Go Back   The Supercar Registry > General Discussion > Lounge


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #101  
Old 02-07-2021, 03:01 PM
cruiserofland's Avatar
cruiserofland cruiserofland is offline
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Bay Area, California
Posts: 291
Thanks: 769
Thanked 342 Times in 103 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr70 View Post
That's because Delco Batteries installed into vehicles when on the assembly line,Did not have the words DELCO ENERGIZER highlight painted,just their vent caps & eye were.
But Over the parts counter & in store sold Batteries did.

Nice work.
Aha! Makes sense, thank you
__________________
~Matt
'69 Z/28 RS
'77 F100
'83 FJ60
'10 WC50
Reply With Quote
  #102  
Old 02-07-2021, 03:14 PM
NorCam's Avatar
NorCam NorCam is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Alberta, Canada
Posts: 4,190
Thanks: 2,583
Thanked 3,399 Times in 1,242 Posts
Default

Looks good. I like the yellow added. Gives it better contrast IMO.
__________________
I like solid lifter cars, big cams and cars w/ 3 pedals in them.
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to NorCam For This Useful Post:
cruiserofland (02-07-2021)
  #103  
Old 02-08-2021, 06:32 AM
cruiserofland's Avatar
cruiserofland cruiserofland is offline
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Bay Area, California
Posts: 291
Thanks: 769
Thanked 342 Times in 103 Posts
Default

Finally got the car up in the air today to take a look. Seems like the folks who restored this car well over a decade ago for the most part did really nice work. I also loosened and retorqued all the front control arm bushing bolts with the car on the ground just in case that was why the front sits a bit high, but nope seems they were tightened correctly the first time.

It sure is fun to crawl around, continually cross-referencing various books and sites, as I learn more about the little details of ‘69 Zs as well as what my car has correct and not yet correct (and the various not-factory-correct stuff I will leave alone).

Always learning and still just getting started...
Attached Images
      
__________________
~Matt
'69 Z/28 RS
'77 F100
'83 FJ60
'10 WC50

Last edited by cruiserofland; 02-08-2021 at 06:35 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #104  
Old 02-08-2021, 06:38 AM
cruiserofland's Avatar
cruiserofland cruiserofland is offline
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Bay Area, California
Posts: 291
Thanks: 769
Thanked 342 Times in 103 Posts
Default

BV stamp - date seems about right for a vehicle production date of March 6th?
Attached Images
 
__________________
~Matt
'69 Z/28 RS
'77 F100
'83 FJ60
'10 WC50

Last edited by cruiserofland; 02-08-2021 at 04:53 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #105  
Old 02-22-2021, 08:46 PM
SamsDZ's Avatar
SamsDZ SamsDZ is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2021
Posts: 12
Thanks: 29
Thanked 16 Times in 6 Posts
Default

Beautiful Z28 Matt, great thread.
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to SamsDZ For This Useful Post:
cruiserofland (02-22-2021)
  #106  
Old 02-22-2021, 09:13 PM
cruiserofland's Avatar
cruiserofland cruiserofland is offline
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Bay Area, California
Posts: 291
Thanks: 769
Thanked 342 Times in 103 Posts
Default

Thank you very much, Sam, and congrats again on yours! You may have noticed, a '69 Z in Hugger Orange with Deluxe Houndstooth is my all-time fav combo
__________________
~Matt
'69 Z/28 RS
'77 F100
'83 FJ60
'10 WC50
Reply With Quote
  #107  
Old 03-02-2021, 02:13 AM
cruiserofland's Avatar
cruiserofland cruiserofland is offline
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Bay Area, California
Posts: 291
Thanks: 769
Thanked 342 Times in 103 Posts
Default

Decided to go for it and finally complete the deluxe interior transformation started around 20 years ago on this car and so install woodgrain and grab handle in the glovebox area. Classic Industries had a killer Valentine's Day sale, and I know I'm a lucky SOB when my wife is excited for me that I ordered a big ole box of Camaro parts on February 14...

So far I've ported over the ash tray and cigarette lighter (slight rebending of the OER tabs to get the ash tray to seat) and the glovebox lock (bent paperclip to depress each of the pins to release the lock).

While I have the glovebox out I decided to finally investigate the radio. Looks like the car is indeed wired for radio power (confirmed 12V when key is ON) and there is a new-looking Custom Autosound 140W speaker bolted to the underside of the dash, wired with a factory-type connector. The antenna cable is also already routed to the radio area.
Attached Images
        
__________________
~Matt
'69 Z/28 RS
'77 F100
'83 FJ60
'10 WC50
Reply With Quote
  #108  
Old 03-02-2021, 02:22 AM
cruiserofland's Avatar
cruiserofland cruiserofland is offline
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Bay Area, California
Posts: 291
Thanks: 769
Thanked 342 Times in 103 Posts
Default

I have in a box what I understand to be the original radio, model no. 91BFP1 so a 1969 AM/FM mono unit, RPO U69. Delightfully it has both connectors on it, which I may have to use since the car's new harness looks to have an aftermarket radio power connector.

I pulled the existing Motorola AM radio from the car - not sure why it's in there and not the Delco, except maybe the restoring owner found out the Delco doesn't work? The Motorola speaker wires were tucked away into the body of the radio as was its power wire, so looks like the restoring owner never got around to wiring it up for the car (or didn't plan to). I was tempted to leave in the Motorola since, randomly, this car was sold new in Harvard, Il, the hometown of Motorola's founder, but I'd have to change the connectors to match the factory-style harness and the AM/FM Delco with slider is too cool not to try to get working.

The first three photos below are of the Delco unit and the rest are the Motorola. The Motorola speaker wires have a black in-line connector then bare ends.
Attached Images
        
__________________
~Matt
'69 Z/28 RS
'77 F100
'83 FJ60
'10 WC50
Reply With Quote
  #109  
Old 03-06-2021, 12:55 AM
cruiserofland's Avatar
cruiserofland cruiserofland is offline
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Bay Area, California
Posts: 291
Thanks: 769
Thanked 342 Times in 103 Posts
Default

Today is the one year anniversary of me flying down to SoCal to check out the car, so I had to get it out over lunch. I realized I usually park in the shade or see the car in the garage so it's rare to stare at that Hugger Orange in full sun... not a bad view...
Attached Images
 
__________________
~Matt
'69 Z/28 RS
'77 F100
'83 FJ60
'10 WC50
Reply With Quote
The Following 11 Users Say Thank You to cruiserofland For This Useful Post:
169indy (03-06-2021), dykstra (03-12-2021), Hawkeye (03-06-2021), KLars1 (03-06-2021), L72Chevelle (03-23-2021), L_e_e (03-23-2021), markinnaples (03-08-2021), PeteLeathersac (03-06-2021), R68GTO (03-06-2021), scuncio (03-06-2021), x77-69z28 (04-25-2023)
  #110  
Old 03-23-2021, 09:15 PM
cruiserofland's Avatar
cruiserofland cruiserofland is offline
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Bay Area, California
Posts: 291
Thanks: 769
Thanked 342 Times in 103 Posts
Default

Always a good day when I can drive the Camaro to work...
Attached Images
  
__________________
~Matt
'69 Z/28 RS
'77 F100
'83 FJ60
'10 WC50
Reply With Quote
The Following 6 Users Say Thank You to cruiserofland For This Useful Post:
Dave Rifkin (03-24-2021), jerry455 (03-24-2021), KLars1 (03-24-2021), PeteLeathersac (03-24-2021), scuncio (03-24-2021), x77-69z28 (04-25-2023)
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 08:15 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.

O Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.