Engine #'s HELP
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Engine #'s HELP
Hi everyone! New to this and need help. I purchased a project 1979 C3 without matching numbers. It's a 350 and the block #'s (Passengers side) are 11J216383 with V0611CGC...the best I could find out is that it's a 1971 350/245hp? This is only based on the CGC info I was able to find. Can someone please share any other info you may have/find as I want to order parts (many) to start rebuilding as it sat for a few years. Thank you and glad to be here!!!!!!!!!
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From: Shamong, NJ
You have a 245 horsepower, 350 2bbl engine, likely out of a police car or taxi.
V0611CGC decodes as a Chevy engine built at Flint MI (V), on June 11th (0611). The CGC indicates that the engine is a 350/245, 2bbl, 2 bolt main block. CGC could be either a 350/245 with an automatic, used in 71 El Caminos, or a 350/245 with a manual trans in a full size Chevrolet built for taxi or police use.
Looking at the VIN, 11J216383, tells you that the car the engine came from was a Chevrolet (the first "1"), model year 71 (the second "1"), that was built at Janesville WI (the "J" is the code for the Janesville assembly plant), and 216383, is the car's assembly sequence.
Since only full size Chevrolets, pick-ups and Suburbans were built at Janesville in 71, the engine you have, has to be a 71 350/245, 2bbl, with a manual trans, out of either a full size Chevrolet taxi or police car.
V0611CGC decodes as a Chevy engine built at Flint MI (V), on June 11th (0611). The CGC indicates that the engine is a 350/245, 2bbl, 2 bolt main block. CGC could be either a 350/245 with an automatic, used in 71 El Caminos, or a 350/245 with a manual trans in a full size Chevrolet built for taxi or police use.
Looking at the VIN, 11J216383, tells you that the car the engine came from was a Chevrolet (the first "1"), model year 71 (the second "1"), that was built at Janesville WI (the "J" is the code for the Janesville assembly plant), and 216383, is the car's assembly sequence.
Since only full size Chevrolets, pick-ups and Suburbans were built at Janesville in 71, the engine you have, has to be a 71 350/245, 2bbl, with a manual trans, out of either a full size Chevrolet taxi or police car.
