Engine pad opinion

[Roy B.]

Judges opinion on this 55 engine pad Good or Bad Thanks

[Don S.]

Re: Engine pad opinion

Roy-- I am no judge but it seems to me that the gr designation is for a 3 speed. I think the first part of the nembers is for ser no.s around 1300 . I also do not like the look of the crooked one.

Let me know if I am anyway near close on this one. I haonly have noldands book to guide me. Do you have the anwer.

Don Steele

[Tom H.]

Re: Engine pad opinion

Do not use my opinion for anything other than a totally uneducated GUESS. I know nothing at all about 55's, but I'd give this pad a thumbs up.

Keep in mind, never buy a 55 on my recommendation !!

[Mark A.]

Re: Engine pad opinion

Roy:

Why are you asking?

[Roy B.]

Re: Engine pad opinion

Roy:

Why are you asking?

Because I'm buying the engine (new) to have a extra one on hand for my 55 vett

[Ian G.]

Re: Engine pad opinion

The second "4" and the second "I" ae cock-eyed -- also, the second "I" is a lot lower than the rest of the stamp. I think it's a restamp. I'm not even close to an expert though.

[Timothy B.]

Re: Engine pad opinion

I don't know much about stamps but the pad is a good example of these broach marks everyone keeps talking about. Looks good to me Roy..

[Harmon C.]

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I don't know much about stamps but the pad is a good example of these broach marks everyone keeps talking about. Looks good to me Roy..

It is a good example of broach marks that should be looked at real close in person. If they look too good to be true they are probably not original.

JMHO

[Joe R.]

Re: Engine pad opinion

Fellas,

There is absolutely no way to tell if that stamp is original from a picture.

Crooked letters has NOTHING to do with originality, It has to do with a worn out holder.

Broach marks has NOTHING to do with originality, Some of original stamps don't have broach marks. Rusted OFF!

Gosh, if you need a 55 motor and that is a 55 motor, buy the $%^&* thing. It never came in your car to begin with. What's the big deal over the originality of the stamp??????

Is this the "Anal Corvette Restorers Society" or what?

JR

[Joe C.]

Re: Engine pad opinion

Fellas,

There is absolutely no way to tell if that stamp is original from a picture.

Crooked letters has NOTHING to do with originality, It has to do with a worn out holder.

Broach marks has NOTHING to do with originality, Some of original stamps don't have broach marks. Rusted OFF!

Gosh, if you need a 55 motor and that is a 55 motor, buy the $%^&* thing. It never came in your car to begin with. What's the big deal over the originality of the stamp??????

Is this the "Anal Corvette Restorers Society" or what?

JR

I agrees.
There are a few guys who are doing damn good fake broaching, and anyone who states that they can tell is FOS!
Just my opinion.........it looks too "clean". Yeah, I know. Anyways, whenever I do a fake pad, I make sure I drop the head on it a couple times. Then I whack it with a ball peen hammer once or twice. Then, I use a secret blend of acids and abrasives, with a patented heating process, which ages it to perfection........just like fine vintage wine!
Sometimes a bozo judge will "fail" it, by saying that it's not "like original".
We really should force the car owner to remove the pass side head if he wants all the points...........don't you think so?
Sometimes a guy with a large set of ringed binders shows up. Then you know, fer sure that the "feds" are involved, and the case is airtight.
If the guy is serious about selling, then have him pull the head.
If you're serious about buying, then YOU pays for the head gasket.

[Jim D.]

Re: Engine pad opinion

[quote=Joe Ray (1011)
Is this the "Anal Corvette Restorers Society" or what?
JR[/quote]

I thought it was the Number Checking Retard Society

[Loren S.]

Re: Engine pad opinion

I'm no expert, but I'm guessing Roy's having some fun. I'm going to guess that this is a new restamp by a pro, but the pad is not aged enough, looks too pristine, like it would when it just came off the assembly line 54 years ago? The edges to the pad look pretty sharp, too, I thought they rounded and/or got nicked up some with age.

[James W.]

Re: Engine pad opinion

Now that's funny!!

Jim

[Ian G.]

Re: Engine pad opinion

So is the only fool-proof way to tell if it's fake, is if the broach marks look swirled, as from a rotary sander? I thought crooked numbers were a tell-tale sign, but I guess not

[Mark P.]

Re: Engine pad opinion

Ian - here is a 54 pad that was posted on this TDB and most thought it was original. Some letters were held in a gang and stamped and some were done individually. I know by the time they got to 1960 all characters were held in a gang so were straight. Not sure when the transition happened though.

Mark