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[chevyfan1956]

Hi folks. Obviously I'm new here for I know nothing...your typical newbie. I've been helping a friend clean out her very large storage shed and found a car in there. We know it is a 1970 Chevelle...but don't know a lot more about it. Hopefully some of you can help us figure it out. Here is the info (and numbers) we've been able to find on it: the VIN number off the plate on the dash is 136370K182280. We also found the number 1021CRT on the motor. There is also an extra transmission with several numbers on it...they are: 3978764GM, 3885010, and Patent #3088336. There was also some literature that refers to LS-5HP. Any help I can get in further identifying this car would be greatly appreciated. Also, if there is something else I should look for to help identify what it has (or came with) it would be extremely helpful. Thank you.

[flash]

Welcome to Chevelleforum ,take a lot of pictures and post them here and you will find lots of answers .Get pics of the gauge cluster to see if it has round or sweep style gauges ,seats ,as many good exterior shots of the car also .It may be a Malibu or it may be an SS ,hard to prove on a 70 as the vin doesnt confirm it .

[Hank70SS]

The CRT in the engine stamp indicates an LS5 454, manual trans. Look a little closer at that stamp. Tonawanda plant stamped the engine with a T followed by 4 digits, followed by the suffix, CRT in this case. Also look to the right of that number and see if you see the assembly plant stamping, Kansas City assembly plant in this case, the K in the VIN. That stamping should have the partial VIN number of the car. It may be upside down from the other stamping, seems Kansas City plant did that.

The 3885010 looks to be a 66-67 Muncie main case casting number. 3978764 is a the tail housing casting number, 70-74 Chevelle. Hard to say what the trans is for sure other than a Muncie 4 spd.

[shadowgray396]

Numbers on the motor should be here. Also welcome

I don't think very many Kansas City cars had build sheets found in them.

A few have been found taped to the back of the front fender or under the carpet but not many like I said above.

[Bdubya]

"I've been helping a friend clean out her very large storage shed and found a car in there."

Who does this happen to? Really?

[Ms Grumpy]

A very LUCKY person !

[chevyfan1956]

Thanx for all the help and advice. I still need to get photos to post here for more help, but from what I've learned it appears that the second set of numbers on the front of the engine are the same as the last 5 in the vin number...I'm guessing that means it's the original engine?? Any idea how I determine if the transmission is original? Should there be any matching numbers on it? I know it's a floor-shift 4-speed, but I haven't actually crawled under the car (right now it has two flat tires) to take a closer look. Thanx again for all the help/advice.

[smoke' em II]

Originally Posted by chevyfan1956

from what I've learned it appears that the second set of numbers on the front of the engine are the same as the last 5 in the vin number...I'm guessing that means it's the original engine??

If the block has not been re-stamped.

Also, if the transmission is original, the partial VIN will be stamped on the case.

[chevyfan1956]

OK, I was able to get a couple of quick photos. They are not very good, but it's pretty crowded in the storage building it's in. I am going to try to air up the tires and roll it out and get better photos tomorrow. But for now, here is what I have. Hopefully someone can help me determine what it is/is not.

[carpoor]

Has a lot of the makings for a real SS car. Check a few of the common places for a build sheet, you may get lucky. The fact that the VIN matches the block is a good sign. Get a picture of the engine pad if possible.