Garage Storage Organization and Garage Cabinets

russ jerome · 08-06-2004, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Turbodave

The original 2.5TI block in my Shadow (89 model year) has the "C" cast on it. The production date was 10/88.

Good info! This makes the third Mexican block dated 10/88. I have a 11/88 block now and recently sold a 10/88 Mexican block, 10/88 may have been first production date for the Mexican blocks. They must have made them into 90 at least as the previously mentioned 2nd gen van had one.

DakotaKid · 08-06-2004, 05:29 PM

Mine is also 10/88 (1989 Shadow)

-Bryan

russ jerome · 08-06-2004, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrboVan

Mine is also 10/88 (1989 Shadow)

-Bryan

I am starting a list, one day it may help. So far early blocks outnumber later ones but virgin R/T's need to chime in. Seems to be hit or miss on the 16v cars. Is your car a virgin by the looks of it Bryan?

DakotaKid · 08-06-2004, 07:59 PM

Yes, my car appears to be untouched.
Even the car fax showed only one owner (maybe 2) and never an accident.

igotaneed4speed · 08-07-2004, 04:56 PM

got mine from a 89 doner daytona was 2.5 turbo, 5 speed if i remeber rt didnt pay ne attention to production date seemd to be all in stock form and not been messed with .....

came outa local yard, taylor auto parts to be exact... got it for a whoppin 10 bucks whole short block...its nice to know people who work there...

derrick

Zed · 07-17-2005, 08:50 PM

just pulled a mexican block out of my 89 turbomini, it's an 88 block, where do I find the month? Also it has a C on the back of the block too

russ jerome · 07-17-2005, 09:08 PM

My C-casting block thru out a piece of cylinder wall the
size of a 1/2 dollar so dont listen to me.

DakotaKid · 07-17-2005, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zed

just pulled a mexican block out of my 89 turbomini, it's an 88 block, where do I find the month? Also it has a C on the back of the block too

The "C" is in the front of the block.
Month and year is in the back.

Quote:

Originally Posted by russ jerome

My C-casting block thru out a piece of cylinder wall the
size of a 1/2 dollar so dont listen to me.

Huh? When?

Zed · 07-17-2005, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrboVan

The "C" is in the front of the block.
Month and year is in the back.

I have the "C" on the front near the bottom, also a "C" on the back near the top. Beside the C on the back is "if"

the casting date is 8/26/88

russ jerome · 07-17-2005, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrboVan

Huh? When?

Thats why I had to work my butt of before SDAC15.
Block went and took piston with it, bent crank cast
crank was discoverd before new rebuild. Think I deleted
those pics but sure I could find one to post.

Una · 07-17-2005, 11:11 PM

My uber block here doesn't have it. No letter at all down there.

Maybe it's not such a bad thing to be missing it.

russ jerome · 07-17-2005, 11:14 PM

http://hometown.aol.com/russjerome/images/dsc03518.jpg
My old "C" block less some cylinder wall, running 91 block
and forged crank now.

19omni87 · 07-20-2005, 11:09 AM

the one i got out of my boys n/a daytona es is c block the turbo 2.5 block i have is not

RPMurph · 07-24-2005, 12:16 AM

i saw a mini at the JY today with a C on the block.....think it was a 89 2.5 T1

BUBBA · 10-05-2005, 10:26 PM

I just got a "C" block...came out of an 89' 4-door lebaron GTS TII 5-speed car. I remember seeing an 88' casting date, either 10 or 11. I'll be building this block over the next year or so.

Christian J. Grest