1971 T/A UPDATE

[anlauto]

I have a want ad looking for a T/A block, and I just had a phone call from Western Canada and the guy is selling a T/A block but says it has a 71 casting date ? Is there such a thing ?

Does anybody have insight on this ?

@ScottSmith_Harms , @6bblgt .....Scott ? Dan ?  Should this exist ? He said he would get me pictures...

[FlatlandTA]

Guess anything's possible but I'd guess negative. 71 vin stamp on a 69 or 70 cast TA block sure


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[FlatlandTA]

Any pics Allan that would be good to see


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[Cuda Cody]

I've heard they used left over T/A blocks in cars after the fact, but they should have been cast earlier, right?  Do you think he's talking about the VIN stamp?

[anlauto]

He says T/A is clearly casted in the DS after the part number and 71 is clearly casted on the other side... I'm dying to see pictures too ....says he "assumes" it has TA heads on it too, but never removed a valve cover 

[Brads70]

Reading the title of this post, always thought it would be cool to build a yellow 71 T/A just like they had pictures of for advertising! 

[FlatlandTA]

Interesting would like to see!


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[anlauto]

He bought the motor out of Indianapolis 

[ScottSmith_Harms]

I haven't ever seen one but would guess that it's a replacement block made after production ended. .02

[Flatdad]

Interesting that there is still no standard rallye dash or floor shift for automatics mentioned in the '71 ad. That would be a bummer to order up this car new with all the race inspired equipment hung on it, only to jump in and discover you've got a standard dash and column shift. I wonder if a '71 T/A would be allowed to have AC since its a 4bbl instead of a six pack.

As for the original post, I remember seeing a 340 advertised as a '71 T/A block on Indy's craigslist for quite a while, but figured it was misidentified. The ad reran for a long time before someone bit.

[RUNCHARGER]

I can just imagine showing up at the Dodge dealer in late 70 with a fistful of hard earned cash ready to sit down and order a new 71 T/A after seeing that ad.

[anlauto]

The block has TA casted into it, but now he says the casting date is 1-24-69 ....however he says the assembly date is 1971 and the VIN is 1B297839

[Cuda Cody]

The block has TA casted into it, but now he says the casting date is 1-24-69 ....however he says the assembly date is 1971 and the VIN is 1B297839

That was what I was thinking he would say....    

I've heard they used left over T/A blocks in cars after the fact, but they should have been cast earlier, right?

Still a cool engine and it's a real T/A block.

[6bblgt]

cool engine  can he get the assembly numbers off the driver's side front, under the head?

[anlauto]

Could it be consider correct for my AAR....by that I mean being a correct T/A block ?