What month did GM start making the 98s?
04-25-2006, 11:22 AM
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What month did GM start making the 98s? Like the title says what month did GM start making the 98s? Was it in 97? My sticker has a date of 1/98 and Im just curious when they started rolling off the line.
04-25-2006, 06:46 PM
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I believe the first production of the 98s began in August 97. There were some preproduction cars that were made earlier though (like the rare 98 TA with no t-roofs and cloth seats that was in Car and Driver back then)
04-26-2006, 06:15 AM
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My 2000 was built in July of 1999. It was the 1,711 car built for the 2000 model year, so it had to be late June/early July '99 when they started. With the '98 model year being the first year for the LS1 changeover, I could see them not starting production until August of 1997.
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well i have a 98 purple TA and on the door is sept 97. all of the purple cars were made early in the 98 year.
i have changed out my interior and some of the interior parts have 7/97 on them.
maybe that's when they were made ??
just my 2cents
i have changed out my interior and some of the interior parts have 7/97 on them.
maybe that's when they were made ??
just my 2cents
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05-09-2006, 08:22 AM
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How did you find out which day your car was finished and which number it was?
05-09-2006, 08:47 AM
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My 98's production number is 1536, so it is a pretty early one. In fact it has the LT1 seats and the blue tinted side mirrors.
My 02 is very late in production. Based on the production numbers, I know that only a little over 800 F-bodies were built after my 02 NHRA.
My 02 is very late in production. Based on the production numbers, I know that only a little over 800 F-bodies were built after my 02 NHRA.
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Originally Posted by Thunder175
My 98's production number is 1536, so it is a pretty early one. In fact it has the LT1 seats and the blue tinted side mirrors.
My 02 is very late in production. Based on the production numbers, I know that only a little over 800 F-bodies were built after my 02 NHRA.
My 02 is very late in production. Based on the production numbers, I know that only a little over 800 F-bodies were built after my 02 NHRA.
********. All I know is they were hard as hell to get back then.
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Mine was built in August '97, #3778 off the line.
That being said, my blue mirrors are carried over from the LT1 days? What's with the LT1 seats as mentioned above?
Rumor also has it the early cars like mine had some C5 additions, like the cam, due to the F-Body production engines not ready for the line yet.
That being said, my blue mirrors are carried over from the LT1 days? What's with the LT1 seats as mentioned above?
Rumor also has it the early cars like mine had some C5 additions, like the cam, due to the F-Body production engines not ready for the line yet.
05-14-2006, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Thunder175
My 98's production number is 1536, so it is a pretty early one. In fact it has the LT1 seats and the blue tinted side mirrors.
The mirrors were not just a '98 item either. They kept the blue tinted side mirrors all the way through the '98 model year and into part of '99. My '99 Trans Am had blue tinted side mirrors and it was built in October of '98. Both of my '98s have them.
05-14-2006, 05:32 PM
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My `98 has a build date of Mar 11 `98
I have blue tinted mirrors and a BorgWarner Trans (some late `98's have Tremec's) I also have the Assembly line Invoice (build sheet)
I have blue tinted mirrors and a BorgWarner Trans (some late `98's have Tremec's) I also have the Assembly line Invoice (build sheet)
