ARKAR
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02-01-09 04:55 PM - Post#1620615
I went out and took lots of pictures today of all the early sixties stuff out at my Mom's place. What can I post pics of? Is it OK to post a picture showing the complete VIN number on my Dad's car and the corresponding number on the block? Should I block part of the number? Let me know and I'll start posting pictures. THanks!
Keith
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ARKAR
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02-01-09 05:39 PM - Post#1620640
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OK, I'll start off with more pictures of my '64 SS.
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ARKAR
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02-01-09 05:42 PM - Post#1620644
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Here's some pics of my Dad's car. It was a 1964 2 door Sport Coupe with a 425hp 409, muncie 4 speed car.
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ARKAR
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02-01-09 05:51 PM - Post#1620650
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He dropped an intake valve in cylinder one and cracked the original block. So he bought a '63 four door sedan with a 340hp 409 and dropped that engine in his '64. Here's pics of that engine in his car:
But I do have the original block, which has been inspected by a friend of my Dad's and we were told it could be sleeved so that the original block could be put back into the car.
Here's pics of the 425hp intake and heads, which I have put into a tote with diesel. I've kept the intake out of the diesel. He pulled the rear carb off the original intake and put it on the 340hp motor that he put in his car, I think the carb had already been pulled of that 340hp motor when he bought the '63 sedan for the motor. Look closely, the tag is still on the carb-it's bent over.
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Anytime
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02-01-09 05:54 PM - Post#1620654
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Keith: Okay to post any numbers you like. Post some photos of the engine bay in your dad's car!
Mick
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ARKAR
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02-01-09 05:59 PM - Post#1620657
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Anybody worth their salt can recognize the difference in a 327 tach and 409 tach, right?
327 tach in my '64 SS:
409 tach in Dad's '64 SC:
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ARKAR
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02-01-09 06:18 PM - Post#1620666
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Here's the '63 fourdoor sedan that Dad bought for the 340hp 409:
Here's the front fender with the emblem partially intact: 
And here's what was still in the trunk of the old '63 - the original 340hp exhaust manifolds( the numbers I have show that these were the same as the 409hp/409 manifolds on the 1962 Impala - is that right?) Got those numbers from a "Show Cars" (dr409.com) catalog.:
I did get close-ups of the numbers on the manifolds if anyone wants me to post them.
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ARKAR
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02-01-09 06:20 PM - Post#1620668
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So it IS ok to post pics of the block and VIN number, right? No risk involved in this? I know that it's a no-no to post pics of guns when the serial numbers are visible. Thanks! Keith
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ARKAR
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02-01-09 06:27 PM - Post#1620675
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Here's a shot with both mine and my Dad's car:
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ARKAR
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02-01-09 06:36 PM - Post#1620683
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Anybody mind to decode my cowl tag?
Here's the tag on my Dad's car:
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basicdumby
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 02-01-09 06:46 PM - Post#1620689
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Man that is sweet.now its time too get to work.
Brian
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ARKAR
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02-01-09 06:46 PM - Post#1620690
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Went up in the woods to check out something that I knew was in this old '62 4 door sedan:
It turned out to be a 348 head from a '58 Chevy if the head numbers in the "Show Cars" catalog are correct:
Have no idea where Dad came up with that at.
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ARKAR
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02-01-09 06:55 PM - Post#1620696
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1960 Impala four door sedan:
Fan shrouds in trunk:
283 small block under the hood(I'll clean out from under the hood this week):
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ARKAR
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02-01-09 06:58 PM - Post#1620699
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Set of 348 valve covers that my Dad came up with somewhere:
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Barnfresh63
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02-01-09 07:31 PM - Post#1620716
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this is turning out to be a spectacular post......keep it coming. How much you want for that 62 4 door??? p.m. me if interested...
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ARKAR
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02-01-09 07:46 PM - Post#1620729
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I'll post pics of the VIN plate and engine plate of Dad's '64 425hp-409 if some others will reassure me that it's ok.
Thanks!
Keith
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Barnfresh63
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02-01-09 07:50 PM - Post#1620731
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I'll post pics of the VIN plate and engine plate of Dad's '64 425hp-409 if some others will reassure me that it's ok.
Thanks!
Keith
well, i wouldnt post the vin, but thats me. Im sure decoding the cowl tag would serve well enough to get all the details.
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ARKAR
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02-01-09 08:32 PM - Post#1620753
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Here's a few more pics of the dual-quad breather from my Dad's car. When he swapped engines, he put this breather into storage in a little shed over at my Grandmother's. It's been over there since about 1970 or 1971, I think. When I moved my car back to Mom's I dug this breather out of storage, I wasn't leaving until I found it!! I looked and looked and finally found it behind a gas heater. I'll ask my Mom if she can remember when he swapped the engines. I was too young as I was born in 1970. I spent a little time with some polish with this thing. Needs a little more work, but it's the original.
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ARKAR
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02-01-09 08:45 PM - Post#1620771
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I'll post pics of the VIN plate and engine plate of Dad's '64 425hp-409 if some others will reassure me that it's ok.
Thanks!
Keith
well, i wouldnt post the vin, but thats me. Im sure decoding the cowl tag would serve well enough to get all the details.
Just wanted to post the tag and pad to show that I have the original block. I edited the photos so I think it's OK to post them.
VIN Tag:
Block Number Pad:
Numbers-savy guys will know what that "QB" code at the end of the number means! The block had been sitting on a slab with a sheetmetal tub over it. Today with some help I moved it into a shed. I'm going to build a shed to put Dad's car in soon. I've GOT to get that car out of the weather.
Keith
Edited by ARKAR on 02-01-09 08:47 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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ARKAR
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02-01-09 09:04 PM - Post#1620788
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If anybody has any questions please ask! I'll take more pictures if needed. I'll get some pics of the head casting numbers too.
Keith
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ARKAR
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02-01-09 09:20 PM - Post#1620802
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Redo on the VIN/Block post:
VIN:
Block:
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 BG64SS409
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02-01-09 09:23 PM - Post#1620806
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Cool stuff Keith,
Neat to see somebody else with a car and history..I got my car off my uncle for a buck no less..about 23 years ago and started dismantling last May. I'm nearly ready now to put the body back on.I share your excitement with the #'s matching, I suggest you do everything in your power to redo the coupe to its 409 roots.
Have fun.
Brett
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08 Denali, 405+ hp
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02-02-09 05:35 PM - Post#1621244
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Great pictures! I love digging the old stuff out. It is quite expensive to redo but fun.
Dave Koenigsfeld
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02-02-09 06:22 PM - Post#1621310
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02-03-09 06:19 AM - Post#1621604
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Hi Keith,
Someone may have already told you this, but if you go to www.348-409.com you can decode the VIN and cowl tag. Click the "1958-1965 Chevrolet" link.
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ARKAR
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02-03-09 07:07 PM - Post#1622078
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Hi Keith,
Someone may have already told you this, but if you go to www.348-409.com you can decode the VIN and cowl tag. Click the "1958-1965 Chevrolet" link.
Thanks! I saw that page after I posted the pictures Sunday night. Decoded both tags. Thanks again!
Keith
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