Steve's Camaro Parts: October 2013

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Classic Camaro Parts 1st Generation - 1969 RPO L/34-L35 SS396 Package - Steve's Camaro Parts - 650-873-1890

The 1969 RPO L34 and L35 engines are identical except for the following items:

L34 Option: $184.35
L35 Option: $63.20
The 396-350 hp L34 engine is fitted with a forged-steel crankshaft. The 396-325hp L35 engine is equipped with a cast-iron crankshaft
The 396-350 hp L34 engine has a high-lift hydraulic camshaft, the 396-325hp engine has a low-lift hydraulic camshaft

The L35-L35 included the following standard components:

Standard production 396 engine with 4.094-inch bore and 3.760-inch stroke
10.25:1 compression ratio with cast-aluminum pistons
Rochester Quadrajet four-barrel carburetor mounted on a cast-iron intake manifold
Oval-ported cylinder heads, 2.065 intake and 1.720 exhaust valves
Heavy-duty radiator with four-blade fan, seven-blade clutch fan option. Seven-blade clutch fan standard when air conditioning is specified
12-bolt rear axle housing
Dual exhaust
Three- or four-speed manual transmission or Turbo-400 automatic transmission required
Black-out rear tail panel; except with Z/11 Pace Car.

Source: The Definitive 1969 Camaro Z/28-SS396 Fact Book by Jerry MacNeish.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Classic Camaro Parts 2nd Generation - Don't Forget We Also Have 2nd Generation Camaro Parts 1970+- Steve's Camaro Parts - 650-873-1890

Steve’s Camaro Parts carries 2nd Generation Camaro Parts. You can count on us to get the part you need.

We carry the following:

Brakes
Bumpers for the 1970 – 1973 Camaro
Clutch Linkages 1970+
Engine & Accelerator Parts 1970+
Grills, Lamps and Lens 1970+
Body & Window Moldings 1970+
Camaro Heater Control Parts 1970 – 1973
Fuel System Parts 1970+
Sheet Metal 1970+
Suspension Parts 1970+
Wire Harnesses 1970+

No Other Camaro Supplier in the Business Comes Close to Our Selection. We have been serving the Camaro Community since 1976 and Supplying Camaro Parts since 1981.

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Friday, October 18, 2013

1967 - 1969 Camaro Parts - 68 Camaro Rallysport - Steve's Camaro Parts - 650-873-1890

The Rally Sport (RS) appearance package brought deluxe interior trim and hidden headlights with it, and the high-performance Super Sport (SS) package had its own distinct decoration (including a domed hood with simulated vents, "bumble bee" stripes encircling the nose and the iconic SS badges), a heavy-duty suspension and larger D70-series tires on 14-inch wheels. Beyond that, the SS-350 model also offered a new 350-cubic-inch small-block V8 rated at 295 horsepower — Chevy's first 350. The Rally Sport and Super Sport packages could also be ordered together to form the most lavishly equipped Camaro of them all, the RS/SS. And it was an RS/SS convertible powered by a 396 that Chevy provided as pace car for the 1967 Indianapolis 500.

Steve's Camaro Parts has the 1968 Camaro Rallysport Grill Kit Deluxe with Chrome in Stock

68 Camaro Rallysport Grill Kit DELUXE W/Chrome

Kit includes black grill center with chrome highlights,Headlight doors W/Chrome highlights,upper and lower grill moldings and headlight door moldings along with headlight bezels.

9 pieces in all.

source: http://www.edmunds.com/chevrolet/camaro/history.html

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Disc Brake Conversion Kits - 1967 - 1969 Camaro Parts - Steve's Camaro Parts - 650-873-1890

Despite the volumes written about the legendary prowess of '60s muscle cars, the words always seem to gloss over some serious engineering shortcomings of the era. Brake packages were often, in a word, terrifying. One good shot was the most you got, if you were lucky. After that, it was white-knuckle time when it came to stopping in a hurry--and that was with a power plant kicking out factory horsepower. Brake fade was the name of the game. Add a cam, some carb, headers, and exhaust, and stopping becomes even more elusive. While drum brakes are great for stopping lumbering buses and dump truck, they're no good for gas-huffing muscle cars.

The good news is that it's never been easier to upgrade your '67. 68 and 69 1^st Generation Camaros to a disc brake package.

Here is the perfect kit

13" Power 4 Wheel Disc Brake and Line Kit(Big Brakes)

for use with 17" rims or larger ONLY!!

67-68-69 Camaro SUPER BIG BRAKE KIT!!

Front includes:Black or Red Powder Coated PBR (same maker for Corvette and Baer brakes) Dual Piston Aluminum Calipers

Pair of 13" rotors - Drilled, Slotted, and Zinc Plated! The Drill and Slotting will help to remove buildup on your pads as well as help cool the rotor, the zinc plating will help prevent surface rust!

2024-T6 Forged Aluminum Brake Hub's

Inner and outer USA MADE TIMKEN Bearings!

Inner seals

Pair of fully machined plated caliper bracketsFull Ceramic Brake Pads

Pair of Dust caps

Pair Stainless Steel Braided (Caliper to Frame)

Pair banjo bolts with washers

All necessary hardware (nuts bolts)

Includes 7/16" Studs

Rear includes:

Pair of 12" Drilled, Slotted, Zinc Plated rotors with 7/16" Stud Patterns- Vented for proper cooling

Pair of Plated caliper brackets

Special shim kit included - This shim kit includes many sizes and will help dial in the caliper adjustment over the rotor for proper fitment! Many kits on the market do not include this shim kit and will require you to shave the pad for proper fitment.

NEW pair of single piston Black Powder Coated calipers with built in E-Brake(Staggered Kit includes 2 Right Hand Calipers and brackets for routing around the shock mounts)

Creramic pads

Pair Stainless Steel Braided flex hoses

Pair of E-Brake Cables - Designed to fit your application

All necessary hardware (nuts bolts)

Steves kit also includes

The correct Disc brake line kit pre bent and ready to install you chose standard steel that has stood the test of time for 40+ years or Stainless Steel

Power Brake booster with Firewall brackets, rod and pedal hardware

Dual bowl Cast Master Cylinder with Gold Cadnium Plated Lid

Preset propotioning valve with low pressure warning switch

Master to prop valve lines, bracket and hardware

Note: If your car currently has front drum brakes this kit will push the wheels out up to 3/8" per side. If you have the factory style disc brakes it will not push the wheels out. for use with 17" rims or larger ONLY!!

source: http://www.superchevy.com/technical/chassis/brakes/0509sc_rdisc/
by Mike Bumbeck

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Friday, October 11, 2013

1967 - 1969 Camaro Parts - 1967 Front Brake Discs - Steve's Camaro Parts - 650-873-1890

The purpose of this article is to reemphasize Chevrolet's recommendation concerning the servicing of front brake discs.

Manufacturing tolerance for flatness and parallelism of the brake disc is held to .0005" while lateral run out of the brake disc surfaces cannot exceed .004" total indication reading. Excessive lateral run out of the brake disc will cause a "knocking back" of the pistons, which will create increased pedal travel and vibration when the brakes are applied. The finish of the frictional surfaces must be maintained at 30-50 micro inches.

In view of the foregoing close tolerances, machining of the discs is not recommended by Chevrolet. It has been found that, once a wear pattern has be established, disc brakes are less susceptible to scoring problems than are drum brakes. Disc surface scoring imperfections less than .015 in dept have no effect on disc brake operation.

When the total disc thickness is less than .965 for the 1" thick disc it should be replaced. Disc thickness less than this can permit the shoes to come out of contact with the shoe abutments and cause malfunction.

Below is a Disc Brake Diagnosis chart.

by Chevrolet Service News Volume 40, March 1967, Number 3

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

1967 - 1969 Camaro Parts - 1967 Camaro Steering Column Alignment - Steve's Camaro Parts - 650-873-1890

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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

1967 - 1968 Camaro Parts - Bernie Federmann's Camaro on Overhaulin TV Show - Steves Camaro Parts - 650-873-1890

Our customer Bernie Federmann was very surprised when he was presented with his Camaro by Barry McGuire on the show Overhaulin. Here are some of the pictures provided by Pro-Touring.com during their part of the build.

Enjoy the video.

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Friday, October 4, 2013

1967 - 1968 Camaro Parts - 1967 Instrument Panel Harness - Steves Camaro Parts - 650-873-1890

The instrument panel harness has a new provision in the light switch wiring to facilitate the new safety standard that parking lamps will be 'On" whenever headlamps are on. It also incorporates polarized or indexed connector cavities in the fuse panel to prevent improper instalation of connectors in the panel. One basic fuse panel is common to all passenger cars. It has nine fused cavities and four connector cavities for increased capacity (Fig. 12-25).

Fusing has been rearranged to more evenly distribute the electrical loads. The passenger car cluster is now fused separately and tailights are fused on a different fuse than the stop lamps and hazard switch. This allows the rear lamps to function even if one of the real lamp fuses is blown.

The tabulation below summarizes the basic cicuitry.

The follwoing 1968 Accessory or RPO items obtain their power source by plugging into polarized receptacles in the face of the fuse panel:

The engine and generator & forward lamp harness are more positively engaged to the instrument panel harness (back of fuse panel) through the mating of the engine and generator & forward lamp connectors and an attachment bolt (se Fig. 12-25).

The circuit breaker amperage has been lowered from 40 amps (1967) to 30 amps (1967). This will give added protection to power window, power top, and/or power seat motors and wiring.

Source: Chevrolet Service News Volume 39 September - October 1967 Number 9

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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

1967 - 1969 Camaro Parts - Identifying a First Generation Z28 - Steves Camaro Parts San Bruno - 650-873-1890

The Chevy Camaro Z28 was produced in the following years '67-'74, '77-'88, ('88-'90 IROC), '91-'02. The only true years a Z28 was not available in any form or fashion was 1975 and 1976. Basically, the Z28 option was a performance package with some nice looks added to help identify them before you got to see their tail lights. Since the Z28 was a performance package, the engine is one of the most important parts of a Z28 Camaro. In most cases the original Z28 engine is required to identify the car as possibly being a true Z28. Also, remember that having the original engine doesn't mean the rest of the car is still original. Check everything including dates, castings and partial VIN's. If the complete VIN says it was originally a 6 cylinder Camaro then you can guarantee it was not a Z28 so be sure to check the VIN. Unfortunately, these days it is so easy to fake almost everything on a Camaro - the more you know the better off you will be. Here is a good old saying that is never more true than for this ... if we had a nickel for every time someone said they had a Z28 Camaro (but did not) we would be filthy rich by now.

Identifying a First Generation Z28:
The best place to start to try to verify a first gen Z28 is by checking the engine codes and dates. We hope more people read this before buying a Camaro not after buying that so called Z28. All had a 302 cubic inch engine with a suffix code MO or MP in '67, MI or MO in '68 and DZ in '69. To get the 302 engine Chevy took a 283 crank and put it in a 327 block. Some people say Chevy put the crank in a 350 block but since 1967 was the first year for 350's and 302's and both used the 327 block it is better to say they used a 327 block. A 302, 327 and 350 block are exactly the same except for the number of main bolts which would depend on the application and the year. The 1969 302's had 4 bolt mains. The 1967 and 1968 302's did not have 4 bolt mains. They were in fact 2 bolt main blocks used in '67 and '68 302's. In 1967 they are small journal blocks and in '68 and '69 they went to large journals. The reason for the Z28 was to compete in SCCA Trans-Am Challenge Series. The engine requirements to race in SCCA was limited to 305 cubic inches. All had 4 speed Muncie manual transmissions. All had power front disc brakes at least. All had 12 bolt rear ends but didn't have to be posi. None had A/C. None were factory convertibles except one beautiful '68 Z28 was a convertible which was made for the head of Chevrolet at the time (Pete Estes) and if you own it email us a picture and all the info you can please! Just remember badges do not a Camaro Z28 make. There is NO code in the VIN that recognizes a Z28 in any first generation Camaros. Late '69 Camaros had an "X" code on the trim tag though. A Protect-o-plate can be helpful in identifying a first gen. Z28 but be careful because there are places that make reproductions of both trim tag and protect-o-plate. Before emailing us in the hopes that we know some secret to identifying Z28's check the engine codes given below. If the Camaro doesn't have the original engine then finding out whether it was a Z28 at one time just got that much harder and in most cases impossible.

Year	Trim Tag Code?	Check Engine Code Table or get Help	VIN Engine Code?
1967	YES	MO or MP	NONE
1968	NONE	MI or MO	NONE
1969	Some X codes	DZ	NONE

Common things most people erroneously think makes a First Gen Camaro a Z28 and we get asked about all the time. Also known as FAQ's on Z28 Camaros being a true Z28.

Option	Required for a Z28	Available on base Camaros	Easily Purchased and Added
Special Engine	Yes (see above)	No	NO! Very hard to fake especially the casting number and casting date
Z28 Emblems	Yes (some were "302" and some were "Z28")	No	Very much YES!
Stripes	Yes	No	Yes!
Special Hood	Not all but most	No	Yes!
Front disc brakes	Yes (Brakes could NOT be front drum brakes)	Yes - but most got drum brakes.	Yes! Check that they are not after market though.
Special Instruments - Amp, temp, oil pressure, fuel, clock, tach	No - that's right NO not required.	Yes - just required V8 and Console	Yes! They were AC gauges. Also tach's were dealer installed or factory late in 69.
12 bolt rear end	Yes but didn't have to be a posi	Yes - but check dates of rear end	Not easy to find one dated for a specific Camaro build date.
Automatic (ANY)	NO! Automatic was not available on any first gen Z28	Yes	Easy to change to 4 speed but not easy to fake correct 4 speed trans with partial VIN. Also be sure to check manual transmission. The Z28 Trans was not a Saginaw it was a Muncie. Saginaw was the "low" performance manual trans.
"X33" or "X77" Code on trim tag on 1969's only	Yes but for late style Norwood assembled '69 Camaros only! (No so called "X" codes on Van Nuys assembled Camaros)	No - Base Camaros got "X11"	Not easily added but check VIN to make sure it was a V8 because trim tags are getting swapped out. Also have seen people selling reproduced trim tags so watch out.

Source: www.chevy-camaro.com

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