this is my first thread. my name is justin and my first car is a camaro. i have a 1969 camaro (plain), and i'm going to have it restored fully to a clone Z28. what comes stock on a 1969 Z28, as in: anything and everything.

u wanna make the car completely stock?

hereis aphoto of my car.

what comes stock on a Z28? like interior and body wise.

By the look of the pictures and other threads looks like you have a really nice car. The Z28 had a 302 motor instead of a bigger 350. It was actually a 327block with a 283 crank. In 1969 the Z28 RPO had : Dual exhausts, emblems, special rear and front suspention, rear bumper guards, heavy duty radiator and temp controlled fan, quick ration steering, 15X7 wheels, E70X15 white letter tires, stripes on hood and rear deck lid, 4 speed manual tranny, front disk brakes (could come with 4 wheel disk as well). Those are the major differances. I recommend www.rickscamaro.com (http://www.rickscamaro.com) for most of the parts and sheet metal. Also there are some stickies pinned to the top that have usefull info in them. A reputable yet large book store might have some tech manuals, otherwise try e-bay for a chiltons manual. Have fun!

did the Z28 come with a console shifter as well, and what special suspension is it??

did the Z28 come with a console shifter as well, and what special suspension is it??

Yes the 69 Z could have a console also. (But it was a expensive option as compared to some options.)

Not sure about the suspension. Probably what Chevy would consider 'heavy duty'.....Heh, Chevy suspension was crap compared to Hemi suspension.

what magazines or web sites do you guys buy your parts? because i snapped the suspension cable underneath the car, and, i need a new trunk lock cuz mine is so old and worn out

www.rickscamaro.com (http://www.rickscamaro.com) They have a bunch of first gen stuff.

ORIGINAL: Rand

Yes the 69 Z could have a console also. (But it was a expensive option as compared to some options.)

Not sure about the suspension. Probably what Chevy would consider 'heavy duty'.....Heh, Chevy suspension was crap compared to Hemi suspension.



I certainly thought the 69 Z/28 suspension worked very well, at least on the one I bought in 69. It was one of the few stock cars I've ever driven thatsideways on asphalt at 60-70 mph never felt like it was going to flip. Most hemi vehicles I ever drove from that era (belonging to friends) were extremely nose heavy and a bear to handle in anything other than straight line driving. The Z/28 from 69 was a great handling car that straightened out curves, that high revving 302 was just right for accelerating out of curves. Just some thoughts from a former69 Z/28 owner that boughtone new.
Clyde

i need all the thoughts i can get. thx

lol, 69 camaro and still isnt happy. lol. i just wish i could get one that nice. but if i had the money for that id have a 71 vette but take care of it, there are not very many left. beautiful car

i dont see why you dont just keep it a regular camaro like it is, just put some performance stuff in it if you want it to be fast

ORIGINAL: wildpaws

ORIGINAL: Rand

Yes the 69 Z could have a console also. (But it was a expensive option as compared to some options.)

Not sure about the suspension. Probably what Chevy would consider 'heavy duty'.....Heh, Chevy suspension was crap compared to Hemi suspension.



I certainly thought the 69 Z/28 suspension worked very well, at least on the one I bought in 69. It was one of the few stock cars I've ever driven thatsideways on asphalt at 60-70 mph never felt like it was going to flip. Most hemi vehicles I ever drove from that era (belonging to friends) were extremely nose heavy and a bear to handle in anything other than straight line driving. The Z/28 from 69 was a great handling car that straightened out curves, that high revving 302 was just right for accelerating out of curves. Just some thoughts from a former69 Z/28 owner that boughtone new.
Clyde


Yeah I had a 69 SS Camaro also. And the suspension for it was ok. But when I bought the 1970 SS with the high horse rat motor, the suspension was VERY crappy for handling that much horsepower. I read magazine articles from that time about guys putting on slicks and ripping out the pumpkin in the rear end or taking the whole rear end out of the car. Traction bars were a necessity, not an option!
My buddy's 440 six pack with Hemi suspension was MUCH better equipped to handle the ponies. And it didn't seem to handle all that bad, but not as good as the Chevy's I believe. Now my 69 Chevelle with a 396ci/350hp seemed to handle the power better, but I still ended up with traction bars on it also. But my 383 RoadRunner I never put any on....can't remember the year it was now, but it had the pop up sharks teeth scoop on the hood.

Ahh the good ol days......;)

nice ride doesnt look like you will have to restore much