Engine question C2
Le Mans Master
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From: "You may all go to Hell- and I will go to Texas- Davy Crockett
St. Jude Donor '12
[QUOTE=1sttexan;1577415632
Maybe the guy who installed the plate just got back from a Shlitz (beer) break.
The more knowledgable member may chime in.[/QUOTE]
The guy who was making classics was on vacation that day..... only ones left were the guys making cars..
Maybe the guy who installed the plate just got back from a Shlitz (beer) break.
The more knowledgable member may chime in.[/QUOTE]
The guy who was making classics was on vacation that day..... only ones left were the guys making cars..
Racer
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Complete engines (as-shipped from the engine plant) were only available while they were still in production; when that model year's engines were no longer in production, they might use a similar engine in production from the next model year, or a new short block with bolt-on parts (heads, intake, water pump, etc.) transferred from the failed engine. Complete engines had the usual engine plant date/suffix stamping, and short blocks had blank pads.
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The car for sale is the first time i have seen a car made the same day as my car.
Both are 64 coupes made the fifth of December 1963 according to the trim tag(D5)
Also it seems that 64 Corvettes had some special welds to the VIN plate
Both are 64 coupes made the fifth of December 1963 according to the trim tag(D5)
Also it seems that 64 Corvettes had some special welds to the VIN plate
Pro
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The original owner of my car blew the motor in Chicago with only 18,000 miles on it, the car was only 8 months old, he said the dealer picked it up and had it for three weeks and replaced the motor, not a short block but complete engine, the pad is stamped the same as the POP, but one number off on the suffix, the build date on the motor is 1-2-67 he does'nt remember if they stamped the pad and could have probably cared less. I'm going to try and post some pics and see what you guys think of the re-stamp. Ditch
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From: Washington Michigan
Team Owner
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From: Washington Michigan
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There was nothing "special" about '64 Corvette VIN plate welds - all '63-'64 VIN plates were welded the same way, with the same process and tooling. It was a poor design for welding, and there were many "cold welds" and "double hits"; those aberrations were quite common. That's why they changed to rivets in '65.
Strange that no workers could manage to put the vin plate straight and level when they welded it
