OK, I'm going tomorrow for my final inspection of this car. I've already hade someone look at it with me and determined taht the 396 engine and rear is original to the car, the tranny has been replaced but is a th400.

What other things should I check just to make sure that it is real. Is there something with the fuel lines.

info: 69 rs/ss conv., 396/325, ps, pt, pb, ac,fiber,cc, am/fm, tilt...

Thanks, ya'll have been a great help.

Count the coils in the hood springs, should be 28, vs 26 for the standard hood.

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John D. Smith
69 SS/396 CLONE!
The Texas Tornado lives!

North Texas Camaro Club (http://www.northtxcamaros.com)

Hobbystage Free Picture Posting!!! http://hobbystage.net/camaro/69ss396/

Bring a magnet and check for rust repair in all the usual places especially the rockers.

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'69 RS SS 396 375hp L78 Convertible, M22, 3.31 posi, deluxe interior, gauges, rosewood wheel, AM-FM, fold down seat, tilt wheel, Torque Thrust Wheels, console mounted 8 track player, chambered exhaust, locking gas cap
COMING SOON Corvette tripower, small body HEI, and maybe "842" aluminum heads

better make sure that magnet has a felt cover I would be pissed if it didnt and it scratched my car.

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Jeff 67/68 & 69 RS's
65 442 www.hobbystage.net/camaro/hawaiiancamaro (http://www.hobbystage.net/camaro/hawaiiancamaro)

If its a real RS it will have the extra washer pump on the wiper motor for the headlight washers if so equiped..

will also have the nozzels above the lights in the header panel area and of course the headlights doors and the back-up lights below the rear bumper. It should also have the rear tail panel painted black depending on the org color. If its not the orginal color see if you can see the black paint under the turnk seal on the panel

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Jeff 67/68 & 69 RS's
65 442 www.hobbystage.net/camaro/hawaiiancamaro (http://www.hobbystage.net/camaro/hawaiiancamaro)

A 396/325HP car will have two fuel lines. One a 3/8" supply and a 5/16" return line. Since it a convertible it will not have the tail pipe adapter plate on the driver side frame rail. It should have a rear brake balancing valve on the drivers side frame rail.

Look for the A/C air dams outside the radiator core support. These are curved plates bolted to the front of the cocktail shakers. If they are missing you won't find replacements for them.


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Mark Canning
1969 Indy Pace Car
350/300HP RPO Z11
My 69 L48 - 350/300HP Engine (http://www.townisp.com/~markcanning/camaro/transparent%20air%20cleaner3.jpg)

A big block with AC should also have a curved neck radiator... See if it also has it original radiator tag.

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- John -
69 Z/28 (http://www.camarogenerations.com/memberfiles/firestone.html)
69 Z11 (http://www.camarogenerations.com/memberfiles/firestonez11.html)
Camaro Generations (http://camarogenerations.com/) Member
WCA Member

So... Did you get the car?

although its to much, i put a deposit on the car and should be picking it up this weekend. So be prepared for a barage of questions.

thanks for everyones help

Scott

I thought I paid too much for my Z/28 also but 6 years later the car has more than doubled in value.... So much for depreciation.

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- John -
69 Z/28 (http://www.camarogenerations.com/memberfiles/firestone.html)
69 Z11 (http://www.camarogenerations.com/memberfiles/firestonez11.html)
Camaro Generations (http://camarogenerations.com/) Member
WCA Member

I'm not sure what you are calling to much but, a rare car like that is and will always be very desirable. When you compare it to what you would spend on a new car that will look like everything thing eles on the street that will depretiate you may not feel so bad. And this summer when your cruising with the top down, you will feel like it was a real good deal. :cool

good luck on your new wheels! When i got my 69 last year I almost couldnt get out of the car my head was so big.But thats what its all about! jim

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http://community.webtv.net/james778/our1969camaro

What color is it? Let's see some pictures! Enjoy yourself.

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'69 RS SS 396 375hp L78 Convertible, M22, 3.31 posi, deluxe interior, gauges, rosewood wheel, AM-FM, fold down seat, tilt wheel, Torque Thrust Wheels, console mounted 8 track player, chambered exhaust, locking gas cap
COMING SOON Corvette tripower, small body HEI, and maybe "842" aluminum heads

Picking it up saturday, will post some pics saturday night, thats if i can stop playing with it and assuming that it gets me home....haha

Just got it yesterday, drove it home (125 miles with the top down, yeha!) then my wife and I got in and drove another 100 miles, only used a little more than a half tank of gas. A little bit of tranny fluid overnight, but hey, its almost as old as I am, and I sometimes leak overnight http://www.camaros.net/forum/smile.gif

All I can say is thanks to all for your input.

I'm gonna have alot of questions in the near future, some good and some really dumb ones, please bear with me.

Pic's soon.

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1969 SS/RS Convertible,Hugger/Black,396/325,TH400,ps,pb,pt,pw,ac,cc,amfm,tilt,console,fibe r optics,smog - matching #'s except TH400

Scott, Congratulations on your new addition in the garage. You probably slept in it the first night because you didn't want to get out of it haha. When are you going to post some pictures? Did you ever get the pictures of my cars I sent you a few days ago in my message? Happy cruising, and I'll talk to you later. Donnie...

any pics yet??? Like to see what you bought http://www.camaros.net/forum/smile.gif

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'69 SS 396/375hp L78 M21 3.73 Fathom green/medium green interior

See a picture of my Camaro here:

http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c3/1970corvette//view.jpg

Hey pony, where in delaware you from? Where did you have to go to get the car? Delaware isn't the longest of states...

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Tony
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<LI>1979 Z-28, 350- Edelbrock Performer RPM Package- TH350
<LI>2000 Gmc Sonoma - 5-speed 4.10 rear
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Newark, de.

car is from gettysburgh, pa. been after it for almost a year.

pics to be posted today

Thats cool...I'll have to keep an eye out for you...Are you gonna take it to the car shows?

Fianlly a picture, more to come.
http://hometown.aol.com/spb180/myhomepage/photo.html

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1969 SS/RS Convertible,Hugger/Black,396/325,TH400,ps,pb,pt,pw,ac,cc,amfm,tilt,console,fibe r optics,smog - matching #'s except TH400

Hey, that's the car I have for my background on my computer! I must have gotten it from Ebay or one of the cars for sale ads! It has the same wrinkles in the top and D90 stripe shape! Sorry, Scott http://www.camaros.net/forum/frown.gif Here's the pic I have:
http://www.fototime.com/0D14298B0AA20C8/standard.jpg

I saved it because thats the color and stripe scheme my 327 car came with (and will again!)

Nice purchase Scott! You can't go wrong with a 69 Convert.

Kevin

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69' SS-350 Convert, M20, 3.55 posi. Totally Disassembled & in boxes (I'm working on it!) (http://www.fototime.com/0A0DC8E11C07E95/standard.jpg)
69'(Hugger Orange -originally, Burgundy now) Z-21 Convert 327/PG, 3.55 posi too! Driver (http://www.fototime.com/BD198A2E7BF669A/standard.jpg)


[This message has been edited by KevinW (edited 04-02-2002).]

Kevin, that the same car. Ironic. its been for sale for a long time, i've been dealing with this guy since june 2001. It drives as nice as it looks, not a show car, but gets alot of heads to turn.

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1969 SS/RS Convertible,Hugger/Black,396/325,TH400,ps,pb,pt,pw,ac,cc,amfm,tilt,console,fibe r optics,smog - matching #'s except TH400

I think I inqured about that car right before I bought mine. I would have bought it if it had been a 4-speed. Have a lot of fun with it and make sure you keep the top down.

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'69 RS SS 396 375hp L78 Convertible, M22, 3.31 posi, deluxe interior, gauges, rosewood wheel, AM-FM, fold down seat, tilt wheel, Torque Thrust Wheels, console mounted 8 track player, chambered exhaust, locking gas cap
COMING SOON Corvette tripower, small body HEI, and maybe "842" aluminum heads

Chris, I would have loved to find a ss/rs conv. with 396/375 hp and a stick. got some pics?

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1969 SS/RS Convertible,Hugger/Black,396/325,TH400,ps,pb,pt,pw,ac,cc,amfm,tilt,console,fibe r optics,smog - matching #'s except TH400

I finally got a picture uploaded. See it here.
http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=36586

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'69 RS SS 396 375hp L78 Convertible, M22, 3.31 posi, deluxe interior, gauges, rosewood wheel, AM-FM, fold down seat, tilt wheel, Torque Thrust Wheels, console mounted 8 track player, chambered exhaust, locking gas cap
COMING SOON Corvette tripower, small body HEI, and maybe "842" aluminum heads