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

[NorCam]

Here's a before and after shot of the floors prior to cleaning and after it's all been detailed. Now to balance the original driveshaft and get all the exhaust hung. Soon it will be done!

[NorCam]

And here are a group of pictures taken of the engine bay this weekend. I have to reattach the original UH radiator tag and clip the shroud on it this morning and then I can start adding some fluids. From there it's time for exhaust, prime the oil pressure, and set the distributor back in with some new wires. I can actually see the light now. (lol)


Some NOS plugs I got from Rob Richter


Original battery tray. A little pitted but it will do just fine!


Cleaned up a lot of the original bolts and like them just as cleaned.


Tightening up the alternator brackets with original fasteners.


Torquing down the original balancer bolts and the lower pulley.


Original smog pump pulley after a coat of paint and a few new scratches (lol).


NOS locks securing some NOS bolts for the exhaust manifolds.


A shot of the driver's side exhaust after everything was tightened up.


Power steering which I added to the car. (original steering box kept aside)


Hoses and Alternator cables have all been routed with dated NOS tower clamps used.


Correct ribbed heater hoses with original clamps & hardware securing them.


All original smog system with original hoses, clamps, and hardware.

[napa68]

Looks awesome Greame!

[NorCam]

Here's one last group of engine shots before everything is finished up and I add the exhaust pics later this week. Once the oil is primed and it's fired back up and tuned, I'll put the hood back on and take a final round of celebratory pictures. Yes...meaning it's done! Stay tuned as I'll soon have it out for a few shakedown runs and a couple of burnouts.

[Lynn]

Same date as the carb I have for sale. I think you need a spare.

Car looks great. I know some would say "over restored", but I do them like this as well.

[ZLP955]

Looks great!

[Tracker1]

Perfect, just perfect. Love how it turned out!

[GrumpyJeff]

Car Looks great !!!! I agree Cars done perfectly, while I'm not a big fan of restrored cars. I love the nice "Natural" look to everything. Killer Job Graeme ! thanks for documenting all this with us

[NorCam]

Originally Posted by GrumpyJeff

Car Looks great !!!! I agree Cars done perfectly, while I'm not a big fan of restrored cars. I love the nice "Natural" look to everything. Killer Job Graeme ! thanks for documenting all this with us

Thanks Jeff...

I was originally planning just a minor clean up and changing out a few incorrect parts, but admit it did morph into something bigger. Even with that, I was not intending to over restore anything, just clean it up...detail what I could while I was already in there and make sure the sum of the parts were better-matched when I was done than what they were heading into it.

Along the way some of the car was thoroughly cleaned, a few small areas were blown in or restored and much of that IMO was done better than the previous owners' attempt. The brakes were completely rebuilt using much of the original parts, the fuel system was redone, and the engine was further detailed to finish it off better now than it was previously, but still has some patina on the top end.

I'm more than tickled that a few others share an interest in these cars on sYc and the various ways in which one can approach a cleanup or mild restoration like this. At the same time...I'm totally digging the car and its cleanup and that's all that matters at the end of the day.

And for those who have offered advice or parts along the way...Thank you!

[NorCam]

Capped off the exhaust system install today and love how it rounded out the appearance on the underside of the car. I should have it tuned and running just in time for the driveshaft to come back from balancing this week. Can't wait to put some miles on it soon.