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Old Jun 24, 2015 | 04:58 PM
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Doug, Thank you so much for posting the two photos. I have had my SB 68 coupe for 43 years next month, and as such have always been interested in the 68 changes. Lou.
Lou, my pleasure. Always nice to help, sounds like your car is very original, I may be asking you for photos in the future for reference. Doug
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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 02:08 AM
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Originally Posted by E.Murray
My '68 vin is 400194, so that means mine was made the second day of production? Yikes, I wonder if anybody knew what they were even doing, yet...

My wife and I also LOL'd when we read this. We have a 423792 build so I guess we have a pretty late built 68.
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Doug, Some is and some isn't. But I will help you all that I can. I have a a good amount of knowledge on 68's, but only because mine has been a driver with 117,000 miles, now. If your engine is all original, please have the timing chain replaced. GM put an aluminum gear with cast nylon teeth in our high performance engines!!! My 327/350 HP engine's gear went in 1975 with about 43,000 miles on it.
I worked in maintenance, for 34 years, at an automotive parts plant until it closed in 2007. We made some Corvette parts. Lou.
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