How to Verify a 1982 CE Corvette
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How to Verify a 1982 CE Corvette
I found a 1982 Corvette Collectors Edition. How do I verify it is the original motor, trans and tags? What should the engine pad say? How do I decode the date? How do I make sure its a real CE?
Any tips would be great!
Thanks,
Dave
Any tips would be great!
Thanks,
Dave
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Nothing in the VIN indicates a Collectors verse any other 82. The trim tag should read 59
for the Silver Beige paint code and 592 for the Silver Beige Leather trim. These tags don't say trim or paint on them. A Collectors tag will actually read on the second line as follows: 592 59L 59U
The engine suffix is ZBA for all federal emission 82's and either ZBC or ZBN for Calif. cars. The trans code is YA and is stamped in the right (passenger) side above the pan.
The dating on 81 and 82 Bowling Green trim tags is different than found on 81 and earlier St. Louis tags. The date is located in the upper left of the tag. For 82 it will start with a "C" (indicating 82) and followed by two numbers for the month (10 for Oct. 81, 11 = Nov. 81, etc. and starting over with 01 for Jan. 82), lastly there will be a letter again for the week of the month. As such, a tag dated C 12B would be the second week of Dec. 1981 and C 04C would be the third week of April 82.
Check out the operation of the hatch very carefully, nothing is available for the hatch currently. If it needs weatherstrip or the release cable, they will be very hard to find and expensive. Replacement gas support shocks might be available though.
for the Silver Beige paint code and 592 for the Silver Beige Leather trim. These tags don't say trim or paint on them. A Collectors tag will actually read on the second line as follows: 592 59L 59U
The engine suffix is ZBA for all federal emission 82's and either ZBC or ZBN for Calif. cars. The trans code is YA and is stamped in the right (passenger) side above the pan.
The dating on 81 and 82 Bowling Green trim tags is different than found on 81 and earlier St. Louis tags. The date is located in the upper left of the tag. For 82 it will start with a "C" (indicating 82) and followed by two numbers for the month (10 for Oct. 81, 11 = Nov. 81, etc. and starting over with 01 for Jan. 82), lastly there will be a letter again for the week of the month. As such, a tag dated C 12B would be the second week of Dec. 1981 and C 04C would be the third week of April 82.
Check out the operation of the hatch very carefully, nothing is available for the hatch currently. If it needs weatherstrip or the release cable, they will be very hard to find and expensive. Replacement gas support shocks might be available though.
Last edited by gbvette62; Aug 5, 2009 at 01:23 PM.
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), does it! Sorry about that.
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And has anyone come up with a way to stop the rearward slide pressure from the struts that ruins the original hinges ?
