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Old 07-27-2019, 10:19 PM
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Seller and I have agreed in principle on a deal. I ended up having to pick up all his Pontiac motor bits - another block or two, some non RA heads and a few other things.

I still haven’t laid eyes on the parts and don’t have numbers but I hope to pick up all in the next few weeks.

Will post details here of course.

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Old 07-28-2019, 07:49 AM
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Is the seller here in SA?

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Old 08-07-2019, 12:39 PM
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Block is 9799914. Looks like date is C280 - 28 March 1970.

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(I just re-read the whole thread)

So you were hoping for a 1969 block, and got a 1970 block;
Care to share which engine code it was?
OR
if you have a partial vin to tell us which plant (and thereby which body style) received it?

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Old 08-07-2019, 12:58 PM
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(I just re-read the whole thread)

So you were hoping for a 1969 block, and got a 1970 block;
Care to share which engine code it was?
OR
if you have a partial vin to tell us which plant (and thereby which body style) received it?
I wasn't necessarily hoping one way or the other. Based on what the seller told me, I was expecting a 1969 block.

It's a WS, so RAIII/manual trans.

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Old 08-07-2019, 01:37 PM
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I wasn't necessarily hoping one way or the other. Based on what the seller told me, I was expecting a 1969 block.

It's a WS, so RAIII/manual trans.

thanks
NICE!!

congrats!

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Ended up with:

4 bolt 400 WS, partial VIN 20Z137XXX - Fremont built, which makes sense. Motor is said to have come from Albuquerque NM.

2 bolt 557 WT block, partial VIN 26N524XXX

6X Heads, November 1976 dated, stamped 4 (100 cc chambers)

9773524 Nodular crank, late 1967 400

4813 Nodular crank, 71-74 400

16 heads, July 1968 dated, 400 or 428 heads, 72-75cc.

Will be listing everything for sale except for the WS.

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Old 08-14-2019, 05:44 PM
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Ended up with:

4 bolt 400 WS, partial VIN 20Z137XXX - Fremont built, which makes sense. Motor is said to have come from Albuquerque NM.

2 bolt 557 WT block, partial VIN 26N524XXX

6X Heads, November 1976 dated, stamped 4 (100 cc chambers)

9773524 Nodular crank, late 1967 400

4813 Nodular crank, 71-74 400

16 heads, July 1968 dated, 400 or 428 heads, 72-75cc.

Will be listing everything for sale except for the WS.

thanks
Sold everything except for the WS block.

Heads ended up being 15's, not 16's. I think these are the ones Cliff R prefers for his iron head builds.

PHS has been ordered. Should have it tomorrow.

Thanks

Scott

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Old 08-22-2019, 01:59 PM
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Block is from a 1970 Judge, RAIII, 4 sp, Pepper Green with black interior. Sold new at Erickson Pontiac/Oldsmobile in Farmington, NM.

Just got the word back on the block - there's a crack in the lifter valley that can be repaired, but it will run about $250. Also, the block is currently .040 and a few cylinders may not clean up at .060.

The guy that sold me the block is ok with a partial refund and taking the block back.

Curious to hear what y'all would do.

1. Get the partial refund.

2. Get crack repaired and sell it.

3. Get crack repaired, bore and/or sleeve as required and sell it.

4. Sell it as-is.

Thanks,

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Old 08-24-2019, 09:12 AM
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Block is now for sale in classifieds here.

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