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JIM68
Dec 29th, 06, 11:06 PM
http://i3.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/81/52/3a73_12.JPG

The rusty bucket thing??? i saw this on a ebay car:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Chevrolet-Camaro-Camaro-COPO-1967-Camaro-SS350-RS-Plain-Jane-67-68-69_W0QQitemZ330068813598QQihZ014QQcategoryZ6161QQr dZ1QQcmdZViewItem

pan5074
Dec 29th, 06, 11:11 PM
I bet before it rusted it said "Folgers"!

Run269
Dec 29th, 06, 11:15 PM
A/C vacuum cannister

JIM68
Dec 29th, 06, 11:22 PM
oooooooh ok, I guess someone stole mine before I bought the car. I never really saw it at car shows i guess cause it's pretty much covered by the fender... I'll add it to my list of things to get before I die trying to restore this car.

DOUG G
Dec 30th, 06, 03:55 AM
I was thinking aftermarket vacuum reserve can ?

clwilcox33
Dec 30th, 06, 05:08 AM
I think it is something they used to stash weed in back in the 70s ;)

Mat Klemp
Dec 30th, 06, 05:16 AM
That is the original style A/C vacuum tank. The replacement tanks look like a round black plactic ball.

TTFN
Mat

m22mike
Dec 30th, 06, 05:44 AM
Cool thing is where the " P T B " stamp is.

Pacecarjeff
Dec 30th, 06, 06:27 AM
It is a factory vacuum canister.
It's made by the trico company, and has a little white valve on the top side.

JIM68
Dec 30th, 06, 06:33 AM
TRAKSPEED on this board has one too... the picture is on my Team Camaro page.
http://www.camaro327.com/camaros.net/TRAKSPEED-1.jpg

JIM68
Dec 30th, 06, 07:19 AM
OH MAN... i was looking thru old pictures from when i first got the car and it turns out that I took this part off the car.... :D silly me

SY1
Dec 30th, 06, 12:34 PM
Ford T-bird used the same style can as the ebay car shows.

PTB stamp, I wonder how many guys will be rushing to move their stamps to a location under the fender where it can't be seen? They're kind of a "badge of honor" displayed right in plain view on concourse cars, I doubt anyone will be moving theirs soon. I know they were probably placed anywhere on the firewall during assembly, I just bet no one will put theirs in this location.

zdld17
Dec 30th, 06, 03:40 PM
Musta had power door locks and or windows too.

gotsnappy
Dec 30th, 06, 04:46 PM
I have one that I pulled off my car. I thought it was for a/c but I was not sure. The car I pulled it from had factory air

gotsnappy

click
Dec 30th, 06, 06:26 PM
It accumulated vacuum to boost it to the control panel for the a/c function, it sends more vac to operate the door in the pass. side kick panel and in the cowl vent area. :)