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fender decoding

Discussion in 'The "Paper Trail"' started by hopson, Apr 26, 2009.

  1. hopson

    hopson Well-Known Member

    was just wondering if anybody was deep into date codes to know how to figure out the date codes on our fenders????
    THANX LATER SCOTT
     
  2. copperheadgs1

    copperheadgs1 copperheadgs1

    According to Duanes date code book the fenders core supports etc.had the Julian date on them. Example if they are stamped with 21 that is the 21'st day of the year. 131 is 131'st day etc. Rear qtrs are coded by week I believe.
     
  3. Mr Big

    Mr Big Silver Level contributor

    Are you sure the date codes for fenders and core supports are not "week" as in 48 = a December date?

    Check your book again and see.
     
  4. copperheadgs1

    copperheadgs1 copperheadgs1

    Glen, unless they had 127 weeks in the year back in the 70's it cannot be week. I have a fender with a 127 on it!!!. ... I did check the book again and as I noted it is the Julian day of the year. Page #36 of Duanes book shows the Julian date for front end sheet metal. I read this as fenders and core support, etc. I believe the other way is for rear qtrs which have other info as well.
     
  5. Duane

    Duane Member

    Dave,
    You better go back and look at my book again. The index for body panels, sub section front fenders, shows 2 possible date coding systems.

    One is week of the year (page 35)and the other is day of the year (page 36).

    For this particular part, the date coding system used depends on the production year.
    Duane

    PS. If you check the book you will see that some other body panels also do the same thing.
     
  6. Mr Big

    Mr Big Silver Level contributor

    Ahhh grass hopper...it is both ways at once. :)

    Year dependent makes more sense.
     
  7. hopson

    hopson Well-Known Member

    OH GRASSHOPPER
    Please help the unwise. where the hall do i find the date codes.67 skylark, i am looking for fenders and core support
    THANX SCOTT
     
  8. Duane

    Duane Member

    I am not really up on the 67 parts but I believe the date code on the 66-67 fenders is at the bottom, near where they bolt at the rocker panel.

    The rad supports should have a "year" code near the headlight areas, and should have "week" codes stamped into each piece before it was welded together into a unit.
    Duane
     
  9. copperheadgs1

    copperheadgs1 copperheadgs1

    I guess my world just revolves around 70-71.
     
  10. thepartsman

    thepartsman Back Ordered Again ?

    Here ya go Dave....

    A few examples.

    1st - 1970
    2nd - 1971
    3rd - 1972

    :TU:
     

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  11. hopson

    hopson Well-Known Member

    WELL OK thanx guys i will look. and see if i can find them
    LATER SCOTT
     
  12. copperheadgs1

    copperheadgs1 copperheadgs1

    Thanks Dave, What in the heck is that TO on the 70 fender?
     
  13. Duane

    Duane Member

    Dave,
    That's not a "T0" but an "01", the date code is upside down in relation to the part number. Therefore that fender was built in the first week of the year, and as it's a 1970 model year fender it was produced during the first week of 1970.
    Duane

    PS. If you look at the 72 fender picture that David Walker posted, you will notice that the date code is stamped very lightly. All the 72 and replacement fenders were stamped this way. So if you have a 70 or 71 model car with a 3-digit date code on it then it's wrong. :laugh:

    The only exceptions to this may be very late 71 cars as I never checked to see exactly when the change over of date coding systems took place.
     
  14. hopson

    hopson Well-Known Member

    ok about the rims??? my rim has a 12 3 wo stamped on it how does that work
     
  15. land.yacht

    land.yacht Pat Maxwell

    Hello Guys not sure if this is polite
    but what about
    Trans Tags BA 72-BA-330
    72 BA 1495?
    sorry for the bud in.
    Larry
     
  16. copperheadgs1

    copperheadgs1 copperheadgs1

    I guess I see some bondo in my future to fill in that extra digit.:Dou:
     
  17. hopson

    hopson Well-Known Member

    does anyone know about the rims???????????????
    thanx scott
     
  18. Duane

    Duane Member

    Rims don't have a damn thing to do with fenders, except they sit in them, but if your wheels have a "WO" application code then they sound like 1973-1977 14x6 chrome rims.
    Duane
     
  19. hopson

    hopson Well-Known Member

    Well I Am Sorry For Bothering You Duane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
     
  20. Duane

    Duane Member

    Scott,
    I was only teasing ya.......................................

    Did the "WO" application code work, they should be 14x6 chrome rims with the hub sunk back 3/8" making a small lip between the hub and rim.
     

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