BBC 396cid 375HP 4-Bolt Main Block 1969

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BBC 396cid 375HP 4-Bolt Main Block 1969

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original complete Engine was purchased from Dickie Harrell Chevrolet
around 1969 , sent by Jet , i went to New Orleans airport to pick it up .

all i have left is the Block , everything else i sold many years ago
Blocks been sitting about 50 years in my Shed

i have a BBC 396cid 375HP 4-Bolt Main Block 1969
i want to sell .... wanting to find out what's it worth ???

Info :
Meaux's 396cid/375HP BBC 4-Bolt Mains
396cid = 4.094" x 3.760"
casting# 39552272
19W445814
T0310JL
T = Tonawanda
03 = March
10 = March 10th

1969
W = Willow Run, Michigan

Suffix Codes :
JL 1969 396 375 Chevy II SHP
JL 1969 396 375 Camaro SHP
SHP=Special High Performance
TH=Turbo HydraMatic
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Re: BBC 396cid 375HP 4-Bolt Main Block 1969

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Local Racer offered $1500.00
wants to pick it up this week !

i'll Post back if actually Sold .
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Re: BBC 396cid 375HP 4-Bolt Main Block 1969

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SOLD ... to local Guy , going into 1972 SS ElCamino frame-off restoration , he picked it up an hour ago !

lightly cleaned the Block and Bores ... it miked :
4 Bores at 4.0935"
3 Bores at 4.0940"
1 Bore at 4.0945" which was Cylinder# 7
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Re: BBC 396cid 375HP 4-Bolt Main Block 1969

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he's putting on Open Chamber aluminum Round Exh Ports on the Block
new Edelbrock Air Gap Dual Plane Manifold in box
new Sniper EFI Carb
new 700R4 transmission
3.73:1 Rear Gears
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Re: BBC 396cid 375HP 4-Bolt Main Block 1969

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Shame someone didn’t buy it to put an original 69 396/375 car back to stock. But I hope the purchaser enjoys it.
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Re: BBC 396cid 375HP 4-Bolt Main Block 1969

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C.A.R.E. wrote: Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:05 am Shame someone didn’t buy it to put an original 69 396/375 car back to stock. But I hope the purchaser enjoys it.
he's going to get the Block further cleaned up back to looking perfect by another Shop ,
then decide whether to just lightly Hone it and keep it standard Bore or Bore +0.030" to 402cid ??

i told him i can Torque-Plate Hone the Block , or Bore it +0.030" for him
and can Deck and Square the Block if he wants ,
and if he gets another Shop to do it, and they want to Deck the Block,
make sure they leave the original Stamped ID on the Block, if they can't with their Machine ,
i can mill the Decks and leave the original Stamped ID portion on the Block alone , the Headgasket doesn't quite go that far .
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Re: BBC 396cid 375HP 4-Bolt Main Block 1969

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That partial Vin is from a 1969 nova i believe. More than likely a take out engine that DH did a 427 swap on.Should post it up on yenko.net, someone would probably sell a kidney for it if it's their original block. Otherwise you did ok at 1500.
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