DRIVESHAFT STRIPE COLORS
 

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

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https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...-21060-001.jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...-21061-002.jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...-21062-003.jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...-21063-005.jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...-21064-010.jpg

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.

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I think the original stripes are crayon, not paint.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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") 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