Topic: My TA Restoration

[y88rick]

homer, what kind of power is this 403 expected to have now? what all was done internally?

[4SPEED]

lol , I did the same thing when I primed the oil system on my 400 . shot me right in the leg.

[HOMER]

homer, what kind of power is this 403 expected to have now? what all was done internally?

its all stock bored 20 over, makes it a 406 ,so not much more power than stock, im not planning on abusing this car so its fine with me ,when this is done im gonna build a toy that i can beat the he!! outa  thinking ls1 6 speed? this correct resto stuff is not for me lol , i have always built custom cars/trucks and thats what i love to do.

[HOMER]

well got the motor BACK OUT! again loaded up going back tomorrow, he gonna send crank balancer flywheel out to be balanced ,, it better be right this time!

[Justin]

good luck man. That sure is a lot of trouble you are being put through.

[y88rick]

no doubt take this time to put a 502 in it

[HOMER]

no doubt take this time to put a 502 in it

if it wasnt a numbers matching car i wouldnt have wasted my time with the 403 to begin with, i have a built 400 in the corner looking for a home,  pretty soon i might just through it in there!

[y88rick]

where in the EEEFFFFFF are the numbers located on a 403? i have searched and searched mine and cannot find any.

[HOMER]

where in the EEEFFFFFF are the numbers located on a 403? i have searched and searched mine and cannot find any.

drivers side right behind power steering there is a knub that sticks out its stamped on there would take you a pic but i dont have an engine lol

[Mongo]

What he said. They may be rusted away though. Hard to see sometimes

[HOMER]

droped motor off today, i also located a factory dip stick tube i have been looking for.. of all places ..gm still makes them lol $8.42

[y88rick]

well thats a good deal. thanks for the info on the numbers i'll have to pull off the pump and take a looksie.

[HOMER]

you dont need to pull it its on the side of the block just below the head of the head

[Grand73Am]

Yes, it's on a pad on the block below the 4A number on the front of the driver side head. It's on the side surface of the pad, not the top surface. At first I looked at the top surface and nothing was there. So, I wirebrushed the side surface and there it is. The numbers are really small. You got me curious about mine since I didn't know if the engine was original to my 79 TA, since the engine was rebuilt before I got the car. Turns out that the VIN does match...yay!  . Here's a pic:

[HOMER]

yep there lol