Casting Date?
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Drifting
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From: Saint John's, Florida
Casting Date?
Can someone tell me what this casting date is?
It's an HH, 870 block
My Vette was built April 24th, 1965 and I was wondering if it would fall in the "6 month's prior" window?
I know there was also a Strike (work stoppage) in late 64 and was wondering if that would also factor in.
Thanks.
It's an HH, 870 block
My Vette was built April 24th, 1965 and I was wondering if it would fall in the "6 month's prior" window?
I know there was also a Strike (work stoppage) in late 64 and was wondering if that would also factor in.
Thanks.
Racer
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From: America's North Coast Minnesota
9/12/64?
can someone tell me what this casting date is?
It's an hh, 870 block
my vette was built april 24th, 1965 and i was wondering if it would fall in the "6 month's prior" window?
I know there was also a strike (work stoppage) in late 64 and was wondering if that would also factor in.
Thanks.
It's an hh, 870 block
my vette was built april 24th, 1965 and i was wondering if it would fall in the "6 month's prior" window?
I know there was also a strike (work stoppage) in late 64 and was wondering if that would also factor in.
Thanks.
Racer
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 439
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From: PASADENA CALIFORNIA
Can someone tell me what this casting date is?
It's an HH, 870 block
My Vette was built April 24th, 1965 and I was wondering if it would fall in the "6 month's prior" window?
I know there was also a Strike (work stoppage) in late 64 and was wondering if that would also factor in.
Thanks.
It's an HH, 870 block
My Vette was built April 24th, 1965 and I was wondering if it would fall in the "6 month's prior" window?
I know there was also a Strike (work stoppage) in late 64 and was wondering if that would also factor in.
Thanks.
I doubt if this would "Fly". This is a Sept. '64 block and your car was built in the latter part of April '65. I would suspect your car originally would have come with the block cast date some where in March or early April, '65. GM did not really stock pile finished engines and when the blocks were delivered from the foundry to the engine plant, they usually did not sit around very long.
Understand, THIS IS JUST MY OPINION!
Chris, CWPASADENA
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From: Washington Michigan
The span from 9/12 to 4/25 is outside of the 6-month window, so it isn't going to fly in judging. That block was cast two weeks before the (nationwide) strike, so it would have already become a finished engine before the strike started. You need a block cast after the end of October, preferably in March or April. 
