kenEDMUNDS

The way I understand it, a stamp pad is judged in three areas. The pad itself-broach marks, the assembly date stamp and the vin stamp. If one had a correct dated original motor that is a few serial numbers off and the original vin stamp was overstamped with Xs and a new vin number was stamped above it leaving the assembly stamp alone, how would the pad judge? Would the broach marks and the assembly date be given full credit and the vin stamp get a total deduct? Or would the whole thing be thrown out and I would be drawn and quartered?

Joel 67

Drawn and quartered!

You'd get credit for the pad surface, credit for the date if it predates your vehicle assembly date and suffix, and no credit for the VIN.

This is how you can Duntov a car without matching numbers

mdz06vetter

as Joel mentions, a 38 point VIN derivative deduction, provided everything else is as indicated

JohnZ

You'd get a 25-point deduction for the VIN stamp; the engine plant stamp (25 points) and the pad surface (38 points) would fly, assuming they appeared to be typical of factory production. You'd get the same deduction if you just left the original (incorrect number) VIN stamp alone instead of X-ing it out.

kenEDMUNDS

Thanks guys, I will just leave vin the way it is-maybe the car will surface one day!
Ken