DRIVESHAFT STRIPE COLORS

**ALLZS** · #1 02-02-2015, 03:17 AM

LOOKING FOR THE CORRECT COLOR COMBO & PLACEMENT FOR A 69 L78 4 SPEED NOVA WAS THE L78 CAMARO THE SAME ?

**SeattleCarGuy** · #2 02-03-2015, 05:46 PM

These pics are from a 24,000 mile original '69 L78 M40 Nova. Sorry, don't have a 4 speed and don't know the different color pattern for 4 speed.

resto4u · #3 02-05-2015, 01:28 AM

I think the original stripes are crayon, not paint.

camaromb · #4 02-05-2015, 02:20 PM

They were paint I believe, you can usually see the brush lines. I had an original LS6 driveshaft that had paint from the stripes running front to back from what looked like lying on a table after striping.

**Ls6 Ragtop** · #5 02-05-2015, 02:31 PM

I second the paint theory. At least on the Chevelles I usually mess with.
Chris

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #6 02-05-2015, 03:15 PM

Nova's are paint as well. I only know the Deuce stripes, yellow-green-yellow, and I don't think they would be the same for an L78 car.

**Furback** · #7 02-05-2015, 03:45 PM

The driveshaft out of the 68 Nova parts car I just junked. Green - Brown - Orange stripes about 12" from slip yoke end. Car was 307 Powerglide car.

**Keith Seymore** · #8 02-06-2015, 01:14 PM

Likely not the same between Nova and Camaro.

The paint stripes were a form of visual identification (like an assembly plant "broadcast code" or "pick code&quot

and would be different for each unique part number.

Anything that would create a new proliferation of part (ie, tube diameter, material thickness, tube length, slip yoke size/type or u joint size) would drive a new part number and therefore unique stripe pattern for that drive shaft part/vehicle powertrain combination.

And - yes - they were paint. Brushed immediately after the balance operation (while still in the balancing fixture). They were not taped in order to have clean edges. Pretty sloppily done, actually.

K