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Originality / 67 & 68 BumbleBee Stripe

« on: March 26, 2010, 01:27:18 PM »

I have been looking for 68 Bumble Bee stripe information off and on for several years. People always refer me back to the available stencils, but the stencils are WRONG, at least partially. I have found pictures of my 68 SS350, 11E build norwood built car from when it was new. The picture show the pinstripes on the front and rear of the stripe connecting under the 350 emblem, like they do in the AIM manual. This is contrary to stencils. I am still trying to figure a way to post a picture, because it takes a magnifying glass to see it in the old photos. Does anyone else have a original paint bumblebee stripe car? If so, what does it look like in the area below the emblem, and when and where was it built?

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Decoding/Numbers / Way far apart engine vs car build?

« on: March 25, 2010, 02:00:45 PM »

I have  67 that I have owned since the mid 70's. Engine is coded V02I3ME. It was a complete and untouched, stock motor that needed a rebuild when I got it. It has been out of the car and sitting under the bench since then. I recently decided to rebuild it and put it back in. Problem is that I only now noticed that it is too early for the car, which is a 07B trim tag date. Engine casting date is A297, so it is ok with the engine build date. Being a 67, it doesn't have the vin number anywhere on the block. The heads were cracked when I pulled the motor years ago, so they got tossed. I haven't dug the intake out of storage, but if it has a casting date closer to the car build date, should I assume that the engine was replaced before I got it? Or is it possible that the engine sat around that long before it was put in a car? Everything else points to the ME code being correct, so I never realized the discrepancy.