Decoding a 318

[Matt68]

Build date of 6/22/71. Pictures of the VIN

 

[heminut]

???

 

[pschlosser]

FYI, those values are not the VIN. But they do say some things about the motor, which was built offsite, and trucked to the factory for assembly into the vehicle.

1972 Casting, Mound Road Plant, 318 Displacement, Regular Fuel, Built 11 Jan 1972, Tested 25 Jan 1970 or motor #125 built on 11 Jan

 

[Matt68]

I’ve looked everywhere for a readable VIN. This is all I could find. It’s not stamped where the three of my 340’s were stamped.

 

[pschlosser]

I’ve looked everywhere for a readable VIN. This is all I could find. It’s not stamped where the three of my 340’s were stamped.

From memory, the location is: on the driver side of the block, facing out (not down to oil pan), mid-way between front and rear of oil pan, a flat area just above the oil pan lip? No flattened area that may be painted over?

 

[Matt68]

From memory, the location is: on the driver side of the block, facing out (not down to oil pan), mid-way between front and rear of oil pan, a flat area just above the oil pan lip? No flattened area that may be painted over?

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From memory, the location is: on the driver side of the block, facing out (not down to oil pan), mid-way between front and rear of oil pan, a flat area just above the oil pan lip? No flattened area that may be painted over?

@pschlosser youre da man! VIN is 2B290784

 

[440WB]

FYI, those values are not the VIN. But they do say some things about the motor, which was built offsite, and trucked to the factory for assembly into the vehicle.

1972 Casting, Mound Road Plant, 318 Displacement, Regular Fuel, Built 11 Jan 1972, Tested 25 Jan 1970 or motor #125 built on 11 Jan

Interesting -

would my May 1969 casting Nov assembly - 440 block have this info stamped someplace?

 

[Matt68]

Interesting -

would my May 1969 casting Nov assembly - 440 block have this info stamped someplace?

It has to be I would think.

 

[pschlosser]

Interesting -

would my May 1969 casting Nov assembly - 440 block have this info stamped someplace?

Yes, I believe so. I have found them at the location shown in the photo. The numbers look something like PT440P30902643

 

[Matt68]

@pschlosser , any idea what car my engine was in originally?

 

[pschlosser]

I don't believe the body data is on the engine. It could have come from anything in 1972, a-body, e-body, etc., take your pick from what the Hamtramck assembly plant was cranking out.

 

[Matt68]

I don't believe the body data is on the engine. It could have come from anything in 1972, a-body, e-body, etc., take your pick from what the Hamtramck assembly plant was cranking out.

I forget which member on here has a registry concerning these vins. He told me what all three of my 340’s were out of.

 

[Cuda Hunter]

The vin is on the passengers side. @pschlosser

290784
All you can do is look for other vins in that year and see how close in sequence they are to this number. That might narrow down what type of car this came out of.
@Matt68
Have you looked on the Hamtramck historical society website?
Barry Washington might have some info on this motor. Worth a try.