340 & 727 transmission

What can you make out on the vin pad?

Take some steel wool to it. Might leave paint in the stamping to make it easier to read.

587 heads came on 340's.
"but at first sight ....not 340 heads" ...they could be heads off a 360 since the picks aren't clear enough to show a factory looking. 2.02 . "heads are later castings" means not married to that 1971 block, would have had a 72-73 block to have heads of that casting. Could be 340 heads.
Bump.lol