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Anybody have factory 1968 396 truck engine that will share some casting numbers?
My 1968 Chevy C10 came factory with a L47 396 and 400 turbo trans. I cant find any info about truck L47 396 engines. Were these engines rated at 310 hp?
Could somebody share part casting numbers for... Intake Heads Exhaust Manifolds Carb What carb should it have? |
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Re: Anybody have factory 1968 396 truck engine that will share some casting numbers?
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Please help my sister in law with her battle with cancer https://gofund.me/902f6fce Project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Project "Little Sister" (70 c10 blue original paint refresh) Project "Blue Bomb" (70 c30 blue original paint refresh) SOLD Project "Vitamin C" (71 c10 orange original paint refresh) SOLD |
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Re: Anybody have factory 1968 396 truck engine that will share some casting numbers?
From the '68 options catalog.
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Re: Anybody have factory 1968 396 truck engine that will share some casting numbers?
I am starting to think 1968 C10 trucks optioned with the 396 were very rare? Maybe less than 50-75 produced from the factory?
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Re: Anybody have factory 1968 396 truck engine that will share some casting numbers?
Way more than that produced. But maybe not that many still around with the original block!
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Re: Anybody have factory 1968 396 truck engine that will share some casting numbers?
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There was a thread here, been a couple of years ago, or so. A member posted, asking questions about big block pickups, as this one. He was a little impatient because only a couple of posts were made on his thread. He surmised that there were nearly as many big block pickups made as there were small blocks. I didn't post on his thread. A couple of members posted that big block pickups were fairly uncommon, he didn't believe them....LOL Of course big block pickups ARE pretty unusual!!! Way back in 1980 when I was just out of high school, I was looking for an old pickup, nothing special...(OF COURSE, it had to be a Chevrolet!!!). A friend told me about this 68. I went and looked at it. I about fell over ![]() HH, I hope you can get yours going asap. Im taking too long... ![]() |
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Re: Anybody have factory 1968 396 truck engine that will share some casting numbers?
Well with that story… you know what we’re all thinking! We at least need to see that spid…
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Re: Anybody have factory 1968 396 truck engine that will share some casting numbers?
https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...1&d=1715704655
have owned since 1990, Big Block 396, air, ps, pb. I will and some block numbers in a couple days
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Re: Anybody have factory 1968 396 truck engine that will share some casting numbers?
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Re: Anybody have factory 1968 396 truck engine that will share some casting numbers?
I already posted my SPID before. I have what I am sure is the original engine but I want to double check. Today I did come across where a guy on this site did a breakdown of options and he estimated around 200 to 300. So still quite rare.
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Could you possibly share some casting numbers and part numbers? |
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Re: Anybody have factory 1968 396 truck engine that will share some casting numbers?
^ Complete with ARE "Daisy Mags", agree 100%. I'd like to find one like it without the side trim and paint it with "true flames" before I die.
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Re: Anybody have factory 1968 396 truck engine that will share some casting numbers?
This might help, this document came with me. 1394 trucks, but how many of those 1394 were short beds? I've been told +/- 300-500 trucks. How many still exist?
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Re: Anybody have factory 1968 396 truck engine that will share some casting numbers?
Sounds like a 1/2 ton with the 396 is an uncommon pickup, without doubt.
Years ago there was a Super Chevy show in Oklahoma. I went to that. There wer several factory big block pickups there. I not sure if there were ANY 58's there, 69-72 were plentiful. HH, You should start a thread specifically about your 68, pictures and all. Folks want to know!!! I agree that the 310 HP pickup engine is the same as the 325HP engine in cars. I have mine (in pieces) and have seen another car engine, they are identical... |
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Re: Anybody have factory 1968 396 truck engine that will share some casting numbers?
Interesting, never considered a BBC would sport a 2 brl. carb and single exhaust.
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Tony 71 Custom Deluxe, SWB, 2WD, 402, A/C. I developed an assembly kit for restoring the (a) truck from the ground up. My build thread, and more on the assembly kit https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=730025 Last edited by 71CHEVYSHORTBED402; 08-25-2024 at 01:19 AM. |
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