Recent content by bobthewelder

Yea, I passed up a good deal on a set-up because I thought I would never need it. Stuffs great, we used it to build up crank journals then had them machined.

I was admiring my block (still in the truck) when I noticed that the passenger side motor mounting ear had been re-welded to the block. is it common for these ears to break off? Does this mean that my block now has zero value to a restorer? It also looks more like they brazed it than welded it...

I was wrong. I used a can of brake cleaner and a wire brush to clean the side of the block. What I thought under all the greasy buidlup to be a 69 is actually 7-1-70. Still can't find any stampings, maybe once it's out of the truck.

Yes, I'm sure. Got it yesterday in a 1974 PW 200 3/4t 4x4. Someone needed a motor and that is what they had. They topped it with te original to the truck 360 heads, intake and 2bbl carb. I bought the truck for the block. The truck is in really good shape, I'll 360 it and use it for work.

I just picked up a 1969 340. After cleaning and examining the block face under the driver side head I found no stamping whatsoever. Is this how factory replacement blocks were? I was hoping to figure out what it started as.