Real or not real BE rear

**brent396** · #1 01-30-2019, 11:25 PM

Is this a known date or to early

**brent396** · #2 01-30-2019, 11:28 PM

Another picture

**cook_dw** · #3 01-30-2019, 11:39 PM

J 1 8 date?

Regardless it’s not the date I have and with that casting date I feel good about saying no it’s not legit. But I’ve been wrong more than once today..

Seems like I have a BL with that date though.. I need to look and see.

**LITTLE TOMMIE** · #4 01-30-2019, 11:42 PM

almost looks like a F was stamped over a L if you look close, but its just my opinion

**Mr70** · #5 01-30-2019, 11:50 PM

The E looks too elongated.
The never made a BF rear,so looks like a messed with BL 3.07 open.

**William** · #6 01-31-2019, 12:20 AM

The earliest known real BE axles are dated mid November '68. Re-stamp.

Just for the record, there was a BE 12 bolt axle in '68, a 2.56 open.

**WILMASBOYL78** · #7 01-31-2019, 12:55 AM

Fugazy

**turbojet427** · #8 01-31-2019, 01:18 PM

There are 1968 BE rears that are multi leaf 12 bolts. I had one, its a 2.56 open 12 bolt. This could be a real BE but not the one you want.

**big gear head** · #9 01-31-2019, 02:31 PM

I don't know anything about stamps, but that E doesn't look right to me.

**cook_dw** · #10 01-31-2019, 03:40 PM

IF this was a real BE (2.56) and being it would have been made for a 68 then the casting date would not have been J-1-8... Which means this would be an early 69. 69 2.56 ratio would be a BA (non posi) or BB (posi). The likelihood it was a warranty replacement would be slim also.. Please someone correct me if I am out of line in my way of thinking. Or open it up and see what guts it has. But I still think its a modified BL.

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