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Here are a few more details I uncovered prior to the tare down. Circled in red in the first picture is the date code tag on the A/C expansion valve. There was a paper tag attached to the carburetor which leads me to believe that it is a replacement carb. I'll know more once I look at the date codes stamped on the carb. The label on the side of the alternator is surely a sign that the alternator was changed. The factory gas tank sending unit paper tag was still attached to the sending unit. However the tag is illegible. Also interesting to note is the factory fuel line strap, which is partially still in place.

A factory crayon marking of "1" appeared was found on the passenger's door. No idea what this ment, though I have seen similar numbers on other cars. Though the infamous "Rock" did not sign this car, the number "3" was found on the inside of the RH inner wheel well. The number "3" also appeared on the dash assembly, which was obscured by the steering column support. I'm sure that the number "3" had some meaning during the assembly process.

A lot of factory markings were uncovered when the front suspension was torn down. The RH lower control arm had and orange paint marking and the LH lower control arm had a white paint mark. The RH torsion bar had one light blue mark and the LH torsion bar had two light blue marks. The marks were a quick way for the assembly line worker to differentiate between left and right parts. Usually there is a red inspection mark on each of the rubber torsion bar boots, but there were no sign of red markings on this car.

Orange inspection marks were found on all of the ball joint nuts on both spindles. Basically anything with a cotter pin was found to have an orange inspection mark. When the spindles were removed from the front backing plates, paint markings were uncovered. Yellow on the right and white on the left. These markings were probably there to help differentiate right from left brake assemblies. I will reproduce the markings during the restoration, though it will be very difficult for anyone to ever see the marks once the spindles are installed.

The center link had a big blue mark in the middle (I believe to identify it as an E-body part). Orange inspection mark paint was also found on the center link tie rod end connections. Again if it had a cotter pin it had an orange inspection mark.

There are always lots of different markings on the rear axle. The differntial cover was repaired on this car, so one of the major markings was obliterated. All that could be identified is the circled "X" in white and the letter "K" in yellow. In the second picture you can see a big yellow marking with the axle ratio "2.76" stamped in it. Larger axles would have received a metal tag. There were a number of markings on top of the differential "8", "BUR" and another "8". Not sure what they mean, though the 8's were probably inspection check marks. A yellow mark was found on one side of the pinion as seen in the forth picture. On the right axle tube was a "1124T" stamping in white. This is the build date for the axle assembly (November 24th). I am not sure what the "T" stands for. One funnying thing to note is the first "1" was upside down.

I'm sure more factory marking will be uncovered as I clean and sandblast the suspension components......

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