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?
>