Engine Serial Number
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 40
Likes: 0
From: Long Beach Mississippi
Engine Serial Number
I just recently got my hands on a 73 coupe that I am going to rebuld and would like to know where the location of the engine serial number is. It's suppose to an L48 according to the cars VIN #. There are a few things that don't look just right about the engine I wanted to verify if the engine number matches the car VIN number.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 2,135
Likes: 2
From: Dayton Oh
The VIN should be stamped on the front of the engine block, on a small pad located just below the passenger side head, above and behind the water pump. It might be covered with gunk and need a good scrubbing to read.
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 40
Likes: 0
From: Long Beach Mississippi
Thanks marshrat99. Thats where I thought it was and there are some numbers and letters located there as two lines. Neither one of the lines of charcters/numbers make sense. One set is 9 characters long and the other is only 8 characters long. I thought the engine serial number was 11 characters long. The first 7 numbers should be the sequential production number followed by an F or T that says where it was made and then the next 3 characters gives the trans and carburator types. Am I wrong about this?
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 40
Likes: 0
From: Long Beach Mississippi
Not sure I follow what you wrote so here are the 2 sets of numbers I pulled from the passenger side front of the engine block: V0524FRC CEF179423
Can you decipher the above?
Can you decipher the above?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 1,143
Likes: 0
From: Leander Texas
Originally Posted by wmm1955
I just recently got my hands on a 73 coupe that I am going to rebuld and would like to know where the location of the engine serial number is. It's suppose to an L48 according to the cars VIN #. There are a few things that don't look just right about the engine I wanted to verify if the engine number matches the car VIN number.
http://www.nastyz28.com/sbchevy/sblock.html
DR. Jay
Pro
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 683
Likes: 0
From: mississauga ON
Originally Posted by wmm1955
Not sure I follow what you wrote so here are the 2 sets of numbers I pulled from the passenger side front of the engine block: V0524FRC CEF179423
Can you decipher the above?
Can you decipher the above?
in Flint, MI. The 0524, indicates May 24 assembly. The suffix FRC
is a little confusing. The suffix was two digits up to about 1969.
Around 1970 the suffix changed to three digits (similar to yours).
However, the first character was usually a C (for car)......not F.
The second series of numbers (CEF179423) usually starts with a number (not a letter).
The number represents the GM Division.
The second character is also usually a number indicating year
of assembly. The third character indicates assembly plant. F usually
indicates Flint. However, your sequence starts with CE instead
of the two numbers. CE possibly = Crate Engine??
The last 6 numbers usually represent the last 6 numbers on the
vehicles VIN
I'm sure others on this forum will be able to shed more light on this
for you.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every Model vs Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
5 MOST and 5 LEAST Popular Corvette Model Years in History!
Joe Kucinski
2027 Corvette Buyer's Guide: Everything You Need to Know!
Joe Kucinski
10 Things C8 Corvette Owners Hate (But Won't Tell You)
Joe Kucinski
10 Best Corvettes Coming to Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2026!
Brett Foote
Every Corvette Grand Sport Explained! (C2, C4, C6, C7, & C8)
Joe Kucinski
Grand Sport & Grand Sport X Launch Alongside All-New 535hp LS6 V8!
Michael S. Palmer
