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Re: 68 z/28 wheel - spare (never out of trunk)
« Reply #15 on: March 10, 2022, 12:02:36 AM »
Annnnnnnd...Now it's been out of the trunk.

Yep, it's been violated :)  Moved to never been mounted status.  Probably was that to begin with. Still confused why not balanced, just because its a spare it does not need weights?
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Re: 68 z/28 wheel - spare (never out of trunk)
« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2022, 12:37:45 AM »
Maybe it didn't need balanced. Did it ever vibrate in the trunk?
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Re: 68 z/28 wheel - spare (never out of trunk)
« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2022, 01:05:00 AM »
Interesting red mark on tire not lined up with a spot weld on DF rim. Great example for sure.
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Re: 68 z/28 wheel - spare (never out of trunk)
« Reply #18 on: March 17, 2022, 12:08:17 AM »
for what its worth I spoke to the original owner of my car tonight (mainly about other stuff on the car) and he too was baffled on why no weights on the wheel when he had the car. He did have it put on a machine and it turned out to be fine which surprised him too.
So it was out of the car all along, and likely that orange stuff could have been from the balance check, not sure. So there ya have it.  Not all wheels need weights.
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Re: 68 z/28 wheel - spare (never out of trunk)
« Reply #19 on: March 17, 2022, 04:34:13 PM »
cook-dw,

Cool pics of the spare tire!

The "82" mark on the inside surface of the rim appears to be a sequence number applied during the assembly build process of the car. I am investigating sequence number markings and have asked about this practice at the Norwood plant in a separate discussing thread on CRG (Norwood only because that is where my '69 Camaro was built.  Several folks have found seen sequence numbers marked on fuel tanks, heater boxes, and on firewalls.   My '69 Z28 has "63" marked on the fuel tank and heater box.

Is there any evidence of an "82" marking anywhere on your firewall?

Going on the assumption this car is an unrestored survivor, if you have removed your fuel tank was there a number marked on it?

If you remove the glove box liner, can you see a number on the top surface of the heater box?

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Re: 68 z/28 wheel - spare (never out of trunk)
« Reply #20 on: March 17, 2022, 08:25:02 PM »
Hi, I will check for those locations when I can, likely not the glovebox, Interior is like brandnew (24K miles), not going to mess with it. Great there was value to posting the pics.
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