Correct Dip stick

[KurtS]

Common for engine dates to be a few days before the car shipped. Often under a week.

[big iron]

Kurts,
That is true but in this case every example has taken around 7/9 weeks give or take between assembly and installation.
T0106  02E
T0131  03C
T0214  04E
T0308  05B
Bob

[Leon in Mn.]

I believe that because there were not as many 396's put in the Camaro's at that earlier time of the year, that it might be the reason that the engines sat for a while before they were needed.  Small blocks were more commonly used, therefore they didn't sit too long.  Maybe a couple of days or a week or two?  I would think that as the year progressed and the demand for BB's increased, maybe the BB's narrowed the time spent sitting before they were mated up to their prospective cars.  So what Big Iron stated would be correct.

[HawkX66]

My 396 block has a cast date G 23 9, the stamp pad is 0728 and my body is 08D ~8/22. Less than a week from a cast block to built then almost four weeks until it was in the car. That was 69 though, not 67, and with only 2,018 L34s built in 69 for Camaros I'm sure the turnover was slower. I'm not sure how many of the L34 blocks were built for Nova and Chevelle though.

[Petes L48]

Small blocks were more commonly used, therefore they didn't sit too long.  Maybe a couple of days or a week or two?

You really can't apply generalizations here.  I've seen an L48 assembled in mid-August, that was installed in a LOS 11B car, so about 3 months apart.  The inventory control wasn't as tight as you find today.  I suspect things could get stuck back in a corner and sit for awhile.   

[KurtS]

 

Kurts,
That is true but in this case every example has taken around 7/9 weeks give or take between assembly and installation.

Bob,
You asked the question of lead time from the engine plant and I answered that. I'm really not sure what you are looking for.