"Numbers" question
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Burning Brakes
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From: Thomasville, home of the Big Chair NC
"Numbers" question
I just took the jack out of my 72.
Does anyone know how to decipher the date code on it to see if its correct?
It is stamped 9 B 15
Thanks
Does anyone know how to decipher the date code on it to see if its correct?
It is stamped 9 B 15
Thanks
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The jack date code is a number for the year and a letter for the month. As an example the code on my jack is 1 D which is 1971 April. I don't know what the 15 is on your jack. Check the pad area of the jack...you should see the letter A for AUSCO Co.
Your's could be 1969 Feb but it shouldn't have a second number.
Or if it's a replacement jack then it could be 1979 Feb and the second number is for the day of the month (they might have changed the date coding by then). But that's just a guess on my part.
Your's could be 1969 Feb but it shouldn't have a second number.
Or if it's a replacement jack then it could be 1979 Feb and the second number is for the day of the month (they might have changed the date coding by then). But that's just a guess on my part.
Last edited by gq82; Sep 27, 2006 at 10:10 AM.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Thomasville, home of the Big Chair NC
Originally Posted by Midwest Muscle
Oh no ... Here's hoping that 'numbers matching' doesn't start extending to jacks and spare tires as well :-)
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Originally Posted by Midwest Muscle
Oh no ... Here's hoping that 'numbers matching' doesn't start extending to jacks and spare tires as well :-)
Last edited by gq82; Sep 27, 2006 at 11:50 AM.
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Originally Posted by Midwest Muscle
Oh no ... Here's hoping that 'numbers matching' doesn't start extending to jacks and spare tires as well :-)
if everything else is date coded & #'s matching, why stop at the "JACK" ?
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Originally Posted by 427SIXPACK
OH YEAH.........the real freaks do care !! hummmmmmmm that would include me.........BUT...............?????
if everything else is date coded & #'s matching, why stop at the "JACK" ?
if everything else is date coded & #'s matching, why stop at the "JACK" ?
The judging checks a lot of stuff that can be seen with the car sitting on the ground in the normal position. That means things like wheel codes that are hidden behnd trim rings, transmission numbers you can'd see unless you are the same diameter as a 2 inch pipe, and so on manage to slide by unnoticed.
Which is strange, when you think about it, since the air cleaner is removed. I think the shielding around the distributor gets opened up, also.
Why not a set of ramps to drive on and check the transmission?
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Originally Posted by Procrastination Racing
They don't.
The judging checks a lot of stuff that can be seen with the car sitting on the ground in the normal position. That means things like wheel codes that are hidden behnd trim rings, transmission numbers you can'd see unless you are the same diameter as a 2 inch pipe, and so on manage to slide by unnoticed.
Which is strange, when you think about it, since the air cleaner is removed. I think the shielding around the distributor gets opened up, also.
Why not a set of ramps to drive on and check the transmission?
The judging checks a lot of stuff that can be seen with the car sitting on the ground in the normal position. That means things like wheel codes that are hidden behnd trim rings, transmission numbers you can'd see unless you are the same diameter as a 2 inch pipe, and so on manage to slide by unnoticed.
Which is strange, when you think about it, since the air cleaner is removed. I think the shielding around the distributor gets opened up, also.
Why not a set of ramps to drive on and check the transmission?
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Originally Posted by emccomas
Safety!
Not all of these guys are in as good of shape as you and I are.
The free-standing four post with the '57 at Old Town was less safe than a set of regular car ramps. That thing was moving around with people leaning on the posts. Of course, the 20 or more people under it would have only had to hold a little over 100 lbs each to keep the car up.
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From: Myrtle Beach SC
Originally Posted by Maco Shark
I just took the jack out of my 72.
Does anyone know how to decipher the date code on it to see if its correct?
It is stamped 9 B 15
Thanks
Does anyone know how to decipher the date code on it to see if its correct?
It is stamped 9 B 15
Thanks
Last edited by hunt4cleanair; Oct 1, 2006 at 03:50 AM.
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Originally Posted by hunt4cleanair
The answer to your question after dozen others "BS" around is that you've got a Feb 15 79 produced jack.
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From: Myrtle Beach SC
Originally Posted by I'm Batman
So what was the date coding like for 77 & 78?
