Gotta love 30+ years of grease and dirt! - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

JL8Jeff · 07-21-2006, 08:34 AM

I found out that the z-bar on the 70 SS had no grease fitting in it and was pretty much dried out. So I got a new zerk fitting and filled that sucker up. Then decided to hit some of the other grease fittings on the front end. Well, I should say hit some of the grease fittings I could find! There is so much grease and dirt on the front end of this car it probably adds 10 lbs in weight! But the good news is that the grease and dirt coated the parts nicely and there seems to be no real rust! It needs a serious steam cleaning though and I'm getting tired of constantly washing my hands. Simple Green FTW! Oh, and the clutch is definitely smoother now.

jin1481 · 07-21-2006, 09:02 AM

i want your 70 camaro....my driveway would look so sick with it sitting next to my black 94. have you thought about puttin the split bumber on it?

JL8Jeff · 07-21-2006, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jin1481

i want your 70 camaro....my driveway would look so sick with it sitting next to my black 94. have you thought about puttin the split bumber on it?

No, no, no, no, no! Nothing is worse than people that put the split bumper on a non RS Camaro. A true RS Camaro(70-73) looks great because of the split bumper, but a non RS looks so fake with the split bumper added. And since my car has the documentation showing that it's not a real RS it wouldn't make sense to add it. I wish it was an RS/SS but being a real L78 car is good enough for me.

jin1481 · 07-21-2006, 09:54 AM

true

BonzoHansen · 07-21-2006, 02:44 PM

+14 I hate fake RS/SS/Z28 - besides full bumpers are better.

2 words Jeff: Latex gloves

bad64chevelle · 07-21-2006, 05:40 PM

Gloves??? I for one cant wear gloves when working on the car, for some reason it just dont feel right.

BonzoHansen · 07-21-2006, 07:52 PM

I used them every day for years. You get used to them. Now I don,t want to go to the office with nasty dirty under my nails.

Besides, as my head tech used to say, 'there is no glory in grease'.

Tsar · 07-21-2006, 09:34 PM

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I used them every day for years. You get used to them. Now I don,t want to go to the office with nasty dirty under my nails.

Besides, as my head tech used to say, 'there is no glory in grease'.

i agree i hate all the greese crap, and its hard to wash off. But god damn i cant do anything if i have gloves on. its like i become instantly retarded.

BonzoHansen · 07-21-2006, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Tsar

i agree i hate all the greese crap, and its hard to wash off. But god damn i cant do anything if i have gloves on. its like i become instantly retarded.

It's probably all that hard alcohol.

Tsar · 07-21-2006, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen

It's probably all that hard alcohol.

by my calculations i still have plenty of brain cells left for a few years of hard drinking. However i recently found out that aparantly liver doesnt regenerate itself like i used to believe, so that might cause a problem

JL8Jeff · 07-21-2006, 11:31 PM

I can't work with gloves either. Unless it's around 35-38 degrees in my garage like when I did the headers last winter. But even with gloves, this car has so much old grease/dirt buildup you would need a couple rolls of paper towels to keep up with it.

bad64chevelle · 07-22-2006, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Tsar

i agree i hate all the greese crap, and its hard to wash off. But god damn i cant do anything if i have gloves on. its like i become instantly retarded.

im the same way.

DieselKickYoAss4Sure · 07-22-2006, 08:46 PM

My 3200 psi pressure washer works good for cleaning that greas off.oh and some paint or undercoat comes off quite easily as well