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I am just mentioning this in case you did not know...to run a PCV system with those valve covers you will need to re-use the crank case breather parts that came with that engine. There's that tube part that is under the intake and the piece with a bolt through it by the distributor, that has a hose nipple on it. Then you use a stock PCV valve in line between the carb and the nipple.

The 283 I built in the 80's for my 67 Bel Air never got great MPG, but it did the job. I think I spoke about it in this thread. The logic behind building a 350 is not all bad. These old pickups are heavy and need to utilize the most torque possible, just to move them around. a 283 gets the job done, but a 350 does it easier.A good friend of mine built a small block 400 at the same time I built my 283. It went in a 66 C10. His pickup was a lot more fun to drive than my car, and didn't get much worse MPG than my car...