'68 shark part number mystery

[Dave F.]

I have a black-painted metal bracket (about 10" x 6") with the following number stamped on it: 11 15R8. I've gone through my AIM twice this morning and don't see anything like this bracket illustrated or listed in the part numbers on each page. Please help if you can.
Thanks in advance for your time,
Dave

[Jack H.]

Re: '68 shark part number mystery

Without seeing a picture (the number doesn't look like a GM PN), I'm only guessing... Could you be talking about a floor board/firewall heat shield?

[Dave F.]

Re: '68 shark part number mystery

There are other 1115xxxx numbers in the AIM and all of them relate to electrical items i.e. K66 amplifier or starter or generator or relays etc. The paint on this almost seems like it has been protected somewhat, leading me to believe it might be located within the cabin but at this point I'm stumped. I have yet to find anything that looks like it would mount on this but the bracket has 4 round holes on the upper portion and two square-ish holes on the bottom portion (one with a clip still inserted in it).
Is there a parts list document that corresponds to the '68 AIM available yet? I've been out of the loop for a few years and haven't kept up with such things.

[Donald O.]

Re: '68 shark part number mystery

Dave, et al,
I have gone through several years of AIM and converted the data into Microsoft Access databases. It is searchable by part number or by part name. I have been giving the dtatabses away for a few years now for the nominal charge of" a promise that the recipient never sell or re-distribute the database they got for free".

I have converted the following years:

1956 and 1957 and 1961 through 1973.

Don

[Chuck R.]

Re: '68 shark part number mystery

If you can't post a pic. here on the board, try and send one to my work.

I've had my hands on so many loose parts over the years, I might just have fingered one like it for mine.

Probably won't be any help to you, but willing to try.

I ran through my A.I.M. real quick seeing if anything fit your description and the more pages I flipped through, the more depressed I got. I got a healthy dose of "reality check" seeing just how much more is left to do on project forever

A now very depressed Chuck

[Dave F.]

Re: '68 shark part number mystery

Don - I would love to know if your database contains that part number for 1968, or better yet coax a copy of the '68 database from you with the acceptance of the conditions that you stated in your post. Please pm or email me.

Chuck - will try to get a photo out in the near future. Thanks much for the offer and this may be preaching to the choir but don't be depressed - if this was easy anybody could do it

[Dick W.]

Re: '68 shark part number mystery

Dave that is definitely not a GM part number. There are no alpha numeric part numbers used in their system. The lowest GM # that I have seen is 6 digit and the highest is 8 digit, again with NO letters.

That number is either a date code, or a manufacturer's part number. The outside vendors to GM numbered in the thousands.

[Jack C.]

Re: '68 shark part number mystery

It could be the item that was used to paddle the engineers and the QC team who let the 68 out a little too early before the kinks were worked out.

[Harry L.]

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Don,
I saw your note about the "searchable" databases you have. I would like to ask for the 1966 version if possible. I will be glad to pay for it, or promise not to sell or distribute it, either way.

Thanks,
Harry

[Dave F.]

Re: '68 shark part number mystery

It could be the item that was used to paddle the engineers and the QC team who let the 68 out a little too early before the kinks were worked out.

It was a long year Jack - mine has a June '68 birthdate same for Chuckster too!

[Dave F.]

Re: '68 shark part number mystery

Dave that is definitely not a GM part number. There are no alpha numeric part numbers used in their system. The lowest GM # that I have seen is 6 digit and the highest is 8 digit, again with NO letters.

That number is either a date code, or a manufacturer's part number. The outside vendors to GM numbered in the thousands.

Thanks Dick. This was in one of the bins of parts returned to me from the body shop so maybe it was mixed up from another car they had. God knows they lost a few of my original parts. The condition of it really matches alot of my things though. I will try to get a photo posted when I get back next week....or the week after.

Thanks to all who replied!

[Jack C.]

Re: '68 shark part number mystery

I have to search inside my January built car for one.

[Donald O.]

Re: '68 shark part number mystery

To those that have inquired....
Please send me you e-mail address, and I will send it to you, but you need Microsoft Access Database software to view and use searches in the file. I send the database as an e-mail attacment in both the Microsoft Access Database format of *.mdb and as a Zip file attachment. It seems that if you are using Microsoft Outlook for your mail it blocks the databases as a possible virus because of the search macros in the database.

The part number in the original post is not a GM and not listed in any of my databases. It could be the suppliers mold number, date coding or part number.

Don

[Joe L.]

Re: '68 shark part number mystery

I have a black-painted metal bracket (about 10" x 6") with the following number stamped on it: 11 15R8. I've gone through my AIM twice this morning and don't see anything like this bracket illustrated or listed in the part numbers on each page. Please help if you can.
Thanks in advance for your time,
Dave

Dave-----


It's absolutely not a GM part number. Just what it represents, I do not know. Many, if not most, GM parts of the period had no IDENTIFYING part number to be found on the part So, a picture is about the best hope to ID it.

[Joe L.]

Re: '68 shark part number mystery

Dave that is definitely not a GM part number. There are no alpha numeric part numbers used in their system. The lowest GM # that I have seen is 6 digit and the highest is 8 digit, again with NO letters.

That number is either a date code, or a manufacturer's part number. The outside vendors to GM numbered in the thousands.

Dick---


The numerically lowest part number available from GM today is GM #25325. This is an upper washer used for older Camaro shock absorbers.

In days-of-old, I know of 4 digit part numbers. Very likely, there were once even lower part numbers.