Hi All, Risking posting this in the wrong place, but trying to determine if my motor is original to the body. I think so, I have the build sheet and all, but where is the stamping on the motor that would correspond to the VIN? Or is it supposed to? I see stamps and markings all over the place, but the block seems to be the key from what I've read, and I don't see much except this one in the pic up front by the water pump. The WQ seems to identify the 400HO, but the other number? I hear that there's a number in the back below #8 cyl, but I haven't gotten back there. I bet this isn't the fist time this has come up, so forgive me-
'68 400HO Coupe, 4 spd, 259 interior, Windward Blue. My other car's a Johnson 15 outboard on a '61 Starcraft rowboat... Just sayin'.
'67's have Engine Unit Numbers stamped into the front of the block which can be matched to the factory PHS docs. Pontiac did not start stamping VIN numbers on the blocks until sometime around the 67/68 model change over.
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Whats a PHS ? I have the body broadcast copy, so I suppose that's not the full build sheet. It id's most of the options and does belong to the car based on the vin, but doesn't id the block. This '68's paperwork has a dealer invoice dated May 3, 1968, showing the correct VIN. so stands to reason it was built before then, in fact that block could very likely be a 67 block.
'68 400HO Coupe, 4 spd, 259 interior, Windward Blue. My other car's a Johnson 15 outboard on a '61 Starcraft rowboat... Just sayin'.
ReverendRW When and if you determine it is a 400 HO we need to to register it over on firebird400ho.com. We have been tracking all the 400HO’s. There is also some information over there about how to document it.
Harold- It has a "WQ" stamped into the block, which I read means 400HO. Would you agree? Note my photo up above. It is a 4 speed manual, which also is identified by the WQ. I'm going to mail in a request for the invoice and dealer order from PHS as Bob indicated. Once I get that info back I hope I'll have all this confirmed and will register on 400HO site....
'68 400HO Coupe, 4 spd, 259 interior, Windward Blue. My other car's a Johnson 15 outboard on a '61 Starcraft rowboat... Just sayin'.
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Harold, Got some pics of the block and the axle. Block has the matching VIN serial number stamped into it on the front just below and to the left of the water pump return port. The engine unit number on the PHS order sheet matched the other stamp in the block. So the block and body match. The axle stamp reads 9793020 (For 68) with a Julian date of 348. Based on my body ID tag of 04B and the PHS supplied factory order sheet dated March 18 of 68, I put my 348 coded Julian date at Dec 14, 1967, so the axle was assembled three months prior to the build... does that sound right? What other numbers would verify matches? Any idea how I'd check the transmission id? or where the heck that is?
'68 400HO Coupe, 4 spd, 259 interior, Windward Blue. My other car's a Johnson 15 outboard on a '61 Starcraft rowboat... Just sayin'.
