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G-series drawing that has nothing to do with 1970 cars. The 1971 cars did not get built.

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I would like to know where you can get the black plastic covers for the carbs like Troy has in his pic?

Joe

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That is kinda cool huh?!? I made that out of aluminum strap and wood. It keeps the birds out of the carbs.

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What color should the oil dip stick handle/loop and dip stick tube be?

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Anyone who can answer this question above?

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One thing for sure, the alternator on Troys car, while certainly nice, is not properly detailed.

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I would like to know where you can get the black plastic covers for the carbs like Troy has in his pic?

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That is kinda cool huh?!? I made that out of aluminum strap and wood. It keeps the birds out of the carbs.

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Looked like plastic in the pics. Very Neat!

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G-series drawing that has nothing to do with 1970 cars. The 1971 cars did not get built.

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Barry,

Wouldn't this be applicable to the N95 cars built after this engineering drawing date - since the 1970 N95 cars were what all 71 model cars got for emissions controls?

Also isn't the washer bottle on a 70 Model E-Body supposed to have a square corner. The one on the car looks like a 71 model?

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yup - That is a '71 bottle, wrong battery cables, no paint on negative cable, spark plug wire holders or exhaust bolts...all minor things - easily corrected. Looks nice.

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.......you might want to check your notes and try again because you just failed the "T/A 101" class.

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yup - That is a '71 bottle, wrong battery cables, no paint on negative cable, spark plug wire holders or exhaust bolts...all minor things - easily corrected. Looks nice.

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.......you might want to check your notes and try again because you just failed the "T/A 101" class.

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Troy,
BUT, I gotta question the battery cables. The positive cable has the common grey starter relay lead of the cable that's still avail today,,, Shouldn't it be a medium brown color and a dished lead ends ..
If I'm wrong I apologies in advance

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The 1970 Washer Bottle is a one year only piece. I have seen plenty of early '71's with leftover 70 parts but I have never seen a '70 with '71 parts (from the factory) on them. The over the counter washer bottle replacement would have been the '71 style. After almost 40 years a replacement bottle would look like the right age. All '70 E-Bodies I have or have seen (Including all my T/A's and AAR's have the 70 style washer bottle.

Galino Groovy started the foolish myth that smallblock negative cables were not on the engine when painted...more BS. I have loads of proof that they were on and painted.

Wire holders - I have seen both ways but the paint did not stick well on those. Most I have had were painted.

I agree with others that stated an engine color dipstick tube and black handle - on a 70. The 69 340's tube and stick were painted Blue - engine color.

Misc. Stuff I have found...

The distributor hold-downs are copper plated.

The fuel pumps were painted on the engine.

The loose washer (found on many untouched cars) under the intake bolt (which have a captive washer) are brass or copper.

T/A's used Organosol on the cowl and fenders. The cowls were masked off and not free-hand as on other e-bodies.

Most Trans-Am (only) cars have 2 plugs in the floor similar to the rubber-steel plugs for the rear shock towers in the trunk but about half the diameter. I have never seen these on anything other than a Trans-Am car.

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Hi Jimmy, or is it Ed
Here is what I will do. I will try and address each question as you posted them and see if we can shed a little light on things.

First off the washer bottle. This is a fun one!! I don't know why but it seems like many of the late run T/As had the 71 bottles in them. Maybe it was a Hamtramak thing, maybe it was a T/A thing but I do know that none or the AARs had the 71 bottle, only the T/A.

Here is a picture of a very low milage T/A with a 71 bottle in it...

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corrections needed that I see on almost every restored E body.

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I picked out some bits of what you said. Never & always? So, were you actually there taking notes on every one of these cars as they were built? If so, why are you using "restored? cars for reference?

Some of us prefer using original cars for reference, but even then we know that cars were not always built exactly the same every time.