stylerthedeuce
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I have a '74 L82 4-Speed that supposedly has under 10k original miles with original engine. Everything about the car seems to confirm that the miles are original, but the date coding seems to be off on the engine.
The car was produced in February '74. The casting number on the block by the bellhousing is 3970010, and the date code is B204. The VIN on the stamping pad reads 14S420XXX (correct sequence), but the engine code reads V3001CLR.
From everything I've read, the "3001" can't be correct, and I'm seriously hoping I don't have a replacement block that's been incorrectly restamped.
Can someone tell me if there's some way the engine code is somehow correct, or if there is some way to determine if it was incorrectly stamped at the plant?
The car was produced in February '74. The casting number on the block by the bellhousing is 3970010, and the date code is B204. The VIN on the stamping pad reads 14S420XXX (correct sequence), but the engine code reads V3001CLR.
From everything I've read, the "3001" can't be correct, and I'm seriously hoping I don't have a replacement block that's been incorrectly restamped.
Can someone tell me if there's some way the engine code is somehow correct, or if there is some way to determine if it was incorrectly stamped at the plant?