Flipper Camaro Is A Z28!?! We Ran The Numbers!
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- People have been asking me about the history on this 1968 Camaro. I got it as a complete basket case. It was a stripped down shell of a car. So I finally got to decoding the vin number. I had hopes it would of been a nice rare car, big block? Z28? SS?
No it was just an everyday run of the mill Camaro. After that I decided to glue in the glass to start to enclose the car from the elements.
Up next, a whole bunch of cutting, sanding and welding.
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There are far more '68 Z28s now than were ever built..😄
That is very true
My Uncle was a supervisor at the Norwood Plant when this car was built and my dad was working there too!
It would have been built in the last week of December 1967, because the '68 models started production in September of 1967.
Correct! Tooling up for the beginning of the 1968 run might have been about July or August 1967. Therefore, tooling for 1969 would be approximately July, August 1968, after 1968 production ended.
Just an FYI, on anything you actually care about, the windshield and back glass should always have a ribbon of 3/8" butyl tape, back-filled with urethane.
Butyl tape prevents glass from sinking too far into the pinchweld, so you won't have a gap between the glass and the moldings.
Agreed... and window clips be set in place to centre the class for proper trim fit. The buyer will have to remove front/rear glass and do this right if they really know to.
Z28s did not come with automatics! 4 speeds only!
Dan , I recently sold my 1968 Z/28 . It too was originally white with black stripes built in Norwood Ohio in Dec 1967 and sold in Edmonton. All USA records were destroyed but you can google GM "Vintage Vehicle Services" in Oshawa Ontario for all records of every U.S. built Camaro sold in Canada. They can tell from your serial # if you have a actual Z/28, and EVERY options, as built, including dealer that sold it and even key codes and much more . Definitely worth checking it out as documented Z/28 body is a great selling point , even if not "restored". The only other way to prove it is the "Protect-O-Plate" found in the owners manual or glove box . I'm sure yours is long gone by now
Before spending the money at GM Vintage, there are many other indicators to look at...to get an idea of "what it is/was"
@@lt.columbo5919 True ! but GM documents are definitive when trying to convince a future buyer
@@lt.columbo5919 True, but always good to have GM's paper work.
@@lt.columbo5919 Buying the GM build sheet, is worth gold .
that marker throw was funny🤣
Leave the slots on man. Theyre the best looking mag.
I've said it before, but watching you not clean, prime and paint the glass channels is like OCD shock therapy for me. I was actually gritting my teeth at one point. I understand what you are doing though. You can put it outside now after you put side glass in. Also, the car is easier to sell when see it with glass. But, my OCD wants to ask if you at least put rust converter in the glass channels??
Steel is always in the back for traction all old school
White car and blue interior was quite common back then. It would be on the cowl tag.
Back in the 80s when I lived in California my dad used to get these Camaros cheap like under 500 complete car. We'd strip them down then cut em in half then down the middle and take the parts to the Pomona swap meet. Rust free parts were an easy sell. Corvette parts sold good too. Now they fetch good money all junked up and rotted times have changed.
I knew someone who had a base model 1969 Camaro with 2 options, the Z28 option and black stripes. The car was white. The engine was an DZ 302, 4 bolt main. Earlier Zs had MO 302s, 2 bolt mains.
Dan, in the 60's a model year was built from July of one year to July of the next year and sold from September of one year to September of the next year. Exceptions were mid-year introductions that were introduced and sold from February to September of the same year (e.g. 70-1/2 Camaro). The same is still pretty much true for today.
I like the slots all around
Every body on utube is doing thrash together builds now,would be nice to see you paint it like the convertible but it’s probably already sold.
It sold fast.
I believe when I worked at the Tonawanda Chevrolet Engine plant the year went July to July as a production year .
I had a 70 1/2 camaro that was built in October of 1970. I remember my brother had a book on the history of Camaros and for the 1970 model it had pictures of a concept 1970 model that had the 1969 molde with the 1970 1/2 front end the was inspired by the Jaguar x model. The totally redesigned the whole car and got a complete new body. They were late in designing and manufacturing hence the 1970 1/2 Camaro.
Dan you've got bigger ones than I do! I never have had any luck with window installation. If I just look at glass it breaks. The car definitely does look better with glass in.👍
It's starting to come together Dan. I've installed many windshields and you did it just like I do. Cars looking good.
I must be the weird one because I like the slots
Hell yeah much better.
The slots would be my pick. Really, anything will look great.
Slots up front with the chrome reverse in the rear , some chrome slapper bars and a chrome diff cover. Screams 1977
The way the car sets high I’m assuming it has heavy front end springs for a big block engine
RS and SS setup the rear end may have been changed. You never know until you get all tags checked out
I think SS`s had 12 bolt-multileaf (5) springs and RS`s had hide-away headlights. Hard to tell by the Plate. It`s probably an average 327 powerglide car I bet. My neighbors `68 Camaro was an original RS with 327 Powerglide with hide-away headlights. Another friend`s plain `67 was a 327 powerglide original and a third friends was a plain `69 with a 307 and a 4 speed added instead of the three speed standard. All High School buddies from the late 70`s. I remember lots of Cruising Fun in those Camaros !!!
Steelies in back, mags in front, the bracket racer's favorite 👍👍
Why put glass in before u prime it?
Don't you always do things backwards?
Dan wants the new glass in first, so he can hit it with welding and paint.
Dan, I have always put a "nice" (not necessarily new) set of wheels and tires on all my vehicles, truck or car. I agree that it definitely makes the look of the vehicle, for the better. I would explain that the wheels and tires do not go with the sale, UNLESS they want to pay additional for them. In my mind the first thing I had to do was swap out the running gear.
Have fun at the Hand and Hair model expo !
I can see it now a 60x120 shop in the country down south in the warmer country.
I would have waited to put the glass in, but it's not the end of the world,
and it does really change the look of the car even if it is Chinesium glass...
Slots and Torq-Thrust wheels both look really good on 1st gen Camaros.
I would definitely use them for pictures to sell it and just say that they aren't
included. Most people will probably put the wheels on that they want anyway.
@23:00 Danny nails it! What I love the most about this channel is the mistakes followed by “not the end of the world” fixes. It makes me feel like I can do it too 😇
Keep it four wheels slots. At leaSt it will all match. If I was buying the car, that is what I would want. Loved this and all your videos!
Heel’s, Herbal Essence and Hot Rods , y’all are killing it . I break glass if I look at it let alone don’t install it.
Should have painted the pinch welds first, and put the molding clips in. Camaros are notorious for rusting out there as is!
The slots are period correct so I would leave them on it.
It’s still a cool old Camaro…get it in primer and it will sell… we all know… EVERYONE wants or needs a Classic Camaro from our friends from DD SPEED SHOP! You need some old school decals for the car trunk or rear 15:12 panel for your DDSpeed shop. Get 500 made and you can sell them for 10 bucks each… US dollars of course. Keep up our entertainment level is still high.❤
Paint white high built , like ya did the 56 2 dr post car , that ya sold body and kept frame for somadd, and you were in love with the white high build , it’ll look sweet
Making good progress on the 68 Camaro. Glass installation went well. Nice assist to Dani. Cheers!! 😎
One of my favorite tools is my Ryobi Caulking gun! Saves the hands and forearms!
As long as it has four MATCHING WHEELS!!!!!!!!
You are supposed to use butyl tape on the windshield in the back glass
Good stuff Dan . Being designed to sell !! Love it!! Be safe and God bless you all !!!! Eddy
Mark the bottom of the windshield and then take your stud welder that you used to pull dents with and weld a stud on the driver's side and one on the passenger side sniff them off where they're the same thickness is the windshield and then put your sealer and your smooth or whatever else you're going to put on there and the windshield will set on those studs and that will hold the windshield in place until your sealer dries simple we have even used small sheet metal screws and when you take the screws out do it with the wire feed fill the holes up or if you use the studs for your stud gun just taken get them where the power of flowers and move them and break them off simple simple
Ok, yeah, that's perfect, but DD Speed Shop ain't gonna do that ! 🤣
I have noticed that nobody uses butle tape anymore. I think it's easier to work with than urethane.
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Black steelies on the back and slots or Cragars up front will always be cool!
Everyone thinking they are calling dan out and saying mOnO lEaFs? ITs NoT a z28¿ has never watched this channel or literally dont get it. Its a running joke. Click bait folks. Click bait.
Put some old school mags on it Dano .good Job putting them windows in
Leave slots it's a nice look
dan i worked for a glass company best to cut a v in the nozzel and set the glass down on top of the v and then push it down to get a good seal
Super job Dan !!!
Don’t hit the glass drilling them screws in . Good luck I’d f it up
I could imagine Dan would wear a Cuban heel😂
Back glass is not called the windshield
7:19 That’s December 1967 build date. Model year starts in August or September.
Now you're starting to catch on.
If you looked up the about the number of produced and look at the number on your Vin, you're gonna catch on to how many you got and you're gonna get the I. Dea that. You maybe not have many left in the world
That's where my spot welder comes in handy, squeeze er together and hold the trigger for a few seconds😊
12D for 1968 Camaro is 4th week of December 1967 build.
Awesome job on getting the glass installed. Looking great as ever. Keep up the great work.
Would be neat if you could determine that it’s an actual Z28…Dan can you elaborate on what lessons were learned about sharing a VIN with a stranger? What types of wild and wonderful things can someone do with a VIN? Given that they are visable to anyone who cares to walk up to a car and take a look.
Great shot with the Sharpie!! WNBA needs your help!
Back in the day, being poor folk we had black rims with baby moon hub caps. Just sayin.
Ermine as in Ermine White, is pronounced, ur'-muhn. The word is often used to describe (white)fur coats.
Good morning from Cape Cod 🐋 it's looking great Dan 👍 everything you do to this Camaro is a huge improvement, I don't agree with everything you do but then again I don't have to 😉 nice shot with a marker Danielle 😂 keep up the great work guys 👍✌️🇺🇲
Yes Dan, Steelies on the back and whatever mags on the front has always been my favorite look too.
Loved it , can’t Waite for new shop
spot primer the flange before you glue the glass. if you're installing the windshield and back glass to bare metal or a rusty surface, you'll get premature rusting and later on the urethane seals will have leaks. This is also provided that the vehicle isn't always garage parked or stored indoors
Howdy to you both!! Thought I'd reach under the old, I mean really old, skullcap and fetch you a bit of food for use later.
If you take the VIN# and enter it into a Secure VIN Search, online, in seconds it will tell you everything your heart desires about the vehicle. Seems a lot easier to me, I've used it. I knew my 04 Jeep WJ came from the US as the speedo is in Mph instead of Kph... the search told me tons about it and for free. Even the order options were listed. It is a NY vehicle, and no, it was not rusted out. 😆 I got very lucky, she's approaching 300,000 miles, rust free, original engine ( not rebuilt, you can't kill a good 4.0 Il6. ) still gets great gas mileage and handles real good off road and it's an "Antique"... 🙄
Things seem to be going the swimmingly Dan way which is par for the course and supported by Danni's laughter. Excited to see it on wheels and in primer. 😃... the car, not Danni. 😂
As far as the tire/wheel ordeal... keep your good set and do whatever you wish on the car. I'm old and with you on the steelys in the rear.
i DO SO ENJOY WATCHING YOU WORK and i am learning so very very cool thank you
I can't really see Dan as a shop teacher.
Why are you putting in glass before it’s painted?
At 25:38; Well, the Nova's seat belts are still sticking out. ;-)
I'm sure you'll claim, no one told you. ;-D
Z-28 just added 28% to the asking price! Outstanding!
Dan, do you know how to paint a car?
my 57 was finished March 1st 1957, Was the 87,056th 1957 chevy produced from the Janesville, Wisconsin plant
Yes Sir!!!
Those slots look awesome on it. Just puts some tires on it. Send them with the car 🫶💪😎!!! All 4 of them with the car
an old set of Magnum 500's on the roller would look great.
Thanks for sharing this video with us
I like the steelie/slots look. You said people must be getting old if they don't like it? Maybe they're too young and don't appreciate the look. Throw a pair of tow hubs on it with the steelie/slot look for and early drag car.
Put the slots on it will look better then steelies
Coming together quickly
Steelies in the back is almost as bad as a tunnel ram.... Sell it with the wheels that came on it.
One of my favorite tool is my Ryobi Caulking gun! Saves the hands and forearms!
Looking good Dan
Battery driven caulking gun would be nice for the tool bin.
Slots look great on that Camaro, clean them up some though.
I have them on my 68 Camaro, very nice.
25:15 Dan does know better. I guess this is just his style. Fortunately for him, the rework on this car is going to be someone else's problem.
Seems lately they are just rushing to "make content."
Hey, it's his car and his channel. Rock on.
Dani,in the interests of selling the z28 perhaps it's time for you to stump up on the DA sander for the roof,cowl vent and grille top.Finished with the rust prep then a carpet install.
Should be looking for X-55 or X-33 or something like that for a special model. I think 🤔
❤❤ love the videos, awesome content😊
15 inch tires on the back 14 inch on the front, slots on back, steel wheels with trim rings and baby moons up front!!
You should call it a factory original Z28 with a corvette motor. Since al small block chevy engines suddenly become a vette engine once removed from the original car
Love that corba Chevy cool too brother
I see RS tail lights in the parts pile. Maybe check to see if you have a separate reverse light wiring harness already in the car, this would point to a RS/SS model since the back up lights are in the lower valence and not in the tail light.
thanks team
Let’s go. It’s time for another good one 👍👍
A high torque 26:1 caulk gun is MUCH easier to use.
Nice
My son's 69 Nova has the SS package in the Vin tag
Looking good