nellis003

Hi all,

Last year I bought this engine to use in one of my projects. Previous owner said it was originally out of a '78 Pace Car. After checking the numbers, it does appear to be an L82 and the stamping puts it within the range of the Pace Car production numbers.

I used the engine stamping to recreate the VIN and did a title search on the owner. There was no phone number for him so I sent him a letter letting him know I have the original engine to his car, but I never heard back. No way of knowing if the letter actually reached him or not.

So, not sure what to do with the engine. I would think that the original owner would like to have it, but I don't know how else to reach him short of showing up on his front door. That's a lot more stalkerish than sending a letter.

Engine has been completely rebuilt and never fired. Any opinions on what it's worth if I were to sell it?

Thanks,
Nick

vettebuyer6369

Im not going to offer an opinion on value, but what you should do first is post your thread, with the VIN clearly listed, in the ORPHAN VIN stamped parts Sticky thread we have going at the top of the main page:

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...list-here.html

This is how we try to get VIN stamped items back to their cars.

nellis003

Thanks for the heads up - didn't know that thread existed. I just posted a pic of the stamping.

AzMotorhead

Here's something a real stalker would try.
Plug his address into google earth. See if you can spot the car in their yard. Maybe even use street view to see if its in a carport.
Why do you think they invented those tools??

Priya

If I was the owner of the car that motor belonged in I'd appreciate being stalked.