[cowboybob]

Hey guys...

My 69 Camaro came with 396 that supposedly came from 325 or 350hp Chevelle. Where do I find all the pertinent numbers from the block and heads to post them here? It would be neat to be able to reunite the engine with the car if this engine is actually from a big block Chevelle.

The front engine pad #'s are TO122JA and the #'s above the oil filter (I think this is the VIN) are 19K392400. I'm not sure that the third stamp is a "K" because its very light and hard to read. The engine is cast with "HI PERF PASS" in several different areas. Also, can you tell the date of the motor based on these numbers or do I need to find the date stamp?

I also have a TH400 that came with the Camaro, but I'm not sure if it came from the same car (Chevelle?) that the motor came from. Let me know where to check the trans for the appropriate numbers and I'll post those as well.

Is there a database that you guys can refer to in order to see if the car is still out there? If I can find the owner of the car I would just as soon sell him the motor and build a different one.

Thanks,
Cowboybob

By the way...if there is a better forum for this post, let me know or have the moderator move as needed.

 

[Junkyard Dawg]

Built in Tonawanda Jan 22. The 392400 that came before the 19K is the vin of the car it came out of.

There's no database that I know of that says if the original car is still around or not. Might as well build it for yourself or sell it.

 

[cowboybob]

JYD,

Jan 22nd of what year? What does the "JA" at the end of the stamp indicate. Are there any numbers on the block or the heads that tell me for certain that this motor came from a Chevelle?

Does anyone else know of someone that is missing the big block from the car with this VIN?

 

[shooterpcb]

Jan 22 of 1969. The JA is a 1969 325hp 396 block.

 

[shooterpcb]

suffix codes decoding:
http://www.chevymania.com/partsid

You're all welcome... Neil

 

[Junkyard Dawg]

JYD,

Jan 22nd of what year? What does the "JA" at the end of the stamp indicate. Are there any numbers on the block or the heads that tell me for certain that this motor came from a Chevelle?

Does anyone else know of someone that is missing the big block from the car with this VIN?

JA comes up as a 325 hp 396 out of a 69 Chevelle. Check out this link:http://www.nastyz28.com/gm-chevy-codes/chevy-engine-codes-suffix-14.php

 

[cowboybob]

Thanks for the responses...

On Team Camaro there was a recent thread where the owner of 68Z was reunited with the original engine for his car. Thought I would try the same thing here.

 

[Tom Mobley]

if you get a bite on it please take your transaction details to email, still no parts vending on the tech forums.