[transam1972]

I have a career seminar on June 9th that may lead to something..thanks FS for your post..if only one person can put themselves in my shoes and perhaps understand how a person could loose it..but its getting down to the wire and I need a hat trick..I need to step back as I never meant to hurt anyones feelings and I know I have..my problems are no excuse..when a person is under the influence (right now I am with the pain meds,just not alchohol) you do things like logging on but I do not know what I am doing sometimes the other stuff gives you a kind of superiority complex( and my ego is big enough!!) so its a no win scenario..I have done enough damage..maybe even a few laughs..but I will stay out of the threads and no new threads...I do hope to post some new work pics but will stay off the keyboard until I can get the help I truly need thankyou though FS and I would like to again apologize for any hurtful comments, I am in a dark place and hope to find the light take care and all my best thank you transam1972

[transam1972]

I gotta follow my own advice and get over it...throwing myself into T/A therapy...OL PINION HEAD recommended a nice replacement muffler for this car and I need to find that thread and get one..so a side project now is replacing the muffler & clamps & hangers..tomorrow I cut the old one off...got some photos..even I have not investigated back here in over 20 years.just as I got it in 1985..underneath is solid, of course there is the surface rust..I am assuming this was how they came and no extra undercoating?...most likely will pull the tank also...you can see the factory primer and Lucerne overspray..need to clean the gray overspray off..if anyone knows where to check for part #s on the rear axle or anything interesting to look out for, please LMK...thanks!!

[transam1972]

is that the original exhaust system & muffler??

[transam1972]

I wonder how much overspray is under the trunk..I pulled it in 1990 to replace hoses..no build sheet...

[transam1972]

so it is anyones guess as to what kind of shape the rear brake hardware is considered to be in after 43 years...I see the parts have the original paint (58k miles)..also I tried to remove some silver overspray that took off the Lucerne blue...most likely after the car is painted I would touch up the sound deadner in a few spots and most likely painting over the original wheel well sound deadner to preserve the original texture in the wells...and just hit theframe with a bit of deadner overspray to dress it up...these are the problems you run into when restoring a car and trying to preserve originality..thats why low mileage true original survivior cars are better than a restored car...only original once

[165th]

Hi Glenn, the rear end ID is on the passenger side facing towards the front of the car.
CMG is 4spd. GYG is automatic.
The next 3 numbers are the Julian date code
The next number is the shift
I think the last letter indicated the manufacturing plant which I think G Chevy Gear.

Good luck finding it. Show a picture of it when you find it.

[transam1972]

THANKS!! 165TH!!...for better or worse this is what I found..so I dying to know what this means..this is cool stuff to find out after 29 years!!..I was always in the wrong locations...so I need you to tell me good or bad whats up?!..looks like PX G60191