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Spent some time with those charts you posted up. Decoded my VIN,was quite fun. Also checked the oil galley plugs,yeah they don't exist on this block at all,makes me wonder. its hard to know what all this other person was doing. The plus side is it came with new Mopar Performance Stainless valves. Exhaust valve is 1.60" and the Intake is 2.02" and if i read correctly the 2.02" is what you suggested I used..from a 340? Found the numbers stamped onto my main caps and lined all anchor slots up. Still a very very long way off from actually putting anything together but I have been searching for parts. Mancini is simply wonderful,will be using them for sure. I have found some things on my block though that raises some questions. the VIN that you said is on the side reads 7D2425 5 and i thought that was a bit short and it doesn't seem to have more on it. Also I looked on the block by where the head bolts up for the other number and it doesn't seem to be there eitherÂ….maybe just a lot of grime built up on it as it has been sitting and was passed along in the purchase. Sadly the only machine shop we have here isn't exactly what I would call a trusted machine shop as it is just our Napa parts store who is not well trusted in my parts. Any suggestions on a place that would allow me to ship parts to and from or any other suggestion on what to do? My notebook is filling up quite nicely from your information,I can't thank ya enough.



Sorry, I missed this post the other day.

Yes, 2.02" intakes are the ones to go with. They are the old 340 valves, but will improve performance on the 360 also.

Yes, you have to scrape some dirt, grime, and some paint off of the engine to read the ingine plant info from the front of the block below the driver's head surface, and also for the VIN stamp above the oil pan on the passenger side (the one with the oil filter).

Yes, there is a number missing from this set:

the VIN that you said is on the side reads 7D2425 5

However that part does not concern you unless you are trying to verify a "numbers matching" car and engine. The digit that is missing is part of the sequence number for the car/truck at the assembly plant and matches the last 8 digits of the VIN, so this would be decoded from the information I posted on how to decode the VIN tag on the front windshield of the car. What you need to get off of this is the fact that the first "7" means it was in a 1977 model year car, and the "D" tells you that it was built in Belvidere, IL assy plant.


Here's a couple of shots of the engine plant marks on the front of the block below the driver's side head surface. This was from a different block that had the paint and grime already removed.

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