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Offline jeff8877

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Help with Date Code?
« on: December 31, 2014, 12:07:50 PM »
Here is a pic of my space saver spare with date code...

If anyone can translate this into a date would appreciate it. The 6 12 I would assume is June 12th but not sure, maybe it is a 9? And no idea what the B is that is stamped upside down relative to the numbers (could it be for Buffalo stamping plant)? What about year?

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Re: Help with Date Code?
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2014, 01:47:54 PM »
One or two fill nipples?  What is the center hub diameter, that one looks like it could be the larger hub? Larger being typical for 1970's cars like Granada.
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Re: Help with Date Code? Another pic added of wheel.
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2014, 07:19:58 PM »
Here is another pic. Diameter of center hub is 2 3/4". Appreciate the time.

Jeff

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Re: Help with Date Code?
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2014, 07:35:19 PM »
Quote from: jeff8877 on December 31, 2014, 12:07:50 PM
............. And no idea what the B is that is stamped upside down relative to the numbers (could it be for Buffalo stamping plant)? What about year?

B may be the shift. Wheels were most often produced by out side vendors/contracts

Not unusual for a year not to be included in stamped items - just depends on part and who was doing the marking (company)

Temporary Use Only IMHO is the give away to the time period.

Label and the Yellow warning also ;)
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Re: Help with Date Code?
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2015, 02:13:04 PM »
That doesn't look anything like the one in my '69 Cougar, which was listed on the dealer invoice.  Mine has an orange rim, and codes stamped on every spoke nub. I have no idea what the codes mean, several are one letter or number, only one is two characters.  Sorry.
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Re: Help with Date Code?
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2015, 04:49:33 PM »
Quote from: mikeljgt500kr on January 01, 2015, 02:13:04 PM
............ Mine has an orange rim, and codes stamped on every spoke nub..........

Sounds like you might have a Mopar example there. Not unusual for owners in the past to use these
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Re: Help with Date Code?
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2015, 07:20:45 PM »
The rim is stamped Fomoco on first pic...
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Re: Help with Date Code?
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2015, 07:22:09 PM »
Well Jeff, I guess anything is possible in a car that old and since it was dealer installed, and the wheel bolt pattern is the same between Ford and Mopar.  But the inflator can is a Ford unit…...
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Re: Help with Date Code?
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2015, 09:52:19 PM »
Quote from: mikeljgt500kr on January 01, 2015, 07:22:09 PM
Well Jeff, I guess anything is possible in a car that old and since it was dealer installed, and the wheel bolt pattern is the same between Ford and Mopar.  But the inflator can is a Ford unit…...
The two typical factory /dealer versions sizes  seen are 7.35 X14 or later F78X15 .  What size is your tire? If it is a 7.75 X14 which it looks like that is for a Boss 429. I don't think I have ever seen or heard of a factory /dealer  orange rim before and most likely  it came original in a mopar trunk. Special Ed would most likely be interested in trading you for the correct one for your car as he deals in the B9 stuff.
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Re: Help with Date Code?
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2015, 10:07:42 PM »
Hi Bob,

My space saver is F78-14 which is the correct size for my 73 Mach 1. Was trying to figure out if date code was correct for car but decoding it seems to be a mystery.

Thanks to all who have contributed.

Jeff
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Re: Help with Date Code?
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2015, 11:33:23 PM »
Quote from: jeff8877 on January 01, 2015, 10:07:42 PM
Hi Bob,

My space saver is F78-14 which is the correct size for my 73 Mach 1. Was trying to figure out if date code was correct for car but decoding it seems to be a mystery.

Thanks to all who have contributed.

Jeff
My question was directed to mikeljgt500kr as the quoted text indicated. Sorry I can't help with your date code.
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Re: Help with Date Code?
« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2015, 11:58:16 PM »
Actually Bob, this is an F78X14, the XR7 R code Cougar came with 14" FR70 radials. But if Special Ed is interested in this, I would be willing to talk.  I also have not seen anything but black rims on Fords, so this one looked odd, even for a Mopar, my '70 AAR 'Cuda had a black rim 15" space saver.
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Re: Help with Date Code?
« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2015, 12:32:43 AM »
Quote from: mikeljgt500kr on January 01, 2015, 11:58:16 PM
Actually Bob, this is an F78X14, the XR7 R code Cougar came with 14" FR70 radials. But if Special Ed is interested in this, I would be willing to talk.  I also have not seen anything but black rims on Fords, so this one looked odd, even for a Mopar, my '70 AAR 'Cuda had a black rim 15" space saver.
Mike,I thought I was reading 7.75 in the picture of orange rim tire in the trunk. That one Ed would be interested in not the F78 X14 .  The F78 is the most common  . 
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Re: Help with Date Code?
« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2015, 05:40:38 PM »
Quote from: mikeljgt500kr on January 01, 2015, 07:22:09 PM
Well Jeff, I guess anything is possible in a car that old and since it was dealer installed, and the wheel bolt pattern is the same between Ford and Mopar.  But the inflator can is a Ford unit…...

Additional note - the yellow decal I think was a 72 thing, sent out to all registered owners of cars and new cars

Kind of like the CAUTION FAN decal deal
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