33 Years Ago Today to the minute At Norwood!
01-04-2019, 06:07 PM
#1
Member
Thread Starter
33 Years Ago Today to the minute At Norwood!
Im ate up with this car and Im okay with that.
01-04-2019, 07:45 PM
#3
Supreme Member
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 9,666
Received 546 Likes
on
376 Posts
Car: 1989 IROC-Z. Original owner
Engine: LB9. Dual Cats. Big Cam
Transmission: World Class T-5
Axle/Gears: BW 3.45
Re: 33 Years Ago Today to the minute At Norwood!
Is there away to determine what day your car was built, beyond just the month?
01-04-2019, 07:50 PM
#4
Re: 33 Years Ago Today to the minute At Norwood!
Dan's Car is one of the great historic gen 3 cars precisely because of the human story behind it.
This car belongs in a museum some day.
This car belongs in a museum some day.
01-05-2019, 05:41 AM
#5
Re: 33 Years Ago Today to the minute At Norwood!
You will never see a modern car from like 2017 or 2018 in 33 years... all the electronic gremlins and horrific prices for the parts will let them vanish from the streets after a few years. And todays cars don't have a heart or soul or whatever you'll want to call it...
01-05-2019, 09:06 AM
#6
Re: 33 Years Ago Today to the minute At Norwood!
I love the car, and love the story. Awesome! ....out of curiousity, how do you know, to the minute, when you first started it? Is that event typically documented somewhere? -or did you just think ahead and document for your own knowledge?
01-05-2019, 09:16 AM
#7
Supreme Member
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Il
Posts: 11,696
Received 747 Likes
on
506 Posts
Car: 1989-92 FORMULA350 305 92 Hawkclone
Engine: 4++,350 & 305 CIs
Transmission: 700R4 4800 vig 18th700R4 t56 ZF6 T5
Axle/Gears: 3.70 9"ford alum chunk,dana44,9bolt
Re: 33 Years Ago Today to the minute At Norwood!
That makes me moist.. What a great car and story!!!!!!! Future COTY right here folks
Trending Topics
01-05-2019, 12:08 PM
#9
Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Austin TX
Posts: 169
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 82 Z28
Engine: 305
Transmission: BW T-10
Axle/Gears: 3.23
Re: 33 Years Ago Today to the minute At Norwood!
I've always wondered how accurate the build date on a car's build sheet is- Is it when the floor pan is first stamped? When the car is actually complete? Or just a general hoped for scheduling thing?
01-05-2019, 03:55 PM
#10
Member
Thread Starter
Re: 33 Years Ago Today to the minute At Norwood!
Not really. Unless you bave an inside scoop. You can get some of them to the week. The body broadcast sheet (not build sheet) was scheduled 2 weeks or so out so my Body build sheet has a date of 12-14-84, but my build date was Jan 2-4 85. my car started at 11am on the 2nd and came off the line around 5 pm on the 4th.
01-05-2019, 04:06 PM
#11
Member
Thread Starter
Re: 33 Years Ago Today to the minute At Norwood!
My dad worked at Norwood then I was lucky enough to get on there also. So we knew from friends in the scheduling department what day it was suppose to start. Then we calculated how many units it was to mine frrom the body build number that stsrted that day. we determined it would start around 11. When we got there they were 3 away from it. Almost missed it. Then just hung out till 11pm then back in at 6am to 11p then back at 6am til 8pm. Then went back on Sunday just to check it out in the storage lot..lol I only wish we could have pushed the camera issue. surely someone would have taken picture or two for me. Oh well!
01-05-2019, 04:09 PM
#12
Member
Thread Starter
01-05-2019, 04:10 PM
#13
Member
Thread Starter
Re: 33 Years Ago Today to the minute At Norwood!
You will never see a modern car from like 2017 or 2018 in 33 years... all the electronic gremlins and horrific prices for the parts will let them vanish from the streets after a few years. And todays cars don't have a heart or soul or whatever you'll want to call it...
01-17-2019, 03:18 PM
#14
Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27
Posts: 14,235
Received 163 Likes
on
118 Posts
Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45
Re: 33 Years Ago Today to the minute At Norwood!
I believe nothing was stamped or made at either Norwood or Van Nuys, everything was brought in and assembled on site.
John
John
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
jlarsson
History / Originality
41
03-11-2014 09:36 PM
BLACK Z
Tech / General Engine
2
03-04-2003 05:27 AM