[Kevin Barry]

Guys,
I know this is a long shot, but check any engine blocks you've got lying around. Im looking for the original block for my 1970 SS 396. It is a CTW coded block with the VIN being 139229.

The car is from the Athens, Tenn area and was missing the original block when I bought it. It has the rest of the numbers matching components.

I know its a long shot, but you dont know if you dont ask.

Thanks, Kevin

 

[michael n mississippi]

you been watching barret jacksons havent you? it is possiable. i succeded at the same thing a few years back. what i done i tracked everone that ever owned the 71 SS .they were very eager to talk with me, when they found out i had there old chevelle. and guess what i was told that the second owner had removed the 454 when it dropped a rod. so i made the call and yep he was a packrat. said he never got rid of anything bigblock over all the years. he gave me the engine free as long as i drove to his place and let him see the car once again. that started a great friendship. good luck GREAT THINGS DO HAPPEN for the determined.

 

[RAT396]

there's a guy selling a CTW in the classifieds under 1970 parts...could be yours.

 

[Chris R]

This reminds me of a 70SS car I had a chance to buy about ten years ago.

It was a documented LS6, bench seat, M22, car in peices. Everything was original except the LS6 engine was gone. He was asking 3K.

Guy said that it was taken out in 1980 from a previous owner, and as I recall he said the guy wanted his wife to drive something with better gas mileage. Sold the engine to someone that raced some sort of oval track or dirt track racing or something.

He tried to track the engine down through the previous owner (whom told him about the racer guy) and came up empty.

Chris.

 

[DN]

I guess we can always hope. I'm looking for a 70 block also. 454 CRQ 216055

 

[L7870_cortez]

I found My Original LS-6 that had not been in my El-Camino since 1975.
MIKE

 

[Chevyboy]

I tried the same thing and no luke trying to find your orginal engine is one of the hardest things you can do its like going to the bath room and hoping you lay the golden egg. But this has been a topic around the forum i believe and we have all agreed true documentation its a SS,its great to have increase the value of the car but a car the 30+ years old many people looking to buy do not really aspect the same engine to be in the car after all them years. But only trailer queens have the orginal engine in the car as they say in the show but i bet 85% of them just be restamps done at the machine shop for judging points.

 

[Mr69]

But look if you engine find then you can get the numbers match for the car to be when the value can get up there luke if it was in someoneses garage it would be the find of the century and this is why we continue to luuk for the engine that the car came with it was when it was a new car and they sold it from the dealer and the guy bought it but then he pulled the engine for a race car 73 pinto car that was fastest car at the track so if you find my engine call me at my number 85% points to increase the value after all them years........man
I gotta go lay an egg

 

[Terry krook]

Originally posted by SS3964N8:
But look if you engine find then you can get the numbers match for the car to be when the value can get up there luke if it was in someoneses garage it would be the find of the century and this is why we continue to luuk for the engine that the car came with it was when it was a new car and they sold it from the dealer and the guy bought it but then he pulled the engine for a race car 73 pinto car that was fastest car at the track so if you find my engine call me at my number 85% points to increase the value after all them years........man
I gotta go lay an egg

Puff puff puff, that has to be, puff puff, the longest single , puff puff sentence I have ever read!

 

[RAT396]

Any '68 Chevelle SS/ El Camino SS owners looking for a correct 396 motor, possibly numbers matching. I have one that should be going up for sale soon(depends what shape the new block is in and how much it will take to do the swap). It is an ET 396-4 325hp TH-400 short block(no heads/manifolds). recently rebuilt and running strong in my 70 El Camino but soon to be replaced with a correct CTW block.

Deck stamp is: T0I23ET 7K18536

 

[ACLineman]

Just out of curiosity, If someone did have this running in there car, How much would you pay for it??

Just wondering..........

 

[EddieC67ss]

Could you imagine if you had a documented LS6 and someone had the original motor. That would be real interesting.

 

[ACLineman]

Kind of what I was thinking.

I have SOMEBODY'S 1969 L-78 beating in my 69 Malibu.....

 

[EddieC67ss]

I also have a standard bore LS6, just installed in my 66 for next season.

 

[ACLineman]

What displacement/ Hp is the LS6?

 

[ACLineman]

Nice ride by the way. Mine too is standard bore

 

[EddieC67ss]

454ci all #'s matching heads, etc. Stock except for a Roller valve train. Never owned a white car, but looks real good.

 

[mr]

I lost track a 1970 LS-5 CRQ 10K147463 block in the Ft.Smith,Ark. area supposedly in 1984.Come home soon,Thanks

 

[L7870_cortez]

Where did it go mr?
MIKE

 

[Chris R]

This makes me think about tracking down the 71 Corvette that the LS5 short block I have in my garage came in.

Never removed it from the car, just picked up the engine itself over 10 years ago.

Chris.