I am currently restoreing a 1983 z28 camaro with a lg4 5speed. I want the orignal color which iam guessing is white since white is everywhere: under panels, the carpet and the engine compartment. The car is curently I think navy blue and so is the interior. I would just check the rpos but there not there anymore, i found the build sheet or whats left of it a good 1/4 inch of a corner still hooked up to the driver seat so thats no go ethier. Whould it be a safe bet to just paint it white again and did the factory paint the old z28 5 spoke rims the body color or are the supposed to be paintless aluminum. O and did lg4s come factory with fiberglass hoods because it has one on it.

 

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The way to check for your original color is to pull the door panel back a bit, usually people skip painting them, just as you did. Or if that doesn't work, try pulling an interior panel out of the trunk- again, most people don't paint that since it's not seen. I'd assume your premonitions are correct; that your car started off white.

And, I do not think any came with fiberglass hoods but I could be wrong.

 

The Camaro White book says '83 was the last year for the third gen Z28's to have a fiberglass hood. I read this so I could be wrong too.

 

Thanks for the replies I guess white it is. Was there only one kind of white in 83 or do i have a couple to choose from?

 

The book I have says code 11 white. Interior codes with white is B-Br-C-Ch-Chbo-Sg on models Bc-Spc-Zc. The book says they're the recommemded combinations andthere could be deviations.



The only other is beige code 59