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| | | | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 146 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 146 | I got the #'s off the eng! 3738307
I can only find VIN # decoders...but here is the eng
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Chey LOST1953 My favorite color is CHROME The ugliest trucks are driven by the prettiest girls  I dont suffer from insanity, I enjoy it! O Lord, WHY did I buy another "Thing"? (again??) ---- 1953 Chevy 3800 1-ton Gallery More photos at MSN ----
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 146 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 146 | And F6IOJ by the Dist... the 'I' may be a '1'? and the 'o' may be a zero?
Chey LOST1953 My favorite color is CHROME The ugliest trucks are driven by the prettiest girls I dont suffer from insanity, I enjoy it! O Lord, WHY did I buy another "Thing"? (again??) ---- 1953 Chevy 3800 1-ton Gallery More photos at MSN ----
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 637 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 637 | Chey, try going on Inliners.org with your numbers, they seem to have a lot of info on #'s. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | It is a block casting number from a 1958-60 235 (passenger or truck). | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | The "J" code goes from 1958 to 1962 for a 235 ci six cylinder. I think that's as close as you're gonna get,
Scott | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | The casting date above your starter ends in "8" (1958). The "J" suffix next to the distributor stands for Thriftmaster 235 with 3 speed transmission.
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 143 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 143 | Hi Chey, If I haven't lost my mind, I think you asked about Bed rails a while back-- chech the link--WWW.chevytrucks.org/jeff/tech/stake.htm
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