I have a 1970 SS chevelle what box on the build sheet is the distributor code? I have a build sheet but I can't seem to figure out which one it is thanks, Marty

Distributor #'s were not broadcast on the buildsheet.They were considered part of the engine sub assembly & therefore put on by the engine manufacturer,such as Tonawanda.
Same scenario for the Intake-Exhaust Manifolds-Water pump-Heads etc.

L34 engine could be 1111999 or 1112000
L78 - 1112000
LS5 - 1111963
LS6 - 1111437

what I am trying to find out what color was put on the 1111999 dist. I thought they were installed at the point of final assembly like the carb.,alt,etc. anyone know? thanks, Marty

Engine came with dist from the engine plant as engine had to be timed to start on the final line.


Chevrolet Assembly - Engine Dress Line Operations Details

The beginning of the engine dress line was a sea of racks full of engines and transmissions; small-block V-8's from Flint V-8 Engine and Tonawanda, big-block V-8's from Tonawanda, and L-6 engines from Flint Motor, plus manual transmissions from Saginaw and Muncie and automatics from Toledo, Cleveland, Warren, and Willow Run. In the engine schedule area, the operator grabbed the next Broadcast Copy from the printer, verified the sequence number, noted the engine code required for that car, and moved an air-powered overhead hoist on traveling bridge rails over the correct engine rack. The specified engine was hoisted out of the rack and transferred to the next hook on the overhead engine dress line conveyor, where the throwout bearing (on manuals) was greased and installed, along with the clutch fork boot. Another operator on the other side of the line repeated the process with the specified transmission, which was then installed and bolted to the engine; on automatics, an air tool was used to rotate the flexplate, and the converter bolts were driven, followed by the lower cover.

The VIN derivative numbers were stamped in the next operation on both the engine pad and the transmission, using a gang-stamp holder and a hammer. From here on, all the detail dress items were added (plug wires, coil, engine harness, battery cables, carburetor, pulleys, alternator, starter, fan and clutch, A/C compressor, power steering pump, transmission cooler lines and fill tube, A.I.R. pump, diverter valve and air manifolds, drive belts, dipstick and tube, oil filter, engine and transmission mounts, PCV plumbing, vacuum fittings, fuel pump and fuel line, radiator hoses, and (if applicable) the transmission-mounted 4-speed manual shifter and linkage was installed and adjusted (3-speed manual floor shifters were mounted on the cross-member and adjusted later on the Chassis line). Engine oil and transmission lube were added, and the completed engine/transmission assembly was conveyed to the Chassis Line for installation in the subframe. The engine line inspector wrote the engine, transmission, and carburetor codes on the Broadcast Copy and put the sheet in a box for pickup by a Scheduling clerk (needed to create the P-O-P at the end of the Final Line).

ELCAMINO, VERY IMMPRESSIVE I MUST SAY, but a couple of questions I must ask, how many of these numbers were wrote down wrong, was there a second person who check these, I have heard of numbers being transveresed etc, Mike

Who knows?

All you can do is speculate today. If you vehicle does not fit the mold, you can always argue it was a mistake. After all, these were people doing these operations and to err is human.