My 6 year quest for a CX coded THM400 just ended

**mockingbird812** · #1 09-12-2005, 08:08 PM

Looks like your pix are coming thru now. Were'nt the first time I looked at your listing.

Chevy454 · #2 09-12-2005, 08:14 PM

Did you happen to get the converter?

**ANDY M** · #3 09-12-2005, 09:23 PM

I could use one of those CX M40s. Hope I get as lucky as you.
You GO

Enoch · #4 09-12-2005, 09:34 PM

Steve, from the picture that looks like the real deal. The block has been lightly decked and the month date #'s were not as deep as the others that's why you cant read them. But just at a quick glance that's the original stamp. I also have seen a few block casting and build dates stretch out that long, although they are few and far between.

**TimG** · #5 09-12-2005, 10:42 PM

Six months is well the within acceptable range. A wider spread is always expected for a high performance big block.
Here you have a solid lifter automatic, not many made. That four bolt block may have just sat in inventory for a long time waiting for assembly.

**Lynn** · #6 09-12-2005, 11:14 PM

Wow. Looks like enough of the partial VIN is present to figure out the VIN of the car it came in. What cars were made at the W factory? Looks like 19W42?366.

Lynn

Allen · #7 09-12-2005, 11:21 PM

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Wow. Looks like enough of the partial VIN is present to figure out the VIN of the car it came in. What cars were made at the W factory? Looks like 19W42?366.

Lynn

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Willow Run, Michigan plant = Nova!

nuch_ss396 · #8 09-13-2005, 04:49 AM

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Six months is well the within acceptable range. A wider spread is always expected for a high performance big block.
Here you have a solid lifter automatic, not many made. That four bolt block may have just sat in inventory for a long time waiting for assembly.

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Tim,

Why would you expect a solid lifter automatic coded big
block to sit around longer? Were the blocks coded ahead
of time? That would defy logic - no? Can you explain?

Steve

**Charley Lillard** · #9 09-13-2005, 05:06 AM

Spacing out and thinking Camaro

**Mr70** · #10 09-13-2005, 05:54 AM

Nice find,and good looking Original CX tag as well.
I wouldn't balk fo a minute on that engine timeline,it all seems acceptable.
Even that Trans. falls into perspective.
C=Chevrolet
X=Solid Lifter engine applications
69=Model year
2160=Serial No. My records show this falls into the right time line.
395=Assembly day starting with January 1st,1968 which decodes as Friday January 30th,1969.

Just curious..Have you thought about hunting for the Nova itself these came out of?

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