ANYBODY KNOW WHAT THE #5 AND 0382 ARE FOR ON MY COWL TAG

BODY BY FISHER 5

ST 70 13637 B 102876 BDY
TR756 19 19PNT

04C B 0382


THE 0382 IS ALSO IN BOX 24 ON MY BUILD SHEET:clonk:
ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED THANKS

The 0382 is a Data processing number - block 24 of build sheet

DATA PROCESSING # for what and why is it on the cowl tag. ive seen tags with out it thanks

Most likely for ID purposes along the assembly line if it were a special order car so the assemblers knew what to install in it. It may also depend on which plant the car was built at as to if the data process number was on the body plate.

Without ID codes and various number for reference, do you think they could do all this at 104 cars per hour?

All the way from the first panel being welded up for the body to transit, evrything was sequenced. These numbers on the tags helped facilitate that. Thousands of operations all timed to provide parts to the lines. Think of them are old day bar codes.

from CRG on Camaro assembly...

Fisher Body Overview

Body Shop: Starting with hundreds of raw panels shipped in from the stamping plants, builds up subassemblies, welds the body shell together, adds doors and deck lid, and sends the body shell to the Paint Shop. Paint Shop: Cleans, phosphates, primes, seals, and topcoats the body shell, including stripes, and sends it on to the Trim Shop.
Trim Shop: Installs wiring, glass and moldings, weatherstrips, door and deck lid hardware, interior and exterior trim, taillights, moldings and emblems, headliner, seats and rear carpets, water tests, and ships the trimmed body to Chevrolet.
Chevrolet Overview

Body Bank: Receives the body shell from Fisher, assigns VIN and stamps the hidden VINs, separates them by major Chevrolet equipment and option content, and schedules them in "locked" sequence to the Chevrolet Trim Line; specs for each car are "broadcast" to subassembly and feeder lines throughout the plant. Trim Line: Installs VIN plate, dash mat, heater or A/C system, wipers, pedal support, instrument panel, cluster and wiring, steering column, front carpets, console, brake booster, rear bumper and guards, and the rear shocks and fuel tank; installs the complete front sheet metal assembly and sends the body to the Final Line for chassis-to-body marriage.
Engine Line: Receives engines and transmissions from six different supplier plants and joins them, stamps VIN derivatives, fully dresses and wires/plumbs the engine, engine and trans oil fill, and sends the completed assembly to the Chassis Line.
Chassis Line: Starts with the bare subframe mounted to a carrier truck, and to this is added the front suspension, steering gear and linkage (caster/camber set in a machine), rear axle, fuel and brake lines, exhaust system, master cylinder (brake system bled/tested), engine/transmission, and propeller shaft. The power steering (if applicable) was then filled and the assembly sent to the Final Line for Body Drop.
Paint Shop: Takes the raw front end sheet metal panels (hood, fenders, header panel, front valance, inner fenders, radiator support) from the stamping plants, welds the fender reinforcements to the fender skins, and cleans, phosphates, primes, seals, and topcoats the outer panels; cleans, phosphates and dip-primes the inner fenders and radiator support. After painting, all panels are conveyed to the Sheet Metal Line. Also has a low-temp paint system for grilles, consoles, steering columns, ashtray and glove box doors for delivery to the Trim Line, and a wheel system that primes and paints wheels and conveys them to the wheel & tire assembly area.
Sheet Metal Line: All the painted front sheet metal panels are assembled into complete front end assemblies, including wiring, radiators and shrouds, inner fenders, grilles, and headlights, which are conveyed to the sheet metal installation area near the end of the Trim Line. Both plants installed the front end sheet metal as a pre-assembled unit (less the hood), followed by assembly of the hood.
Final Line: The chassis is raised up to the body, subframe and rear springs and shocks are bolted-up, master cylinder is attached to the body or booster, mount/balance and install wheels/tires, front bumper, battery, fill cooling system, evacuate and fill A/C system, gas fill, car start, auto trans top-off, window sticker and P-O-P, drive off, toe-in set, roll-test, final inspection and repair, deliver to truck or rail shipper.
The preceding covers the basic sequence of assembly operations; now we'll cover each individual department of both Fisher Body and Chevrolet Assembly in more detail, starting again with Fisher Body, and continuing in order to completion of the car.
Fisher Body Operation Details

thanks to all for the great info

Something else to remember, not ALL plants used the same codes on the Body Plates. Check some of the differences at my Chevellestuff (http://www.chevellestuff.com) site under 1970 > Chevelle > Body Plates (or any year). There are examples from each assembly plant.