Looking for a 63 block.
 

I am looking for a 1963 Corvette block with a date stamp anywhere from
March 25th through April 10th.

I think youll be very lucky just to get ANY 1963 block., let alone
within 2 weeks.

"David" > wrote in message
...
>I am looking for a 1963 Corvette block with a date stamp anywhere from
> March 25th through April 10th.

David, I have a '63 Roadster that I pulled my original engine out of about 4
years ago and dropped in a ZZ4 crate engine. My buddies were running B.B.
Chevies and I wanted more H.P. to keep up to them. I kept the original #'s
match engine, just in case I ever decided to sell the car or convert it back
to original. But frankly, I'm having too much fun with the ZZ4, so I might
consider selling the 327. Just prior to dropping the ZZ4 into it, I had the
original 327 completely rebuilt with a steel crank and flat top pistons and
topped it off with a rebuilt Carter WCFB. The engine was a strong runner.
My 327 is the 250 H.P. (RC) version. The engine is sitting in my garage on a
new engine stand.I know that my car was a June/63 build, but I don't recall
how to determine the build date of the engine. Is there a stamping somewhere
that I should be looking for?

Thanks for the reply...I am usually lucky...


On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 18:14:41 -0500, (Dave in
Lake Villa) wrote:

>I think youll be very lucky just to get ANY 1963 block., let alone
>within 2 weeks.

Thanks for the reply.
There is a date code stamped on the rear right side (top) for the
engine. Your car having been built in June would have an engine with
too late of a date code. The block I am looking for is late March =
Cxx3 or early April = Dx3.
Thanks

On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 21:14:51 -0400, "StingRay" >
wrote:

>"David" > wrote in message
.. .
>>I am looking for a 1963 Corvette block with a date stamp anywhere from
>> March 25th through April 10th.
>
>David, I have a '63 Roadster that I pulled my original engine out of about 4
>years ago and dropped in a ZZ4 crate engine. My buddies were running B.B.
>Chevies and I wanted more H.P. to keep up to them. I kept the original #'s
>match engine, just in case I ever decided to sell the car or convert it back
>to original. But frankly, I'm having too much fun with the ZZ4, so I might
>consider selling the 327. Just prior to dropping the ZZ4 into it, I had the
>original 327 completely rebuilt with a steel crank and flat top pistons and
>topped it off with a rebuilt Carter WCFB. The engine was a strong runner.
>My 327 is the 250 H.P. (RC) version. The engine is sitting in my garage on a
>new engine stand.I know that my car was a June/63 build, but I don't recall
>how to determine the build date of the engine. Is there a stamping somewhere
>that I should be looking for?
>

"David" > wrote in message
...
>
>
>
> Thanks for the reply.
> There is a date code stamped on the rear right side (top) for the
> engine. Your car having been built in June would have an engine with
> too late of a date code. The block I am looking for is late March =
> Cxx3 or early April = Dx3.
> Thanks
>
Yep, you're right on David. Mine reads E163. I assume that means May 16/63.
Does that sound right?

Hey, StingRay, try this:
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/D.../matchnos.html

About halfway down you will find a diagram of an engine block.

I also have a friend looking. Let me know what your date code is and also
what all the numbers on the stamp pad in front are.


"StingRay" > wrote in message
...
> "David" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I am looking for a 1963 Corvette block with a date stamp anywhere from
> > March 25th through April 10th.
>
> David, I have a '63 Roadster that I pulled my original engine out of about
4
> years ago and dropped in a ZZ4 crate engine. My buddies were running B.B.
> Chevies and I wanted more H.P. to keep up to them. I kept the original
#'s
> match engine, just in case I ever decided to sell the car or convert it
back
> to original. But frankly, I'm having too much fun with the ZZ4, so I might
> consider selling the 327. Just prior to dropping the ZZ4 into it, I had
the
> original 327 completely rebuilt with a steel crank and flat top pistons
and
> topped it off with a rebuilt Carter WCFB. The engine was a strong runner.
> My 327 is the 250 H.P. (RC) version. The engine is sitting in my garage on
a
> new engine stand.I know that my car was a June/63 build, but I don't
recall
> how to determine the build date of the engine. Is there a stamping
somewhere
> that I should be looking for?
>
>

StingRay wrote:
> "David" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>
>>
>>Thanks for the reply.
>>There is a date code stamped on the rear right side (top) for the
>>engine. Your car having been built in June would have an engine with
>>too late of a date code. The block I am looking for is late March =
>>Cxx3 or early April = Dx3.
>>Thanks
>>
>
> Yep, you're right on David. Mine reads E163. I assume that means May 16/63.
> Does that sound right?
>
>
Yes, that's correct.

That is correct....


On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 22:49:03 -0400, "StingRay" >
wrote:

>"David" > wrote in message
.. .
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.
>> There is a date code stamped on the rear right side (top) for the
>> engine. Your car having been built in June would have an engine with
>> too late of a date code. The block I am looking for is late March =
>> Cxx3 or early April = Dx3.
>> Thanks
>>
>Yep, you're right on David. Mine reads E163. I assume that means May 16/63.
>Does that sound right?
>

"Tom in Missouri" > wrote in message
k.net...
> Hey, StingRay, try this:
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/D.../matchnos.html
>
> About halfway down you will find a diagram of an engine block.
>
> I also have a friend looking. Let me know what your date code is and also
> what all the numbers on the stamp pad in front are.
>

Thanks for the link Tom! I've bookmarked it. As mentioned in another post,
my date code is E163 and the numbers on the front pad are my partial V.I.N.
# and F0521RC. Let me know if your friend is interested. Thanks again.
StingRay