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7gmc2 · 05-05-2005, 10:40 PM

last week i saw a 69 camaro with a custom engine badge on the front fender that read "383". it looked factory. not rigged at all. i thought this was neat, and wondered if anybody here knows if there is somebody makeing custom engine id fender badges?

like the chrome block type that go under the side marker lights, with different cubic inch sizes on them, "402","427",ect....or the older crossedflag style emblems with newer engine numbers, ....i have looked for some but no luck

i am suprised that i haven't seen anybody makeing these.. looking for "402" thanks

stllookn · 05-05-2005, 10:44 PM

I have seen some at swap meets but never got very interested in them. What would be really cool is to just have it painted on like the chrome trim is done on some custom cars. I really like that and it doesn't ding, fall off or collect dust and pine needles behind it...LOL!

BowTieMan · 05-06-2005, 12:18 AM

Those could be from a dodge. My cousin has two 383 badges on his 66 charger that look like the chevy and ford ones.

Bowtie67 · 05-06-2005, 07:05 AM

Somthing Like this!! www.classicindustries.com

**special-K** · 05-06-2005, 07:48 AM

That would be cool.After all,they do make 454 original-looking badges.I have the 402(400)badges on my truck with a small block 400.It`s more right then factory.

68w/sbc406 · 05-06-2005, 09:12 AM

there is a member on here that made his own 502 badges. i think he did a write up on the faq board

7gmc2 · 05-06-2005, 04:01 PM

hey BowTieMan the "383" i saw was exactly like the "350" or "396" numbers on a stock 69 camaro. they sat right at the edge of the front fender by the headlight. you know block type with the little linking wires between them.......bowtie67 that is a cool look! wouldn't mind that if i could get a "402" on top!

71HUGGER396 · 05-06-2005, 07:42 PM

There is a vender at Carlisle swap meets that sells badges. My friend and I were looking for 402 badges for our trucks. This guy said his supplier would make anything we wanted, but we had to buy 20 sets. Can't remember the price, but it was the same as his other badges he had.

RODSBYT · 05-06-2005, 07:49 PM

check out www.trimparts.com they sell individual numbers chrome with black or white inset.
I have been wanting to make a set of 406 emblems for my 71 C-10.
they are nice but not cheap. I want to mill out the 350 and insert the new 406 numbers, Would definetly look trick.

68w/sbc406 · 05-06-2005, 07:59 PM

45 a side and you have to buy the original badge too

7gmc2 · 05-06-2005, 10:19 PM

hey 71HUGGER396 that is cool to know. i must have not seen him there last year. i will look for them this year though when i go this year. RODSBYT trim parts looks to be the way to. i like their line.hmmmmm.......choices?!

thanks for the help guys!

71HUGGER396 · 05-07-2005, 04:53 PM

The vendor is in the northfield, by the turnpike. Should find out howmany guys on here that would want the 402 badges. I'm sure we could get enough people to buy them.

7gmc2 · 05-07-2005, 08:43 PM

71HUGGER396 i think it would be an easy sell. i am suprised alot of other people haven't tried it already. i am going to look them up when i go to carlisle this year........last year was my first time up. i know i missed alot of things when i was there. i got caught up in the "moment" and missed the finer details. this year will be different though......

**special-K** · 05-07-2005, 09:30 PM

The TrimParts numbers aren`t right for our badges,though.They should make the smooth chrome ones.Or,just start making the common non original ones like thet already do with the 8 454 ones.I want 383!

XXL · 05-07-2005, 09:44 PM

For anyone planning a serious mountain motor...

7gmc2 · 05-07-2005, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by XXL

For anyone planning a serious mountain motor...

what the heck is that?!!!!

where did it come from? is there such a engine? if not it is a great photoshop!

XXL · 05-07-2005, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 7gmc2

what the heck is that?!!!!

where did it come from? is there such a engine? if not it is a great photoshop!

Just a quick and dirty pshop of an SS396 emblem I found on fleabay.

71HUGGER396 · 05-08-2005, 01:59 PM

7gmc2, I going back to Carlisle for the truck nats in August, but I'm not sure if that guy is there. I know for sure he will be there in the fall.I get all the info about the badges. I go out to Carlisle three times a year, for 22 years.

toddtheodd · 05-08-2005, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by XXL

Just a quick and dirty pshop of an SS396 emblem I found on fleabay.

I say!
I was wondering what the bore and stroke would be on a 666.

I'll do a little math and see. That might be an interesting motor to build.

Todd

7gmc2 · 05-07-2005, 09:46 PM

hey i agree with you special-k, but it is "something". i too would like to see the flat ones. if 71HUGGER396 is right about the carlisle vender, then we may have a chance at getting what we want. i know that i'm going to try!

**special-K** · 05-07-2005, 10:45 PM

That`s the motor from hell.

pissonNOS · 05-08-2005, 10:28 PM

just a thought but what if you asked a car dealership where they get there business tags make that they stick on the backs of vehicles, i know most use decals nowadays but some still use the old badge style

toddtheodd · 05-08-2005, 10:31 PM

Ok, I did a little math. 4.9954 bore by 4.25 stroke would make a 666.02 cubic inch. 5 bore by 4.25 stroke would make 667.25, which would be close enough.
Olds had a block with a 4.25 stroke, but only a 4.1something bore. So obviously you'd have to go with a custom block.
Either that or play with the stroke some more.
Some other combos.
4.854 bore by 4.5 stroke.
4.725 bore by 4.75 stroke.
4.606 bore by 5 stroke.

Just some food for thought for ya'. I honestly don't know if any of those would work, nor how much power they would make. I'll leave that up to other people to figure out. Though all of those combos do make 666 cubic inches.

Todd

7gmc2 · 05-08-2005, 10:42 PM

that's a good point there pissonNOS!

as quoted by toddtheodd......

"Ok, I did a little math. 4.9954 bore by 4.25 stroke would make a 666.02 cubic inch. 5 bore by 4.25 stroke would make 667.25, which would be close enough.
Olds had a block with a 4.25 stroke, but only a 4.1something bore. So obviously you'd have to go with a custom block.
Either that or play with the stroke some more.
Some other combos.
4.854 bore by 4.5 stroke.
4.725 bore by 4.75 stroke.
4.606 bore by 5 stroke.

Just some food for thought for ya'. I honestly don't know if any of those would work, nor how much power they would make. I'll leave that up to other people to figure out. Though all of those combos do make 666 cubic inches.

Todd"

todd all i can say is.............well...........i don't know what to say

............maybe hate to be the engine builder?

toddtheodd · 05-08-2005, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 7gmc2

todd all i can say is.............well...........i don't know what to say ............maybe hate to be the engine builder?

I was checking out a few crate engine sites and there are 632 merlin blocks. They have the 4.75 stroke already, but only a 4.6 bore.
So I do believe it is very possible.
I've heard of bigger motors than 632, so I bet it would just take destroking one of those.
This might be just the motor for my 70 chevelle. I can see it now, jet black paint job with black tinted windows, side pipes, and a 666 under the hood.

Todd

05-05-2005, 10:40 PM	#1
7gmc2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Rockville Va. Posts: 260	custom engine badges last week i saw a 69 camaro with a custom engine badge on the front fender that read "383". it looked factory. not rigged at all. i thought this was neat, and wondered if anybody here knows if there is somebody makeing custom engine id fender badges? like the chrome block type that go under the side marker lights, with different cubic inch sizes on them, "402","427",ect....or the older crossedflag style emblems with newer engine numbers, ....i have looked for some but no luck i am suprised that i haven't seen anybody makeing these.. looking for "402" thanks __________________ 1972 GMC Sierra Grande

05-05-2005, 10:44 PM	#2
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	I have seen some at swap meets but never got very interested in them. What would be really cool is to just have it painted on like the chrome trim is done on some custom cars. I really like that and it doesn't ding, fall off or collect dust and pine needles behind it...LOL! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

05-06-2005, 12:18 AM	#3
BowTieMan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Glendale Arizona Posts: 747	Those could be from a dodge. My cousin has two 383 badges on his 66 charger that look like the chevy and ford ones. __________________ "A true hotrodder wouldn't be content untill he had created a car so violent, so hairy, so totally sick that the very act of dropping the hammer would result in instant death. Anything less results in the need to go faster." - Tony DeFeo

05-06-2005, 07:05 AM	#4
Bowtie67 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,266	Somthing Like this!! www.classicindustries.com Attached Images __________________ 1967 C10 - SWBSS Pro Street 427sbc, 700R4 & 4.10 Gears 1948 Chevy FleetMaster Coupe, LS1, (almost done) 1950 Chevy StyleLine Coupe 250/6 3x2 Dueces 2009 Toyota Tundra 1996 Harley RoadKing "I maybe getting old, but I can still burn rubber with the best of them"

05-06-2005, 07:48 AM	#5
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	That would be cool.After all,they do make 454 original-looking badges.I have the 402(400)badges on my truck with a small block 400.It`s more right then factory. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

05-06-2005, 09:12 AM	#6
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	there is a member on here that made his own 502 badges. i think he did a write up on the faq board __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

05-06-2005, 04:01 PM	#7
7gmc2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Rockville Va. Posts: 260	hey BowTieMan the "383" i saw was exactly like the "350" or "396" numbers on a stock 69 camaro. they sat right at the edge of the front fender by the headlight. you know block type with the little linking wires between them.......bowtie67 that is a cool look! wouldn't mind that if i could get a "402" on top! __________________ 1972 GMC Sierra Grande

05-06-2005, 07:42 PM	#8
71HUGGER396 Confirmed Truckaholic Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Sarver,PA 16055 Posts: 732	There is a vender at Carlisle swap meets that sells badges. My friend and I were looking for 402 badges for our trucks. This guy said his supplier would make anything we wanted, but we had to buy 20 sets. Can't remember the price, but it was the same as his other badges he had.

05-06-2005, 07:49 PM	#9
RODSBYT Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: GRAFTON , OHIO Posts: 58	trim parts numbers check out www.trimparts.com they sell individual numbers chrome with black or white inset. I have been wanting to make a set of 406 emblems for my 71 C-10. they are nice but not cheap. I want to mill out the 350 and insert the new 406 numbers, Would definetly look trick.

05-06-2005, 07:59 PM	#10
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	45 a side and you have to buy the original badge too __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

05-06-2005, 10:19 PM	#11
7gmc2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Rockville Va. Posts: 260	hey 71HUGGER396 that is cool to know. i must have not seen him there last year. i will look for them this year though when i go this year. RODSBYT trim parts looks to be the way to. i like their line.hmmmmm.......choices?! thanks for the help guys! __________________ 1972 GMC Sierra Grande

05-07-2005, 04:53 PM	#12
71HUGGER396 Confirmed Truckaholic Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Sarver,PA 16055 Posts: 732	The vendor is in the northfield, by the turnpike. Should find out howmany guys on here that would want the 402 badges. I'm sure we could get enough people to buy them.

05-07-2005, 08:43 PM	#13
7gmc2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Rockville Va. Posts: 260	71HUGGER396 i think it would be an easy sell. i am suprised alot of other people haven't tried it already. i am going to look them up when i go to carlisle this year........last year was my first time up. i know i missed alot of things when i was there. i got caught up in the "moment" and missed the finer details. this year will be different though...... __________________ 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Last edited by 7gmc2; 05-07-2005 at 09:48 PM.

05-07-2005, 09:30 PM	#14
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	The TrimParts numbers aren`t right for our badges,though.They should make the smooth chrome ones.Or,just start making the common non original ones like thet already do with the 8 454 ones.I want 383! __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

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05-08-2005, 01:59 PM	#18
71HUGGER396 Confirmed Truckaholic Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Sarver,PA 16055 Posts: 732	7gmc2, I going back to Carlisle for the truck nats in August, but I'm not sure if that guy is there. I know for sure he will be there in the fall.I get all the info about the badges. I go out to Carlisle three times a year, for 22 years.

05-07-2005, 09:46 PM	#20
7gmc2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Rockville Va. Posts: 260	hey i agree with you special-k, but it is "something". i too would like to see the flat ones. if 71HUGGER396 is right about the carlisle vender, then we may have a chance at getting what we want. i know that i'm going to try! __________________ 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Last edited by 7gmc2; 05-07-2005 at 09:48 PM.

05-07-2005, 10:45 PM	#21
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	That`s the motor from hell. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

05-08-2005, 10:28 PM	#22
pissonNOS senior member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: fort macleod alberta Posts: 2,770	just a thought but what if you asked a car dealership where they get there business tags make that they stick on the backs of vehicles, i know most use decals nowadays but some still use the old badge style __________________ 69 GMC bagged

05-08-2005, 10:31 PM	#23
toddtheodd The oddest Todd around Join Date: May 2004 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 1,418	Ok, I did a little math. 4.9954 bore by 4.25 stroke would make a 666.02 cubic inch. 5 bore by 4.25 stroke would make 667.25, which would be close enough. Olds had a block with a 4.25 stroke, but only a 4.1something bore. So obviously you'd have to go with a custom block. Either that or play with the stroke some more. Some other combos. 4.854 bore by 4.5 stroke. 4.725 bore by 4.75 stroke. 4.606 bore by 5 stroke. Just some food for thought for ya'. I honestly don't know if any of those would work, nor how much power they would make. I'll leave that up to other people to figure out. Though all of those combos do make 666 cubic inches. Todd __________________ "The greatest pleasure is to vanquish your enemies and chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth and see those dear to them bathed in tears, to ride their horses and clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters." Ghengis Khan IIOY??? Last edited by toddtheodd; 05-08-2005 at 10:32 PM.

05-08-2005, 10:42 PM	#24
7gmc2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Rockville Va. Posts: 260	that's a good point there pissonNOS! as quoted by toddtheodd...... "Ok, I did a little math. 4.9954 bore by 4.25 stroke would make a 666.02 cubic inch. 5 bore by 4.25 stroke would make 667.25, which would be close enough. Olds had a block with a 4.25 stroke, but only a 4.1something bore. So obviously you'd have to go with a custom block. Either that or play with the stroke some more. Some other combos. 4.854 bore by 4.5 stroke. 4.725 bore by 4.75 stroke. 4.606 bore by 5 stroke. Just some food for thought for ya'. I honestly don't know if any of those would work, nor how much power they would make. I'll leave that up to other people to figure out. Though all of those combos do make 666 cubic inches. Todd" todd all i can say is.............well...........i don't know what to say ............maybe hate to be the engine builder? __________________ 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Last edited by 7gmc2; 05-08-2005 at 10:43 PM.

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