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.
It's highly unlikely that a February 13th engine was originally installed in a mid-July built car; that engine would have left Flint V-8 on February 14th at the latest, and there's no way it sat around in the car assembly plant for five months.
On a base 327/210 engine, that's an awful long span. Usually the base engine's were being installed as they were building them!
I would be curious know the VIN and to see a picture of your trim tag. And are any other components like the axle or transmission this far apart?
Ed
I'm pretty sure I don't still have the axle that came with the car, but I do have the tranny. I'll check it's date. I also have the intake, so I'll check its date too.
With a 67, I guess there is no way to be absolutely sure. It is interesting that it was replaced with a correct year and code engine.
MY 67 HAS THE VIN STAMPED ON THE DECK. WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT 67'S DIDNT HAVE THE VIN STAMPED?
Not all 67's had the vin stamped on the block,mostly the high performance engines
http://www.camaros.org/drivetrain.shtml#partialVINs