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I don't know, I am starting to really think it is legit... If it was a warranty/blank pad, it would not have the top id pad stamped with the assembly date like this. I have seen plenty of restamps, usually they are way to neat (but, wrong font and lack the broaching marks,etc). I don't think anyone would go through the trouble of restamping a block and then intentionally put the numeral 1's upside down... What if the gang holder fell on the floor and the guy stamping the block just through it back together quickly with the letters and #'s all jumbled up?



The top pad here is definitely factory stamps , a Warranty or service repalacement engine would not have like that unless one was needed somewhere in a hurry and they grabbed one from the production sequence line.

The engine and trans on this car in question were not stamped by the same set of stamps.

WHY ???