1969 427 camaro copo?????

[iluv69s]

ok..what is the factory plug on the cowl??? I seem to remember seeing that on one of my cars I scrapped years ago....or is my memory going....

great story...what a shame about the block..those d*** chickens!! Is the block salvagable??

again good luck !!

[ronnieredline]

i have another question, its about the dash in my car?
if the clock is taken out from the center of the dash, and you look inside, there are two clips on the back of the dash, not even part of the clock, i know how its mounted but look farther down , one on both sides in the center?,

they dont attach to anything in the car? there just there, one on each side of the middle of the dash if you were looking at the back of it? is there something missing that these clip into?
there is nothing on the metal part of the dash for them to mate to?
also on my car is another mystery , the clutch pedal had no hole in it for the safetly neutral switch linkage? anyone know anything about this, it is a 69 pedal for sure, but the hole wasnt there when i tried to put in the switch, the car hasnt had a neutral saftey switch since ive owned it,i did install a new one, and i could see a imprint or "shadow" of where the old one was, so i know it had one??

when i was about 20 i tried to start the car and alot of sparks came out from behind the dash down at the bottom, i found a yellow butt connector on the purple wires, i just reconected them and went on, never really thinking about it except it kept me from cruising for about an hour????

it does have the back up light switch, its a faded white or yellow color and wires going to it, and the column does turn back and forth up by the key switch, is this also for the reverse lock out stuff to? my friends always told me it was an automatic car, but no hole for the shifter handle?? i ignored them and went on.

i can get a photo of the original AM radio if someone wants to see it, it has 85% of the tag on it as well. i found it stuffed in my bolt bin along with a radio for a 80 model camaro??? my 83 Z28 has the factory one in it but i dont know what this one goes to???
hmmm
thanks again for any and all input.
i will check back later.
thank you all

[ronnieredline]

hello
yes i think this block is salvagable, the hole for the cowl hood i have is just above the fuse box, the hood is stamped 42, i never even knew it was there, i was talking to doug perry and he said while i was on my phone, to look for it, i said i cant see it, theres to much insulation in the way,

immediatly he said no no no, look outside in the engine compartment, just above where the wires go into the firwall, i looked and there it was, then with him on the phone i went to the storage place and yanked out some wires from a drawer in storage. here they are i said, he said do they have a fat grommet on them, i said yes about the size of a nickel.

congratulations again he said, then he asked where did you get those wires, i said, i took them off of the car when i was a kid, they didnt go to anything, the engine side is only about 12" long but the fuse side is all there. i told him they go to something now i said hhaaa hhhaaaaa.

doug is really nice, i had him on the phone for about 2-3 hours, we went from the block to the tranny to the rear diff and marks on the car to hold off valves to a valve under the drivers seat on the frame to a fuel line to brackets to alternators to starters and on and on we went, i lost his call 3-4 times whenever i went under the car, "he said you must have alot of metal still in that car, you lose signal everytime you get under it dont ya" i told him ive had it since it had 38000 on it and it now has 42 or 46000 im not sure.
its a neat storie, my best friend dave and I talked about these cars forever when he was alive.

doug also said "when ever you want to sell that car...... "call me" i asked if i could call besides selling the car he said well yes you can. he's a cool cat.

have a great day
thanks for asking about the cowl hood wires.

[ronnieredline]

there is a funny looking plug for the oil line on my block,i cant tell if its steel or brass, it looks like steel, i will try a magnet, but is this correct for the oil line? it seems it would burn or melt the oil line to the console if it got to close???

i dont like the design, but see no other way to hook up the oil line? it is about 1" size nut and the top of it is shaved on on both sides? and does fit an oil line brass nut?
please let me know
thank you

[ronnieredline]

im not sure if i should post this here or not, but i have a 396/375 for a 4 speed chevelle, it is coded "JD". its a 4 bolt main, i got it as a kid and was going to use it for a 68 camaro i have, but know that i know there much better with the original car, im looking for the owner.
i can also read the VIN on it, it starts with a 33 or 38, i can give the rest if interested.
please let me know

[ronnieredline]

these are metal clips that press onto the thin plastic fins on the back of the plastic dash housing that the speedo, tach and clock go into. mine dont match up with anything at all?

[parkbrau]

Post a pic of that PoP. Post more pics of the car.

[ronnieredline]

im wanting to get the pop from the guy who helped me with the car yrs ago.
he says he still has it.
i have yet to get it from him, im trying to get more photos guys.
they will arrive

[m22mike]

I would make getting that POP your #1 priority, try some cash if need be. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Get the PoP, no matter what!