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    Offline trouble

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    Vin On Block
    « on: October 24, 2006 - 04:50:48 PM »
    My cousin is looking at a 70 Cuda 440 6 Pack on ebay.Should there be letters in front of the numbers stamped on the block?This car has numbers on the pad but no letters.Were some cars stamped with only numbers on the pad.
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    Offline Cuda Cody

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    Re: Vin On Block
    « Reply #1 on: October 24, 2006 - 05:32:25 PM »
    Front top of the engine next to the dist. should be "F 440" and below that it should have "HP"

    The VIN is found down by the oil pan and it will have two letters followed by the last 6 VIN numbers.
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    Re: Vin On Block
    « Reply #2 on: October 24, 2006 - 05:39:42 PM »
    Cody,there are no letters by the oil pan just the vin numbers.
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    Offline Cuda Cody

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    Re: Vin On Block
    « Reply #3 on: October 24, 2006 - 05:43:27 PM »
    Do you have a picture?  There should be 8 digits (2 letters and 6 numbers).   What are the numbers?  Are you sure you are looking at the VIN stamping block and not the casting numbers?

    Quote from: trouble on October 24, 2006 - 05:39:42 PM
    Cody,there are no letters by the oil pan just the vin numbers.
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    Re: Vin On Block
    « Reply #4 on: October 24, 2006 - 05:52:56 PM »
    Sorry to jump in here.  :-[

      There are numbers are down by the oil pan? I didn't notice any numbers on my 440 until I removed the passenger's side header. It was on the side of the block. Of course my car isn't numbers matching, so I only noticed it was a 68, or 69 casting. So these numbers are down by the oil pan too?
    I didn't mean to jump in here.  :misbehaving:

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    Re: Vin On Block
    « Reply #5 on: October 24, 2006 - 09:56:48 PM »
    I hope I answered all your questions in the emails.  Please feel free to email, PM or just call me if you have any other questions.  Not sure I'll have the anwsers, but always willing to help and talk ebodies!   :2thumbs:
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    Re: Vin On Block
    « Reply #6 on: October 25, 2006 - 03:23:53 AM »
     :ylsuper: Thanks Cody.
    « Last Edit: October 25, 2006 - 03:25:36 AM by trouble »
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    Re: Vin On Block
    « Reply #7 on: October 27, 2006 - 12:51:55 PM »
    Hope this helps...
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    Re: Vin On Block
    « Reply #8 on: October 27, 2006 - 12:52:24 PM »
    Ooops...
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    Re: Vin On Block
    « Reply #9 on: October 27, 2006 - 12:53:50 PM »
    OK, one more time...
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    Re: Vin On Block
    « Reply #10 on: October 27, 2006 - 02:36:42 PM »
    Here is an example of a 1970 440HP VIN stamping (on the machine pad located just above the oil pan rail on the side of the block). 440 Six Pack and 440+4 barrel bare engine blocks were the same. The second picture is a typical upper Identification pad as marked for a 1970 HP engine (for either 440+4 HP or 440+6 engine)
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    Offline trouble

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    Re: Vin On Block
    « Reply #11 on: October 27, 2006 - 03:41:25 PM »
    Scott,what is that letter B in the right corner of the upper Identification pad.
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    Offline Green Drop Top

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    Re: Vin On Block
    « Reply #12 on: October 28, 2006 - 01:45:08 PM »
    Typically "A" means the engine was assembled with 20 Over cylinder bores and typically "B" means the engine had 10 under main & rod bearings.
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    Re: Vin On Block
    « Reply #13 on: October 28, 2006 - 02:22:39 PM »
    I thought the maltese cross identified 10 under rod/main bearings?  :clueless:
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    Re: Vin On Block
    « Reply #14 on: October 28, 2006 - 06:32:02 PM »
    Here's my source
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