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I would expect that someone like OPH would know;
the fact that him and Dennis both suggested that HF wheels are the originals, had me scratching my head. GM was known for replacing one part with another, and my post was me thinking out loud, that maybe XE was the replacement (but it may have also had an earlier application). I only have 67-76 Firebird, 77-81 Pontiac, 85-91 Grand Am, and 85-91 (Oldsmobile) Calais master parts catalogs - so I cannot reference any pre-1977 Pontiac parts which is not listed in the Firebird MPC. Quote:
https://www.tyresizecalculator.com/wheels/wheel-offset
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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Jonny, I'm going to double check the wheel codes on the Lemans & Tempest this weekend to make sure what code they are...I know the '69 Custom S is HF. Don't take my word as gospel...lol!
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I have a '70 build sheet for a 06-01 build with XE listed. My 02-06 had XE's. HF may have used late in the '70 build as HF was the code for '71s.
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Have had quite a few XE coded steel wheels, '69 production usage dates, early '70 to late Jan '70 usage wheels. Were they manufactured & installed later in production on mid '70 models, HFR has just sounded off. I will ck & get some feedback from two local '70 GTO customers who have March & April '70 built steel wheel cars w original trunk spares. One is original owner to his car, bought it new. I've seen his spare & it's def original.
HF coded 14x6's definitely made it onto numerous '70 V8 Tempest, LeMans, & GTO's, began chasing singles & pairs of HF's before picking up a date matching set to run on my T-37 Coupe.
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From Il & Parts Catalog:
(not sure how accurate this is, but is older manual)
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Bad info John. Many superseded code wheels.
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I contacted the 1970 GTO tech expert for the GTOAA. He confirmed that the correct steel wheel code for 70 is XE.
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My experience from big car shows doesn't lend to a post like that (#27) as the end-all.
It reads to me as though there may have been two codes used depending on build date; As an example all the 1969 Camaro guys get hot & bothered over XT wheels, meanwhile that wasn't the only wheel used - just the more common 14x7" steel wheel code for that model/year.
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That makes plenty of sense, especially given the strike. I think if I already had HF wheels with good date codes, I wouldn't lose any sleep over them. Since I need a set, I'm gonna chase the XEs for a while.
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Is there no factory documentation for these wheel codes?
I can neither confirm nor deny my XEs are original but the date code on my 70 LeMans' tag is 09C, Pontiac plant. |
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My '70 Tempest is dated 9E on the trim tag, so a real early production car too. The Lemans is dated 03B, so a late mid-year car. I'll be checking the codes and dates tomorrow. I have no idea if they are the original "born-with" wheels, or not, but we'll soon see.
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Heres some dates, am sure have more HF's & poss some more XEs. Have a considerable amount of mounted steel wheels to break down.
K-1-0 6 @ 14 HF K-1-0 9? @ 18 HF (the 9 is upside down) the latter set! have an upside down 9 in the month designation, I bought that set through GTO JOHN (RIP) before "the auction". These are the set I'm restoring the finish for the T-37 Engr car & will be running Pontiac-Pontiac standard hubcaps. The T was ordered out with heavy 14x7 HC's & will be running those for show only. the pair of 6/14/70's I personally removed from the front of a late 70 model LeMans.
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Buzzards gotta eat... same as worms. Last edited by 'ol Pinion head; 01-21-2023 at 09:24 AM. |
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is there a compiled assembly manual for a Tempest/Lemans/GTO?
if so, the wheel/tire pages might shed some light on the subject. I would think that June 1970 stamped wheels would normally be for 1971 model year cars.
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I could only access the original wheels from the 09E Baltimore built Tempest and all 5 are 8/2/69, or possibly 8/12/69 (the '1' in the 12 is very faint), and XE coded. I was mistaken in my earlier post. Now I'm really curious to see what came on the 03B Fremont, CA built Lemans.
Dennis Last edited by SD455DJ; 01-22-2023 at 11:13 AM. |
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ok then, based on what I am reading now, early 70’s should probably be XE, while late should be HF.
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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With all the dates thrown out there for the application of wheels. How far in advance of a cars production would the wheels be dated? My GT-37's production date is early sept 70 (appears pre-strike) and the build sheet shows JT for the code.
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On a 09A or even early 09B body build GT-37, that was actually built before the big strike, I'd expect a JT coded wheel most likely dated in the 8/13/70 range. 8/13/70 is a valid date, know of a set that was sold in the last year by a longtime collector & PY member.
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#38
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Thanks Roger. It is an 09A build.
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HG 14 X 6 steel wheels are interesting, I have a couple of sets. One set is for drum brakes and the other is for disc brakes. I would have to do some digging to find the dates on them.
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