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Restoration / Re: Yoke color
« on: February 20, 2019, 06:11:18 AM »
Thanks for the detail photo and all the input.
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What if it was replaced by the dealer under warranty shortly after the car sold? How is a rear repaired under warranty?
L523425 was final-assembled on or about February 17th, 1969. Not going to have a March 5th axle.
Other Feb Z/28s at Van Nuys had axles built late Jan/early Feb. March axles don't show up in Van Nuys data until mid-March.
...I know that defects during production could send a car off to the side For correction but it seems unlikely it would sit for two weeks or so waiting for a rear end.
There was no "...off to the side." If a component had a problem it was replaced immediately.
I think you might find some KEY blocks or squares of codes in that still, Work small sections, using makeup soft brush and new razor blade play like you are excavating rare Dino remains, photos digi camera in place using tripod and good close up settings, Mine was similar also flatten between a couple of pc's of glass and piece it together like a puzzle, nothing liquid, no vacuums, I used a Ear bulb to poof some of the dry dirt away, you know that thing the Doc uses to Hydro- your ear drum at the Docs office,,,,Best of luckThanks for the input
I see no issues with the engine stamping and the date lines up well with the car production (mid to late Feb), but the axle stamp date (early march) is too late for the car (from the factory).That’s essentially why I posted. By everything I’ve learned in the last 34 years of messing with 1st gens that rearend is too late to have been on the car when it left Van Nuys. But it boggles the mind to think that someone randomly found a 3.73 posi with a date that close to the cars build date to stuff in this car. No one tried that hard nor got that lucky with the tranny. Even if restamped, as suggested above, the cast date is amazingly close. FWIW, The car is well worn and shows no signs of an abandoned restoration.
Ok you can email me direct if you want in the axle info.will do
I didn't even think of the NCRS - and I should have. ThanksThanks for the thought. Yeah, I thought about steam too but I have very little experience with removing paperwork - having never been lucky enough to find any on any of the cars I've owned.Yikes, you may be correct! Check the NCRS forum board or goggle for info as the Corvette people have been at this for a long time, i.e. removing tank stickers.
Here's what we are dealing with. It might be a lost cause.
In my opinion, the engine seems original, but the axle does not.