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09-08-2022 04:33 PM #10
The “VO3O8EI” stamping is key here for engine ID:
V = Flint Assembly Plant
03 = March
08 = 8th day of the month
EI was only used in 1968 for 250 and 275 horsepower 327 engines (both horsepower ratings had 4 barrel bolted carburetors) and all were matched to Powerglide transmissions.
18K180469 is a partial VIN. It needs to be looked at as 1 / 8 / K / 180469;
The 1 is the last digit of the number of the body type:
15411 – was used for 2 door Biscayne V8
15611 – was used for 2 door Bel Air V8
The 8 indicates 1968 model year.
K = Kansas, MO assembly plant
180469 = production number. Chevy II, Chevelle started with 300001, Corvair and Corvette started with 700001 and all other Chevrolet cars started with 100001 – so this was number 180469 off the line.
It would appear that you have a 1968, 327 from a 2 door Biscayne or Bel Air. Nothing special, just one of a gazillion 327 engines produced. If you can get the number off the heads we can tell if it’s the 250 or the 275 horsepower model."Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." John Basil Barnhil





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