Re: 440 Block vin identification - 11/19/2210:31 AM
Originally Posted by Pacnorthcuda
So how does the same block get a 1969 vin stamp and a 1970 pad stamp?
That’s a good question! I missed that. I would bet the vin number would be correct since it seems that would be a harder mistake to explain to the boss. Miss the top pad stamp and no would would care.
Looks to me like some grinding was done on top pad?
the machine [mill cutter] marks from the china wall to the pad looks factory, but there are scrape [?] marks which could have been made to remove the paint to check the stampings. then there are other marks that could be best described as some kind of grinding/rotary tool marks [?] made for whatever reason.
So the backstory on this deal, my dads buddy got it I assume from a wrecked car, put a .484 cam in it, installed it in his drag car, went 12s waaaay back in the day. He gave it to my dad who has had it under a bench for over 40yrs and has never used it. I’m guessing then nobody cared about the numbers? I just was...We were just curious is all as I’m not a bb guy at all. Thanks to all who responded.
i can tell with certainty, 40 years ago, nobody cared about numbers. in fact, we all laughed at the corvette geeks that were fussing over numbers back then........... today, comparing us MOPAR fanatics to the corvette guys, we are FAR above those geeks when it comes to fussing over numbers.
i can tell with certainty, 40 years ago, nobody cared about numbers. in fact, we all laughed at the corvette geeks that were fussing over numbers back then........... today, comparing us MOPAR fanatics to the corvette guys, we are FAR above those geeks when it comes to fussing over numbers.
Oh, I don't know. I was surfing around one time and landed on a Corvette forum where two guys were going at each other over what the paint runs should look like on a restored Corvette frame. I'm anal but even I don't go that far.