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presleyhome · 02-08-2011, 01:57 AM

Jeez. Total investment so far is $100 and you guys poo poo it....

I had a 62 impala with a 283 that would rip your head off in 1974. All stuff a guy in high school could buy on 3.00hr job and build in a garage. Are you going to work with a shop to clean up the block etc. or try and do it on your own? If budget is key, have the block checked out so you know where you sit with it. Options from there on will have to do with what you can spend. So may options today, from a junkyard low mileage late model, to build a classic, to build a monster. So many opinions today that all that really matters is what you want to do and what you want to spend. The cheapest is a running motor to just drop in.

Jim P

02-08-2011, 01:57 AM	#11
presleyhome Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Feather River Canyon, N. Calif Posts: 89	Re: 283 with camel hump heads Jeez. Total investment so far is $100 and you guys poo poo it.... I had a 62 impala with a 283 that would rip your head off in 1974. All stuff a guy in high school could buy on 3.00hr job and build in a garage. Are you going to work with a shop to clean up the block etc. or try and do it on your own? If budget is key, have the block checked out so you know where you sit with it. Options from there on will have to do with what you can spend. So may options today, from a junkyard low mileage late model, to build a classic, to build a monster. So many opinions today that all that really matters is what you want to do and what you want to spend. The cheapest is a running motor to just drop in. Jim P __________________ 1981 Sierra C2500 LB Fleetside, 350M, Th400, QJ, 14bolt 10.5" rear.