Hot Rods Anothe interesting find.....

The other day A friend that owns a shop called to come by and Yack at him..

Showed me a few projects he was working on, And told me about a 60 Vette project he did.

Updated the engine type thing, NO it was not a LS swap on this one.

Then takes me to the corner of shop and this old engine came out of it and asked do you want it?

And you think I would pass this up?









The whole bottom end been studded with ARP hardware along with the rods. Looks to be balanced and 30 over slugs.

Heads have screw in studs and guide plates but there the small 1.74 valve?

Solid lifter cam.... With a single roller chain WTF !

Now the kicker the block is a 58 283 TRUCK !

I think I got robbed, Paid A little more than what the valve covers sell for on Fleebay..

 

Pffft... antiquated technology at best, no wonder it was pulled. Scrap it. I'll be there to get it shortly....

 

Yep, you got robbed! I mean, he asked you if you wanted that old piece of junk and then CHARGED you for it? The man obviously has no shame

 

If, you can actually show it goes in a 58 Chevy truck, it might be big bucks to a restorer. IF, that is a factory dual quad, it too would draw big bucks.
I think you did good since those valve covers sell for a couple of hundred bucks everywhere.

 

Yep, take it back. Just a two bolt main SBC

 

What size motor did he tell you it was?
What did you pay for is? $$$ ....sounds like $200-$300 ???
Its got a steel crank ....
283 crank?
What cast marking is on the ends of the heads
283 powerpack head, small valves >

If you paid $200 and got the carbs, manifold, valve covers, etc. I wouldnt say you got ripped of at all

 

Pretty sure he was having fun with his remarks

 

You should preface remarks like that with some variant of "facetious". "Speaking from a facetious point of view", "speaking facetiously" and so on . Don't you know nothing?

 

Well, IF I could spell that F word and IF I knew what it meant, I’d have done it
Big words scare me!

 

You did good on the buy of the 283 mouse motor. My first full engine build was a 30 over 283, and I beat the snot out of it and it never failed me.

 

Face it.... you got HOSED!! I wouldn't even give him the satisfaction of hearing you bitch about it. Just swallow hard, smile and move on......

 

The exact carbs, intake, and valve covers I need lol

 

It is those heads that are on it..

 

Oh..... he was being sarcastic...........

 

Yes the suffix code came to a 58 truck

 

Me being sarcastic?...... Really nah Never

 

Man, you were robbed... I came across a similar deal recently but the parts weren’t as cool as those. Congrats!

 

Even I would of bought that. I'm not really a fan of the regular belly button sbc. Mainly because they are regular belly button engines. I cant really think of any I might use it on either. But I still would've bought it.

 

Nice score! I bet it was a pretty hot little unit back in the day.

 

Neat-O

 

Oh I forgot one more thing...

Has the correct 6 quart trap door corvette oil pan.

I am betting that One of the owners of the car Grenaded the original block And had this built for it.

 

SUPER, Neat - O

 

Corvette distributor ?

 

NOW THAT ^^^^^^IS SAYING SOMETHING!!!!
Hahahaha.
@aussie57wag you're biggest battle would be to find something to put it in that you wouldn't cop heaps from!!! Hahaha

 

Sure I would of had a hard time saying no on that one, good score. I'm looking at a Red Ram hemi but on the fence if it is something I need or just want.

 

Yes... But been converted to a pertronix

 

That pan is worth all the money you paid for the engine!! rare
Congrats.....plans for it??

 

There wouldn't be anything more late 50's traditional than pulling the flathead in your '39 and mating that little 283 right up to the 3 speed.

 

how generous

 

In some respects you are quite correct. With the 283 being the lowest hp gm v8 and, and as today, the cheapest and easiest it would be a good choice. It would be the least likely to blow the 3 speed apart. But they were far from the popularity and commoness of today. As there were so many other good viable options.
The main reason I wouldn't use it in most cars, is to the passer buy its just yet another sbc. It wouldn't be till one who is knowledgeable walks up and has a look they can appreciate what this one is.
I would probably fit this engine into a 57 chev 150 period looking stock car.