Date coding for '66 Brake master cylinders
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Burning Brakes
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Date coding for '66 Brake master cylinders
Question: Were the (Julian calender) date codes on '66 Delco Brake Master cylinders cast into the unit or were they stamped? Thanks
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Burning Brakes
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Thanks! That's what I suspected. These guys are making accurate repros and said they could Julian date them for an extra $50.00. When I asked how they would be dated I was told "stamped". What kind of repro is that?
http://www.cssbinc.com/1965-1966-cor...er-brakes.aspx
http://www.cssbinc.com/1965-1966-cor...er-brakes.aspx
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Burning Brakes
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Thanks for that. Looks like the date on yours is 247, situated on the right hand side between the two screw impressions.
I just ordered an original '66 M/C with a date code of 251 from Crane Corvette, which corresponds to September 7th. The build date of my car is October 9th.
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Drifting
My '65 M/C was cast in September and my booster is dated from August. The car was assembled in December, but there was a strike in 1964, so the date lag is about a month and a half of Corvette production.