New Member Intro - 1968 Camaro
#1
New Member Intro - 1968 Camaro
Hey all, I just brought home a 1968 Camaro yesterday! I'm sure I'll be posting questions about how to fix little things here and there, but I'll be sure to use the search features first haha. I grew up working on MOPARs with my Dad. My first car was a 1969 Dodge Dart. This is my second muscle car, mainly because I'm sick of dealing with California SMOG rules.
It's supposedly got a 350 from another vehicle in it. The casting number on the block reads 3970010. It's an original V8 car, but I don't know which engine. It's got a TH350 trans and a 10 bolt rear end.
It was repainted some time in 2016. They didn't do a concours job or anything, but I bought this thing to be a driver. I don't know what the color is yet, which sucks because I need to get a little touch up paint haha.
I live about 30 minutes East of Sacramento if anyone has Vendor or Shop recommendations for things. I'm fairly new to the area, and I don't know many people here yet. Same with any clubs or other cool stuff I probably don't know about.
It's supposedly got a 350 from another vehicle in it. The casting number on the block reads 3970010. It's an original V8 car, but I don't know which engine. It's got a TH350 trans and a 10 bolt rear end.
It was repainted some time in 2016. They didn't do a concours job or anything, but I bought this thing to be a driver. I don't know what the color is yet, which sucks because I need to get a little touch up paint haha.
I live about 30 minutes East of Sacramento if anyone has Vendor or Shop recommendations for things. I'm fairly new to the area, and I don't know many people here yet. Same with any clubs or other cool stuff I probably don't know about.
#2
Welcome to C.F., nice car! Your car's original color was island teal. Good body shops have a spectrophotometer, which scans the car color, and gives them a formula to match your car as close as possible.
For the engine, the telltale numbers are (should be) on a pad in front of the passenger side head: Camaro Decoding help on Chevy-Camaro.com
For the engine, the telltale numbers are (should be) on a pad in front of the passenger side head: Camaro Decoding help on Chevy-Camaro.com
#3
Welcome to C.F., nice car! Your car's original color was island teal. Good body shops have a spectrophotometer, which scans the car color, and gives them a formula to match your car as close as possible.
For the engine, the telltale numbers are (should be) on a pad in front of the passenger side head: Camaro Decoding help on Chevy-Camaro.com
For the engine, the telltale numbers are (should be) on a pad in front of the passenger side head: Camaro Decoding help on Chevy-Camaro.com
#4
Nice ride,she probably started life with a 327.
There's certainly some nice drives in the mountains close by you .
Lake Tahoe only a couple hours,Yosemite not much further.
If you get on the East side highway 395 is nice driving,I've done the whole highway from up here in WA at it's Northernmost point all the way to it's Southern end in CA.
You're also close enough to spend a weekend in the Redwoods say up around Garberville and hit the coast too.
Hwy 1 North of Ft. Bragg is suprisingly uncrowded.
Where are you from? I tour a lot on my Harley so I've been about everywhere in the Western half of the USA at one time or another.
There's certainly some nice drives in the mountains close by you .
Lake Tahoe only a couple hours,Yosemite not much further.
If you get on the East side highway 395 is nice driving,I've done the whole highway from up here in WA at it's Northernmost point all the way to it's Southern end in CA.
You're also close enough to spend a weekend in the Redwoods say up around Garberville and hit the coast too.
Hwy 1 North of Ft. Bragg is suprisingly uncrowded.
Where are you from? I tour a lot on my Harley so I've been about everywhere in the Western half of the USA at one time or another.
#5
Nice ride,she probably started life with a 327.
There's certainly some nice drives in the mountains close by you .
Lake Tahoe only a couple hours,Yosemite not much further.
If you get on the East side highway 395 is nice driving,I've done the whole highway from up here in WA at it's Northernmost point all the way to it's Southern end in CA.
You're also close enough to spend a weekend in the Redwoods say up around Garberville and hit the coast too.
Hwy 1 North of Ft. Bragg is suprisingly uncrowded.
Where are you from? I tour a lot on my Harley so I've been about everywhere in the Western half of the USA at one time or another.
There's certainly some nice drives in the mountains close by you .
Lake Tahoe only a couple hours,Yosemite not much further.
If you get on the East side highway 395 is nice driving,I've done the whole highway from up here in WA at it's Northernmost point all the way to it's Southern end in CA.
You're also close enough to spend a weekend in the Redwoods say up around Garberville and hit the coast too.
Hwy 1 North of Ft. Bragg is suprisingly uncrowded.
Where are you from? I tour a lot on my Harley so I've been about everywhere in the Western half of the USA at one time or another.
I'm super happy being able to get a car like her in my price range. Very minimal surface rust if any at all. Under the car looks really great. When they did the repaint, they didn't seam seal the drip rails. Now there's a little bubbling in there.
#7
The body was built in Month 12 Week 4. It clearly says 68-12437 for a 1968.
The body was built in Los Angeles.
717 Interior Code for Standard Blue Bucket Seats
1968 F-Code Paint is Island Teal.
Engine Casting Number 3970010 is where I'm having some trouble. Most websites list it as multiple possibilities. It could be anything from a 302 to a 350.
#8
From Camaro VIN, Cowl Tag, and other Numbers Decoding
The body was built in Month 12 Week 4. It clearly says 68-12437 for a 1968.
The body was built in Los Angeles.
717 Interior Code for Standard Blue Bucket Seats
1968 F-Code Paint is Island Teal.
Engine Casting Number 3970010 is where I'm having some trouble. Most websites list it as multiple possibilities. It could be anything from a 302 to a 350.
The body was built in Month 12 Week 4. It clearly says 68-12437 for a 1968.
The body was built in Los Angeles.
717 Interior Code for Standard Blue Bucket Seats
1968 F-Code Paint is Island Teal.
Engine Casting Number 3970010 is where I'm having some trouble. Most websites list it as multiple possibilities. It could be anything from a 302 to a 350.
#9
Edit: Any way to tell what version of 327 it is?