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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Decoding/Numbers => Topic started by: McFly on September 04, 2023, 03:25:25 PM

Title: Seat Frame Decoding Help
Post by: McFly on September 04, 2023, 03:25:25 PM

Any help decoding these marks would be greatly appreciated.
1969 X77 NOR
Originally Fathom Green with White stripes
Midnight Green Vinyl Top
Medium Green interior
Build Date, 1st Week in May

Thank you!

Title: Re: Seat Frame Decoding Help
Post by: william on September 04, 2023, 03:50:50 PM

Sometimes they coded the interior hard surface paint color.

DG 7 would be a non-style trim Z/28 with Midnight Green interior.

Title: Re: Seat Frame Decoding Help
Post by: Danzo on September 04, 2023, 06:04:23 PM

I agree with William on the interior hard surface paint color except I think it is:
LG 7 non style trim Z/28 with Medium green interior which this car has.

Is the trunk divider still there?

Doc.

Title: Re: Seat Frame Decoding Help
Post by: william on September 04, 2023, 06:44:01 PM

yes, medium green

Title: Re: Seat Frame Decoding Help
Post by: McFly on September 04, 2023, 07:30:43 PM

Thanks all!
Doc the divider board and pad were missing when I bought her.

Title: Re: Seat Frame Decoding Help
Post by: x66 714 on September 04, 2023, 07:41:26 PM

Quote from: McFly on September 04, 2023, 07:30:43 PM

Thanks all!
Doc the divider board and pad were missing when I bought her.

There's no pad on the divider board.....Joe

Title: Re: Seat Frame Decoding Help
Post by: McFly on September 04, 2023, 08:01:11 PM

Ok, thanks. I'm learning on this. I attached what I'm talking about. So the pad did not come with the car originally?
Thanks again.

Title: Re: Seat Frame Decoding Help
Post by: Danzo on September 04, 2023, 09:54:58 PM

As Joe said, no pad. Do a search (upper righthand corner on any page on this site) "trunk divider" and you can see and learn about this. The repop dividers fall short as to what originally came in these cars.
Doc.

Title: Re: Seat Frame Decoding Help
Post by: McFly on September 05, 2023, 01:00:39 AM

Thanks so much! Will do!

Title: Re: Seat Frame Decoding Help
Post by: Kelley W King on September 05, 2023, 01:42:11 AM

Just wondering, what would the 7 denoting X77 have to do with the interior color? Or any other x code.

Title: Re: Seat Frame Decoding Help
Post by: william on September 05, 2023, 01:38:27 PM

Per John Z, cars built with rear quarter louver trim had mounting holes pierced in the quarter panel. This was done with a fixture placed on the quarter panel at a station somewhere during body fabrication. Writing the code was probably something a manufacturing engineer cooked up to ensure it was completed as needed; no one wants re-work. The X codes may have referred to pages in an assembly manual. I have never heard of a Van Nuys car with an X code written on it.

The late Warren Malkin had an X44 COPO; the passenger side of the car had the louver holes punched and puttied shut prior to paint.

Could be it was only done for red, green and blue interiors.