Re: Restamp ?
I'm not in to restamps, but if I were going to the trouble of restamping a VIN on a block, I'd use the same stamp for the last "3" as I did for all the others! But then if I were selling a bare block, I know I would not go through the trouble of changing a VIN. We know 323 is a 396 block, some 2 bolt and some 4 bolt. Would you machine to 4 bolt, and retap the oil pressure outlets, all in an effort to fool someone into thinking they were buying an L-78 block?
If you were restamping to make a "numbers" car, then maybe...
Again, I'm no stamp expert, but I'll bet the last "3" did not come out, when stamped on the line. So the worker grabbed a 3 off his workbench, and stamped the final number.
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