NorCam (Graeme Browne's) Lemans Blue 1969 Z/28

[ZLP955]

Originally Posted by NorCam

Pulled the engine and trans out today to further access to cleaning and detailing.

Graeme thanks for sharing these great details. What are those markings on the wiper motor case? Possibly a rebuild sticker but is that some sort of ink stamp next to it, partly obscured by the engine lift bracket?

[NorCam]

That was a rebuilt unit Tim, and I have no idea why it was in there? The original motor & pump came with the car and it tested fine on the bench. That rebuilt unit is already out of there and the original is going back in after I clean things up.

[NorCam]

The car appears to have most if not all original GM body and subframe bushings. For the most part, they all appear clean w/ no dry rotting except two which appear squashed and have some dry cracking. The front left rad support bushing almost looks like it was replaced with a NOS bushing as it's dead mint, but in saying that, 5 of the others appear untouched and they are very minty as well so who knows? If only cars could talk?

[olredalert]

----I have to say that I have never seen a bushing with the word CHEVROLET cast on it. I have restored a couple of 69 Z's and probably missed that or they were already gone. Very cool!......Bill S

[NorCam]

Originally Posted by olredalert

----I have to say that I have never seen a bushing with the word CHEVROLET cast on it. I have restored a couple of 69 Z's and probably missed that or they were already gone. Very cool!......Bill S

All 6 bushings have Chevrolet on one side with the part numbers on the reverse side 180 degrees opposite.

[NorCam]

Slowly working my way through the car and started washing all the old grease off the front suspension today. Found traces of an old yellow paint mark on the center link. Where else might I be successful in finding original paint marks?

[x33rs]

My Z is full of suspension paint markings. Lots of orange blobbed onto the back of the spindles, and one of them has some blue mixed in, my center link has white and some other color. My tie rods have some orange on them as well.

[Mr.Nickey Nova]

Outer tie rods should have some orange marks. My center link as a blue mark. Upper part of the spindles should have a white mark, mine does.

[R68GTO]

Norcam, I posted a few pics of what I found on mine on my car's thread.

[NorCam]

Thanks... I just took a look at those for reference. Also, love how that booster and the parts from Steve turned out. I keep looking at this one knowing that I'm running out of time getting Steve to do another for me. Real tempting but I think I just gotta leave well enough alone.