1982 Brain Teaser
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1982 Brain Teaser
When we bought our 82 last December, it had numbers on the cowl. We didn't find out when/what they were until recently. Thought it would be fun to let other owners guess on them and we'll give answer next week.
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I honestly do not think these numbers were factory applied. I have seen and worked on NUMEROUS 1982's and they were not on those cars I worked on...because IF they were...I would have remembered.
And then again...I could be wrong....but doubt it
DUB
And then again...I could be wrong....but doubt it
DUB
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I guess that would work...but the owner would have to verify it with the VIN number and see if it actually was built as these numbers are 'guessing' what they are.
I still feel they were written by someone other than a factory employee. They are just too much 'in your face' and takes away from the firewall looks.
By the VIN number on the paperwork..I am not at work where I could verify the exact month...but begin built so late in the production numbers..i seriously doubt it was built in 1981.
DUB
I still feel they were written by someone other than a factory employee. They are just too much 'in your face' and takes away from the firewall looks.
By the VIN number on the paperwork..I am not at work where I could verify the exact month...but begin built so late in the production numbers..i seriously doubt it was built in 1981.
DUB
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Sure a dealer could have done anything,
Like i said before looks like a junkyard paint number they put on parts, sorry, its an eyesore,
Could be silly simple like the 48th 81 that lot had,
But i cant see it helping in a theft as a chop shop would likely do away with such an in your face number, not like etching the buyers ssi on the glass....
Like i said before looks like a junkyard paint number they put on parts, sorry, its an eyesore,
Could be silly simple like the 48th 81 that lot had,
But i cant see it helping in a theft as a chop shop would likely do away with such an in your face number, not like etching the buyers ssi on the glass....
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Sure a dealer could have done anything,
Like i said before looks like a junkyard paint number they put on parts, sorry, its an eyesore,
Could be silly simple like the 48th 81 that lot had,
But i cant see it helping in a theft as a chop shop would likely do away with such an in your face number, not like etching the buyers ssi on the glass....
Like i said before looks like a junkyard paint number they put on parts, sorry, its an eyesore,
Could be silly simple like the 48th 81 that lot had,
But i cant see it helping in a theft as a chop shop would likely do away with such an in your face number, not like etching the buyers ssi on the glass....
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build date
I guess that would work...but the owner would have to verify it with the VIN number and see if it actually was built as these numbers are 'guessing' what they are.
I still feel they were written by someone other than a factory employee. They are just too much 'in your face' and takes away from the firewall looks.
By the VIN number on the paperwork..I am not at work where I could verify the exact month...but begin built so late in the production numbers..i seriously doubt it was built in 1981.
DUB
I still feel they were written by someone other than a factory employee. They are just too much 'in your face' and takes away from the firewall looks.
By the VIN number on the paperwork..I am not at work where I could verify the exact month...but begin built so late in the production numbers..i seriously doubt it was built in 1981.
DUB
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build date
I guess that would work...but the owner would have to verify it with the VIN number and see if it actually was built as these numbers are 'guessing' what they are.
I still feel they were written by someone other than a factory employee. They are just too much 'in your face' and takes away from the firewall looks.
By the VIN number on the paperwork..I am not at work where I could verify the exact month...but begin built so late in the production numbers..i seriously doubt it was built in 1981.
DUB
I still feel they were written by someone other than a factory employee. They are just too much 'in your face' and takes away from the firewall looks.
By the VIN number on the paperwork..I am not at work where I could verify the exact month...but begin built so late in the production numbers..i seriously doubt it was built in 1981.
DUB
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Sure a dealer could have done anything,
Like i said before looks like a junkyard paint number they put on parts, sorry, its an eyesore,
Could be silly simple like the 48th 81 that lot had,
But i cant see it helping in a theft as a chop shop would likely do away with such an in your face number, not like etching the buyers ssi on the glass....
Like i said before looks like a junkyard paint number they put on parts, sorry, its an eyesore,
Could be silly simple like the 48th 81 that lot had,
But i cant see it helping in a theft as a chop shop would likely do away with such an in your face number, not like etching the buyers ssi on the glass....
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Bad day?
Hum, no, about average,
Eye sore?
Yes, I find painted on dealer numbers an eye sore and would rather see a nicely detailed engine bay,
But I didn't mean that with any venom behind it, just a person taste thing,
Hey, like for example, I find FIA L88 headlights really buttfugly but also think they look sweet on a road race themed Corvette,
I see things from different perspectives....
Hum, no, about average,
Eye sore?
Yes, I find painted on dealer numbers an eye sore and would rather see a nicely detailed engine bay,
But I didn't mean that with any venom behind it, just a person taste thing,
Hey, like for example, I find FIA L88 headlights really buttfugly but also think they look sweet on a road race themed Corvette,
I see things from different perspectives....
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Hi,
The 82 AIM indicates that the "Tune-Up" label that had been on the brake/clutch housing cover for years had been moved to the underside of the left corner of the hood.
So typically the surface in that area would have been clear.
Regards,
Alan
The 82 AIM indicates that the "Tune-Up" label that had been on the brake/clutch housing cover for years had been moved to the underside of the left corner of the hood.
So typically the surface in that area would have been clear.
Regards,
Alan
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YES..in 1982...the information decal IS located on the underside of the hood.
DUB