67 Camaro Build

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Originally Posted by CAMAROBOY68SS

Not sure about the sound deadener, they do make more a stick on heat thing, but the deadener should do better than nothing. I still have the original headliner in my 68 and I can feel the heat on a hot day, right after I burn my arm on the 68 RS door top trim, lol.

Perhaps having a white car will help with the summer heat. That and I’m a wuss, always looking for a shady spot to park.

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

Everything looks great! Did the upholstery shop give you a timeframe for their work?

Thanks Kirk, I don’t recall but from the dates on the pics they only had it a couple of weeks was all.

Originally Posted by KevinK7

Brett, Thanks so much for the links and info on the stain. I think I'm convinced, this will be the route I will go. I've been working on a 36x48 pole barn garage project for the past 5 years, ..maybe I should start a thread in 'alternate tinkerings' lol and the concrete coating has been an open issue for a while

No problem, I like the floor treatment it’s very durable. As it ages it’s like an old car that gets some character, patina.




After installing the orrrong’e headers, it was time to load it up on the trailer. Now for my tow test, can the new Canyon pull this stuff easily or not? We’ll have a pretty good idea after the upholsterer, followed by another quick trip to the exhaust shop.

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While the car was gone it was time for some lift maintenance. Look what showed up, a brand-new ram for our old 4-post. Apparently, I contaminated the old cylinder after enclosing the lift and using it as a paint booth (Seemed like a good idea at the time! ). http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...&postcount=438

Or perhaps it was sandblasting stuff in the proximity either way it developed a pretty good leak and couldn’t reach the highest setting. When we moved the lift this last time, I sent the cylinder out to be repacked. It came back better but still leaked a bit, they told me the inner rod was damaged on one end so the top setting was still an issue. Decided to pull the trigger for a new ram before I could no longer get a replacement for the extra long, extra tall Eagle.

Upholstery update, Mike has the headliner in and it looks great! He’s still working on the other stuff but is close to wrapping that up also.

At the same time, I’ve decided I need to change out the lower alternator bracket on our good-to-go 511. Here are some BBC short water pump alternator lower bracket differences (circled). The idea is to move the alternator forward to give more room for the taller M/T valve cover setup. This bracket will swap belts front to rear (alt. belt in front, water pump belt in back) it also changes the upper bracket to mount to the rear instead of the front of the alternator. It is the correct bracket for an early 396/427 with a short pump and manual steering.

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I’ve had this Eagle lift for nearly 20 years in 3 different indoor locations, the first being a storage unit that had power. With the new ram it works like new again, and can hit the top spot with no problem.