69 Nova inspection stripe

[Bill Rose]

I've seen this stripe on a number of Nova frames/left frame horn. Anyone know what it's significance is?.............and, is it orange, like the engine paint?

[m22mike]

It's orange, a vendor thing Bill, found on Camaro too.

Mike

[camaromb]

Nice date stamp visible too...

[enio45]

neat date stamp - those are more rare to find

[Bill Rose]

I was wondering about that code too. Can anyone make it out? looks like BoB to me...lol...or maybe 608?
Here's what it looked like when I was done with it.

[427.060]

Bill, I think you are reading the number upside down. It looks like 869 to me.
James

[jasonL78]

Bill I see 2 stripes on the side of the frame rail. My 68 L79 had 2 stripes. I thought they might be some sort of witness mark for bumper bracket bolts. I worked in an automotive factory building steering columns and every bolt that was torqued down had a witness mark on it. But why the line and not just mark the bolt head is what puzzling. Also why only the driver side? I would just duplicate what you have found not what everyone else has done. That is where people go wrong IMHO with witness mark restorations.

[Salvatore]

My survivor 1969 SS nova has 2 orange stripes on the drivers side also. maybe the 68 and early 69 cars got 2 stripes (11B). I mostly saw just one orange stripe on the drivers side.

[luv2sixty9]

The date looks like 4 8 69....Is that in line with the build date?

[WILMASBOYL78]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bill Rose</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I've seen this stripe on a number of Nova frames/left frame horn. Anyone know what it's significance is?.............and, is it orange, like the engine paint?

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Bill...I think you know that photo is from the sub-frame of the car I sold you. It reads April 8, 1969..which lines up with the production of the car. I left that untouched when I painted the frame...the stripe is orange and the date stencil is white...it was common on Novas of that vintage...though I don't recall ever seeing it on a 1970??

wilma