Day two Camaro traction bars
 

Hi all !

I have a question about period correct ( I will explain )
traction bars. Are there any differences between the
traction bars available today & those installed back in the
day?

If someone was going to restore a day two car today, would
they look for a specific traction bar make & model? What
color(s) were the traction bars back in the day? Did any
of the Supercar dealers install traction bars as part of
their performance package?

I have started a pseudo-collection of day-two items and I'd
like to get a set of traction bars that would have been
originally installed by a day-two dealership.

Steve

Re: Day two Camaro traction bars
 

Here are a set of day two bars... Lakewood.. Yellow.. designed by Grumpy... and the same ones Hot Rod used in their 69 Z build up in April of 69...
http://www.crossroadspaper.com/075.jpg

Close up

http://www.crossroadspaper.com/072.jpg

Re: Day two Camaro traction bars
 

James,

Are those Lakewood bars any different from the ones available today? Look at this eBay auction that just
ended. Are they the same? Lakewood Traction Bars

Steve

Re: Day two Camaro traction bars
 

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Here are a set of day two bars... Lakewood.. Yellow.. designed by Grumpy... and the same ones Hot Rod used in their 69 Z build up in April of 69...
http://www.crossroadspaper.com/075.jpg

Close up

http://www.crossroadspaper.com/072.jpg

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beautiful RS Z, what happened to that gas tank?

Re: Day two Camaro traction bars
 

Same ones...
They are supposed to be really good. You can set the preload... find the April 69 (99% sure that is the month) issue of Hot Rod... they give the low down on getting the most out of the 69 Z.

Re: Day two Camaro traction bars
 

The gas tank was crushed in more than that. I took it off to replace the sending unit and pushed it back out as much as possible. It has the original markings on the top which also match the heater box so we decided to leave it... as the car is very original... 99% interior and 90% paint. As well as all of the phosphating under the hood etc...
I cleaned the outside of the gas tank and then took some zinc rich primer and rubbed it into the few places of surface rust on the tank... over all it looks pretty good compared to what it looked like before...
Here is a link to the rest of the photos... http://www.crossroadspaper.com/1969_...otoGallery.htm

Re: Day two Camaro traction bars
 

Here's what Nickey traction bars looked like for the then-new '67 Camaro (with 427 conversion). Bars were originally designed for Chevy II with V8 conversions by Bill Thomas, etc. Other shops made similar bars for early Camaros.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...ctionBars1.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...ctionBars2.jpg

Re: Day two Camaro traction bars
 

Bill,
Those traction bars look tiny compared to the rectangular
type bars on the later Camaro's. How effective were they?

Steve

Re: Day two Camaro traction bars
 

Here's my Day2. Has 4 degree wedges from old school rear set ups. Hey BWAG.....you probably did this to the Camaro...any input? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...c/tn_rear2.jpg
Jeff x2.....HAPPY NEW YEAR https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

Re: Day two Camaro traction bars
 

Jeff,
Were exactly is the 4 degree wedge and what was its intended
function? Did that trick actually work?

Steve