i seam to have a soft spot for 283's

i always seam put them in my own projects..while a crate 350 would probably be cheaper, i like working on motors. this eventually will eventually end up in a clone of a `29 Ford pickup i built in the 70's ..

nothing special....`66 283 block , powerpack heads with hardened seats , RV cam , Edelbrock C4B intake ,.030 pistons , oil fill tube from dickster27

 

nothing wrong with a 283, im partial to them and 327's made me a home made 302 and ran it around 6-8 grand alot, never a complaint. good good motors.

matt

 

I like 'em too. They have a few advantages over larger engines. Plus they're way cooler than "crate 350s"

 

thats a nice lookin motor....

 

love the old 283's.
Al.

 

I love 'em too. I love the way that you kept the early 283 look. They only become belly buttons when you doll them up with the cheap 3 fiddy-3 fiddy dress up junk.

I love your phone booth too. A truck that I've always wanted but I never got.

 

I'll be running a '66 283 in my coupe. It's a runner, but it looks like crap. Your photo is inspiring me to get it up on the stand and looking good! It will be orange with an Edelbrock torker and Corvette valve covers.

 

I have a late 283 with the crank, rods, and pistons. Its disassembled. Crank and rods are good, needs a bore. Free for pickup in Indy. Also have about ten sets of powerpack heads in upstate new york.

 

Those power packs musta' had a good bit of iron in them, as I've noticed them on a few FED's from back in the 60's.

 

My favorite, Had one in my last project and will have one in my current project.

 

Art Birchnaugh in the local stick shift club here runs nothing but. He has a [N.H.F.] shortened hornet 4-door wagon, altered wheelbase, ten percent E.S.B. drag car touching in the tens now.

 

The casting rib near the oil filler on the front of your 283 is different from any 283 that i have ever seen. I have some 307 and 327 block,s that look like yours. Also your engine appears to have a bolt holding the harmonic balancer. Never seen a 283 with a factory bolt in the crank snout. What year block is it? OldWolf

 

I'm partial to the 265/283's too. I'm going to run a '56 265 in my Starlight coupe but I always keep an eye out for early 283 blocks/pieces for future use.

 

always a fan of 283's been looking for 1 for my 40 pickup project

 

I'm putting th finishing touches on mine as well. Need to get some pictures.

 

I had a 283 in my channelled coupe with a close ratio Muncie and it was the most fun to drive hard, of any car I have ever owned.

 

I love the 283s as well. This one is in my new 32 5W.

 

Man after my own heart. I have another one in my new '31 roadster hooked to a '39 Ford box with a '40 rear. They just sound too cool through a pair of Smittys with 2" pipes. I think I've continuously owned at least one since high school, (mid '60s).

 

Nice! I have one in my 55 chevy, its a 66 as well, I need a oil tube like that! how about just swapping motors and you can build the one I've got ! ...... hey it was worth a shot!

 

That's a purdy mill!

 

36 3-window, that little engine looks super!!

I have a .030 over '64 283 for my RPU. It has a Comp Thumpr cam, Edelbrock C4B intake & powerpack heads. I can't wait to hear it run.

I just bought a '66 283 a couple of weeks ago. It is complete but has a powerpack head on one side & some other head on the other side. Anyone local had a single powerpack head?

JH

 

NICE lookin engine!
i like 283's also but just pulled my 283 & installed a 3 twenty 7. plans were to run a 283 but shit happens & opportunities arise. im saving the 283 though!

 

I just picked up a '58 283 for my '40 pickup. That's what I would have run back in High School if I could have afforded it. Mine is going to have 3 Rochester's on an Edelbrock.

 

very nice engine

 

Seams like you stitched that one up nice! hahhhaaahahaha !

 

Hotrod40coupe,
I'm building either a 327 or 283 for my 57' Belaire with a 3-2bbl set up. I've got both engines but kinda undecided about which engine to use. I've got some 283 fuelie heads, some 461 humpers and know where some power pacs are. What are your suggestions on 3-2bbl systems and my engine/head choices? Would you put headers on it? The only concessions I'll make to old style is air conditioning and disc brakes. I HAVE to have a classic 60's look to it! I'll be running a Mucie and either positraction or a 9" Ford.
Thanks

 

love them 283's I've got a 57 283 going into my roadster.

 

Fuel Pump,
Bitchin' Ride!!, How are the 3-2bbls working for you? What heads and intake are you using? Thanks, Chuck

 

Well, if you must put a Chevy engine into a hot rod...better a 283 than a 350.

 

T-Time, Amen, brother! I'm so sick of 350s in everything. Anyone can do that. That's like clinical sex to a 57' BelAir.