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Wouter #115560 01/06/08 08:40 PM
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QUESTION #1: what does Fisher Body Unit Number 31 mean? Since januari is the first month of production, isn't 5.641 quite a lot of cars...?


Body numbers are issued by series, and in 1967 there were four series of numbers issued for Firebirds. Standard interior coupe, standard convertible, deluxe/custom coupe, deluxe/custom convertible. Yours as a 22467 has the standard interior, and was the 31st (looks like 81 to me in the photo) of its series scheduled for production.

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My body tag (see attached pic) says it was the 5,641 made at the Lordstown, Ohio plant. This car has the Fisher Body Unit Number 31 built in the 5th week of January.


I don't see anything that references 5,641.

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The carb number is 7027062, which is checks out with a 1967 2b 326 A FB WITH A.I.R.

QUESTION #2: what does "FB WITH A.I.R." mean?


A.I.R. was emissions control, air injection reaction. This consisted of an air pump and pipes with fittings threaded into tapped holes in the exhaust manifolds. This is a '67 California emissions equipped car.

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The number on my engine block reads 344832 YJ. The YJ corresponds with a 326, but the number: where can I check what that number is about? In the FAQ it reads: A 6-Digit Number was stamped onto the front RH face of the Engine Block. This was a tracking number used for sequencing an Engine to a specific car. All V-8's started with a 2 while the 6-Cyl's began with a 6.


QUESTION #3: my number starts with a 3.. Do I need the number at the distributor to figure out whether it is numbers matching or not?


The number on the front of the block is called the Engine Unit Number and is found on the Pontiac Billing History for most cars through 1968. Although the series did start with 2, the numbers had already reached over 100,000 more by the time your engine was built, so the first number was a 3. YJ is the code for a 1967 Firebird 326 2 bbl engine with automatic transmission. http://thefirstgensite.com/library/engines/enginecodes.htm

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On the head it reads 18438572, on the side of the head 140. This 140 corresponds again woth a 326 V8, but what about this 18438572?

QUESTION #4: where can I check if the head is original?


The 140 head casting is the correct casting number for your car. You will need to verify that the casting dates on all your components are before mid January 1967.

That "other" number is 18436572, it's cast on the intake manifold, and it's the engine's firing order.


Vikki

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