BE 12Bolt

[iluv69s]

I see no need to PM..if either of you are interested in selling your rear, please let me know. Thanks

[Jonesy]

Looks like a BL rear stamped to BE to me....

[COPO]

The stamping pattern lends credence to a possible restamped "BL" but could be legit BE as several 03B Yenkos have that exact dated rear. A better close-up of the casting date and pulling the rear cover would shed more light on things and help you to determine a fair price for the car if you decide to sell it.

[TBLEV]

I want to pull the cover off for my own curiosity and to clear up the questions being asked about it. But we are expecting a storm here tonight and the ground is too soft to try to move it right now so I don’t know when I’ll be able to do it. i am only around on weekends and it's hit and miss with weather. but when i do i will post the results.
thanks to all the help and replys.

[TDW]

Hey Todd....What part of MI are you in? I am near Flint.

[Jeff H]

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Looks like a BL rear stamped to BE to me....

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That's what I thought about the last BE rear that popped up. But looking at pictures of real BE rears and even in Jerry's book, that's what most of the E's look like. So it could very well be an original BE rear.

[Unreal]

Shouldn't the E for Eaton and the E in BE look about the same? I would think they would be stamped at the same time.

[69L72RS]

Gary,
Both "E"s would have been hit with the same stamp when assembled and should look the same.
Eric

[Unreal]

I can see where one might be hit harder (deeper) than the other, but it sure looks to my un-learned eye that the bottom and left hashes of the "E" in BE is deeper than the top and middle hashes. However on the "E" in the Eaton stamp, the hashes all look about the same depth.

[beater68427]

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I can see where one might be hit harder (deeper) than the other, but it sure looks to my un-learned eye that the bottom and left hashes of the "E" in BE is deeper than the top and middle hashes. However on the "E" in the Eaton stamp, the hashes all look about the same depth.

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My "BE" which has been in question by some, the E is real deep in the lower portion and left on lower case in the E in BE the E in eaton is sideways along the tube, but is also a bit deeper in the lower case, I have scribed them each and type set is the same. Now if a "BL" was restamped they would have to do the E for eaton as well, a BL is 3:07 open, no E for eaton, (hence a L changed to look like a E in "BE" would not match a fresh E for eaton) I still believe the BE was also available counter part and not just specific to the COPO or early YENKO cars. It is a fact the the gears were available before and way after as well as the carrier. My rear is a 10-68 it will fit the first YENKO order, but all parts in my car are 10-68 counter parts, I belive the rear was done the same time all else was. To me Todd's rear looks lagit, but very rusty the upper area seems to be hit hard with winter road grime, typical of the area.