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#1
06-01-2006, 08:48 PM
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Re: Help! Need some numbers help on a car I am looking
tranny does have the A suffix but is the 388 the worng block casting?
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#2
06-01-2006, 08:49 PM
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Re: Help! Need some numbers help on a car I am looking
block casting is 3932388
Date A-8-9
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06-01-2006, 10:55 PM
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Re: Help! Need some numbers help on a car I am looking
The majority (if not all) of small block pace cars I have seen all have had the 388 block in them, even April cars and they were real.
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#4
06-02-2006, 12:38 AM
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Re: Help! Need some numbers help on a car I am looking
The block casting date and assm date are far apart... have you seen the stampings? Broach marks?
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#5
06-02-2006, 01:31 AM
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Re: Help! Need some numbers help on a car I am looking
That far a spread in casting date to assembly date on the engine would raise some red flags for me. Not impossible, but also not very likely. Get pictures of the assembly code and VIN stamp on the block.
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#6
06-02-2006, 02:58 AM
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Re: Help! Need some numbers help on a car I am looking
My block casting on my 388 block is A 3 9. My motor is TO319HA. A perfect match. Car is 04A. Nothing wrong with these numbers. Rear is C179
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#7
06-02-2006, 04:03 AM
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Re: Help! Need some numbers help on a car I am looking
I am not saying that it is not possible, I am saying that it is not probable unless the 388 blocks were "batch cast" like 512's. I know that there are alot of 512's with Axx9 casting dates but June assm dates.
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