Quote Originally Posted by Itoldyouso View Post
Look at the timing chain. If it is a conventional rotation it will have a timing chain like you are used to seeing. If it has gears that spin the cam in the opposite direction of the crank, it is reverse rotation. Also, if you have the heads off, if the arrows on the pistons point forward it is standard rotation, if they point back it is reverse rotation.

Don
Yup, it has a chain. also ran the numbers, came back with:
1968-76 3970014 350 - - 2 car,truck
1968-69 3998991 307 1.72 1.5

thanks for the info!