1966 Corvette 427 & M22 Trans

[3macs1]

Ya like about 12 to 15 thousand dollars (Canadian )
PJ

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Agree PJ. Like I said I sold a bare 66 corvette block for 3500 and that was not yesterday. It was a standard bore however.

[Viper69Z28]

Aloha guys what a dissapointing day.I finally get to look at the engine & I discover it to be a ID code with a 3869942 Casting.I tell the guy that its not a Corvette engine Then he starts to tell me to look at the first letters which was TT but I tell him it is the last letters that are the correct ones.Then he goes on to say that he thought that it was a 427 425 66 Corvette engine & he shouldve checked it like I asked him to.But then I find out that he is a restorer of corvettes so how could he make that kind of mistake.Then I ask about the M22 then he says that he already sold it (likely story).But just so happens he has another one to show someone else to buy & it has some kind of Italian M22 gears that are better then GM.If anybody has heard of this please let me know.But as I check the M22 trans it turns out to be a 1970 which I would like to purchase but I was weary already so I wasnt buying.Then he tells me that if no one buys the engine that he was going to deck the block & pay someone in the mainland to send him some original stamps & restamp it with the IK & then put it into a 66 Corvette & that this practice was acceptable in the Corvette world.If anyone is into Corvettes can you please comfirm this because I know in the Camaro World it is not.Thank you all for your help Irvin

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...........it has some kind of Italian M22 gears that are better then GM.If anybody has heard of this please let me know........

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wow, sorry that turned out bad...in the early 70's didn't Harley Davidson get an upright twin made in Italy? I had a neighbor with one that he rode around alot....in the back of his truck !! sorry... it's late

[nuch_ss396]

Irvin,

In the Corvette world, or our world for that matter,
decking the block and restamping it will get the seller
skinned alive! The fact that the seller told you his
intentions ( fraud ) really shows you what kind of business
man he really is. Count your blessings. Save your money and
keep looking elsewhere. Too shady for my taste.

Nuch

[Xplantdad]

I thought is okay in the Vette world to restamp blocks??? Where did I hear that or read it?

Maybe I'm thinking of Fords...

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Bruce that does sound familiar dosen't it. Just a longshot and I am VERY tired, but didn't a Vettefest Judge come on and tell us that the motors are judged by "appearing correct" and a restamp is worth more points then a wrong or no stamp (decked) block ?

[Xplantdad]

I think that's what I remember...Good call Chris.

BTW, I'm tired too!

[PeteLeathersac]

Sorry as I know some here condone them but the evil you're referring to is called a 'restoration engine' and is acceptable in 'Vette circles..
To me personally just a fancy name for 'perfect forgery'..

~ Pete

[Tarrytown SS427s]

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I discover it to be a ID code with a 3869942 Casting.

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Could you please try to get all the pad numbers(partial vin and Tonawanda date) from this block and the casting date? An ID block is just rare as an IK block IMO.
Steve

[BARN FIND]

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Aloha guys what a dissapointing day.I finally get to look at the engine & I discover it to be a ID code with a 3869942 Casting.I tell the guy that its not a Corvette engine Then he starts to tell me to look at the first letters which was TT but I tell him it is the last letters that are the correct ones.Then he goes on to say that he thought that it was a 427 425 66 Corvette engine & he shouldve checked it like I asked him to.But then I find out that he is a restorer of corvettes so how could he make that kind of mistake.Then I ask about the M22 then he says that he already sold it (likely story).But just so happens he has another one to show someone else to buy & it has some kind of Italian M22 gears that are better then GM.If anybody has heard of this please let me know.But as I check the M22 trans it turns out to be a 1970 which I would like to purchase but I was weary already so I wasnt buying.Then he tells me that if no one buys the engine that he was going to deck the block & pay someone in the mainland to send him some original stamps & restamp it with the IK & then put it into a 66 Corvette & that this practice was acceptable in the Corvette world.If anyone is into Corvettes can you please comfirm this because I know in the Camaro World it is not.Thank you all for your help Irvin

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Maybe "CRASH" could chime in here, the "italian gear" M22 gears/cases that he refers to are I think from a company called AUTOGEAR. They are said to be much better than the original Muncie parts and are priced as such (higher). So a 1970 M22 with these parts would be "better than new" if anyone were looking for one.