My '63 has an engine build date of Feb 11th. SN #9900 plus. Car hasn't been licensed since 1970 but will be soon. The distr shield does not have the FI Carb cut out in the rear. It's the early style that has the formed straight metal front grounding clip. Car was unrestored when I bought it long ago. This is the shield that was on it. According to the JM this part was used to approx Vin 9500. Backing up the JM states that my style grounding clip was used to approx vin 3500. After vin 3500 the typical "T" style clip was used throughtout the remainder of '63&'64. Then it says consider the early style possible to approx vin 9500. Do you think that this shield will pass judging scrutiny?
'63 Distributor shield
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Re: '63 Distributor shield
Sounds reasonable to me if the car has a wonderbar radioBill Clupper #618- Top
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Re: '63 Distributor shield
Sound's like you should find a later style shield, because when judging a car the judges go by the book. I have been doing a study reguarding the top shields for about four years, and the exact vin# to me are still unclear.- Top
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Re: '63 Distributor shield
I would suspect that a 63 judge that is a 63 owner would accept the shield as we know there were more running changes and the precise time of those changes is unclear as well as unknown. Also, the 63/64 JG is a bit off in several areas and this could be another. I always try to remember that the JG is the only guide we have but in many cases it is just a guideline.
Just ensure as stated above that you have a Wonderbar Radio.
Harry
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Re: '63 Distributor shield
I have the original AM radio with a surround bezel. The distributor shield is a nice original piece that has been on as far back as 1970. Before that I have no clue. So I am going to go with it. After all the cut off date suggested in the JM isn't that far away from my Vin. In the meantime while I am at the shows I will watch for other cars built about the same time period and chekc out their shield. Thanks for all the imput. John D.- Top
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Re: Restoration is too much trouble.
Jerry, Are your saying you fuel injections belong on a shop truck? Big help you are old friend. You are right about restoraions being a pain. The FI's are much easier than the whole show. But it is rather fun trying to get the correct hardware and pieces and the Discussion Board is a wonderful free tool. "Keep Truckin" retired engineer. Sent pics of the rear of your shop truck to me please. I want to show my son who is the reason I am going thru all this crap. He's a junior NCRS member of our Pittsburgh chapter and just got his first judging certificate doing operations. He is quite proud of it and I am proud of him.Good night, John- Top
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Re: '63 Distributor shield
John - I would go with the piece unless there is compelling evidence that it is not typical factory production or it is known to have been changed. I have seen quite a number of cases where parts are changed for whatever reason but mainly because someone said it was "incorrect" and "not original" but after some research guess what, there are a whole bunch of cars out there configured that way and it was typical factory production and original to the car. We learn new things about these cars every day. Pete- Top
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FWIW my '63 L-76, produced mid-March, sequence no. just short of 11000 has the straight grounding clip, and an AM radio, which is what I ordered eventhough I recall that I could have ordered the AM/FM when I placed my order in early Feb. at Alan Green Chevrolet in Seattle.
Duke- Top
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the use of the word APPROXIMATELY in the judging guide! That's a red flag telling the reader this was a running change, there were substantial periods of time where the early/late parts were inter-mixed on the assy line and we really DON'T KNOW the 'official' transition point.
You're only 400 vehicles away from the documented change point and I doubt any experienced NCRS judge will take a deduction....- Top
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Re: NOTE...
Hi Jack, That's for bringing to light the word "approximately". It's a key factor and should always be thought of when changes occur. Too many details in the JM are taken out of content without reading the entire thought. Thanks very much, John D.- Top
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You HAVE the correct shield!
I join Bill, Duke, et al. I have #10706 and it has your shield and a Wonderbar. The second version was because AC Delco determined that an additional GROUND was necessary for the FM part of the second radio and the first shipment of these radios was in Feb/Mar '63.- Top
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Re: You HAVE the correct shield!
Loren,
I agree. GM paperwork states that the new AM-FM radio had an expected production availability time of mid February. More important is the fact that the paperwork goes on to say that the AM-FM would be available "in addition" to the AM only radio. The ordering information was a bit confusing but it clearly shows that both units were available for at least some time after February and well into march.- Top
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Re: You HAVE the correct shield!
It is comforting to know that the distributor shield is correct on my '63. Thanks for the long list of replies. These '63's are a tough car to restore. All the running changes are difficult to follow. Understanding that the AIM's dates are not gospel and that it sometimes took months for a change to appear on the assembly line helps. Remember the word approximate that is used in our JM and that helps. Hopefully the judges will also. John D.- Top
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