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Originally Posted by 69chevelless
Yes all that stuff that you copied and pasted from another site are true but the L code is another way to identify an SS car from baltimore or Kansas. Are you not a believer of this theory? If so why not?
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L- May indicate it being SS-optioned car. Not enough documentation has not been found from what I have read that it was used for exclusively on SS cars. Yes it has been found on SS cars so it may mean it was ordered an SS and has been found on 69 L78 cars, etc. If I was going to buy an SS car I would want documentation also before I would hang my hat just on the L. Yes I know documentation can be fake and so can cowl tags these days. It's ashame that it has come down to that. It only hurts the value of everyones car. I'm just like everyone else still trying to learn more about these cars everyday. I'm by no means an expert on Chevelles.
This is from Dale M who has done a lot of research on the subject.
" I think 70 Baltimore used B D and only Kansas used L. Of the limited tags I have:
* 69 Baltimore - BL (El Caminos BFL)
I know one of the Baltimore Malibu BL tags is an SS because of the paint code 72 and a BFL Baltimore El Camino is from matching paperwork.
* 69 KC - L
Ten KC Chevelles with L are verified as SS because of either paint or matching paperwork. Another is verified as an SS but does not have the letter L. (POP w/JC engine code, engine and TH400 have correct CON VIN)
70 Baltimore - BD
At least one B D tagged Baltimore Chevelle I have is verified with build sheet.
70 KC - L
At least four L tagged KC Chevelles I have are verified with build sheets.
Certainly not much to go on given the over 600,000 69/70 Malibu & El Caminos built and trying to fit in 86,000+ 69 SS optioned Chevelles and 62,000+ 70 optioned Chevelles but it's a start.
If others don't take the time to document what they find, it'll remain a theory and not proven or disproven. Just like the mystery of the - -, blank, or DuPont paint codes was theory/suspect until people like Jim Mattison spoke up and confirmed these were 'special paint' codes. Many people still ask about them and, thanks to Mr. Mattison, those questions can be answered. I'm sure many things in Alvin Colvin's books were theory/suspect until he gained access and did research at GM.
The problems I see are (1) not enough people yet have come forward with paperwork proof to support or debunk a theory and (2) many times the paperwork just doesn't exist any longer so those cases sit with an asterisk if you will.
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[QUOTE=SS Shaun;34646]not sure what you are asking for with the steering shaft but here are some i have in my photobucket.
Big Block steering shaft will have the lower portion bolted on and not pressed on.
