WFHDANB426
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Does anyone know what the value of a bare AAR CUDA-T/A CHALLENGER engine block is now?
AAR CUDA-T/A CHALLENGER BARE ENGINE BLOCK VALUE?
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1972 AAR Cuda
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If you are restoring a T/A or AAR and it's your VIN stamped on it and its in decent shape, I would guess it would be worth around $5k or more. A complete engine can bring more than $10k from what I have seen listed (don't know what they sold for). If I am buying or selling I usually look for recent equivalent comparable items for sale to gage value. The T/A block is a fairly rare item so value is hard to estimate in my mind... just my opinion.
WFHDANB426
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Ok thanks. I know a guy that I sold two of my T/A blocks to and one of them was bought from Keselowski Racing in the early 80's and it has 4 bolt main caps too so it was probably from the Chrysler racing program back in the day. Another guy had one but I don't know if he still has it.
Xcudame
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If a bare block is std bore, .020" or .030" oversized, it's probably worth $2-3k. More (double) if it's somebody's matching engine like 72 AAR Cuda mentioned. If it's .060" over and needing to be bored, it's a boat anchor. Even .040" and needing to go to .060", a wise man would have is sonic checked. I guess you could sleeve all 8 cylinders, but that's crazy! Probably would be a twisted mess after 8 sleeves!
The T/A blocks only differed form the other 340 blocks by having a different part number and beefier main webbing allowing the 4 bolt mains like you indicated. It was used in 70 AARs and T/As and some were found in 71 340 cars because they were carry covered from 70.
The T/A blocks only differed form the other 340 blocks by having a different part number and beefier main webbing allowing the 4 bolt mains like you indicated. It was used in 70 AARs and T/As and some were found in 71 340 cars because they were carry covered from 70.
WFHDANB426
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Thanks for the reply. One of these blocks has a late 69 casting date while the other has a 70 casting date, and I believe that the oil pan rails are also filled solid as well as the beefier main webbing and the different part number of course. I oval track raced with a stock 340 block with at least one sleeve and it was ok but if a block has been square decked parallel to the crank centerline then that might make the deck mounted boring bar not bore properly depending on core shift when it was cast. I worked in a block & crank cast iron foundry before too. I worked in an engine assy plant too and sometimes the nesting area's on the block transfer line might get a metal chip on it that holds the block up and the block won't be machined properly at that operation. Sonic wave check on some of my 69 340 blocks near the bottom of the cylinder was around .120" and usually around an eighth of an inch as I recall 45 years from ago?
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