Newbie with 67 RS ('Numbers Matching')
#1
11-17-2009, 02:58 PM
Newbie with 67 RS ('Numbers Matching')
Hi all,
I've just acquired a 67 RS in good shape, and I believe it is a 'numbers matching' vehicle to boot.
I've scanned all the web sites that help you decode trim tags, VINs, block casting numbers, etc. It appears my car was built in July of 68 (7th month of model year, where model year runs something like October -> September). That seems to explain why my block has only an 'assembly code' but not a partial vin on the pad in front of the passenger side head. The motor is a base 327.
It also appears that everything but the hood is also original (original interior, center console, 2 speed powerglide, fold-down rear seat, etc.) That was a pretty cool discovery to me cause the guy that sold it needed the cash, and didn't know alot about the particulars on the car. I'm the 4th owner.
Anyway, the body is basically clean, but the motor and tranny need some work. I bought this car to make a hot-rod out of it, and considered getting a crate motor or building a 400+ HP motor on my own. However, my choices are now complicated some by having all the original bits for the car.
I've started down the path of:
- Remove the original 327 (done) and just set it aside
- Build a new motor (just starting, got a late-model 880 block)
- Replace the tranny (keeping the 2 speed PG aside) with a Tremec T600 5 speed manual with overdrive).
- Basic body undercoating/paint/interior to keep the original look.
I'm a bit worried at doing anything that I can't quickly undo (like I can just rebuild and throw the original 327 back in) if I want to sell the car down the road.
Can anyone tell me if doing things like powdercoating the subframe would adversely effect the value of the car? I guess I'm looking for forum suggestions on where to ask that type of question (and possibly to further verify the numbers matching qualities of the car).
Thanks, and look forward to talking with some of you as I restore this thing,
Mitch
I've just acquired a 67 RS in good shape, and I believe it is a 'numbers matching' vehicle to boot.
I've scanned all the web sites that help you decode trim tags, VINs, block casting numbers, etc. It appears my car was built in July of 68 (7th month of model year, where model year runs something like October -> September). That seems to explain why my block has only an 'assembly code' but not a partial vin on the pad in front of the passenger side head. The motor is a base 327.
It also appears that everything but the hood is also original (original interior, center console, 2 speed powerglide, fold-down rear seat, etc.) That was a pretty cool discovery to me cause the guy that sold it needed the cash, and didn't know alot about the particulars on the car. I'm the 4th owner.
Anyway, the body is basically clean, but the motor and tranny need some work. I bought this car to make a hot-rod out of it, and considered getting a crate motor or building a 400+ HP motor on my own. However, my choices are now complicated some by having all the original bits for the car.
I've started down the path of:
- Remove the original 327 (done) and just set it aside
- Build a new motor (just starting, got a late-model 880 block)
- Replace the tranny (keeping the 2 speed PG aside) with a Tremec T600 5 speed manual with overdrive).
- Basic body undercoating/paint/interior to keep the original look.
I'm a bit worried at doing anything that I can't quickly undo (like I can just rebuild and throw the original 327 back in) if I want to sell the car down the road.
Can anyone tell me if doing things like powdercoating the subframe would adversely effect the value of the car? I guess I'm looking for forum suggestions on where to ask that type of question (and possibly to further verify the numbers matching qualities of the car).
Thanks, and look forward to talking with some of you as I restore this thing,
Mitch
#5
11-17-2009, 06:16 PM
Thanks for the pointers guys. I'll open a thread on the first-gen forum. Here's some pics. Note, I got a spare 2 speed PowerGlide tranny, the original manifold/muffler/alternator/etc. and the original owner's manual. 
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