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i just bought a 308h motor for my hg...it cast build date is M140...can someone help decipher what year it is etc..the m doesnt computer with alphabet and months???..thanks heaps
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December 14 1970.
James
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my hg is 1/71 308 saginaw monaro would it have been in this model???? with time casting mark....
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the reason it does not compute is early date codes are american style...month.date.year...later went to the australian system of date.month.year...james is right..just remember when date coding there is no i as it is confused with a 1... Edited by user Monday, 27 August 2007 5:15:23 AM(UTC)
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Your car being "dated 1/71" means that your car had its engine fitted in 1/71, as the date is when the engine and chassis come together. Engines did not normally sit around for that long, (2 - 6 weeks depending on when in January your car was made) but it
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