1969 Camaro SS/RS Pace Car (Z11) History and Pictures

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SS/RS Pace Car (Z11) History and Pictures</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Story:</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>In the Fall of 1997, my Father was contemplating whether to purchase a late 60's sports/muscle car.  His dream was to own a 66-67 Chevelle SS396 Convertible (Marina Blue with White Interior of course) with a 4spd but he wasn't sure if he was going to find one in good condition at a price that he was willing to live with.  After about a month of searching the newspapers and Auto-Trader's, he got a lead on something totally different...a 1969 Camaro RS/SS.  </b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Since the seller lived a fair distance from us (Cincinatti....we live near Cleveland, OH), he spent about a half hour on the phone with the seller asking the normal questions before setting out that night on a four hour drive to take a look at it.  Once we arrived, we found that it was a bit less than we thought but since we both were caught up in the moment, we failed to see the 'Real Car' underneath (more on that later).  The next morning, my Father purchased the car for about the going rate (not a great deal but not a bad deal either).  We loaded up the obligatory 'box-O-parts' that accompanies all 'old cars' and set off for home.  The ride home was fairly easy-going besides the fact that he ran out of gas because of a bad gas gauge.  </b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Once we got it home and started going over it a bit more stringently, we couldn't believe our luck (good and bad).  </b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Good</b>:</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">We found out that the car was a true Z11 option factory pace car from deciphering the cowl tag.</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">We found a previous owner's info (more on that later)</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The sheet metal was ALL in solid condition and was ALL GM parts (not original though)</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Bad:</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The body color had been changed to a bergundy/maroon metallic with pearl-white iridescent deck stripes.</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The original Hugger Orange Hounds tooth Deluxe interior had been ripped out and replaced with a bright red and white rolled and pleated interior (which did not even come close to matching the paint).</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The original engine was long gone and in it's place a 1976-77 truck engine.</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The rear end had been switched out for a non-posi </b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Almost all wiring was bad.</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The top was worn and needed replaced.</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The list goes on and on.....</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Let's just say that the bad FAR outweighed the good!  </b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Now my Father had to make the age old choice:  Do I take this car back to it's 'original' condition (being a Pace Car which makes it a fairly unique car) or do I customize it and throw a big block in it?  This was a tough decision since restoring it to near-original was going to take a lot of time and money and going the other route wouldn't be near as expensive.  </b></div> <bR> <div> <B>After doing some research and finding just how many of these cars AREN'T around...he decided to go for the original restoration route.  </b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Before getting in deep, he decided to contact the previous owners to see just what had been done and when.  He contacted the 'second owner' of the car who had it for more than 10 years.  He told us that he had bought the car from a bank sale in bad shape:  The convertible top was missing, many parts were either rusted out or missing, and it didn't run.  He bought it for $400 from the bank and started to fix it up for his teen-aged daughter (whatta dad!).  The daughter didn't like the color or the Hugger Orange Hounds tooth interior so he had it all changed to Maroon Metallic w/pearl white iridescent stripes on the outside and bright red and white rolled and pleated on the inside.  </b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The car also spent over a year in a body shop getting a 'little' body work done.  In that time, this unscrupulous shop switched out the original engine/rearend for a truck drive train.  Needless to say, the owner was not very sharp and did not even notice the switch.  They also misappropriated the cowl induction system.  To make matters even worse, the guy was suckered into buying ALL BRAND NEW GM BODY PANELS because the shop said it was the only way to do it (he probably only needed a quarter of that done).  After over $7,000 in work, the owner took it home where it sat for years with almost no use!</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>With the 'research' completed, my Father decided to do a near complete restoration to factory original.  </b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Here is a list of the main things that were replaced:</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Engine:</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">350/300hp GMPP crate engine from Jim Pace Pontiac</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Date Coded 1969 2.02 heads (originally available as option package on the Z11)</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Date Coded 1969 'Z-28' high rise intake </b><B>(originally available as option package on the Z11)</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Original 'Z28' valve covers </b><B>(originally available as option package on the Z11)</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Cowl induction system from top of carb to hood (original was 'taken' by body shop above)</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Correct stock exhaust manifolds (blasted and refinished with Eastwood manifold restorer)</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Chrome alternator</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Rebuilt date-coded carb</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Transmission:</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Original TH350 rebuilt with a "mild" shift kit</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Exhaust:</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Custom stainless to stock specs except for mufflers which were made with a 'bit more rumble' to them</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Wheels:</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">14x6 ralleys with correct color</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Redlines radials from Coker</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Paint:</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Dupont Basecoat/Clearcoat Hugger Orange/Dover White.</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Hand painted striping</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Media blasted</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Interior:</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Seat covers to original Orange/Black Deluxe Hounds tooth</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Door panels to original Orange/Black</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Carpeting</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Door knobs (NOS)</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Center console and gauges replaced with used but near mint items</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Convertible top and mechanism</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">All new wiring harnesses</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Radio:</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Blue light AM/FM w/multi-plexer</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Factory kickpanel speaker grills</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Factory correct rear speakers w/boxes</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Exterior and Misc.:</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">All new emblems</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">All new lenses</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">misc. chrome parts</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">space saver spare</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">spare tire 'air canister'</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">date correct jack</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">All wiring harnesses brand new</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">All vacuum hoses new</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>To sum it all up:  The only part of this car that has not been completely redone is the frame.  </b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Future Projects:</b></div> <div> <B>My father wants to switch the exhaust out for an 'original type' chambered exhaust system.  He also is looking to have the frame redone and possibly either powder coated or POR15'd.  Other than that...this car is simply beautiful!  And make no mistake...THIS CAR IS NO TRAILER QUEEN!!!  All of our cars are driven a LOT no matter what the weather (except snow of course).</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>PICS:</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The way it was when we got it home:</b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="076e98d0.jpg" border=0 width="233" height="141" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">              <IMG SRC="0882b6d0.jpg" border=0 width="299" height="109" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     </div> <bR> <div> <B>Notice the Rolls and Pleats (and the color..ouch!)</b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0783fc20.jpg" border=0 width="319" height="194" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Looks good....from a distance!</b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="07e3fc20.jpg" border=0 width="319" height="194" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>The tear-down process has begun</b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0793aa20.jpg" border=0 width="314" height="162" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="07a3aba0.jpg" border=0 width="314" height="186" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Almost completely tore down</b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="07c2eb80.jpg" border=0 width="302" height="184" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Not much left</b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="07d40940.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="148" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="07b3fc30.jpg" border=0 width="319" height="195" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>First pic after carbon blasting                                </b><B>Looks naked without a spoiler</b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0741db20.jpg" border=0 width="285" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="0751eb20.jpg" border=0 width="286" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>First coat of primer</b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0851bbf0.jpg" border=0 width="283" height="191" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="0832c880.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="136" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>As you can see...not much filler needed</b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0842c990.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="08bdd990.jpg" border=0 width="221" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0873fb00.jpg" border=0 width="319" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>First day out after paint....last time in snow!</b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="08a71040.jpg" border=0 width="369" height="260" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="081db990.jpg" border=0 width="219" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="082c1710.jpg" border=0 width="193" height="113" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Can you read the plate?</b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="07f29900.jpg" border=0 width="297" height="144" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Lookin' sweet!  Lettering to be added in later.</b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0803a900.jpg" border=0 width="314" height="144" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>It's come a looooong way baby!</b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0947e3f0.jpg" border=0 width="638" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The radio has since been upgraded to a 'Blue Light' AM/FM w/multiplexer box</b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="09587b90.jpg" border=0 width="647" height="441" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Notice original factory speaker grills mounted on mint working kick panel vents!</b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="09388e60.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="486" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Does this say 'attitude' or what?</b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="09788e60.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="486" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>The Saga Continues......</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>During the fall/winter/spring (and half of summer) of 2001/2002, my Dad decided to strip the entire engine bay bare and attempt to return it to new condition (or at least as close as possible).  This was (another) one of those projects that kind of snowballed.  It started as just a 'clean and touchup' to an all out war on the engine bay and everything in it!  Everything that was used was factory correct, NOS, or the closest thing that he could find.  Also, 99% of the work was done by my Dad (with a little help from me).</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Here is a partial list  of what was done and/or replaced:</b></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">All headlight vacuum hoses, actuators, reservoirs</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">All wiring</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Total repaint of engine using correct Chevy orange color from eastwood</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Entire engine bay was repainted using correct shades of black as per chevy specs</b></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Power brake booster stripped and 'restored' using Eastwood's 4 step process (looks pretty good too!)</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The completed 'resto'</b></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0ac40b00.jpg" border=0 width="576" height="432" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0ae063e0.jpg" border=0 width="518" height="318" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Since this project took up a good portion of the summer (along with an 1000+ mile search for a certain '66 Chevelle), this car didn't see a whole lot of action.  With the '66 Chevelle nearing completion at the paint shop...it may be competing for 'driving time' this summer!!!</b></div> </td> </tr></table></body>