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Oct 30, 2019 | 12:12 AM

mblake101

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Thoughts on this 63 Engine Pad

Hey Guys - Been meaning to post this for some time. Pls advise thoughts on this engine pad.With some effort, can locate additional photos if it would help. This does match the vin on the Borg-Warner T-10 4 speed. Thanks ya'll!

Last edited by mblake101; Oct 30, 2019 at 12:14 AM. Reason: Typo

Oct 30, 2019 | 07:48 AM

John BX NY

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My vote is honest old pad....

Oct 30, 2019 | 08:28 AM

mblake101

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Thanks much for your response, John,

Oct 30, 2019 | 08:57 AM

morly1963

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Here's mine-ur's looks good

Oct 30, 2019 | 09:11 AM

GUSTO14

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Another example that looks identical...

Good luck... GUSTO

Oct 30, 2019 | 09:58 AM

emccomas

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Solid pad, no issues.

Oct 30, 2019 | 10:17 AM

rayvaflav

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I like this one.

Ray

Oct 30, 2019 | 03:15 PM

Vettrocious

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Looks nice to me. Funny how the 300 HP cars tend to have nice original stamps, while the hipo
cars are shaky. The 340 and 360 HP cars must have all been built on Friday afternoons after the guys returned from the bar...

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Oct 30, 2019 | 08:16 PM

mblake101

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Man, it sure does!

Oct 30, 2019 | 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Vettrocious

You must mean the guys returning to their shop where they were doing re-stamps.

Oct 31, 2019 | 07:09 AM

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Frankie the Fink

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The pad is fine, font looks correct and crisp; the letter "I" in place of the digit "1" and the text is all aligned and no "double stamps"; clearly the result of a factory gang stamp.

Oct 31, 2019 | 07:20 AM

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MikeM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mblake101

With some effort, can locate additional photos if it would help.

That would help. The angle of that picture isn't all that great

Oct 31, 2019 | 07:39 AM

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ejboyd5

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Why bother with more pictures. It's OK. Move on.

Oct 31, 2019 | 11:31 AM

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I agree. Nothing wrong with that pad....it's the real deal. It's obvious the block has not been surfaced.

Oct 31, 2019 | 11:50 AM

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MikeM

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The stamp looks okay. Can't say that for the rest of it because you can't see it.

Let's put it this way, if what I can see on that pad was costing me more than a blank, smooth pad, I'd want to see more and better pictures.

Last edited by MikeM; Oct 31, 2019 at 12:59 PM.