Not matching numbers but every date correct? 70 cutlass
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Not matching numbers but every date correct? 70 cutlass
So I wanted some thoughts from someone who may know.
I have an incredibly original 1970 cutlass supreme. I noticed that all the date codes match at the time of build based on the build sheet. Engine, alternator, heads but when I looked up the engine VIN I got 30e173291 and the vin 336870e205831. Is it possible that early in its life maybe it blew up and a shop may have swapped a short-block and added everything from the original motor maybe?
I have an incredibly original 1970 cutlass supreme. I noticed that all the date codes match at the time of build based on the build sheet. Engine, alternator, heads but when I looked up the engine VIN I got 30e173291 and the vin 336870e205831. Is it possible that early in its life maybe it blew up and a shop may have swapped a short-block and added everything from the original motor maybe?
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Yes. It's possible. May have been a fluke to get a block so close to your VIN, and it's also possible that both engines could have been built in the same time frame and could be original heads and junk to that particular block. Sometimes karma works out. More than likely only the block was donated to your car, and the peripheals are still original to the car. Who knows for sure except the original owner? If the date codes all check out, it's hard to determine.
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So I wanted some thoughts from someone who may know.
I have an incredibly original 1970 cutlass supreme. I noticed that all the date codes match at the time of build based on the build sheet. Engine, alternator, heads but when I looked up the engine VIN I got 30e173291 and the vin 336870e205831. Is it possible that early in its life maybe it blew up and a shop may have swapped a short-block and added everything from the original motor maybe?
I have an incredibly original 1970 cutlass supreme. I noticed that all the date codes match at the time of build based on the build sheet. Engine, alternator, heads but when I looked up the engine VIN I got 30e173291 and the vin 336870e205831. Is it possible that early in its life maybe it blew up and a shop may have swapped a short-block and added everything from the original motor maybe?
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