[likaroc13]

if it's truly the original 283 that came with the truck, i'd go that route...due to moving, i just recently sold the old 283 that i was told came with my truck...the PO said it was using oil badly, so he replaced with a '66 327...but i had no proof the 283 was the original engine for the truck, so i just let it go...my 327 runs great, so i had no plans to replace it...but i agree that it's cool to be different & step outside the box sometimes, so i'd probably go with the 283 if it were mine