Re: For anyone & everyone with a TA block - details please?
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Front where the 'normal' serial number would be on a production block, note the 355;
(same block as I posted above, Cody slipped a post in between)
I did not get a casting date on this one though.
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Re: For anyone & everyone with a TA block - details please?
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The original block in my former T/A had the "T";
4 (3, 6 or 8) 70 on the casting date, it was dirty when I took the photo of the other side.
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Re: For anyone & everyone with a TA block - details please?
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checked mine, posted in previuos post however posting again for thread.
you come here with nothing and leave here with nothing!! enjoy life while on this planet, cuz when youre dead youre dead!!!
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Re: For anyone & everyone with a TA block - details please?
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Quote:
Casting date 11/26/69 (#'s matching T/A block) = No "T" on either side.
3168 from the engine serial number - March 31, 1970 final engine assembly date.
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Re: For anyone & everyone with a TA block - details please?
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Fender Tag date is 403. Quote:
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Casting date 11/26/69 (#'s matching T/A block) = No "T" on either side.
3168 from the engine serial number - March 31, 1970 final engine assembly date.
1970 Challenger T/A 4-Speed 1970 Challenger T/A 4-Speed 1970 Challenger T/A Auto 1970 Challenger R/T Auto 1970 Challenger Auto 1970 Challenger RT 440+6 4-Speed 1970 Challenger RT 440+6 4-Speed 1970 Hemi Challenger 4-Speed 1970 Hemi Cuda 4-Speed 1971 Cuda Auto 1971 Cuda 4-Speed LOOKING to BUY 1970 & 1971 E Body J, V and R Code project cars
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Re: For anyone & everyone with a TA block - details please?
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This is starting to look like a date thing. Later T/A blocks have a "T" and early blocks do not? Too early to tell, but that's one theory. We need a lot more info.
If you have T/A block take a look and lets get more blocks documented.
Then the question becomes why? They already had the T/A in the part number, but was that to small to recognize quickly and easily? Did they simply add a BIG letter "T" so workers could identify the T/A blocks more easily?
1970 Challenger T/A 4-Speed 1970 Challenger T/A 4-Speed 1970 Challenger T/A Auto 1970 Challenger R/T Auto 1970 Challenger Auto 1970 Challenger RT 440+6 4-Speed 1970 Challenger RT 440+6 4-Speed 1970 Hemi Challenger 4-Speed 1970 Hemi Cuda 4-Speed 1971 Cuda Auto 1971 Cuda 4-Speed LOOKING to BUY 1970 & 1971 E Body J, V and R Code project cars
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Re: For anyone & everyone with a TA block - details please?
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Did they simply add a BIG letter "T" so workers could identify the T/A blocks more easily?
It may not be just TA blocks? Anyone have a non TA 340 with the 'T'?
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Re: For anyone & everyone with a TA block - details please?
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The first block I posted that had no "T" with the 11/25/69 casting has a 3140 assembly date (March 3rd, 1970)
1970 Challenger T/A 4-Speed 1970 Challenger T/A 4-Speed 1970 Challenger T/A Auto 1970 Challenger R/T Auto 1970 Challenger Auto 1970 Challenger RT 440+6 4-Speed 1970 Challenger RT 440+6 4-Speed 1970 Hemi Challenger 4-Speed 1970 Hemi Cuda 4-Speed 1971 Cuda Auto 1971 Cuda 4-Speed LOOKING to BUY 1970 & 1971 E Body J, V and R Code project cars
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Re: For anyone & everyone with a TA block - details please?
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So far 0 out of 4 of the 340's that I have do not have the "T". Checked a 1968 340 and it does not have the "T" either. I'll check my 5th and last 340 (1971) in the morning.
1970 Challenger T/A 4-Speed 1970 Challenger T/A 4-Speed 1970 Challenger T/A Auto 1970 Challenger R/T Auto 1970 Challenger Auto 1970 Challenger RT 440+6 4-Speed 1970 Challenger RT 440+6 4-Speed 1970 Hemi Challenger 4-Speed 1970 Hemi Cuda 4-Speed 1971 Cuda Auto 1971 Cuda 4-Speed LOOKING to BUY 1970 & 1971 E Body J, V and R Code project cars
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Re: For anyone & everyone with a TA block - details please?
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It's not clear in this photo but there's no "T" in the casting on my car. (Formerly Troy's)
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Re: For anyone & everyone with a TA block - details please?
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From Hemicar1971 posting on a different thread... From the video, 11/26/69 and no "T". The January casting doesn't pan out wide enough to be sure however it also doesn't appear to have the "T". Quote:
From the Tube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OvSFaAvMM0
1970 Challenger T/A 4-Speed 1970 Challenger T/A 4-Speed 1970 Challenger T/A Auto 1970 Challenger R/T Auto 1970 Challenger Auto 1970 Challenger RT 440+6 4-Speed 1970 Challenger RT 440+6 4-Speed 1970 Hemi Challenger 4-Speed 1970 Hemi Cuda 4-Speed 1971 Cuda Auto 1971 Cuda 4-Speed LOOKING to BUY 1970 & 1971 E Body J, V and R Code project cars
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