July carb on a July 68z

[black69]

Hi, I have a 68z with a 7C body and an engine stamp build date of July 8. A friend wants my april first week carb for his in trade for a second week July DZ carb. Would this July carb be ok for mine?
I never had the original carb for my car so please don’t think the April one came originally with my car, always hoped it was in range though (barely). If the July one is better, that would be good and I could proceed with a trade.
Thanks, Bob

[william]

Probably not.

Early Norwood 1969 Z/28s built through the end of October 1968 had 864, 872, 875 carbs.

[black69]

Thanks William,
I am on the ‘probably not page too’. I know with so few Camaros made in July, I wondered they would have been burning through June carbs. I need to check again, thought they only made 2000 plus total Camaros in July, and with the ratio of z28s out of that number, it had to be not that many z28s that month. Nickey Chevrolet told the owner of my car that it looked potentially it won’t be made and if he wanted a 69. Something unknown was holding it up, maybe same thing held up others.

[william]

I believe you saw the "2000 plus total Camaros in July" on this site. As the text states, Chevrolet info on that was incorrect. The VIN range for July '68 at Norwood was roughly N461500 - N484735, over 23,000 cars. Plenty of them were Z/28s.

The fundamental problem was dealers ordering more Z/28s than the plants could build. Generally speaking, it was the capacity to build engines. Can't just "make more parts" overnight. The problem continued into the '69 model year when Chevy stopped accepting Z/28 orders as of November, 1968. When this happens, Central Office assigns dealers an allocation to order against. From what I heard, they were slow to confirm Z/28 orders. Dealers didn't know if or when their orders would be built.

[KurtS]

Holley carbs are one item that are not very close on dates.
68 NOR: 2 June cars - 845 & 813
07B - 841
07C - 861
Remember, NOR installed them so the 0708 engine date doesn't matter, it's 07C that matters. I think you are good with the 841.

[cook_dw]

Carbs (like several items) were not FIFO'd.  03D 68 and its original carb was 832