6 pack Challenger question
 

just got done looking at a factory 318 70 Challenger. car now has a date coded 7 21 69 440-6 in it. intake is from 6-14-69. as a rule of thumb its usually said the motor and body shouldnt be more than a month apart. w/o a body i'm not sure what this motor is out of? the current owner says its out of another 70 Challenger, but were they building them as early as July/August?
Anyways, the car needs a lot, so my intentions would be to pair up the Challenger with a 318 and sit on the 6pack. so can anyone help me on when they started building Challengers and what else can I look for to verify what the motor came out of?

Re: 6 pack Challenger question
 

Whats the vin# on the motor? passengerside of the block right where the oil pan and block meet.

Re: 6 pack Challenger question
 

Motor would be for an early build car up to about the middle of October. VIN would tell a lot. As for the intake it could of been on an A12 car or could of been one of the left-overs from the A12 program that simply got used up on early '70 build cars.

Re: 6 pack Challenger question
 

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as a rule of thumb its usually said the motor and body shouldnt be more than a month apart.

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Not for Mopars. Maybe 2 or 3 months apart for a big block. Way longer spread for hemi cars - for example, the majority of 71 hemi engines were cast in 1969.