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One more from day we got it which I see yesterday was 5 years ago, There is a reflection on the rear quarter in the previous picture, The sheetsteel looks fine,

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Chassis and drivetrain are ready to go!!

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You got one of my Damn little dogs.................

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Last one, The engine was standard bore and crank was Std/Std. Short block was removed in 1973 in favor of a LS6 bottom end, Exhaust manifolds,smog,were removed on day 2 so were in new condition, The valve covers are temorary, I need to find a plater to do them correctly??

Re: L89 Resto!!
 

After my L-89 Convertible was dip stripped we had numerous markings show up on the stripped firewall. It was pretty suprising.

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did you notice if the markings were under the paint or on top of the paint?

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Was the bellhousing completely orange like that when you pulled it apart? They seem to be everything from 1 inch of overspray to completely painted on original cars!

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Hi, The markings on the block were under the original paint, The bell housing was oversprayed with about 3/4 of the surface covered in orange

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Hi Marlin, Like I said the Bellhousing was almost completely painted, I decided to paint the whole thing 4 years ago, I think maybe I would do it different today? But it is the original part as was the flywheel suprisingly, I wonder about the fact that it had the JJ on the back of the block before it was painted? I know the engines were built in Generic lots; L78's, L35's and so on. But why were these L89's seperated to a specific car and trans before it was painted?? Were they not painted at Tonowanda?? Thanks Carl

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I'm assuming that the JJ was the engine application code? If so, it doesn't surprise me at all that it would be written on the engine under/over the orange paint.

This practice has been documented on a few Yenko Deuces, except that it's written on the sides, in yellow, and upside down. The location and color differences also do not surprise me, because your L89 engine was a Tonowanda engine for a Norwood car, and the Deuces have a Flint engine for a Willow Run car. So, I would expect some differences in the practice due to different engine & assy plants.

Additionally, we have found white 'X's on the ends of the cylinder heads, and blue paint on the head bolts. Both colors are under the orange engine paint, however, the CTB is on top of the orange.