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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 08:49 AM
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A neighbor is cleaning out his garage to make room for firewood and wants this engines out. He said just make an offer..before they go to the scrap yard. The 327 is a short block..what's worth saving and what is an approx value for the lot? I decoded the numbers as:

Casting # 3970014
1968-1979 350ci 2&4 bolt mains
Stamp CKJ 1977, 350, 170hp. VIN L
Complete with heads/intake carb

Casting # 3914678
1968-1979, 350ci, 295hp, 2 bolt mains
Stamp MS 1968 Camaro/Nova 350ci, 295hp, manual transmission
L-48, 1X4 barrel, H cam

Casting # 3970010
1975 350ci 2&4 bolt mains
Stamp CMJ Chevelle, El Camino, Monte Carlo, Sprint, 350ci, 145HP, 350 tranny
L-65, 1X2 carb, VIN H, AIR

Casting # 3858180
1964-1967 327ci
Stamp HCH 1966 Impala, 327ci, 275HP, Transmission Power-Glide, L-30
1X4 barrel, H cam, Holley


Edelbrock Aluminum 4 barrel intake manifold # C4B (60’s vintage?)
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 11:54 AM
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What the heck is a "2&4 bolt main" ?????
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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I think he means that those blocks could either be machined with 2 OR 4 bolt main caps. $75-100 each for cores and the C4B's go for around $40 at swap meets.
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 33Chevy
A neighbor is cleaning out his garage to make room for firewood and wants this engines out. He said just make an offer..before they go to the scrap yard. The 327 is a short block..what's worth saving and what is an approx value for the lot? I decoded the numbers as:

Casting # 3970014
1968-1979 350ci 2&4 bolt mains
Stamp CKJ 1977, 350, 170hp. VIN L
Complete with heads/intake carb

Casting # 3914678
1968-1979, 350ci, 295hp, 2 bolt mains
Stamp MS 1968 Camaro/Nova 350ci, 295hp, manual transmission
L-48, 1X4 barrel, H cam

Casting # 3970010
1975 350ci 2&4 bolt mains
Stamp CMJ Chevelle, El Camino, Monte Carlo, Sprint, 350ci, 145HP, 350 tranny
L-65, 1X2 carb, VIN H, AIR

Casting # 3858180
1964-1967 327ci
Stamp HCH 1966 Impala, 327ci, 275HP, Transmission Power-Glide, L-30
1X4 barrel, H cam, Holley


Edelbrock Aluminum 4 barrel intake manifold # C4B (60’s vintage?)
Hard to say without knowing exactly how complete (accessories, air cleaner, t-stat housing, brackets, etc.), how they look, locked up, etc. But a broad stroke value is as follows assuming they turn over and are not full of water:
'77 350-$250-300
'68 350-$600-700ish
'75 350-$250-300
'66 327 shortblock-$300 to the right buyer. Small journal stuff can be hard to move.
intake-$100

I'd offer $500 for the lot and see what happens. My .02
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 01:13 PM
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Offer him scrap vulue and save him a trip to the yard.

Personally I can't see any of that stuff being worth much more than that unless you find someone looking for those specific casting numbers. Good luck with that.
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Originally Posted by 7T1vette
What the heck is a "2&4 bolt main" ?????
Basically means..they came out of the factory with either 2 or 4 bolt mains. The only way to tell..is to pull the pan.

Thanks for the info...I just hate to see them head off to the scrap yard IF someone could use them
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