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Driveshaft Stripe Colors
Driveshafts, or as GM calls them propeller shafts, vary depending on the particular Chevelle model, engine, transmission, rear end combination. Colored stripes are painted on the driveshaft to identify their application. The following tables' information id derived from build sheets (broadcast copy sheets) from 1970 through 1972 Chevelle assembly plants. These stripes were also used in previous years but due lack of documentation for these early years, only 1970 through 1972 are listed here. The codes shown are in the format of only two colors, often a third color is used but not listed on teh build sheets. The empty cells represent no known (confirmed) information found or in the case of the LS5/LS6 engines are limited to the M22 or M40 transmission.
The data above can be found in a book I co-authored with Rick Nelson, a renouwned restorer specialzing in LS6 Chevelles.
If you have a build sheet with differnet drive shaft colors or one noe listed, please contact me so I can update this information.
Before and after restoration. If you find readable drive shaft
colors, make note of their lcoation and width.
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