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#81 ·
Another newbie question. Does connectors rails eliminate the need for cocktail shakers? My vert has connectors from front to rear, it has the front shakers, but not the back ones. I assume someone removed them for weight reduction or cash.
 
#83 ·
camarodude67 said:
Same here, I have frame connectors in my 69 Ragtop and someone took the front and rear to.... I would assume now the car in theory is a full frame car so no need to put them back in there.

Jeff G.
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Icemans_67 said:
Another newbie question. Does connectors rails eliminate the need for cocktail shakers? My vert has connectors from front to rear, it has the front shakers, but not the back ones. I assume someone removed them for weight reduction or cash.
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No the cocktail shakers have nothing to do with frame rigidity... With no solid roof there is a resonance that passes through the body. The shackers act as a dampner and cancel out the resonance. If it were just a matter of needing a brace the factory would have installed something more like the under hood fender braces.

Bottom line unless your car only sees use a quarter mile at a time you need all 4 shakers.
 
#84 ·
I'm picking up my first camaro convertible tomorrow.It needs a full resto,but all 4 shakers are there.Never having had a camaro convertible before.My studip questions are--What exactly are the purpose of the coctail shakers? and what do they do? Are they some type of spring can or are they fluid filled? Yes it is a 67 and my other car is a 67 big block 4spd coupe, Soon to be two 67 big block cars. Yee Haaaaa!!!!!!!!!! I'm so exited I can't get to sleep. Leaving @ 5am for the 250 mile round trip to pick it up.

Will try to post pics when I get it home.

Thanks guys,
Scott
 
#85 ·
scott just read this thread from day one and you will get all your answers. :)
 
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s4h said:
I'm picking up my first camaro convertible tomorrow.It needs a full resto,but all 4 shakers are there.Never having had a camaro convertible before.My studip questions are--What exactly are the purpose of the coctail shakers? and what do they do? Are they some type of spring can or are they fluid filled? Yes it is a 67 and my other car is a 67 big block 4spd coupe, Soon to be two 67 big block cars. Yee Haaaaa!!!!!!!!!! I'm so exited I can't get to sleep. Leaving @ 5am for the 250 mile round trip to pick it up.

Will try to post pics when I get it home.

Thanks guys,
Scott
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I guess you missed my post right above yours... ;)
 
#89 ·
I've been searching for some cocktail shakers for my '69 Camaro and finally ended up with a complete set of 4 from a '69 Firbird, plus a set of front shakers from a '69 Camaro. I thought there might be some interest in their differences, as whether they are interchangeable seems to be a common question. The canisters themselves are identical, each measuring 9 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches, but the mounting brackets are definitely different. Refer to the attached pics. The Camaro shaker (right) has two mounting holes in each side arm which are located 1 1/8 and 3 1/8 inches from the canister, while the Firebird shaker has one hole in each of these brackets located 2 inches from the canister. The Camaro lower mounting bracket is longer, 3 1/8 inches compared to the Firebirds 1 3/4 inches. The Firebird also has an extra mounting bracket at the top. It looks from this that a Firebird front shaker will not simply swap into a Camaro without some modifications. As far as the rear shakers go, I haven't installed them yet but the Firebird shakers look like they line up and should fit well.
 

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#91 ·
Hello everyone it has been a while since I posted anything as I have been busy getting ready for another go round in Iraq. That being said, I have been reading about these shakers and found out I am missing all 4 as well. No wounder my car acts like a shark going down the road.
I am looking for them but it is real hard for me to look at all sites frome Germany. Can anyone help me find a set for my 67??
Thanks in advance for your help.
 
#92 ·
I had the front two missing from my 69 pacer. I found them on ebay.
you have got to have patience....
I still have not installed them though; a picture would be nice on the 69 vert...
 
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Hello everyone

I just bought a 68 (ahem Pontiac) Firebird convertible..and it's missing the shakers. I've looked and looked online..some say the shakers are interchangable..some say no. The msg above from 2010 asked if they were interchangable. Was there ever a definitive source saying Yes or No? Someone is selling a complete set on Ebay for a "Camaro", but saying they fit on Firebirds. I've read some on firstgenfirebird that they are NOT.

As far as reproducing, I'm trying to get ahold of GM personnel about getting the specs. I am very seriously looking at reproducing these.
 
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