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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Decoding/Numbers => Topic started by: Tx-Z 302 on July 30, 2018, 11:43:01 PM

Title: 12 bolt (BW code) casting date?
Post by: Tx-Z 302 on July 30, 2018, 11:43:01 PM

Here is the casting date pics on my 12 bolt housing and the axle stamp also, car is a 68 07b build date, the 10th of july to be specific...... i cant make out what this is!

Title: Re: 12 bolt (BW code) casting date?
Post by: BobH11 on July 30, 2018, 11:59:38 PM

Looks like E 12 8

Title: Re: 12 bolt (BW code) casting date?
Post by: Tx-Z 302 on July 31, 2018, 12:08:39 AM

Quote from: BobH11 on July 30, 2018, 11:59:38 PM

Looks like E 12 8

That's my thought too. But I'm just not sure.  Thanks for the reply

Title: Re: 12 bolt (BW code) casting date?
Post by: BobH11 on July 31, 2018, 12:15:14 AM

It’s just a month different from the stamping, so it seems reasonable.

Title: Re: 12 bolt (BW code) casting date?
Post by: KurtS on July 31, 2018, 12:27:07 AM

E168, imo.

Title: Re: 12 bolt (BW code) casting date?
Post by: Tx-Z 302 on July 31, 2018, 02:32:50 AM

Quote from: KurtS on July 31, 2018, 12:27:07 AM

E168, imo.

I would not have seen a six. But know that seems right too.  Is that in the norm for the date of the car ?
And the date of the tube stamp ?

Title: Re: 12 bolt (BW code) casting date?
Post by: bcmiller on July 31, 2018, 03:14:33 AM

I agree with Kurt E 16 8 - it’s fine.

Title: Re: 12 bolt (BW code) casting date?
Post by: Tx-Z 302 on July 31, 2018, 03:41:53 AM

Quote from: bcmiller on July 31, 2018, 03:14:33 AM

I agree with Kurt E 16 8 - it’s fine.

So when I first started posting about my car. Someone kept wanting this pic. Said it would go along way to help prove z or ss.  Now what?   Lol z or ss?????????

Title: Re: 12 bolt (BW code) casting date?
Post by: bcmiller on July 31, 2018, 04:04:55 AM

Chris, uh - no. If that was me, I believe that I said the STAMPED code. The casting date does help a little but only supporting the BW assembly date stamp.

What else do you want? You have no docs and 68s are hard to verify. You document as many original parts as possible - that’s your supporting evidence. It’s most likely a Z28. The parts you have posted along with the production date align with being a Z.

You could hire Jerry M. to inspect, document and appraise the car.