70 Gran Coupe

[JoeNY]

Here's some engine pics. My uncle rebuilt this one. It's a standard 383 so it should have been painted blue, but I'm not complaining. Period correct anyway. Car was built in October 1969.

 

[Cuda Hunter]

I'm no expert, so someone who is reading this who knows exactly please correct me if I'm wrong.

Didn't the 70 N code come orange and the L code come as blue?

Yours being a D21 4 speed I would suspect it is an N code 383.

 

[Cuda Hunter]

Do you know what the motor came out of? C body probably. Does it have a vin stamp on the passengers side oil rail? That might shed a little light as to what it came out of. Not that it really matters or anything, just curious.

 

[JoeNY]

I'm no expert, so someone who is reading this who knows exactly please correct me if I'm wrong.

Didn't the 70 N code come orange and the L code come as blue?

Yours being a D21 4 speed I would suspect it is an N code 383.

From what I understand, the 330HP "L" motor was blue and the 335HP "N" motor was orange. The serial number is N but the motor is stamped 383 by the distributor.

 

[JoeNY]

Do you know what the motor came out of? C body probably. Does it have a vin stamp on the passengers side oil rail? That might shed a little light as to what it came out of. Not that it really matters or anything, just curious.

The numbers 9C278361 are stamped on the lower right side of the block, just above the oil pan. I have no idea where the motor came from or what happened to the original.