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Project1970 · 11-17-2004, 02:10 AM

The headers look great, I think they were only actually run for a few months - the transmission blew back in July. I'll clean the fingerprints and grease smudges off and take some fresh pictures tomorrow.

The shortblock is a 3970010 casting, with a TBB suffix code on the passenger side - which codes out to exactly what it is, a 1970 four-bolt main truck engine originally installed with a three-speed manual. No rod knock or anything of the sort; it could even be used as-is in a pinch with some cleaning and a new oil pan gasket. It was using a quart every 1000mi or so, and most of that ended up on the outside of the engine by way of blowby and the 35-year-old oilpan gasket.

11-17-2004, 02:10 AM	#7
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	The headers look great, I think they were only actually run for a few months - the transmission blew back in July. I'll clean the fingerprints and grease smudges off and take some fresh pictures tomorrow. The shortblock is a 3970010 casting, with a TBB suffix code on the passenger side - which codes out to exactly what it is, a 1970 four-bolt main truck engine originally installed with a three-speed manual. No rod knock or anything of the sort; it could even be used as-is in a pinch with some cleaning and a new oil pan gasket. It was using a quart every 1000mi or so, and most of that ended up on the outside of the engine by way of blowby and the 35-year-old oilpan gasket. __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!