1969 chevelle 396/375 aluminium head....
 

How many 1969 chevelles with 396/375 motors came with aluminium heads? ...and would the heads be the "842" casting # ? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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...while your looking that up...
...would the intake casting nymber
...be the "163" aluminium intake? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

Re: 1969 chevelle 396/375 aluminium head....
 

*How many 1969 chevelles with 396/375 motors came with aluminium heads?-400,& that includes Elcamino
*and would the heads be the "842" casting # ?-Yes
*would the intake casting nymber be the "163" aluminium intake?-Yes

Re: 1969 chevelle 396/375 aluminium head....
 

....The reason I am asking is because I just picked up
..a 4-bolt main block with this casting # 3935440
...and on the front pad is T0824KG
....I'm going to look for more numbers on it tomorrow
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I would like to know what you find the casting date to be,down by the Freeze plug/starter motor.

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I will check that also.... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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..after further review of the block
...the casting date on the side of the block is
..... G11 8
....and there is a vin # on the side of the block that reads
........ 18BXXXXXX
...so I believe this to be from a 1968 two-door sedan chevelle ( baltimore built )...probably a 4-speed ( post ) car
.....the numbers on the front pad are definately
.... T0824KG
...YYYYEEEEHHHAAWWWWWW!!!!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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...So how many 1968 chevelles came with aluminium heads? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/rolleyes.gif

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HOLY CRAP!...The hardest year.
Yes very limited production for 1968 Chevelles.You could probably count them on both hands..
NICE FIND. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif
John..PM the VIN# please..I want to check something.
It will go no further from me.

Re: 1969 chevelle 396/375 aluminium head....
 

Did they even MAKE 2 door post chevelles in 68?

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I just checked the chevelle website and it does not list "KG" as a code for the chevelle for 1968
...but it does on the 1969 list????
....so is it for a 1968...or 1969????
...the vin on the pad definately reads "18B......"
..any help? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/confused.gif

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If it's authentic,as well as an "8B" after the number 1,it is definitely for a 1968 application-Chevelle-Elcamino.
A few 1968 L89's Chevelle-Elcos have beeen found..a say FEW.
The VIN# will reveal more...
I sent you a PM.

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...This is where I got my info on the vin decoding...
http://www.gaspumpclassics.com/resou...nformation.cfm
...
...


Chevrolet Chevelle / Nomad 1965 - 1971

1st digit - Make. (1) Chevrolet
2nd 3rd digit - Trim. (31) Chevelle 300 6 cylinder, (32) Chevelle 300 V8, (33) Chevelle 300 Deluxe 6 cylinder, (34) Chevelle 300 Deluxe V8, (37) Concours, (38) Concours SS 396
4th and 5th digits - Model. (11) 2 door sedan , (15) 2 door wagon 2 seats, (35) 4 door wagon 2 seats, (37) 2 door sport coupe, (45) 4 door wagon 3 seats, (67) 2 door convertible, (69) 4 door sedan
6th digit - Year. (5) 1965, (6) 1966, (7) 1967, ( 8 ) 1968 , (9) 1969.
7th digit - Assembly Plant. (A) Atlanta, GA ( B ) Baltimore , MA (H) Fremont, (K) Kansas City/Leeds, MO (L) Los Angeles/Van Nuys, CA (1) Oshawa, ON, (2) St. Therese, QC
8th to 13th digits - Sequential production number
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Re: 1969 chevelle 396/375 aluminium head....
 

...I can get photos of the numbers tomorrow....
...I even put my "GLASSES ON"...to read the numbers
... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/rolleyes.gif

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Did they even MAKE 2 door post chevelles in 68?

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Yes they did Joe, but no big blocks or Super Sports.

Re: 1969 chevelle 396/375 aluminium head....
 

...so if the motor was built 8/24/68 ( T0824KG )....was it near the end of the 1968 production year....when did they start building the ones for 1969 https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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...so would this have come out of a 1969 car?

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...I'm going to double check the date on the block and get a photo....It may have been ( G11 9 ) ...instead of ( G11 8 ).... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/confused.gif

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There is not a lot known about these 1968 L-89 cars,but I do not like what you have relayed so far.
To recap:
*The #440 block is a LATE 1968(August)to EARLY 1969 production ONLY.
*They ended 1968 Baltimore production in July,1968,& Started 1969 Production in September 1968 with unit #300001.
*The casting date of G 11 8,July 11th,1968 makes sense.
*The Tonawanda assembled date of T 08 24,August 24th,1968,makes sense.
*The VIN# you supplied me with,is a mid May,1968 Baltimore,Chevelle-Elco VIN.
This is the problem area,& NOT a 1969 VIN# either,it should not be before the other two mentioned dates.
*I don't know where you are getting the Post Car possibility?

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The 18B partial VIN tells you it's a 68 model year and that would be at the end of the model run with that date. It would be a 68 dated block, not 69. Even if it was an early 69 engine it would be a 68 dated block. The rest of the partial VIN should tell you it's a very late 68 car unless somebody messed up stamping an early 69 car and put the "8" in instead of the "9". What's the 2 or 3 digits of the partial VIN?

Re: 1969 chevelle 396/375 aluminium head....
 

...It appeared to read "18B202XXX"
...but I will get photos of it tomorrow https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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...The "1"...should be the "5th" digit of a "13" digit vin
....and according to my previous post...the "fourth and fifth" digits ...denote a "2 door sedan"....
....am I reading that correctly? ( the section Chevrolet Chevelle / Nomad 1965 - 1971 )
http://www.gaspumpclassics.com/resou...nformation.cfm https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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What's the entire VIN# John?
You won't find the Entire VIN# on the engine block,only the CON (Confidential) VIN number,which is an abbreviated VIN#.

The full 1968 Chevelle VIN# should look like this example:
138378B123456

Re: 1969 chevelle 396/375 aluminium head....
 

...I will get photos of it and post tomorrow
....thanks for everyone's input https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

Re: 1969 chevelle 396/375 aluminium head....
 

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....The reason I am asking is because I just picked up
..a 4-bolt main block with this casting # 3935440
...and on the front pad is T0824KG
....I'm going to look for more numbers on it tomorrow
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.....I just double checked the casting numbers, the numbers on the front pad , and the vin number....
..and saw that I had "MIS-READ" THE block casting date!!!!
...the Date on the block is " C 11 8 "....NOT "G 11 8"....WHICH MAKES THIS A MARCH, 11TH 1968 BLOCK
....I will send some photos later https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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That makes a lil more sense.But that mid May 1968 VIN# vs. the August 1968 Tonawanda engine assembled date is hard to swallow.
Are you sure that Tona date isn't T 03 24?