Re: Another 68 Hemi RR Question
[Re: viperakron]
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Look on the part of the pan rail that extends under the starter, there might be an engine number stamped there.
The top pad on a November '67 built car would have a late '67 assembly date.
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Re: Another 68 Hemi RR Question
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03/24/09 05:52 PM
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It might have a '66 cast block due to the factory running off a batch and then slowly using them.
Some of the last year '71 Hemis have earlier cast blocks.
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Re: Another 68 Hemi RR Question
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Early '68 might or might not have a VIN stamped in the block/trans. Serial number will be on the pan rail under the starter.
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Re: Another 68 Hemi RR Question
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IIRC all blocks would be before '67 in most '68 as ther were no Hemi's cast in '67
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Re: Another 68 Hemi RR Question
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03/25/09 11:47 AM
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States cars built before Jan 68 didn't have identification other than engine pad assembly date.
This is simply not a correct statement. Keep in mind the owner (dealer?) is trying to make a sale.
If correct numbers are important to you I would not reccomend buying that car without having it looked at by someone knowledgable first (Galen Govier, Dave Wise, Myself, etc. pick one).
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Re: Another 68 Hemi RR Question
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Request by whom? The Federal government mandated that beinning in January 1968 all vehicles were to have the VIN sequence number stamped into the engine and transmission. However, Chrysler took it upon themselves to add them in the beggining of the 1968 production model year (mandated or not). As I said, I've seen several VERY early original cars that did have the VIN Sequence stampings, it makes sense to believe they all did or at least were supposed to have. As far as reports of some finding no VIN sequence stampings on thier blocks, I wouldn't doubt there were some built that way, but have never seen a documented example that lacked it(such as a survivor or a complete original unmolested car that's never been appart etc.). Do some exist? Possibly, I'm just waiting to see someone step up with a good verifiable example before I commit to it as an absalute.
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Re: Another 68 Hemi RR Question
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03/25/09 02:21 PM
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Then where would you look for the serial# stamp?
It's not a "Serial" #, it's the last portion of the cars VIN#. on a 1966 cast dated block it would normally be found on the rear bell housing mating surface of the upper block.
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