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I'd install regular brake line. SS can be a pain to seat. Go with aftermarket Al heads. Way too much performance gain from just one change. Heck, you could run a 350 with new Al heads and get BB performance. Make it look original, but the internals don't have to be vintage....
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I also agree on the SS lines - I was never able to get any to fit (seat) during my resto, and that was back in the mid 90s - sounds like they haven't gotten any better, I've had steel lines on my car for 25+ years and it all looks fine IMHO, as biased as that is.
My old 1969 barn find / racecar, that Kurt will remember, had the original 14x7 up front and 15x10 in back. 67s would've come with 14x6 (wide SS rims) stock I believe. And I second that it can be a good idea for anything you cannot see / internal performance - wise to be modern, a lot of gains have been made in the last 45 years - vintage for the other stuff. Radial tires being the most obvious, again, IMO. A friend here went so far as to "disguise" his modern Aluminum BB heads in his gasser by dabbing on JB Weld on the front (all over, but front especially) and texturing it with a damp cloth to give the appearance of cast iron and painted them orange... Going to be fun following this build! Cheers. |
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Totally base Mom’s Camaro z21 Bolero Red Paint Job with pretty white pinstripe 230 fender emblems. 14” base wheels with dog dish caps, pretty base red interior, then… BAM, massive pissed off big block hiding under that modest little flat hood. The upgrades for safety will be swaybar, springs, shocks, all painted to look factory. Wife wants AC, happy wife happy life so may have to bite the bullet on a vintage air unit. I’ve seen someone use the stock big block cover and have 4 hoses coming out of that same area instead of just the two for the heater core. Was thinking Mark IV under dash but my stewart warner 2 ⅝” triple gauge set is going there end of discussion. More on the Vision… like parts pulled from corvettes in the junkyard in the 70’s we aren’t even going to clean some of these parts. Cool parts teaser: 67 Corvette Steering Wheel 67 Corvette Shifter Handle Period Correct wheels, street trim and drag trim (15x10 rears) T3 Lights BB Chrome Valve Covers 163 Intake Big Block+GM Forged Steel Crank More to come on the COVID Camaro stay tuned. -Jose Last edited by jbtech; 04-20-2020 at 07:51 PM. |
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Air conditioning is going to kill the look you are after. If your wife is anything like mine she won't go anywhere with you in that car anyway.
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Freddie 1969 Camaro RS/SS396 (427) 4 speed |
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Jose,
It sounds like you are full steam ahead! That is great to hear. Jason |
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Im guessing good call on the brakelines. I've had no issues on later model vehicles, and ss is my prefence. Think I read seating issues come from the older brass blocks. Used oe material on my Z, no problems. My lines were still in great shape,,,and are now hanging in the rafters. But we are talking brakes here, lol. |
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Ditto on the aluminum heads,,weight saving alone.
Years ago I had $$ in a set of cast 202's, realitively speaking, for not much less then a pair of Dart 208's. Could be wrong, but thought an aluminum headed bigblock in the weight neighborhood of a cast headed small block. Just something I heard. |
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Thanks yes I'm looking for a pair of 14011077 heads specifically. I do have a delete plate and will probably run that in the beginning. All the heads I'm finding are way over priced and damaged. I found one pair that looked to be in great shape BUT they filled the coolant passages in the heads... Guess I just have to be very patient.. but I have time. |
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Jason, I just spotted that ad you had in 2015 for 14011077 Heads! I'll take them! jk
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1967 camaro, 427, big block, sleeper, z21 |
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