Re: scuff plates '49 - 2 dr

Posted by BH On 2013/11/3 12:24:51

Keep in mind that the parts books only include numbers for parts that were supplied for service replacement in the field, but the use of part numbers extends beyond that.

In manufacturing, there are three types of materials - finished goods, semi-finished good, and raw materials. Part numbers are applied to every item in the manufacturing inventories, including those parts and subassemblies used in vehicle assembly, but not all of those parts were offered, publicly, for service.

So, it might be that what the SNM has located is a drawing/number for an item that required further work before it was introduced into the parts warehouse system for packaging and distribution. Else, perhaps what was used on the line significantly differed in what was provided for service. Either way, the drawing/part number that the SNM has located might be referenced on another drawing for the finished service part - merely a matter of some text on 'A' size paper (similar to letter size paper), but the SNM simply hasn't found it or doesn't have it.

You migth wanna contact the folks at the Proving Grounds as a cross-check.