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I need to decode some #s. First is the stamped code on the right front of the block (T70ID)-Casting# on the left rear of block#3756519-Date codeF2958. CYL. Head 460 on the intake runner-date code F2958. Can anybody tell me what year-cuin and hp this motor is and any other info. Thanks Mario.
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Re: 1959 corvette stamped&casting#s
Mario-----
The block casting is a 283 which was used from 1959 through 1961. This particular block was cast on June 29, 1958 for installation in a very early 1958 model car. It was cast at the Tonawanda foundry so it was never originally used in a Corvette. The heads were cast on the same day.
I don't have any information on an "ID" suffix code for 1959, so I can't tell you the original specific application for the engine.In Appreciation of John Hinckley -
Re: 1959 corvette stamped&casting#s
Yes, 283 cu. in.Tonawanda block, cast June 29, 1958. If the stamp pad reads T701D, then the engine was assembled on July 1, 1958. The "D" was for 185 hp, 2 barrel carb, powerglide for a passenger car. Wayne Loron#4921Comment
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