?

[napa68]

Originally Posted by NorCam

Still going to be Day 2, but nothing that can't be undone at a later point. Maybe rebuild the original 12 bolt and not plan to beat the living snot out of it?

This my friends........is where project creep begins! Before you know it, there will be a properly dated 302 and M21 sitting beside it all!

[NorCam]

Originally Posted by napa68

This my friends........is where project creep begins! Before you know it, there will be a properly dated 302 and M21 sitting beside it all!

[Billohio]

Loaded up car, very nice

[NorCam]

Did OK locating some good parts for the car over the past few days. Found an original yellow bumper for the front end and this is great as the frame already had the inner Endura brackets mounted to it when I pulled the front bumper off. The bumper will need a few repairs but should work out great for this car once it's prepped.

Big thanks for Jeff M. for hooking me up with a front bumper.

[NorCam]

Rob R. was also kind enough to reach out with a few other parts that were needed for this car. A nice pair of original 418 covers, a nice 309 master cylinder, and another neat little item for the cause. It's starting to come together.

Thanks Rob!!!

[NorCam]

And here is the last of the recent parts finds with some NOS GM trim pieces, original GM brackets, and some old day 2 style 8mm Super Stock plug wires. I think I have all the exterior trim covered with a lot of NOS parts to dress the body after it's painted. I also found a nice Rosewood Wheel today and will now continue working to find a 69 tilt column and some deluxe seat belts to round out the inside. Feels like I'm going a hundred miles an hour here but I still have a long ways to go. Thanks to all those who have been sending info on parts. Much appreciated.

Big thanks to Bill R. for a lot of these NOS parts.

[rlw68]

D&R has the tilt steering column...

https://www.drclassic.com/catalog/Ca...reParts/Z50138

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[NorCam]

Thanks Rob. Looked at that one yesterday and did call D&R to inquire. Turns out to be a generic rebuild type. The guy on the phone kept describing it like this "well, we like to call it an OE type column for 69-74 cars". That call ended fairly quickly. lol Also checked with Jimmy at HBC and they use a similar column from a typical rebuilder service, and theirs had a locking ring with no cover at all. Good news is that I may have found a correct one and will have some more details on that after the weekend. I did locate a nice Rosewood wheel and have a couple coals in the fire with the hunt for some deluxe belts going on too.

Looks like a plan is coming together now!