Small Block & Big Block Chevy Specific - Backyard find - what is it? pics

Exploring the back yard we found this poking out of the ground. I'm trying to get to the block pad to grab some numbers. What do you think it is?

http://www.cdntechnologies.com/camaro/misc/engine1.jpg

http://www.cdntechnologies.com/camaro/misc/engine2.jpg

http://www.cdntechnologies.com/camaro/misc/engine3.jpg

Hmm is that a 3970010 in the pic below?
I can't find anything else that matches in this list:

http://outintheshop.com/faq/casting/castings2.html

http://www.cdntechnologies.com/camaro/misc/engine4.jpg

haha thats cool, hope you find out what it is.

What are you going to do with it?

No Idea
someone else just said it's a smogger so it's probably worthless. :(

I can't drag it out so I'm going to have to take it apart to get it up the hill. I'll look up the head #'s when I do that..

http://www.cdntechnologies.com/camaro/misc/engine5.jpg

Ha, cool find! Do you have any idea how it could end up like this?

yeah i wonder how it ended up like that too, Just for the hell of it I would clean it up and make it a garage ornament.

Venerable Small Block Chevy 3970010 should be a 350, most were 4 bolt main with that casting number. Two barrel and EGR puts it up to 74-ish. Still has the AC compressor bracket going off to the left....

In 40 years that will be an LS1 in a yard somewhere.....

Ha, cool find! Do you have any idea how it could end up like this?

yeah i wonder how it ended up like that too, Just for the hell of it I would clean it up and make it a garage ornament.

No idea!

Im thinking I just bury it again. LOL. Doesn't seem like it's worth trying to get out of there.

neat find.... but yeah its a 2bbl small block.... I'd make a little shrine and planter around it :nod:

But I'm nuts.

edit! its also got egr so late 70's early 80's..... shrine it is!

Looks like this casting which is one of the most produced Gen 1 motors in history. The 4" bore block that came with 2 bolt or 4 bolt mains produced in 1969 through 1979. I would leave it where it's at. Seems to be the only thing holding that tree up.

I dont think An lS1 would look like that in 30+ years

hopefully someone sees what I did there..


Cool Find thought! Just digging in the back yard? Burying something / someone?

...Al Capone?

That is called scrap metal. Lol. It is the most common 2 bolt SBC available. Plain and simple.

I'm with Zone. Looks to be a 73 or earlier, has a point distributor in it.

...Al Capone?

Aluminum.......Al.. haha

Stop digging! Jimmy Hoffa might be under it!

Al 95 Z28

I saw the points. I dont know why it has egr intake on it. Prob some shhmo who thinks hes the best sbc builder eva

Id dig it up, clean it, and make a coffee table out of it. Be a great conversation piece.

3970016??

Chevy 350 with 4" bore ...

Have it pulled, sand blasted, and use it for decor!!

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_gm_block_casting_number_3970016

I saw the points. I dont know why it has egr intake on it. Prob some shhmo who thinks hes the best sbc builder eva

I think GM started to put EGR on in 72, but not really sure so don't quote me.