Re: [FWDLK] 1957 Correct Numbers Matching Engine Versus 1958

[Rog & Jan van Hoy <vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

According to my '61 MoToR'S Manual, '58-318's are LD2, 350's
are LD3.

--Roger van Hoy, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '42 DeSoto, '66
Plymouth, '81 Imperial, Washougal, WA


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark J. Hash" <mjh@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 1957 Correct Numbers Matching Engine
Versus 1958


| I don't know if any '57 Belvederes came w dual fours.  I
guess it's
| possible, but I've never seen a "numbers matching" one
like you want.  '57
| 318s will have an engine # that starts P31- ###### (unless
it's a Fury
| engine then it will be FP31-######).  '58 Plymouth V8s
were the first to not
| use the P numbering system, which dated back to the 30s.
I'm not positive
| on this, but I think a '58 V8 would start with MP-#######.
I have a '58
| DeSoto block which starts MD-######.  Can anyone confirm
the '58 Plymouth
| engine number sequences?
|
| Mark   mjh
| '57 Fury, '57 Savoy, '64 300, '68 300 convert
|
|
| Subject: [FWDLK] 1957 Correct Numbers Matching Engine
Versus 1958
|
|
| > Hope you guys out there can help me. Here's the deal: I
have a 57 Plymouth
| > Belv. Conv. that I bought with a 383 '65 High perf
engine. I would like to
| go
| > back with a matching numbers engine. Could I use a 58
318? Would the
| > numbering be the same? I want the optional 318 w/dual
fours. I really know
| > little about the matching numbers game, but I REALLY
WOULD LIKE TO KEEP
| > EVERYTHING AS CLOSE TO ORIGINAL AS POSSIBLE!  What would
I need to look
| for
| > to have things correct??  Thanks in advance. George.
| >
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