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Table of Contents
Introduction
Chevrolet Parts System
Matching Numbers
Checking A Car
Using This Book

1 Vehicle Identification
Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN)
Trim Tags
Interior/Exterior Trim Combinations

2 Engine Code
Engine Development
Engine Suffix Code Charts


3 Engine Block
Decoding Stamping Numbers
Block Casting Numbers

4 Crankshaft
Small Block Crankshafts
Big Block Crankshafts
Crankshaft Casting Numbers


5 Cylinder Head
Identifying Features
Casting Numbers


6 Connecting Rod
Small Block Rods
Big Block Rods


7 Carburetor
Carter
Holley
Rochester


8 Intake Manifold
Decoding Numbers
Aluminum Intake Casting Numbers
Cast Iron Intake Casting Numbers


9 Exhaust Manifold
Decoding Numbers
Casting Numbers


10 Water Pump
Small Block Pumps
Big Block Pumps


11 Distributor
Decoding Numbers
Applications
Vacuum Units


12 Camshaft
Identifying Features

13 Generator/Alternator
Date Coding
Application Charts

14 Transmission
Date Coding
Saginaw
Borg-Warner
Muncie
Powerglide
Turbohydramatic
Application Charts
Data Charts


15 Rear Axle/Differential
Decoding Numbers
Identification
Axle Codes

16 Wheels
Wheel Stampings
Applications


17 Fuel Injection
History
Identification
Cross-Fire Fuel Injection


18 Delco Starter
History
Identification
Applications


19 Clutch Housing
Identification
Applications


20 Crankshaft Harmonic Balancer
Small Block Balancers
Big Block Balancers


21 Delco Radio
Identification
Applications


22 Hoses
Colored Yarn Identification
Manufacturers Code
Symbol Identification for Extruded Products


23 LOF Glass Codes
Code Identification
Primary Glass Etching Differences


Year-By-Year Model Changes

Index

Art Credits

About the Author

Reader Response Form

Important Data For My Corvette

Acknowledgments