txturbo
Jan 12th, 09, 04:37 PM
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh1/ClassicAutoTexas/P1110524.jpg
Can someone verify this BBC date code? Also, the guy I bought it from claimed it was a 375hp 396. Any way to tell from the outside if it is a 375hp without the pad stamp? The block was decked during the rebuild.
Hatman
Jan 12th, 09, 05:02 PM
Whats the block casting # on the L.H rear of the block ? Also above the oil filter there might be a # there & how many oil gallery plugs are above the oil filter?
txturbo
Jan 12th, 09, 06:36 PM
Whats the block casting # on the L.H rear of the block ? Also above the oil filter there might be a # there & how many oil gallery plugs are above the oil filter?Only one oil galley plug on the rear and one above the oil filter and the casting number is 3955272.
NHBandit
Jan 12th, 09, 08:43 PM
Got a pic of the side of the block showing the area above the oil filter ?
bertfam
Jan 12th, 09, 09:27 PM
2 bolt:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h52/bertfam/BigBlock2BoltMainsOilFittings.jpg
4 bolt:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h52/bertfam/BigBlock4BoltMainsOilFittings.jpg
Ed
txturbo
Jan 13th, 09, 06:27 AM
Heres a pic of mine
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh1/ClassicAutoTexas/P1110527.jpg
So I guess that disproves the 375hp version. Instead its the 2 bolt lower hp version.
Hatman
Jan 13th, 09, 07:17 AM
Nice pics. bertfarm, sure makes things easy to explain.