Thread: Restoring Rusty
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Old 03-08-2016, 11:19 PM   #2885
enaberif
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Re: Restoring Rusty

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Originally Posted by Gregski View Post
alright, what do we get when we knock off the dirt and grime off a part?

that's right - Part Numbers!

Maybe Keith can chime in and decipher these hieroglyphs for us
3970010 is your standard 350 block with .010 amounts of nickel

The last picture on the pad behind the alternator is usually a partial VIN and casting code which will give you the date of when it was made.
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