Question: Would a casting date on '63 master cylinder of 12 days before car assembly be reasonble? Or is this too close?
Master Cylinder date/timing
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Thnx Syd... its kinda close, but I assume in the world of assembly lines, your bound to have some 'last in/first out' usage, as inventory wasnt likely rotated. So I'd say its highly probable... and hoping the NCRS judge sees it the same way.
Mel- Top
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Mel, in the judging the master cylinder there is 6 month window and technically it could be the day before production, but we all know that is almost impossible.New England chapter member, 63 Convert. 327/340- Chapter/Regional/national Top Flight, 72 coupe- chapter and regional Top Flight.- Top
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Thnx Ed.. agree one day preceeding is really questionable, but with no explicit records, and so many exceptions... can only get 'zone accurate'.
By the way, would you know if same '6 months' rule would apply to a 3461S carb date? I assume it would, but you never know.
Also need to verify if a 609 is the right water pump for 340hp... or is a 326 acceptable for a Jan 21 car. Read a number of threads but cant find definitive answer. Any suggestions appreciated.
Mel- Top
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Mel the 6 mon. rule applies to all dated components that are judged.
There has been some recent discussions on the 609/326 water pump,I that at this point either would be okay depending on the judges knowledge of the pumps, but would say that the judging manuel maybe the sure way at this point to be correct, just followNew England chapter member, 63 Convert. 327/340- Chapter/Regional/national Top Flight, 72 coupe- chapter and regional Top Flight.- Top
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The 326 water pump didn't exist in 1963 (or 1964).- Top
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But John what can we do, the 64 JG says 326. I read all of the recent threads about 609 being correct for 63-64, and the arguments are compelling, but there must be a good reason for the reference in the JG.- Top
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While judges might know the day before is unlikely, the dating rule embraces ZERO to six months prior so the judge is helpless to deduct for the interval being too close. Heck, the interpolated build date of the car based on VIN is NOT that accurate to start with!!!
That's why owners should become conversant with our judging rules, understand their 'rights' and be prepared to calmly and intelligently discuss things with the judges. This is essentially an 'open book' test...- Top
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New England chapter member, 63 Convert. 327/340- Chapter/Regional/national Top Flight, 72 coupe- chapter and regional Top Flight.- Top
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Experienced judges should know by now that the reference in the 5th Edition '63-'64 JG about the 326 water pump is an error; it has been discussed, documented, and verified to death over the last year. I expect it will be corrected in the Sixth Edition. The folks who wrote the first four editions didn't have access to the Saginaw Foundry production records like we did.- Top
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By default however, cars with a 326 get a pass until the manual is corrected.
tc- Top
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Hi,
In following this thread, I have a question on my 1963 master cylinder. It has the correct cast# 5462389. However, there is a R 2 below the casting #. In addition, the date code is J-20-2. Under normal determinations, it should indicate 10/20/62. However, was the "I" code implemented in this sequence? If not, the date should represent 9/20/62. The reason I'm questioning is that my build date is 10/31/62. Any thoughts?
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Jerry, I have never seen a (I) in dating of master cylinders, pretty sure that (J) is Oct. Your M/cyl. is the closest I have seen to build date. But would say there is no way to truly know. I have a Jan. date on my Mar. 63 car.New England chapter member, 63 Convert. 327/340- Chapter/Regional/national Top Flight, 72 coupe- chapter and regional Top Flight.- Top
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