August 69 Small Blcok
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St. Jude Donor '25
August 69 Small Blcok
I tried this once before but still have a couple things I need to resolve. Does anyone have a 69 with a s/b engine (010 block) that was built in August of 69? If you do, can I get the casting # on the block, the CASTING date on the block, and the build date? Thanks in advance for any help. I'm trying to figure out how what impact the Spring / Summer strike of 69 had on date codes (sorry in advance for the **** NCRS type question). Take care and stay safe, John
EDIT>>>>>>>>>Next time I will try to spell 'Block" right in the title!
EDIT>>>>>>>>>Next time I will try to spell 'Block" right in the title!
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John,
The 3970010 block appeared in Mid-July of 1969. Does that mean that the casting dates for 010 blocks started then, too?
There were no cars built in May of 1969.
Regards,
Alan
Final Monthly Serial Number
March 20543
April 21315
May *
June 23374
July 25875
Aug 28107
Sept 30963
The letter for August is H.
The 3970010 block appeared in Mid-July of 1969. Does that mean that the casting dates for 010 blocks started then, too?
There were no cars built in May of 1969.
Regards,
Alan
Final Monthly Serial Number
March 20543
April 21315
May *
June 23374
July 25875
Aug 28107
Sept 30963
The letter for August is H.
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St. Jude Donor '25
My car was built August 4th, which is M04 on the trim tag. My car is very original. The smog is still on!. The engine stamp date is 0722 (V0722HW), but the casting date for the 010 block is D 30 9, (April 30th). I know this is well within the guidelines, but I was just wondering if anyone elses Aug 69 car had this early sast date, and if anyone thinks the strike had something to do with this, as usually the cast date was a bit closer to the build date. Thanks for any help guys and stay safe, john
