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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Engine Enigma

« on: January 27, 2009, 01:16:05 AM »

Well I understand why they did stamp it but I guess what I was saying was sarcastic. Why bother to do something if it's not effective. Sort of rhetorical. Bewildering at best. Here you have a perfectly good stamping pad deliberatly made for stamping on the top of the block and some genius decides to switch half the stamping information to a spot that is nearly impossible to read in the car and on a non machined surface. That is the real enigma. However, having been an instructor for GM for many years I completely understand. 

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Engine Enigma

« on: January 26, 2009, 03:32:35 AM »

thanks for the crayonn idea. I saw your photo on another post. Wow, I can't believe how faint that is. Why did they even bother to stamp it? That's even a bigger enigma. I'm going to try the crayon trick this week sometime. Did you use a kids crayon or a yellow crayon used for marking tires in a tire shop?

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General Discussion / Re: Trim tags on Ebay

« on: January 25, 2009, 03:37:27 PM »

Nice.  A fool and his money are soon parted.

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General Discussion / Re: Dumb Question about a Cowl Trim Tag For Sale

« on: January 25, 2009, 04:55:37 AM »

I was wondering how it could be from a Z28 and be from a 396 and a 427. These guys are pipe dreamers. I've met my share of them in my travels and they are all cut from the same cloth.  Same guy is standing in front of you at the 7-11 buying lotto tickets every morning.

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General Discussion / Trim tags on Ebay

« on: January 24, 2009, 01:00:03 PM »

Has anyone else seen this auction?  This is hard to believe. Look at the photo with the "bucket" load of trim tags this dude has. I don't know about anyone else but this should be illegal. Things like this just creates more skepticisim in the Camaro world. I wish I had the $$$ to buy them all, record them and then destroy them. 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/69-CAMARO-Z28-X33-X22-X66-X11-Z11-TRIM-TAG-COWL-TAG_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ80736QQihZ001QQitemZ110341728695QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Engine Enigma

« on: January 21, 2009, 03:50:33 AM »

It's a Norwood car. I can see the pad clearly with the car up in the air. My problem is that the casting is so rough there is no where to stamp it and I'm finding it very difficult to believe there is a number stamped there. I've been looking at it for days and I've tried everything. I do have photos but I can't get them to upload here for some reason. Thank you for the reply. Jim

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Decoding/Numbers / Engine Enigma

« on: January 21, 2009, 03:16:38 AM »

Can anyone explain why there would be no partial vin stamping on my 69 350/300. There is clearly none on the front pad and the pad by the oil filter is far to rough cast to accept any type of stamping. I've done everything to the stamping pad by the oil filter to clean and check it out and there is no way there is a number stamped there. Is it possible to not have a partial vin stamped in the block? Everything else seems to line up. C79 casting date, 3932388 casting number T0425HA front pad stamping. 05A build date. Any opinions?  I would love to attach a photo but I can't get it to work, keep getting an error for upload. ??

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: voltage regulator

« on: January 20, 2009, 12:40:28 PM »

It's probably a replacement from 1973 no doubt. Not surprising as they were marginal at best. I'm also surmising that the majority of the miles on this car were put on it in it's first 4-5 years. After that it did most of it's sitting around and that would explain this regulator still being on the car and not one of the modern electronic versions. Thanks for the help guys.

PS. This site is fantastic. I'm not new to the arena by no means but new to this site. I love it!!

Jim

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Decoding/Numbers / voltage regulator

« on: January 20, 2009, 02:39:16 AM »

Anyone know how to decipher voltage regulator date codes?   How about 3F. I'm guessing 6th week of March 69 seeing as March 69 had 6 weeks. It's from my 69 pace car with an 05A build date.