SBC 350 3970010 block common in what other vehicles?

1Shot3Strikes · Newbie

SBC 350 3970010 block common in what other vehicles?

Bill shuba · Guru

in my case I say I need parts for a impala in stead of the 64 and 69 pontiac I own..either the 327,or 350 I only have problems if I mention pontiac

Guru

yes just say you have a
1972 nova 350

73SC · A Poncho Legend!

Most parts suppliers in Canada know to ask if you have a blue engine or orange engine. You can't override incompetence. That casting you have was used in virtually every Chevrolet and Canadian Pontiac most commonly as L65 in a Chevrolet and L30 in the Canadian Pontiac. Anyway I found with my 73 LeMans, which originally had the same engine as yours, that asking for 73 Chevelle parts always got the right pieces to me. This is even true once I changed to the 454 big block. In the case of a gasket set it does not matter at all because all you need to tell the parts supplier is you have a 1972 Chevrolet 350.

unruhjonny · Guru

I'd say you nailed it by doing the chevelle thing, as that car is the same platform and could be built with the same drivetrain.

I'd also wager a guess that the books/programs used to get you parts, were printed in the 'states, and since all 1972 Pontiac's built state side used Pontiac drivetrains*, this is why they seem to presume you have a Pontiac 350.

* = Canadian Pontiac's typically had Chevrolet drivetrains.

-- Edited by unruhjonny on Saturday 7th of September 2019 10:14:30 AM

dualquadpete · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Some 010 blocks are 2 bolt mains & some are 4 bolt, you'll find out when pan gets dropped.

GLHS60 · Poncho Master!

73SC wrote:
Most parts suppliers in Canada know to ask if you have a blue engine or orange engine. You can't override incompetence. That casting you have was used in virtually every Chevrolet and Canadian Pontiac most commonly as L65 in a Chevrolet and L30 in the Canadian Pontiac. Anyway I found with my 73 LeMans, which originally had the same engine as yours, that asking for 73 Chevelle parts always got the right pieces to me. This is even true once I changed to the 454 big block. In the case of a gasket set it does not matter at all because all you need to tell the parts supplier is you have a 1972 Chevrolet 350.

A-B body TRIVIA Questions:

First model year L 65

Final model year of L 30

First model year of 010

Final model year short water pump

First model year long water pump

Were L 65 4 bolt main

Were 010 4 bolt main

Exercising old stroke ridden brain

Thanks

Randy

rebelrouser · Poncho Master!

I had a similar problem many years ago at a local GM dealership. I went in asking for a rear shim kit for my 10 bolt I was building for my Z and the guy asked me- no word of a lie- " is it an auto or manual?" I said what the hell difference does that make? By now I was aggravated big time. Clearly a text book parts guy who has no idea that some parts are just generic and not dependant upon the application. SBC is a SBC all day long as is any Pontiac Blue block. And from my experience most parts guys have never turned a wrench in their life. It was just a vocation.