but i looked at his sig. and he has a 71?
"J" Engine Code??
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08
Originally Posted by maverick150
Actually Its a 72. I need to correct.
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Originally Posted by gr8whte
what year vette is the vin# in question? cause their is no j in a 72 either,...its either k=L48 L=LT1 v or w=LS5
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08
Originally Posted by maverick150
The title says 1972. I ran the VIN on a registry and it said Model year 1973??
by the way, you cannot mistake a 72 for a 73, for the most obvious reason the 72 has chrome bumpers front and rear, the 73 chrome only in rear. wich do you have?
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Originally Posted by gr8whte
if its a 73 model year, then the J=L48 by the way, you cannot mistake a 72 for a 73, for the most obvious reason the 72 has chrome bumpers front and rear, the 73 chrome only in rear. wich do you have?
by the way, you cannot mistake a 72 for a 73, for the most obvious reason the 72 has chrome bumpers front and rear, the 73 chrome only in rear. wich do you have?
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check the serial # on the car against the # on the block. its on the pass side front right where the head meets the block. there should be some of the serial # repeated in the engine stamp.also check the drivers side right where the transmission bolts on , there should be a casting # there .
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Originally Posted by fast idle
check the serial # on the car against the # on the block. its on the pass side front right where the head meets the block. there should be some of the serial # repeated in the engine stamp.also check the drivers side right where the transmission bolts on , there should be a casting # there .
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12
Originally Posted by maverick150
This car does not have original motor. The VIN is1Z37J3S4-----. It looks to me like a 73 with chrome front end?? The title says 1972??
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There was a CJK low production engine in the early 70s. It doesn't show up in many publications and is known as the "Mystery Engine". It was rumored to be a detuned LT1 with an auto trans. I looked at one several years ago and could not identify any clues that it was other than a base 350.
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I own this car now. It's been a daily driver for prior owner. I'm just wondering if this is the car to invest a bunch of money in. I think I bought it right and won't get hurt if I sell it and find another one. Will this VIN # kill the investment if I sell it later??
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Originally Posted by maverick150
I own this car now. It's been a daily driver for prior owner. I'm just wondering if this is the car to invest a bunch of money in. I think I bought it right and won't get hurt if I sell it and find another one. Will this VIN # kill the investment if I sell it later??
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12
Could be as simple as a typing mistake when the title was changed. '72 could have been accidentally typed instead of '73. Mistakes happen-on the flip side the car could have been stolen before the prior owner to you got it and a title & VIN tag from a scrapped out '73 was put on this "stolen" car. It is remotely possible that you could OPEN a can of worms by going to the DMV & INVESTIGATING. I know a person who "investigated" his car ONLY to have the Ohio State Patrol confiscate it as a stolen car-he never got the car back and had to finish paying out over $15,000 to a bank for a car he NO LONGER had 
If you go this route, you may want to have a detective to the "dirty" work IN CASE there is BAD news. This way, if the worse is reality, you WON'T loose your car this way. 
If you go this route, you may want to have a detective to the "dirty" work IN CASE there is BAD news. This way, if the worse is reality, you WON'T loose your car this way.