340 Engine

[cashmoneyerick]

..... I believe the blue vin code says: 0B198015 .....

0B198015 would've originally been a 'cuda

How can you tell?
Just kinda curious.

[6bblgt]

the VIN sequence numbers were assigned in car line (B, J, V) blocks for each day's "scheduled production"

I have info on:
BH27G0B198001
BH23C0B198017

the 340'cuda would've been scheduled between these two Barracudas

can you share the engine build info stamped on the front of the block below the driver's side head?
does the engine have "X" heads on it, can you share the casting dates?

[cashmoneyerick]

the VIN sequence numbers were assigned in car line (B, J, V) blocks for each day's "scheduled production"

I have info on:
BH27G0B198001
BH23C0B198017

the 340'cuda would've been scheduled between these two Barracudas

can you share the engine build info stamped on the front of the block below the driver's side head?
does the engine have "X" heads on it, can you share the casting dates?

Where would I find the casting dates ?

And it does have X heads.

Let me know if the picture is the engine build stamp.

I'm a newbie so I may get things wrong.




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[jimynick]

That's the side of the block not the front and the #'s will be stamped in not cast. Drives side just under the head/block junction. 

[cashmoneyerick]

That's the side of the block not the front and the #'s will be stamped in not cast. Drives side just under the head/block junction. 

Can you show me in a picture where they would be. I can't find anything. Or maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.


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[6bblgt]

 

[6bblgt]

this is a casting # 3418915 "T/A"-head, but the casting # 2531894 "X"-head will be similar

[cashmoneyerick]

So it reads

FW340F30220136


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[cashmoneyerick]

this is a casting # 3418915 "T/A"-head, but the casting # 2531894 "X"-head will be similar

I can't find that on the head.
Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place. Can you send a zoomed out picture ?


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[jimynick]

Quite often it's only the last 3 #'s, not the whole string. 

[70Barracuda]

Keep the 340, they are great engines. 

You have stated you are new to this.  IMO, be careful with your spending decisions.  It's so easy to get ahead of yourself.  Body and paint is very expensive, concentrate on that first. Every body/paint guy will tell you how great his work is.  Many of them take short cuts that will show at some time. 

Maybe you are a body guy?  If not, ask around, guys with good work will tell you who they used.  If you are planning on media blast and big checks are not easy to write you are in for a long term project  When your paint looks good 20 years later you will be glad you did your homework.  Engines come and go, paint and body is long term.

[cudaragtop]

 
Let me know if any of you come across a 340 with 0B184371 stamped on it.
The original 340 for my Cuda.