egine code/block id please

[1yy07]

pad# VM112800 / date code J18 /cast# 14016379 GM5.7LG head# 462624/ L02

 

[6880 Mike]

pad# VM112800...

That might be a partial VIN derivitive (not Corvette). There should be a second number stamped on the pad. It will identify the engine.

 

[JohnZ]

That's a GM Targetmaster or Goodwrench generic replacement 350.

 

[patricko]

engine stamp

My V.I.N number is 1Z37K2S522324 and on my block it says 1ZS522324 and V0412CKW are these engine stamp codes correct it's a 1972 corvette , thanks Pat.........

 

[Vettehead Mikey]

Assuming it's not a restamp, that's the correct and original stamping for your car. Engine is a base 200 hp 4 speed built April 12 in Flint MI.

K in the VIN also means base engine.

 

[patricko]

stamp

my stamp on my engine on my 1972 corvette seems too big the numbers on the left are 3/16 and the numbers on the right are 1/4 inch does anyone know the correct size so i can be sure they are right ,,thanks pat

 

[JohnZ]

my stamp on my engine on my 1972 corvette seems too big the numbers on the left are 3/16 and the numbers on the right are 1/4 inch does anyone know the correct size so i can be sure they are right ,,thanks pat

That's correct - the machine code on the inboard end of the pad was stamped at the Flint V-8 Engine Plant, and the VIN derivative stamp on the outboard end of the pad was stamped at St. Louis, in a smaller font, when the car was built.

 

[patricko]

Yes but I saw the number on another car and they were 1/8 size on the left and 3/16 on the right so which size i correct,Thanks pat

 

[Vettehead Mikey]

Assuming it's not a restamp, t

Yes but I saw the number on another car and they were 1/8 size on the left and 3/16 on the right so which size i correct,Thanks pat

That's why I started my response with 'assuming it's not a restamp'.

The other car sounds like a restamp.

 

[patricko]

Or maybe my car is a restamp I have had it for 5 years and now I am going to sell it and if the numbers are not the right size or someone has restamped it then i can't sell it as a numbers matching ,I can't seem to get a hold of the last owner so i just hope they are the right size and original so i can get what I paid for it ..thanks again Pat

 

[Vettehead Mikey]

Post a picture if you opinions.

 

[patricko]

stamp

can someone tell me what size the stamp is supposed to be on a 1972 corvette, small on the left and larger on the right is it 1/8 and 3/16 or maybe 3/16 and 1/4 someone has stamped my car and I would like to know if it is atleast the right size and if it is then it might be original because everything else on the car is correct,Thanks Pat

 

[Vettehead Mikey]

This question has already been answered..........

No pics?

 

[JohnZ]

Here's what an original '72 pad looks like.