[Chevelle-list] motor number

[Dale]

I've only had one sleeved block engine in my life and that was a 350 years
ago and was bulletproof.  Cylinder wall was cut for the sleeve but not quite
to the bottom of the cylinder wall and sleeve installed - no way for the
sleeve to exit out the bottom.  Don't know if it's still done that way
today.  As long as the cylinder wall has the material to remove and install
the sleeve, I see nothing wrong.

Surfacing is where you may run into troubles since, as mentioned before,
it'll probably remove any engine ID stamp and/or partial VIN - thus making
it just 'another 396' block and no way to prove it was the original.

I've heard some shops can deck a block without removing the stamped numbers
and leaving the broach marks.  Don't know if that's true or not.

Since you have another block that's serviceable, I'd use it and keep the
original block for a potential buyer.  If they then want to repair the
original engine for its 'numbers matching' potential, it's there for them.

Dale McIntosh 
ChevelleCD.com 
ChevelleStuff.com 

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net
> > [mailto:chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net] On Behalf Of Amber Andre
> > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 12:54 AM
> > To: chevelle-list at chevelles.net
> > Subject: [Chevelle-list] motor number
> >
> > I am restoring a 70ss and have the original motor that needs two piston
> > sleeves,and decking. would it be best to keep the original engine block
> > and
> > use the heads and intake with another block that i have?
> >