<VV> Car VIN and block VIN

[Chris Mann]

I have been reading as much as I can, including the book you referenced. I wish I had that book before buying this car, but I'm making the best of what I have.
I am waiting for my 69 assembly manual that I purchased off of ebay last week and am looking around for a 65 shop manual to boot.
I keep pacing around this car trying to fiqure what to do with it. Reading seems to keep me at bay, as I have a couple of messes on this car to care of b4 hitting the road; one being a steering column install. kinda need that part attached to the car. :) ha

Sethracer at aol.com wrote:      In a message dated 9/26/2007 12:07:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  cfmann at yahoo.com writes:
 Should    the Corvairs' VIN # match the engine block VIN #?
 
  
 Like most of GM the VIN wasn't placed on the motor until 1968 - and then  only on some models. The number you see stamped on the block ahead of the oil  filter adapter is an application ID. Similar to the Transaxle ID you saw on the  Differential case. The engines were identified in a cryptic code identifying the  month they were built - and "kind-of" the year. The suffix shows the intended  application and the type of motor being built. Horsepower, transmission  attached, whether or not it had Air Conditioning or Smog Pump, Things like that.  You might consider picking up one of the Corvair reference books. As a starter,  the Corvair Basics book, published by Corsa, the Corvair Society. - Seth  Emerson 




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