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How To Swap A Gen III Into A '64-'72 A-Body - Part I

1964 Chevy El Camino Engine Swap Engine Bolted Into Place
1964 Chevy El Camino Engine Swap Cam Sensors
1964 Chevy El Camino Engine Swap Gm Engine Block Number
The block number is cast into... 
   
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1964 Chevy El Camino Engine Swap Gm Engine Block Number
The block number is cast into the block behind the driver-side cylinder head. A good decoder book is Chevy LS1/LS6 V-8s by Will Handzel. It has all the codes for the blocks and heads and many other helpful bits of info.
1964 Chevy El Camino Engine Swap Cylinder Head Serial Numbers
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1964 Chevy El Camino Engine Swap Cylinder Head Serial Numbers
We popped the valve cover to get the number off the cylinder head. If you don't want to do that, the last four digits are stamped on the passenger-side front. This engine has 241 LS1 heads; 243 would indicate an LS6. LS1 heads also have an oval exhaust port instead of the LS6's D-shape.
PARTS
DESCRIPTION PN PRICE
Boneyard LS1 N/A $2,500.00
GMPP LS1 Crate Engine 17801267 4,899.95
GMPP LS6 Crate Engine 17801268 6,295.99
Keisler A 41 transmission kit N/A TBA
S&P accessory drive N/A 958.35
S&P modified oil pan N/A 263.62
Rock Valley stainless fuel tank N/A 1,100.00
Milodon oil pan 30915 389.95*
Milodon windage tray 32150 69.95*
Milodon pickup 18290 87.39*
MSD MEFI4 controller 240010 1,895.00*
Hooker engine swap mount kit 12611HKR 75.00*
MSD spark-plug wires 32813 64.40*
Chevy LS1/LS6 V-8 Book N/A 13.57**
Lokar throttle cable LOK-TC-1000LS1U 45.95
*Prices from Summitracing.com
**Amazon.com

Autotronic Controls Corp. (MSD)
1490 Henry Brennan Dr.
El Paso
TX  79936
Keisler Engineering
888-609-0070

www.keislerauto.com
Brewer Restoration & Performance (BRP)
Cumming
GA
Lokar Performance Products
EFILive Milodon
Simi Valley
Ca
(805) 577-5950

www.milodon.com
HP Tuners
Buffalo Grove
IL

www.hptuners.com
Rock Valley Antique Auto Parts
Route 72 & Rothwell Rd.
Box 352
Stillman Valley
IL  61084
GM Performance Parts Speartech Fuel Injection Systems
Anderson
IN

speartech.com
Holley Performance Products
270/781-9741

holley.com
Street & Performance Inc. (S&P)
Mena
AR

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