engine block dates??
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Racer
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engine block dates??
If the build date(info from POP) for my '67 is Sept. 1966, the engine
# V0830HE aug. 30 1966. If I'm looking for a date correct block, and heads, what date should they be? I'm thinking last week of july to 2nd week of Aug.? What do you guys think?
# V0830HE aug. 30 1966. If I'm looking for a date correct block, and heads, what date should they be? I'm thinking last week of july to 2nd week of Aug.? What do you guys think?
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From: Washington Michigan
The block and head casting dates can be anywhere from a day to several months prior to the stamped assembly date on the pad, although a couple of days to a couple of weeks is more "typical". Block and head dates typically will be different, and head dates won't necessarily match each other; nobody paid any attention to casting dates when the engine was assembled. 
