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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 07:44 PM
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LOOKING AT CAR 70 BIG BLOCK. BLOCK FEB CAST DATE HEADS MARCH CAST DATE BUILD DATE IS JUNE THOUGHT THERE WAS ONLY 1 TO 3 MONTH SPAN INTAKE SEEMS TO BE CORRECT ANY HELP WOULD BE HELPFUL THANKS.
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what are the cast dates and body build date? it depends on how rare the combo is...
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block has feb. cast date. heads have march cast dates. body build date is in june. as is assembly date.
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could heve something to do with strke in 70.
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on my 73 I have early feb block and head casting dates, but build date is may 29
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could heve something to do with strke in 70.
'70 production didn't even start until Jan '70. Maybe it threw things off....
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