Discovering The HIDDEN VIN On The 1973 CAMARO!!

[@markleblanc3447]

Glad your back Ryan. Finally something good to watch!

[@RodrigoVargas72]

I second that. My subscriptions and YT suggestions seem to be pretty ugly lately.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks guys!!

[@glennhales617]

Great to see a young man into an old Camaro and not a truck or JDM car. A man after my own heart! Keep up the good work, it's all worth it in the end.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks Glenn! I actually like and own them all haha (51 chevy 3100 5 window project, subaru’s, Rx8 etc). This Camaro has a special place in my “collection” though!

[@donbearden1953]

Ryan, I’m sure you really want to get your engine built and installed but I totally understand what you’re saying about not rushing the machine shop and I would do the same thing. You’ve waited this long another month or two won’t hurt a thing. I’m waiting with you so I’ll be happy to watch when the time comes!

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Exactly! Thanks for sticking with me Don!

[@calivalley9056]

The VIN, have you checked for a build sheet on top of gas tank? I have 71 RS I’m starting to work on, took my tank off to clean out the old gas. Found a full build sheet, pretty awesome.

[@seanredinger9856]

wow.....ive been bulding cars for 35 years and didnt know thats where the hidden vin was. i also have a 73 camaro. ive had it 21 years...have fun your car and rebuild

[@bobbyviti7794]

Thanks for the info! I always knew there was a hidden vin lingering around somewhere...never knew where it actually was!

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

No problem! I was surprised I found it too!

[@ronvan1362]

Happy to see you Ryan. Anxious for the finished product. Have a great day

[@brianrussell9223]

Glad to hear that you are going to keep her. 1973 Chevy Z28 Camaro she is a beauty as well as a beast, glad to see you again.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks man!!

[@smsunder]

the engine bay and new suspension looks awesome!

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks Steve!

[@ald6829]

Almost there, beautiful! Can't wait to see it finished.

[@jefflong3200]

Thanks for the updates. Exciting to see everything match up and know you’re making progress.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Glad it matched! Thanks for the comment Jeff!

[@paulbagley9268]

Great job! Loving watching you restore this car. Cant wait to see it done and driving!

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks Paul!

[@sporty196071]

You are moving along pretty good, sure would like to have found that one for myself.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks, I’m running out of things to do until the engine is back but that’s a good thing! Means I am close

[@billtaglia2865]

Good to see you back.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks man!

[@tomvetter6928]

Ryan, i am a Little jealous. You're wearing shorts already. I drove my 89 Corvette up to the cabin today. Priceless. I bought it about 2 years ago and it only has 35,000 miles. It's almost like new. But my Camaro is waiting. I don't drive them enough. I will swap them next week. Glad to see progress, and I appreciate your response to my comments. Keep on posting the progress! Oh, it might hit 83 tomorrow. I brought shorts.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Glad you are getting some drive time with your cars Tom! Yeah Ohio weather is rediculous. 80 degrees during this video then drops to 30’s 😒

[@ecoron2721]

Hopefully it will be ready for cruisin' by the summer! Can't wait to see it all come together. Best way to get rid of smells in plastic is to put them in the freezer for a few days.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

That’s a great tip! I will try that with the glove box door👍. Oh it better be ready by the summer haha; coming up on 1 year of ownership already in another few months!

[@jamesperkns9947]

Glad to see you back at it been waiting for the update thank you going to be a sweet ride 💯

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks James!

[@NewtonWashinton]

Good job Ryan, I enjoy your video's.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks Newton!

[@shadvan9494]

on the hidden vin, the first digit is a 1. internally at GM the 1 signifies Chevrolet Motor Division. the second digit is year, 3 for 1973. the third digit in N for Norwood Ohio, were the car was made. the reset of the digits are the last part of your vin tag. one other thing to note is that all the sheet metal on the car also has date/time stamping on them. some times people mistake them for hidden vin numbers but they are not. for example there is on on the inside of the door, just above the door handle, there is usually one visible on the rear package tray and on the inner fender just forward of the hood hinges. as for testing the blower motor. one of the best tools for testing electrical on a car is a Power Probe III. it is one of my must have tools to troubleshooting electrical issue. you can use it to send power or ground to any device.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

As always thank you for the info shad! I will have to look up that power probe tool too 👍👍

[@shadvan9494]

@@RyanSampsonRPh your welcome Ryan. Glad I could share some of the knowledge that has been rattling around in my head all these year, and that it is useful to you. That power probe is a little pricy, but it has saved me hours tracking down faulty connections and bad grounds. I recently finished redoing a "painless" wiring harness a friend installed in his 67 ss350 camaro he is rebuilding. I think every ground on the car was bad and i also discovered that he missed the block to chassis ground strap. That power probe save us a weeks worth of work troubleshooting. Cant recommend it enough. I find I use it more often than my Fluke 87 multimeter. Which was my go to tool before the power probe.

[@Rarerat]

Looks like your Z is right about 6000 units after mine & I have a quick question for you. Is your trim tag help on by screws or rivets? The upper cowl on mine was replaced with the cowl from a wrecked 72 before I got it & I need to reattach the tag but I'm unclear on when in 73 they moved from rivets to screws. Thank you in advance..

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Mine has screws which they changed from rivets to screws somewhere between late march to early april in 1973 🙂

[@Rarerat]

@@RyanSampsonRPh Thank you sir

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

@@Rarerat Anytime!

[@financialfox8088]

Keep it up Ryan! Another great video 👍

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks buddy!

[@financialfox8088]

@@RyanSampsonRPh no problem!

[@lonnieharris6197]

Great work keep going!

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

👍👍

[@joeschlotthauer840]

Blower motor might be the best $25.00 you ever spent...

[@mattperkins7038]

What machine shop are you using?

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Place called CJ Rombold

[@ralphnorton8324]

Did I miss what happened to the Z car?

[@ralphnorton8324]

The 240Z ??

[@johnmilner7603]

That’s always nice to know.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Definitely!

[@iamrichrocker]

Ryan..am so sickened about the State of the Union that i needed an uplift in spirit..thank you for the video and respite from the clown show that is DC..stay safe and healthy..

[@TXH1138]

The clown moved out a few months ago.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Glad I can help! Stay safe!

[@chrissgarage5783]

I had to rattle can a flat clear coat on the back of my c4 corvette bumper to kill the mouse stink that seeped into the urethane. I tried everything,

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

I know right?! Mine isn’t super bad but it will probably return if I turn the heater on. I was thinking about painting into the ducts too if I get anymore whiffs of it. Someone else said freeze the parts and then clean but I haven’t tried that yet.

[@everardomartinez4208]

You should try post more videos two three times a week I'll be great for you more money

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

I agree! Work has been hectic but I am going to try. Especially now that the weather is getting warmer 🙂