Re: Engine block stampings
 

A CE L78 block won't have a specific vehicle VIN stamp on it, just an assembly date and or serial #

Re: Engine block stampings
 

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Sometimes the VIN# is very, very hard to make out. Make sure that you remove all of the paint and take a picture of the stamp area with a good camera. Crop the picture and blow it up as big as possible. I had to do this with my Pace Car #272 block. I could just make out partial impressions of enough of the charactors to verify the vin.

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So are you saying that CE blocks have the VIN stamped on them?? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif

Re: Engine block stampings
 

Not specific to any engine applications in particular but depending on what GM had on hand the over the counter and/or warranty replacement engines were sometimes supplied in CE or suffixed applications..
Consider the genuine Suffixed but non Vin stamped Corvette blocks/engines that are floating around as an example..

On CE's w/ Vin stamps, not that they often/ever did it but wasn't the General's policy instructions to the dealer installing a warranty unit to stamp the Vin into the replacement unit?.

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Re: Engine block stampings
 

The way I understand it if wasnt a complete motor the block recieved a ce, if you bought a complete motor it normally had the normal engine build date and suffix. Example is the 1970 Harrell Camaro that just sold had I believe a CRV code, since it started off as a small block car it recieved a complete motor.

Re: Engine block stampings
 

I can not see a VIN # anywhere on my DZ short block. The short block has very little useage and has never been disassembled. I was just curious if it could of been a crate motor or was it in a car and no VIN # stamped. MY CE 1970 L78 motor has no VIN # and I believe CE motors never did.

Re: Engine block stampings
 

My Z has the VIN on the oil filter flange but is barely noticable. Took a while to find it as well.

Re: Engine block stampings
 

My 70 Z engine was assembled in Flint and deck stamped V0729CTB.

I bought this car in 78' from Original owner

What is very unusual (I would think) is that the VIN 01N5xxxxx is NOT stamped in the normal bellhousing flange area.

I found the VIN # stamped in rough cast material roughly between the left side soft plugs....

Has anybody ever seen something similar on a FLINT small block.

Does anybody challange my assertion as being phoney, restamped or otherwise forged ?????