Need help finding VIN on engine
Intermediate
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The numbers are stamped in not forged, so they can be kind of hard to see. I had to look twice. You need a good light. You should look straight down in front of the head and there will be a flat section of the block where the numbers are. Good luck.
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Originally Posted by MsVetteMan
Get a piece of steel wool or sandpaper and sand the paint and crud off. It's most likey there.
You'll remove the broach marks which are crucial to determining if a pad is original or not.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Madison Ms
And let me give you another reason to check those numbers. When I bought my '74 vert project a few months ago, the owner said it was a nom. He was certain. (He was not the original owner). When I inspected it, and checked for numbers, it did appear as though the block had been decked because I couldn't see or feel the numbers on the front pass. side. I assumed, as he assumed, that it was a nom. Well, car was in the garage a couple of weeks, and I decided to look again for the vin number on the front block. Got a piece of fine grade steel wool and started rubbing the ledge. Well, I'll be, I found some numbers, and they match the vin. Numbers matching original motor in a car with 75,000 miles. 
. I know what my numbers are, posted the pic for noel48 to see location.
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From: Huntsville AL
I also advise caution about using anything abrasive on the engine pad. If you use an abrasive material, and it leaves any marks on the engine pad, you will bring the authenticity of that engine pad into question in the future.
Use something like lacquer thinner to remove the paint from the engine pad.
Use something like lacquer thinner to remove the paint from the engine pad.
Will look tomorrow when I have more light.
