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Topic: Early or Late 77

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Early or Late 77

Posted: 4/5/08 5:54pm Message 1 of 13
Funnycar
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Vette(s): 1977 Corvette
I am restoring a 77 and need a new set of weatherstripping.  The option for the T-Top strip is 18 or 19 pins.  I think 18 is early and 19 late.  How do i determine weither mine is early or late 77?  I guess I could always count the pins on mine but I would like to know anyway.

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Tony
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Early or Late 77

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The trim tag on your door jamb gives the assembly date, though it's coded.  Post it and someone here can tell you what that date is and you can go from there.


Early or Late 77

Posted: 4/5/08 6:07pm Message 3 of 13
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Tony, go to tools at top of page . Then go to vin decoder, and it will tell you.


Early or Late 77

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Thanks for the response, but info was VERY basic and no build date.

Tony



Early or Late 77

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Post the info from the trim tag, located at the front of the driver door area. It will have the assembly date.Adams' Apple2008-04-06 09:08:30


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Early or Late 77

Posted: 4/6/08 4:53pm Message 6 of 13
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Vette(s): 1982 Charcoal T-Top Charcoal int. ,1977 LIGHT BLUE T-TOP DARK BLUE INT.
Tony what I get from Black Book is the last 5 digt in the vin #is the date .
1ST one in 8/76  00001 the last on that month 02287
ending vehicle (Last one made that month.) 9/76 06337,none for oct. 11/76 14216 ,12/76 17551 ,1/77 21118 ,2/77 24662 ,3/77 29041 ,4/77 33057 ,5/77 37029 ,6/77 41233 7/77 45179 ,8/77 49213 . I hope this helps. Mitch
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Early or Late 77

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The Late 77 vette has the cross flags on the front fender. The early 77vette don't have an emblem there. Then again the previous owner could have made some modifications.


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Regarding the weather stripping, it might have depended what parts they had on hand at the time of assembly.
 
The safest way to be sure you get the right parts is to count the pins.



 
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Early or Late 77

Posted: 4/8/08 7:31am Message 9 of 13
Huss691981
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the easiest way to tell if it is a late or early 77 is to look at the drivers side fender.  In early 77 the alarm switch was on the fender, on late 77 it was relocated to be in the door lock.  If you have a key slot on the fender it's an early 77.  Mike


Early or Late 77

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In 1977 early vette engines were orange, late vette engines were blue. Gene


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