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Old 01-04-2012, 04:37 AM
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Default Re: Canadian COPO at Autorama

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CanCOPO</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Gentlemen:
It's time to tweak the car and address a few minor issues as per your pointers and advice. As always your input has been much appreciated. Quick question. Black rockers? CRG says all COPOs had black rockers yet very few of the pics of restored COPOs have black rockers. Comments? </div></div>

Body color rockers on a style trim car are a common restoration error. Your car should have black rockers.

You asked; these are comments intended to improve an already impressive car.

-Alternator fan &amp; pulley should be silver cad plated.
-Far too much overspray on intake. It was covered during painting.
-Floor plugs appear to be in upside down. They were galvanized and should not be black.
-Exhaust system should have resonators. Everyone misinterprets the recall notice. The ONLY application that did initially not have them was Z/28. Vintage photos of ZL-1 #3 show it was built with resonators.
-Backside of wheels should be satin black. Wheels were received raw at the plant, washed and dip-primed black. The face of the wheel was later painted in enamel with either gloss black or body color. There was slight overspray on the backside.
-Door latches were in place when the doors were painted. Latch and screws should be body color. Not sure about trunk latch.
-Hood latch appears to be black. Should be mostly grey phosphate; spring was black.
-Missing leaf spring tags.
-Wheel wells should be undercoated.
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