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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Decoding/Numbers => Topic started by: black69 on October 18, 2023, 03:51:16 PM

Title: 68 z/28 starter date (made likely a mistake)
Post by: black69 on October 18, 2023, 03:51:16 PM

Would a 8 G 12 (july) starter be too late for a july 7 engine build date?  I screwed up and focused on the body date of 7 C and thought the starter was the early second week which is before the 3rd week of the body.
Asking the seller to not process my buy it now (fingers crossed).

dam trigger happy fingers today :(

Title: Re: 68 z/28 starter date (made likely a mistake)
Post by: x66 714 on October 18, 2023, 04:31:32 PM

The starter was put on at the assm line & not the engine plant. Delco was usually built a couple weeks prior. The 7C is an approx date. Do you have the NCRS report which says the date of completion? My 68 has 8A24 & the car was finished 3/13/1968.....Joe

Title: Re: 68 z/28 starter date (made likely a mistake)
Post by: black69 on October 19, 2023, 12:33:00 AM

I will check, all I thought it said it was from nickey Chevrolet. Learning a lot on this post. Thanks!

Title: Re: 68 z/28 starter date (made likely a mistake)
Post by: black69 on October 19, 2023, 05:04:12 PM

Ok,  just read the official production date per NCRS and it was 7/18/68.  That lines up with the 7C on the cowl tag.

So.....what would be the correct date range for the starter considering that info?  Would 7/12 be still too soon (1 week before)?
My guess its a stretch.

thanks for the help.
-bob

Title: Re: 68 z/28 starter date (made likely a mistake)
Post by: black69 on October 20, 2023, 04:12:02 PM

I am going to skip this starter that is one day short of the car assembly date and look for something in the 2-4 weeks before.
6 days is too close.  I am glad one should not look at the engine assembly date.
thanks for the help!