Love it!!! OK, so sounds like this block may be saved. Yes, the numbers are there and much like Mopars of that year, some got stampings, some did not. This one matches my VIN so I know it's the right engine for my car. Also, motor mounts on the block: The one that's missing is mounted in the car, so that also is a clue that this motor came from this car. And further, the car was parked when this motor tanked by the 3rd owner and that was how I wound up with the car. The other 68 block has a partial VIN on it too. Correctly dated to my car as well, so I'll hand onto it as a spare.
So here's the damage. This is the worst cylinder.
This is the other one:
And here's my VIN which matches the door, VIN tag, sales invoice, window sticker, etc, etc [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
So, repairable? I don't see any other damage anywhere. I realize it needs to be magnafluxed and such, but what my plan would be is to ship all this out to a shop that specializes in this stuff (like the one mentioned, and wow....NICE WORK!!![img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/drool.gif[/img] ) sometime next year to get the whole engine done and dynoed and ready to go.
What you guys think? Seen worse? Is this now a coffee table?
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Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
Dave