69 Z/28 Day II Project (Air Force Brat)

[NorCam]

No sir. Jeff Collins at Midwest Muncie is putting it together for me. Tough decision as they are both good builders, but Jeff had all the answers for me a second time around and earned the business.

[NorCam]

Still working away on the car here while the search is on for some good parts. I have a couple sYc members who have a number of good parts including many NOS trim pieces that are aligning well for use on this car. Should be hitting the body shop with it in just a couple of weeks.

In the interim, I'm hoping that an sYc member may have a swath or two of original 714 Yellow Houndstooth fabric available so I can repair the covers on the front buckets. I know the dye lots differ but would love to know if anyone has a couple chunks squirreled away that they would compare/share so I can maybe get one or two seats up and running with some original cloth?

Here's a sample from Al Knoch (very bright vinyl) while I await samples from SMS and others. Looking for a more buttery vinyl.

[NorCam]

Had to get a bit creative while getting the diff out from under the car as it was sitting on the 4 post lift but it's out now and will soon be stripped down and rebuilt. The old ET cover is in great shape with some light oxidization and a few layers of dust. It will be properly restored when the housing is out being powder coated in the coming weeks. Lots to do as the car is out to have a frame jig built under it later this week, then it's off to the body shop for a month or two.

[X66 714]

It looks like it has a 10 bolt....Joe

[markinnaples]

Looks like a 12 bolt to me?

[X66 714]

Originally Posted by markinnaples

Looks like a 12 bolt to me?

I see it now...Joe

[NorCam]

Yup...original 12 bolt rear dated BU 0224. When I first looked at the cover I thought cool, it has the ET style cover but it kinda looks deep from the top down view. Are they all this way with that sort of overall depth? Tearing into to this week with a full restoration planned for it including fresh powder coating. Also adding C-Clip eliminators and performance axle upgrades.

[rszmjt]

Originally Posted by NorCam

Yup...original 12 bolt rear dated BU 0224. When I first looked at the cover I thought cool, it has the ET style cover but it kinda looks deep from the top down view. Are they all this way with that sort of overall depth? Tearing into to this week with a full restoration planned for it including fresh powder coating. Also adding C-Clip eliminators and performance axle upgrades.

That’s a Cal Custom diff cover FWIW, circa 1972 up.

A moser housing with .250 wall DOM tubes, heavy caps & billet axles are $1300 , far better than the GM production seamed axle tubes and cast caps, which are the weak link.

With complete original 12 bolts bringing $3500 + , maybe a option Graeme?

[Bernhard]

The 12 bolt axle tubes appear to have been tack welded to the housing at some point.
Very cool build thanks for sharing.

[big gear head]

It always makes me sad to see someone take a nice original rear end like that and add c clip eliminators to it. When you do that the housing is permanently damaged. Do you really need them?