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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Decoding/Numbers => Topic started by: Randy Mitton on January 12, 2015, 11:54:19 PM

Title: original engine
Post by: Randy Mitton on January 12, 2015, 11:54:19 PM
Just courious...my build date is 08A...would this be number on pad be right..V0801 ME ..It is a V8 glide.but has the hump heads....Randy
Title: Re: original engine
Post by: Ramjett54 on January 13, 2015, 12:31:02 AM
Car built first week of August
Engine built August 1st
August 1st 1968 was on a Thursday
Seems right to me
Title: Re: original engine
Post by: Randy Mitton on January 13, 2015, 03:40:48 PM
Hmmmm..car is a 67...thanks Randy
Title: Re: original engine
Post by: Mark on January 13, 2015, 04:43:56 PM
August 1st was a Tuesday in 1967.  1968 was a leap year, so instead of the following years date being one day off as usual, its 2 days off. (usually if august 1st one year was a tuesday, the following year it would be a Wednesday).  Calendar week of August 1st 1967 could be either an 07E build week (if one exists) or 08A depending on how Fisher dated the tags since the calendar month changed after the start of the work week.
Title: Re: original engine
Post by: Petes L48 on January 13, 2015, 04:52:57 PM
Keep in mind that the 08A where A is the "week" of August, does not necessarily match up exactly with an August 1967 calendar.  Here's and old thread link below that discusses this.  Given this, you may have more separation between the engine build date and the Fisher scheduling date than you think.  IMO you're okay.  It's doubtful for a 327/210 car that anyone would go through a lot of effort in finding a "date correct" replacement engine or attempt a re-stamp.    

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=2522.0

    
Title: Re: original engine
Post by: vtfb68 on January 13, 2015, 08:25:06 PM
The 1967 fisher calender is posted in the prototype thread.
     VT
Title: Re: original engine
Post by: Petes L48 on January 13, 2015, 09:53:09 PM
So if I'm reading it correctly, Fisher's "A" week of August 1967 would have run Sunday 7th through Saturday 13th.

 
Title: Re: original engine
Post by: KurtS on January 14, 2015, 01:08:13 AM
If you believe that calendar was implemented at the assembly plants as written, I have a 5-mile ZL1 I'll sell you cheap. Or a bridge, your choice.
Title: Re: original engine
Post by: Petes L48 on January 14, 2015, 04:16:38 PM
Thanks Kurt, that's what I thought. Takes more than a couple assumptions to get to that claim.   
Title: Re: original engine
Post by: bcmiller on January 14, 2015, 05:46:00 PM
Just courious...my build date is 08A...would this be number on pad be right..V0801 ME ..It is a V8 glide.but has the hump heads....Randy

Randy,

For common drivetrain components, the date can be very close to the build date of the car.  But even this can vary based on the month and year due to supply issues. etc.

So that engine seems fine for that car.