What's this number ?
#1
Racer
Thread Starter
What's this number ?
Hi guys
While stripping car for paint found this number stamped on the chassis
It's not the vin number (well I don't think)
The vin under the screen
Vin on door sticker
And engine number all match
But this number is different
Any ideas
311858 is the number <br/>And has funny little squares before and after the number
While stripping car for paint found this number stamped on the chassis
It's not the vin number (well I don't think)
The vin under the screen
Vin on door sticker
And engine number all match
But this number is different
Any ideas
311858 is the number <br/>And has funny little squares before and after the number
#2
I also doubt maybe that they're intended to be "ones" but maybe // - so the mo/year will maybe help sort that.
You might likely stumble across several similar in other areas, you might stumble across messages, dates etc. done in "tire crayon" also. There's also VIN identifiers that could be used in the case of documenting authenticity of the build by law enforcement.
Last edited by WVZR-1; 09-01-2015 at 07:40 AM.
#4
just check both my 85 and 90, and I don't seem to have any identifiers at that location, but then again, I haven't removed any paint either. with WV, most likely some date code or manufacturing info.
as a side note, on my 85, I removed the front fender liner, LH aft, and the vin number is stamped into the frame member in that location -
as a side note, on my 85, I removed the front fender liner, LH aft, and the vin number is stamped into the frame member in that location -
Last edited by Joe C; 09-01-2015 at 09:18 AM.
#6
Check the same part on the other side of the car for similar information. If there's none then it could be information regarding the entire "subassembly" side to side.
#8
at first I thought it might be "geometric dimensioning and tolerancing." the first symbol, "position" and the (two) "back slash" symbols, parallelism, but the first symbol is not the standard GD&T symbol - the second is standard. as a mater of fact, I have never seen those identifiers on parts only engineering drawings. the numbering system doesn't make sense either, so it's not GD&T, but it might be some type of manufacturing info.
#10
Manufacturing number for sub assembly with tolerance
Last edited by antfarmer2; 09-01-2015 at 09:22 AM.
#11
- I would also think those latch housings would need to be symmetrical and parallel to the cars CL - ??? we could second guess this all day 'til we're blue in the face, and not resolve anything. the more I look at it, the more I'm convinced it's NOT any kind of date coding.
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#13
Race Director
I have a friend who works with Gordon Killebrew on some projects. I will send this post to him and see if I can get an answer. Gordon knows everything.
#14
Instructor
It could be a body shop sequence number. These are done to keep the job sraight in ghe body shop. The sequencing sometimes gets messed up in paint and the VIN number isn't assigned until the job is sent to General Assembly. Most GM plants are like that.
#15
I wish I could see the bottom box with the cross hairs better. I believe the better the cross hairs are centered the better the specs are. The top one looks good.
#16
you may be on to something - "body shop" number or a "job" which is independent of the VIN. from what I remember, it was a three digit number, starting with 001 and thru 999. I wonder if the OP has seen any hand written numbers (#858) elsewhere on the car. gawd, I love stuff like this...
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#20
Team Owner
Weren't the C4 frames built at the Bowling Green Assembly Plant? I would expect that frames would be built only when the job sequence number was assigned and the car was actually scheduled to be built.
The build sheet for my '87 shows a julian date of 87-117 (April 27th) as the day the job sequence number was created and the car started down the assembly line on May 11th.