Since you asked allot of questions going to keep my responses short to each
Going through numerous topic posts from a search I still have a few questions. On an early SJ build where was the service specification decal placed? DS shock tower?
Not exactly sure of what month your looking for information from. If so I could be more specific. Drivers side shock tower as you mention just like typical San Jose practice. On AC cars at least one of the workers would place that sticker on the drivers side forward inner fender panel
Did the plant ever use the white square inspection stickers on the cowl area? There is a pic in an unrestored thread of a SJ car with one on the upper cowl and the sticker had the patina of original(all worn out and faded).
I've found a couple of cars with a square type sticker on the cowl but none of them have been clear enough to provide what was on the sticker or their use or purpose. Apparently not used for long and possibly a test to see if they wanted to try using them, again for some unknown reason, but choose not to. Have seen very very few and some I still question a bit. Also the ones I question don't have any information about the car, like a VIN to go along with the claim but I've collected a couple I believe indicate they were tried but just didn't work out after the short test.
On an early CJ car were the engine spec decal always on the DS outer chrome valve cover?
That decal was applied at the engine plant so location was dependent on which plant the engine was assembled at and the worker but they were pretty standard in their use and location from the ones I've seen in 69.
Any paint inspection stamps used at SJ in 69? Thanks. Gary
Yes just like every year at San Jose. Two different inspectors. One for the uni-body and one to do, at a different location in the plant, the parts that were individually painted off the car. For 69 this included the hood, fenders, headlight bucket and cowl cover. Four different styles of stamps were used depending on the inspector. Some of the older guys kept their earlier styles while others had theirs changed in late 68 and at least one got a new one in late 69 production and it carried over to the final 1970 production. Last names were the most commonly used. Last names except for one worker whose last name was too long for the stamp. We knew this inspector and he worked, after leaving Ford, with a close friend for a number of years and he got his stamp. That was a nice favor IMHO
Hope this helps
