Re: 1970 L78 NOVA SS 396 4-SPEED DOCUMENTED
 

Here's another VIN pad picture after it was cleaned up a litle more.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...nginecode3.jpg

Re: 1970 L78 NOVA SS 396 4-SPEED DOCUMENTED
 

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...amplarge-1.jpg

Re: 1970 L78 NOVA SS 396 4-SPEED DOCUMENTED
 

YES ALLEN , true story !!! good job .I owned the L34 IN THE 80'S LOW MILE CAR LIKE NEW !! PURCHASED IT FROM ONE OF THE BROTHER'S .I SOLD IT TO A GUY IN THURDER BAY OR NORTH BAY ?? IN 1987-88-89 ??

Re: 1970 L78 NOVA SS 396 4-SPEED DOCUMENTED
 

Allen is that a real stamnping or a fake.?

Re: 1970 L78 NOVA SS 396 4-SPEED DOCUMENTED
 

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Allen is that a real stamnping or a fake.?

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The real one.

Re: 1970 L78 NOVA SS 396 4-SPEED DOCUMENTED
 

That is what I thought Al because my 70 L78 Nova (a month behind that Car) has the EXACT same stamping, especially on the VIN, it is almost invisible on the top and deep on the bottom, wasn't a square hit at the factory on the VIN stamp

Re: 1970 L78 NOVA SS 396 4-SPEED DOCUMENTED
 

Allen, nice job outlining the story - I was losing track of who-had-what.

So, the current seller restamped the L34 block? Now the L34 owner's engine will need a restamp to bring the numbers back in line? What a shame https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif

Re: 1970 L78 NOVA SS 396 4-SPEED DOCUMENTED
 

-------Jim,,,Those numbers were whacked with the head on of course, and because of that were often light on the up side. Just think about the guy with the hammer and how he might get the gang holder a little too close to the head, and this is what you get.........Bill S

Re: 1970 L78 NOVA SS 396 4-SPEED DOCUMENTED
 

No Marlin. The seller says he still has the orig engine in his shop.

Re: 1970 L78 NOVA SS 396 4-SPEED DOCUMENTED
 

Oh, that's good. So, there is an opportunity for both cars to get their original engines back - forget who owns what, reunite the engines!!