F/S Lee Pearl's 1970 442 W-30 Convertible 4 speed

[smoke' em II]

Originally Posted by Canuck

Putting the valve covers on the wrong side is a common error with restorers even with the clones.

Good catch! I missed that the first time I looked at the pics.

[HO455]

Rally Red W-30 Restoration -

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...136&type=3

[Canuck]

Can anyone provide a quick link to the Facebook discussion.

[njsteve]

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...136&type=3

[Stefano]

Interesting.

Thanks for posting.

Regarding Oldsmobile assembly line production at the Lansing Plant; Does anyone know for certain if the same gang stamp was to be used for the engine block vin derivative as well as for the trans?

[67 442]

Can anyone school me but isn't it illegal to remove to the vin tag from the car?

[njsteve]

Not if it is going back on the same car and you removed it for a repair procedure.

[agtw31]

judging from the pattern of corrosion on that trans case

the last 6 digits shouldn't even be readable

maybe a rag was laying on it for 40 years [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

[Charley Lillard]

Corrosion ? I don't see any.

[njsteve]

It's not corrosion, that the casting grain. It looks like the casting grain is flattened to the left of the VIN. And in that same vein, am I seeing things or is there a ghost image of another three to the left of the 3 in the red car's VIN?