1968 chevy ii l78 - Page 2

**Hotrodpaul** · #1 09-03-2020, 01:32 PM

Hard to believe that the original motor survived as it was a race car. Big blocks had a tendency to drop valves and destroy blocks and heads.

Paul

**Mr. Chevy** · #2 09-04-2020, 12:51 AM

There are more "numbers matching" cars than ever before... LOL

Rich

**68 Chevy II** · #3 09-07-2020, 03:19 AM

Not going to disclose the exact vin # I'm comparing this to, but this example brent 396 posted is nothing like earlier built cars I have viewed. It's way less than 10s of thousands also, not saying it's a bad car, just the engine stamp pic.

**mprice** · #4 09-07-2020, 05:20 PM

I have seen a lot of Tonawanda stamps that are as close to the head. ITs my opinion the Tonawanda stamp was hit before the head was on. I wouldn't condemn any car for that alone.

**WILMASBOYL78** · #5 09-07-2020, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mprice

I have seen a lot of Tonawanda stamps that are as close to the head. ITs my opinion the Tonawanda stamp was hit before the head was on. I wouldn't condemn any car for that alone.

I agree about the Tonawanda stampings, being done before the heads were bolted on. But, this pad doesn't seem to have any factory broach marks and the VIN stamp concerns me.

**WILMASBOYL78** · #6 09-07-2020, 07:35 PM

I did a comparison against the factory stampings on our born with engine...there are numerous issues.

In my opinion this is a "stamper"....of course some may see it differently, but based on others I have looked at, that is the way I see it.

-wilma

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