Tag, Vin Deck ?, do these stampings look ok?

[Jeff H]

Comparing the stampings to some in Jerry's book, they look to be the right fonts and you can tell the VIN stamp is smaller than the suffix code stamp. The only thing that looks a little funny to me is the 'H' looks a little crooked. It looks like someone put white paint in the stamping and the distorts the view of the stamping a little. But most of the letters and numbers match the stamps in Jerry's book so it looks legit to me.

[69LM1]

The VIN is smaller. I will try and get a better pic tomarrow, in the light.

I used white chalk to help bring out the stamping.

Even though the VIN stamp font is smaller than the suffix on this block, it is bigger than the VIN stamp font on my small block LM1. I am not sure if the SB vs BB makes any difference.

[69LM1]

OK, Using the 2's since both the suffix and vin have that number, from the top of the loop of the 2, to the straight edge at the bottom of the 2:

Suffix Code 2: 6 millimeters
VIN 2: 4 millimeters

Thanks,
Rich

[PeteLeathersac]

Regardless of how good of a job someone's done on their choice of fonts, sizes etc, the swirls are enough to know it's been altered. .

This one also fails the 'blind man test' where sometimes it's best to close your eyes, pay no attention to what you see and feel the pad. . Besides the belly jobs, often altered pads have lost their edge sharpness as creative operators of portable machines often whiz a bevel into the edge...like this one has! .

Gotta' say I'm surely not into your firewalling game!!! .

Also, why are you so concerned things are so correct when it's all going to be hooked to a repop body anyway...to get back at the guy who sold you firewall and bad stamp stuff? .

~ Pete