Jack date help
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Originally Posted by 68RATVT
Can someone please decode the date on my jack,
stamped on it are 1617, 75c2 and a smp logo, a partial tag is on the bottom with 8-8....It should be a 68, is it?
stamped on it are 1617, 75c2 and a smp logo, a partial tag is on the bottom with 8-8....It should be a 68, is it?
doesnt look like a 68 i dont think it should have any decals on a 68 & a 68 is a one year only common as everything else 68 base, it's gota shorter base then the 69's and after i'll get you the measurements in a few.....HERE YA GO 68 BASE MEASUREMENTS 6" x 4" 69'S & LATER 9" x 5" THE CODE IS NUMBER FOR THE YEAR FOLLOWED BY A LETTER FOR THE MONTH EG: 8M FOR DEC 68 SHOULD ALSO HAVE A LETTER 'A' FOR AUTO SPECIALTIES MFG CO ON RAISED PORTION OF PAD THE 68 JACK IS RARE & UNIQUE IN SIZE.........
DOESNT LOOK CORRECT TO ME...........LOOKS NEWER
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Last edited by 427SIXPACK; Nov 28, 2006 at 10:19 PM.
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SEE BUDMAN !!
someonr=e can use it i'm sure !!
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Originally Posted by 68RATVT
Can someone please decode the date on my jack,
stamped on it are 1617, 75c2 and a smp logo, a partial tag is on the bottom with 8-8....It should be a 68, is it?
stamped on it are 1617, 75c2 and a smp logo, a partial tag is on the bottom with 8-8....It should be a 68, is it?
The labels were first used in 1979 and the label your jack shows used after 1980. A late model C3 jack date code is in the format of 9B20 where 9 is the year, B=month (February) and 20 the day (20th). I don't see that format used with what you've shown above. the smp stands for Stant Manufacturing Plant who began to make jacks for GM after 1975. The jack date codes appear on the crossmember at the cranking end of the jack.
Now it could be that the 75C2 is a code for another automobile where 75 is year, C=month and 2 is the shift. But than again labels (safety) were introduced later in the 70's.
Where did you pull those codes from above from?
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Originally Posted by 68RATVT
The 1617 is stamped by the adjust nut on top, other numbers on label on bottom.
Thanks SIXX, I gave it to a good home.....
Thanks SIXX, I gave it to a good home.....
glad it found a good home !!
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Originally Posted by 68RATVT
The 1617 is stamped by the adjust nut on top, other numbers on label on bottom.
Thanks SIXX, I gave it to a good home.....
Thanks SIXX, I gave it to a good home.....
The NCRS technical reference guide would tell us how those jacks were stamped but than I don't think its worth $30 bucks to find out.
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