A833 number question

[BigSig 6 Barrel]

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well . . . ok then

First of all, blow the picture up in size so you have a better detailed view of things.

A factory machined number pad would be absolutely flat, and have sharp edges around it's perimeter, also, often leaving a disc shaped pattern from the milling process . . . This pad looks uneven to me, and has rounded (sanded??) edges

Next, I can make out the outlines of previous numbers beneath the obvious ones . . .  especially in the date code and sequence numbers

I could be wrong, but that's what I'm seeing   

[anlauto]

Excellent points...I never "blew up" the picture, but now I see what you're looking at 

[Joegrapes]

I know exactly what you're saying bigsic. I've noticed the same thing myself. I cleaned up the trans years ago with scotchbrite pads on a right angle air motor so the fact that you don't see any machine marks would not be unusual. I only paid a few hundred for the trans so I just don't see why anyone would go thru the bother of faking this trans for so little return. It's not like it's a Hemi 4 speed that's worth a ton of money. It's clearly a later model A833 since it's a 4 speed and not an overdrive unit. But you never know I guess.