Yup...'66 is correct.
- Bernd
>To: "'Bernd D. Ratsch'" <bernd@texas.net>
>Subject: RE: DML: RE: Re: 440 short block (non-dak related)RE: not a 65/66
>Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 13:55:35 -0800
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>
>Bernd your so right... 66 not 65 I am bad... I meant to say 66 & 67 blocks
>are most desirable followed by the later blocks... Furthermore your friend
>Matt is incorrect the first cars to use the 440 was in Big Chryslers... Like
>a New Yorker... NOT a GTX... 66-67 Blocks are available because not too many
>people look to the BIG CARS for them... So they are cheap...
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: Bernd D. Ratsch [mailto:bernd@texas.net]
>Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 3:46 PM
>Subject: Fwd: DML: RE: Re: 440 short block (non-dak related)RE: not a
>65/66
>
>
>Ok...so I posted your info for this guy and he then posted it to the
>DML. Now the "Experts" are tearing it apart.
>
>(I could swear the 440 came out in '66...)
>
>- Bernd
>
>
> >From: "Barret, Matt" <MATT_BARRET@earthtech.com>
> >To: "'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> >Subject: DML: RE: Re: 440 short block (non-dak related)RE: not a 65/66
> >
> >The 440 didn't come out until 1967 in the GTX, so if you have a 65/66 440
> >block I wouldn't use it, cause she's rare!! Maybe a 383/426 block, but not
> >a 440!
> >
> >67-71 440 block is what you need!
> >
> >Matt
> >
> ><-----Original Message-----
> ><From: Bernd D. Ratsch [mailto:bernd@texas.net]
> ><Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 12:45 PM
> ><To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> ><Subject: DML: Re: 440 short block (non-dak related)
> >
> >
> ><I did some looking around for ya and couldn't find anything myself...but,
>I
> ><did get a response from a good friend...
> >
> ><"recommend an early block 65-66 these have Extremely High Nickel
> ><Content!!!... Can pull a motor down with 150K+ miles and might only need a
> ><honing to be ready to go again... PS Forged Cranks standard...NICE...
> ><Followed up by the 67-71 blocks... then use 906 Casting heads produced
> >68-71
> ><the earlier heads have small combustion chambers and WILL KNOCK on today's
> ><shit for gas... So Clamp some later heads on an earlier block and you got
>a
> ><winner "
> >
> >
> >- Bernd
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Josh Brown" <jbrown@patriotfinance.com>
> >To: "Dakota-Truck@Buffnet. Net (E-mail)" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> >Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 12:04 PM
> >Subject: DML: 440 short block (non-dak related)
> >
> >
> > > Hey yall,
> > > I'm Looking for a good 440 short block in the Dallas area to rebuild and
> > > stuff in the Cuda'. If anyone knows of a good block that's for sell,
> >email
> > > me off list at jbrown@patriotfinance.com.
> > > Thanks Josh.
> > >
> > >
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