Correct date engine block
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Le Mans Master
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Correct date engine block
My 1964 coupe have a D5 on the tag. That is the 5 of December 1963
Also my car have all the signs of being a 365 hp L76 with AC
I found a 3782870 engine dated Jan 11th 1964
Is that date correct for my car or is it only 3 months older than the 5 of December and not newer? If i buy a original block i want it to be as precise as possible
Also my car have all the signs of being a 365 hp L76 with AC
I found a 3782870 engine dated Jan 11th 1964
Is that date correct for my car or is it only 3 months older than the 5 of December and not newer? If i buy a original block i want it to be as precise as possible
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My 1964 coupe have a D5 on the tag. That is the 5 of December 1963
Also my car have all the signs of being a 365 hp L76 with AC
I found a 3782870 engine dated Jan 11th 1964
Is that date correct for my car or is it only 3 months older than the 5 of December and not newer?
Also my car have all the signs of being a 365 hp L76 with AC
I found a 3782870 engine dated Jan 11th 1964
Is that date correct for my car or is it only 3 months older than the 5 of December and not newer?
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From: Austin TX
My 1964 coupe have a D5 on the tag. That is the 5 of December 1963
Also my car have all the signs of being a 365 hp L76 with AC
I found a 3782870 engine dated Jan 11th 1964
Is that date correct for my car or is it only 3 months older than the 5 of December and not newer? If i buy a original block i want it to be as precise as possible
Also my car have all the signs of being a 365 hp L76 with AC
I found a 3782870 engine dated Jan 11th 1964
Is that date correct for my car or is it only 3 months older than the 5 of December and not newer? If i buy a original block i want it to be as precise as possible
I remember they are really rare.
Sweet car!
Pro
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So is your VIN range 6000-8000-ish (December vehicle production) or 15000-16000-ish (April production) ?
A mid-Jan block in an April car would be not typical, but still NCRS-acceptable under the 6 month rule.
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That picture is so blurry it does really no good. It's so bad that if I take my glasses OFF I can almost read it.....
Can you try to take another a bit clearer, edit and replace this current one with a better one...
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RK
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OK, that shows no prefix letter at all in front of the Body number, which is correct for a December '63-built '64. A.O. Smith didn't start building '64 bodies until January '64, and that's when St. Louis-built bodies added the "S" prefix to the Body number. 
