Engine stamping

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DickCrabtree

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I recently bought a diamond block for a Model A that was never stamped with an identification number. I am replacing a block in my car that was cracked. Does anyone sell a kit to stamp a block? Any suggestions?
 
My suggestion, remember that I have no idea what state or country you live in, would be to talk to your local DMV. They will look at your title and the number on the engine to verify the car matches the title and then put an ID tag on your door. Depending on where you live stamping a number into the block could get you in trouble.

Charlie Stephens
 
AER will restamp your engine number on a replacement block for a small fee.
It's not a big deal on these old cars..the numbers on the frame your just matching it, no one is doing time over it.. Engines get changed out all the time
 
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Mitch//pa said:
AER will restamp your engine number on a replacement block for a small fee.
It's not a big deal on these old cars..the numbers on the frame your just matching it, no one is doing time over it.. Engines get changed out all the time
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Are you sure based on where DickCrabtree lives? In some parts of the world they are still barbaric with their punishments.

Charlie Stephens
 
Pickupman said:
I've never heard of anyone serving any jail time. Please enlighten me with all this barbaric punishment.:confused:
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I was making a jab at DickCrabtree since he still hasn't told us in general where he lives and in certain parts of the world they are into barbaric punishments, maybe he lives in one of those places. You know stoning, beheading, cutting off hands. I doubt any of those punishments apply to VIN tampering but I must admit I am not familiar with all of the laws in foreign countries. With the original engine in the car he is at a place where it would be easy to do it right and that is what I strongly suggest.

Charlie Stephens
 
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Charlie Stephens said:
I was making a jab at DickCrabtree since he still hasn't told us in general where he lives and in certain parts of the world they are into barbaric punishments, maybe he lives in one of those places. You know stoning, beheading, cutting off hands. I doubt any of those punishments apply to VIN tampering but I must admit I am not familiar with all of the laws in foreign countries. With the original engine in the car he is at a place where it would be easy to do it right and that is what I strongly suggest.

Charlie Stephens
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Dick lives in South Dakota, and don't think they've beheaded anybody there for at least six months. :rolleyes:
 
Charlie Stephens said:
My suggestion, remember that I have no idea what state or country you live in, would be to talk to your local DMV. They will look at your title and the number on the engine to verify the car matches the title and then put an ID tag on your door. Depending on where you live stamping a number into the block could get you in trouble.

Charlie Stephens
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I also live in Southern California and the last thing I would want to do is to talk to the DMV about this sort of thing.:(

I also would not want to have a DMV tag on the door post of my car.:eek:

My opinion

Chris W.
 
Thanks for all the suggestions. Here in South Dakota you can get a license to carry in 15 minutes but a change in a title can take months. Since I have the old block, stamping a block that has not previously had a number should not get me the death penalty. I am planning on scrapping the old block so there should not be a conflict. Ian is correct, the most useless and barbaric public servants work in the DMV.
 
DickCrabtree said:
Thanks for all the suggestions. Here in South Dakota you can get a license to carry in 15 minutes but a change in a title can take months. Since I have the old block, stamping a block that has not previously had a number should not get me the death penalty. I am planning on scrapping the old block so there should not be a conflict. Ian is correct, the most useless and barbaric public servants work in the DMV.
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Hey Dick,
Interesting information, i.e.- 'most useless/barbaric public servants' vs no death penalty ? I'm thinking that if your evaluation of this class of servants is accurate...I'd like to see the look on a guys face...when 'they'... load his car onto a trailer and issue summons :eek:. I'm guessing that some still will and do.
 
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stamp it how the factory did with the stars on either end and repaint over it - then keep your mouth shut about it and noone will know...dont want loose lips traveling to friends in the state departments.
 
I'm sure the police in all 50 states have better things to do than pull over a Model A Ford and ck to see if the engine # has been restamped. That said the majority of them would probably have to be shown where it was.
JMO
Paul in CT.

Sometimes methinks some of us worry about nothing. Again JMO
 
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