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Tail shaft date code LC/LJ

Started by _sunburst73-xu1_ , May 21 2010 07:37 PM

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#1 _sunburst73-xu1_

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Posted 21 May 2010 - 07:37 PM

Has anyone got a good pic of a original tail shaft date code they can put up please.
cheers Dane

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#2 _BATHURST-32D_

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Posted 23 May 2010 - 09:28 AM

i am sure i put this up before.
and i might have an original here for a 4th 5th or 6th 73 will have to look

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cheers gong

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#3 _sunburst73-xu1_

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Posted 23 May 2010 - 06:18 PM

Thanks Gong :spoton:

Silly me had a look at the 2 I have and after cleaning them found the 9th 72 4 door I wrecked the had pritty much a perfect stamp.

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I racked my brain for a while to try and work out what 35.2 was.I'm guessing that it is the 35th week of 72??
Can anyone confirm or correct me please.

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#4 _BATHURST-32D_

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Posted 24 May 2010 - 06:15 AM

that would be the money.

cheers gong

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#5 _SRC63_

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Posted 01 June 2010 - 03:35 PM

So what would the code on this tailshaft mean?

It looks like C-383 to me.

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#6 _BATHURST-32D_

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Posted 01 June 2010 - 03:41 PM

that is a G not a c and it would be a 73 sharft thay seem to take on a letter in 73 sometime.not to sure with the 38 part of things.

cheers gong

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#7 _Herne_

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Posted 01 June 2010 - 04:48 PM

Guys I know you are serious about your cars but:

I must remember to check the tail shaft date on the next original I buy

I am sure it will make a world of difference

All said tongue in cheek.

Cheers
Herne

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#8 _sunburst73-xu1_

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Posted 01 June 2010 - 08:13 PM

Hi Herne
I know this may sound anal to some people asking all these questions but I have loved these cars since I was in my teens and now I'm in the middle of restoring one.I'm just trying to understand the ins and outs of them.
cheers :spoton:

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#9 _Herne_

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Posted 01 June 2010 - 08:18 PM

Hi Herne
I know this may sound anal to some people asking all these questions but I have loved these cars since I was in my teens and now I'm in the middle of restoring one.I'm just trying to understand the ins and outs of them.
cheers

Yeah I fully accept that and admire you guys for it but for the life of me I will never understand it as its foreign to me, then again I dont have to understand it

Keep up the good work cos sure as hell there will be others asking similar questions.

Cheers
Herne

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#10 _Ozzie Picker_

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Posted 02 June 2010 - 07:04 PM

herne i know where your coming from,

these days when you own a collectable car as i do, some people don,t admire them for what they visually see its all about numbers,i rebuilt my xu1 to close to factory spec as possible,only numbers i was concerned about was vin chassis engine number match,and that was it,people almost use a magnifine glass and go over it ,radiator numbers,brake booster,master cylinder,steering rack,calipers,diff housing wiper motor,bla bla bla.

i am lost for words with it all,its as if your cars not full matching numbers because its got the wrong dipstick,luckly i used all the parts that were on my car 20 odd years ago and the nit pickers with there torches just look and wonder, does he know what he has,i might ask,darn it he,s no fool.

i prefer to look at good body lines,gloss,engines and trim etc,if a car looks good in my eyes i,m happy,couldn,t be bothered with numbers,never liked maths at school,

each to there own,chasing these parts is a good hobby i guess. Posted Image

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#11 _sunburst73-xu1_

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Posted 02 June 2010 - 07:17 PM

Ahh Craig you missed 1 number,the 150 list :tease:

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#12 _Ozzie Picker_

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Posted 03 June 2010 - 05:33 PM

Ahh Craig you missed 1 number,the 150 list

bahaha,told you i was no good with numbers,

xu1s are all the same to me i love them all,and torana,s of all shapes appeal to me especialy ones with fantastic paint and hot engines,carn,t wait to see yours done one day dane,i,ll even come down off this hill and have a look,good luck to your rebuild,and i better go and have a look at the numbers on my tail shaft,i even made a stencil and redid them all those years ago,why i don,t know but i,m glad i did now,keep you fanatics at bay. Posted Image

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#13 _sunburst73-xu1_

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Posted 03 June 2010 - 05:39 PM

Are you making the treck down to the fest this year Craig?

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#14 _Ozzie Picker_

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Posted 03 June 2010 - 06:43 PM

Are you making the treck down to the fest this year Craig?

is your car going to be there,even as unfinished project?

just bought a ducati 1098s and have been playing with it ,aiming for the 300kph club.full race termi exhaust and ecu.

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#15 _sunburst73-xu1_

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Posted 03 June 2010 - 06:48 PM

WOW Ducati is my favorite road bike.It wouldn't take long to ride down on that to the fest for the day. :spoton:

Edited by sunburst73-xu1, 03 June 2010 - 06:49 PM.

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#16 meanmachine72

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Posted 04 June 2010 - 11:26 AM

[quote name='73BATHXU1HTBATH350' date='03 June 2010 - 06:43 PM' timestamp='1275554607' post='512147']
[quote name='sunburst73-xu1' date='03 June 2010 - 05:39 PM' timestamp='1275550776' post='512125']
Are you making the treck down to the fest this year Craig?
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is your car going to be there,even as unfinished project?

come on daneo...answer the mans question please!!!! :tease:

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#17 _Ozzie Picker_

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Posted 04 June 2010 - 11:59 AM

[quote name='meanmachine72' date='04 June 2010 - 11:26 AM' timestamp='1275614792' post='512330']
[quote name='73BATHXU1HTBATH350' date='03 June 2010 - 06:43 PM' timestamp='1275554607' post='512147']
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Are you making the treck down to the fest this year Craig?
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is your car going to be there,even as unfinished project?

come on daneo...answer the mans question please!!!! Posted Image

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was thinking the same,maybe he should be a politition,daneo for prime minister Posted Image

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#18 _sunburst73-xu1_

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Posted 04 June 2010 - 01:29 PM

Ha Ha very funny you 2.Not this year.

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#19 _ck1971_

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Posted 05 June 2010 - 07:10 PM

these days when you own a collectable car as i do, some people don,t admire them for what they visually see its all about numbers,i rebuilt my xu1 to close to factory spec as possible,only numbers i was concerned about was vin chassis engine number match,and that was it,people almost use a magnifine glass and go over it ,radiator numbers,brake booster,master cylinder,steering rack,calipers,diff housing wiper motor,bla bla bla.

i am lost for words with it all,its as if your cars not full matching numbers because its got the wrong dipstick,luckly i used all the parts that were on my car 20 odd years ago and the nit pickers with there torches just look and wonder, does he know what he has,i might ask,darn it he,s no fool.

i prefer to look at good body lines,gloss,engines and trim etc,if a car looks good in my eyes i,m happy,couldn,t be bothered with numbers,never liked maths at school,

each to there own,chasing these parts is a good hobby i guess.

It's not the numbers that it's about, it's the attention to detail. The most desirable cars are unrestored and unmodified originals in pristine condition but there aint many of those around so the next best thing is a correctly restored car, and this is where the attention to detail comes in. If you do a full resto then the vehicle should be how it left the factory when new, so that's why guys go to great lenghts to find out where all the little identifying stamps and numbers were on these cars so they can put them back on after a resto. There are lots a cars around that have had nice paint and panel work done but few that have had the attention to detail that sets them apart from the average car. This is my opinion only.

ck1971.

Edited by ck1971, 05 June 2010 - 07:11 PM.

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#20 _sunburst73-xu1_

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Posted 05 June 2010 - 07:15 PM

Couldn't have put it better myself.
:spoton:

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#21 grumpy xu1

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Posted 13 June 2015 - 07:20 PM

Hi .Would any one know what the tailshaft date code be for a 18/9/72 Adelaide xu1.Cheers

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#22 jd lj

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Posted 13 June 2015 - 08:00 PM

Gary,
It would be something like 38-2.
Work out how many weeks there are in a year up to a date that the components for your car would have been manufactured (about 2-4 weeks before the build date). Allow for 4 weeks being 28 days and not 4 weeks a month. As far as I know the later Lj's have an E before the numbers.
We've got another thread about this as well.

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#23 S pack

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Posted 13 June 2015 - 09:00 PM

Thanks Gong
Silly me had a look at the 2 I have and after cleaning them found the 9th 72 4 door I wrecked the had pritty much a perfect stamp.

I racked my brain for a while to try and work out what 35.2 was.I'm guessing that it is the 35th week of 72??
Can anyone confirm or correct me please.