Simple questin One word answer

[Noel K.]

Okay, so I'm dyslexic.

When the JB manual referes to "right" side of the car is it speakingn of the driver's side or the passenger's side ?

I trying to get the correct orientation for each motor mount bolt on my '65 small block. The JG say the right motor mount bolt is inserted from the rear -the left is either front or rear insert. But which is right and which is left ?

[John F.]

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Right side is always the passenger side of the car as you are looking straight ahead from the driver's seat.

[David D.]

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Passenger

(now that was supposed to be my one word answer, per the title request, but it doesn't allow that) Need 10 characters or more

[Alan S.]

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Joe L., if you're around, is it also true that if there are right and left parts the left side part# ends in an odd digit and the right side part # ends in a even digit?
Regards,
Alan

[Wayne W.]

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Joe L., if you're around, is it also true that if there are right and left parts the left side part# ends in an odd digit and the right side part # ends in a even digit?
Regards,
Alan

As a general rule, but not always.

[Harry S.]

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There are exceptions to the right vs left part numbers. 63 Horns are one of the exceptions.

Harry

[Art A.]

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The group within Chevrolet Engineering that assigned part numbers to parts were NOT directed to assign numbers based on Left or Right OR on odd/even orientation. L/R parts were assigned the NEXT two numbers, on their master parts assignment number list, whatever they were.

Joe L., if you're around, is it also true that if there are right and left parts the left side part# ends in an odd digit and the right side part # ends in a even digit?
Regards,
Alan

[Wayne W.]

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The group within Chevrolet Engineering that assigned part numbers to parts were NOT directed to assign numbers based on Left or Right OR on odd/even orientation. L/R parts were assigned the NEXT two numbers, on their master parts assignment number list, whatever they were.

Art , That might be technically true, but they certianly did it, at least in the Corvette era. Almost all parts that are side specific are odd, LH and even RH. To much so for it to be a coincidence. Certain parts that may have been used in other applications might not follow that pattern. An example would be the 65 interior pull handle. When it was revived in 69, it was used on the opposite side.

[Michael H.]

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There are exceptions to the right vs left part numbers. 63 Horns are one of the exceptions.

Harry

Harry and Wayne are correct. 99.9% of all parts on a Corvette, at least from the 50's through the 70's, were numbered exactly the way they described.
The odd few that were opposite were almost always parts that were originally designed and used for some other application, on the opposite sides. A good example would be rear brake wheel cylinders for 63-64 Corvette. These particular parts are numbered opposite the standard system on Corvette but correctly on full size passenger car. That's because those exact same parts were used on the opposite sides for Corvette.
The other parts that may not be included in the L/R odd/even number pattern are parts that are only used on one side of the vehicle.

[Art A.]

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Wayne, and Micheal


No Wayne, technically it is true! There was NO directive to issue (assign) LH/RH part numbers as odd or even numbers. YES, it did happen most of the time, because it was common for the clerks to "think" in the LH/RH sequence and therefore they assigned them in that order.
I was actually assigned to fill in for a gal that was on maternity leave in that Dept for a few months.

The issuing of Corvette part numbers was no different than any of the other vehicle, including Trucks, lines. The group issuing the part numbers, didn't care, not did they ask, what vehicle lines the parts was being issued for. The releasing of the parts into the system to specific vehicle lines, happened much later in the process by the Specification Dept.

Michael,

It did happen MOST of the time, but I'm sure that 99.9% is a stretch. MY point is, is that it WASN'T a directive to do it as you guys think. Bottom line is that we didn't give a sh*t if the LH number was an odd number and the RH number was an even number.

Art , That might be technically true, but they certianly did it, at least in the Corvette era. Almost all parts that are side specific are odd, LH and even RH. To much so for it to be a coincidence. Certain parts that may have been used in other applications might not follow that pattern. An example would be the 65 interior pull handle. When it was revived in 69, it was used on the opposite side.

[Michael H.]

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Michael,

It did happen MOST of the time, but I'm sure that 99.9% is a stretch. MY point is, is that it WASN'T a directive to do it as you guys think. Bottom line is that we didn't give a sh*t if the LH number was an odd number and the RH number was an even number.

I don't know if L/R issue was a directive but I do know that I can only think of a few parts in an entire Corvette only parts book that were not even/odd L/R numbered and I know these odd parts were those used on other vehicles on opposite sides.

[Art A.]

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OK I give. You are must be right, as you are the parts book expert. I only worked for Engineering for a short time.

I don't know if L/R issue was a directive but I do know that I can only think of a few parts in an entire Corvette only parts book that were not even/odd L/R numbered and I know these odd parts were those used on other vehicles on opposite sides.

[Randy G.]

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When someone says "Can we take the '57 out for a spin...and are you driving?" I say "Right."

So when refering to the drivers side of the car and if I'm driving I would have to say it's the "right" (meaning correct) side of the car as far as I'm concerned.

[Timothy B.]

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This begs to ask a question, why is left considered odd??? That's not politically correct these days you know.