Need decode help on block casting!
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From: Okanagan BC
Need decode help on block casting!
I've been trying to find out some info on a 454 block, I just got my '69 shipped home a few months ago with a "NOM 427", and my casting number is 861959, I had to double check to make sure the first digit wasn't a three, but it's not...definitely an 8. I'm also curious to know where this engine originated, and if it has any value? Any help is welcome! 
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Thanks Danny...that's why I had to double check the first number!
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where is the pad located where you pulled the casting number from? Is there more than one pad on the block I should be looking for?
I cant read mine on the front of the block by the air conditioner compressor (73 convertible)
Thanks
John in Dayton
I cant read mine on the front of the block by the air conditioner compressor (73 convertible)
Thanks
John in Dayton
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Hi John, drivers side, rear of the block, just behind the cylinder head you'll find the casting number, the opposite side is the build date (if I'm not mistaken)