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For my first post I am also looking for some help. I have a 1954 Chevy 3100. It has a rear axle with the code NK 114. I have looked at it from all angles with all kinds of light, the 4 is very faint but the rest of it seems to be as stated. I have not been able to find that code anywhere. I think it may be original to the truck but maybe not. It had a 1965 Pontiac Tempest engine in it. It has the two piece drive shaft.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

NK 114 is the number for a 1955 first design 3100 series, 3.9 ratio. The 1 = Jan, 14 day of the month.
A 1954 would have been the same except number would began with an M.
Does the truck have an open driveshaft or torque tube, Hydramatic or standard transmission?

As an update I found the date code, 3 62.

That doesn't compute to any thing.

When I got it it had a 65 Pontiac 215 with a Camaro distributor. It has a two piece drive shaft. It has a Muncie 420. It has been cobbled together and is missing the parking brake levers so I am trying to find out what it is so I can get the parking brake levers and struts.

I know, I'll check again.

On the drivers side of the rear end is the 'clock' and the numbers 362.
Thanks for the info! will see if I can find the brake levers now.