Build Sheet/Build Date Questions

[-=Jeff=-]

okay I had gotten a build Sheet for my car from the NCM..

the Date shows 90/016 and the time is 6:56

now I assumed that was the 16th day of 1990 which was a Tuesday, but while I was working on the seats I got with the car I found some tags with dates.. One of the seats had a label Jan 24 1990, color was listed as flame red. now my car was born flame red and some owner along the way changed it to black. I found that the rear seat shells were painted black from the red, as it was a quick/poor job. So my best guess is the seats were built or delivered around that date and I am thinking the seats are original.

So here are my questions:

is it possible the 90/016 is the 16th weekday of 1990? which would move the build to 1-22-1990

Also how long did it take to build a C4 start to finish in 1990?

Who else can I bug for this information

[ZR1Vette]

Jeff,
Here is a post I placed on the subject of build dates....

Oh...when you get the build sheet from NCM looked at top middle of the sheet and you will see:

DATE: 89/xxx and in my case my 90 #566 is DATE: 89/297 which means 1989 297th calendar day... so what ever you number is just count from January 1, 1989 and that is your build date.
This is what a build sheet looks like:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/ZRBuildSheet.jpg

So Jeff... would say for your VIN the build date of Jan 16 1990 looks correct.

Days to assemble...assuming not delays took 3 days from start date to completion date (that does NOT mean it took three days to build since car could be 'coming down the line a start date at 3 pm and then on 3rd day complete off the line at 10 in the morning)

[-=Jeff=-]

Michael, thanks, since my car was built January 16 1990 or at least started, but the seats show Jan 24 1990 as a production date.. so that is an 8 day build (or more) and like I said I am pretty sure the seats were original just buy all the tell tale signs

[ZR1Vette]

Take a look in the hood area just to the left of the drivers side headlight>>
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/ZR1builddateonhood.jpg

If the grease pencil date survives (might be VERY faint) it shows the completion date... in my case that reads 10 27 89 and the build sheet shows a start (placed in production) date of 10 24 89 (297 calendar days into 1989). Production delays (maybe like sport seats not being available at time of production :icon_scra ) can extend out production times.

[-=Jeff=-]

Take a look in the hood area just to the left of the drivers side headlight>>
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/ZR1builddateonhood.jpg

If the grease pencil date survives (might be VERY faint) it shows the completion date... in my case that reads 10 27 89 and the build sheet shows a start (placed in production) date of 10 24 89 (297 calendar days into 1989). Production delays (maybe like sport seats not being available at time of production :icon_scra ) can extend out production times.

I think the hood has been replaced.. so yeah I am guessing maybe a delay for parts is what it was.

Also maybe the build sheet is when the order was requested? but not actually started?

[VetteMed]

Take a look in the hood area just to the left of the drivers side headlight>>


If the grease pencil date survives (might be VERY faint) it shows the completion date... in my case that reads 10 27 89 and the build sheet shows a start (placed in production) date of 10 24 89 (297 calendar days into 1989). Production delays (maybe like sport seats not being available at time of production :icon_scra ) can extend out production times.

Neat tip -- 11 08 90 for my 91 #1147. :cool:

[AustinJohn]

Take a look in the hood area just to the left of the drivers side headlight>>
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/ZR1builddateonhood.jpg

If the grease pencil date survives (might be VERY faint) it shows the completion date... in my case that reads 10 27 89 and the build sheet shows a start (placed in production) date of 10 24 89 (297 calendar days into 1989). Production delays (maybe like sport seats not being available at time of production :icon_scra ) can extend out production times.

Thanks a million, Michael. As I my search first showed me the suggestion of dropping the spare tire and checking for a date on the rear subframe I tried that but no luck but yours worked great. "3 27" showed up just fine (no year) and that fit with "03/90" on the VIN Certification Label and the customer delivery date of mid April, 1990.

Thanks again!

John

[Kevin]

any chance I could get a high res pic or scan of the ZR-1 on that build sheet?

[AustinJohn]

any chance I could get a high res pic or scan of the ZR-1 on that build sheet?

Kevin - Are you asking me or an earlier poster and if me, do you mean of the number I found? John

[Kevin]

Kevin - Are you asking me or an earlier poster and if me, do you mean of the number I found? John

I was asking anyone who has a copy of their build sheet if they would mind making a copy of or photo of the ZR-1 in the corresponding letters on the bottom right of the sheet. I think it would make a pretty cool pic to have

[AustinJohn]

I was asking anyone who has a copy of their build sheet if they would mind making a copy of or photo of the ZR-1 in the corresponding letters on the bottom right of the sheet. I think it would make a pretty cool pic to have

Sorry but I don't have one, Kevin. John