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And no stampings on the oil pan rail.



the casting date tells you it's a thick web block , any 230 block before a certian date , I think it's 10/17/71 ??? is thick web.

There would be no stamps in that location, at least I have never seen it on anything built for the 69 and later model year on a Wedge block.

The VIN stamp you are looking for on the oil pan rail is on the SIDE of the block , pass side , just above the oil pan rail.



I've never actually looked for a stamping on the oil pan rail before either, I saw it mentioned in the tech archive here http://www.moparts.org/Tech/Archive/motor/36.html and figured I'd give it a look. The VIN pad is definetely bare, no signs of anything ever stamped there.