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black396ss
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From: ocala, fl us
Registered: Dec 2001

posted 03-19-2006 10:39 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for black396ss        Reply w/Quote
I have two 351 C motors laying around. The alum tags say:

1. 351C 71-3
L25 K613J

2. 351C- 71-3
G24 KK616JG

I suspect #1 came from a 71 Must Mach, while #2 was from a 71 Torino.

Do these tags tell us anything?

Thanks,
Charles
Florida

SteveLaRiviere
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posted 03-20-2006 06:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for SteveLaRiviere        Reply w/Quote
They do have info, but not what you're looking for. For example, the first engine decodes as:

351 = size
C = Cleveland engine foundry
71 = year
3 = change level
L25 = date December 25, 1970
K613J = plant code

Unfortunately, I don't believe anyone has the breakdown on change levels or plant codes. I can tell you the plant codes denote things such as 2v or 4v, automatic or manual trans, which cam, which heads, A/C or not, which alternator, and other spec like that.

Another thing that helps a bit sometimes is that on the bellhousing area behind the driver's side cylinder head there is usually a partial VIN that tells you year, plant the car was assembled at, and the unit consecutive number. For example, a 1F123456 would tell you the car was a 1971 {1}, assembled at the Dearborn assembly plant {F} and the car's last six digits of the VIN were 123456, the 23,456 car built there that year. That would help you because in 1971 only Dearborn built Mustangs and Torinos were only built in Atlanta. The code for Atlanta was A.

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black396ss
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From: ocala, fl us
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posted 03-20-2006 07:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for black396ss        Reply w/Quote
thank you.

Charles

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