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Bought one of those small and poorly photographed eBay junk lots and this was in there. The interesting stuff is on the right side: Ford Cammer valve covers, a front straight axle assy, stirrup lever for something. 8 short velocity stacks and a bunch of small part that look like 1930's. Anyone know what kit it is? No kit number on the tree.

If this is a period engine then it needs some help. Due to the state of the aftermarket at the time, it's safe to assume they were running blocks and heads cast by Chevrolet division. Chevrolet-cast SBC heads do not have the angled protrusion that the white hand is pointing at. Chevrolet-cast SBC heads did not have accessory mounting holes in the ends until mid-1968 for use on the 1969 model year. Finally, Chevrolet-cast blocks of the period did not have 8 protrusions on the block exterior for the cylinder water jackets.

Good Luck, Chief! Looking forward to your progress pics!

Okay, the production steering knuckles, center link, sway bars and idler arm were Grey Phosphate. I remembered i had some pics. Still need to see tie rod assemblies and front brake dust shields. I have the GNX book that was presented to each original buyer. They made extras, i bought one. I'll take a look tomorrow.

When they rolled off the assembly line, ALL the F&R suspension control arms and transmission crossmember would've have been dipped in about 40% gloss black paint. All coil springs dipped in 40% gloss black paint. They'd hang these parts on an overhead conveyor that went down into a long skinny trough of paint then come out and drip dry. The complete rear axle sprayed 40-50% semi gloss black after assembly. Can't remember about the steering linkage, sway bars and front brake dust shields but have some i could check for paint. There are some time-capsule Buick GNXs out there. Those would make good reference material for the coatings on those things. Ar Mr Espo noted, there was a shot of sound deadener on the underside of the front inner fenders AFTER they were painted about 50% semigloss black. The variation in the amount of deadener on the front inner fenders varies wildly but they usually tried to at least get a shot of it over the 2 fender bolts that secured the inner fender to a body bracket. And if they had time they'd do one 250° pass where tire rocks would be hitting the inner fender but the deadener was generally 3-4 times thicker in the rear wheelhouses. I've commonly seen it up to 1/2" thick in the seams, 1/4" to 3/8" thick elsewhere. Good Luck!

The entire tail panel is different from 1967 to 68. Front fenders, hood, bumper, grille all different from 1967 to 68. You can save yourself about 1000 hours of grief if you can find an MPC 1968 Bonneville to cut up. The wheels look like Magnum 500s, but don't recall ever seeing them in a 5" bolt circle. As far as the paint goes, Cadillac & Olds used some light yellows in the 70s and 80s that were very, very close to Mayfair Maize. Dupli-Color also made a light yellow in their small aerosol 'Import' line. Am thinking they quit making the small cans, though. 1992 Buick Roadmaster Canyon Yellow is also pretty close. posted at 3:36p EST

That is correct. The frames were dipped in 'chassis black', a petroleum-based product that's not quite flat black, but in the ballbark. About 20-25% gloss. Now, after body paint, the bodies were wrapped in 1mil clear plastic , taped to the sides of the cowl, and then the firewalls painted semigloss black down to the flange where the floor pan meets the firewall. This flange is about even with where the top of the gas pedal would be.

Body color, but not heavy enough to be glossy. Textured black sound deadener applied to the rear wheelhouses after paint.

Both the 1967 NO3 Corvettes carried the 327/4-speed powertrain. Both still exist. A white one with bright blue interior and a red over black example that was exported to Austria when new. The white car was recently sold at auction here in the states. Not sure where the red one is these days.

A GTX is far cooler than a Road Runner, but, it's your baby. Do what you want!