I have a early hemi I recently purchased (my first) and the seller described it as a 1958 Dodge 354 Hemi out of a dump truck. I finally got it apart (with alot of patience, 2 cans of PB Blaster and heat,. wheew) and it looks like has never been gone through before. Headed to the machine shop but wanna make sure I'm on solid ground with the ID. Valley casting number is # 1619829-7 and number stamped on the front of the left bank is VT576. Any help?? Thanks, jeff
Around here I have seen a few later '50s dump trucks that had Red Rams in them. All were 2x4 motors. One of the hemi numbers experts will have the definitive answer for you. OK scrolling down the page I found this you can probably get the correect answer here: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118764
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