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BTW, I'm on of those closet Chevy guys. But it's in my posts as my daily driver is a 69 El Camino.
GM 283's were from '57-'67, and therefore ALL small journal (mains) engines. GM 350's ran from '67 to '03 which were large journal engines, with the exception of the '67. A GM 327 which ran '62-'69 would have been both small journal AND large journal, with the changeover in '68. So, your comment is mostly incorrect, with the exception of the '67. Every small journal 4" bore block I have seen were 327's, but there had to be some for the L48 Camaro in '67. The ONLY way to tell is to look at the suffix of the engine stamping (large one) to ID what the engine exactly was and was originally installed in. A '67 & '68 should have a "MO" suffix, and the '69 will be "DZ".Yes, the 350, 327 and 302 all had the same four inch bore. Put a 283 crank (3" stroke) into a 350 block and you get a 302.
Okay, I should have said 327 rather than 350. But as you say, it would have been correct for 1967. And the original 302 did use the 283 crank, the mid sized journal special tuffrided crank came out for 1968 (only the 400 used the large journal). So if you saw a 1967 302, you were looking at a small journal block.GM 283's were from '57-'67, and therefore ALL small journal (mains) engines. GM 350's ran from '67 to '03 which were large journal engines, with the exception of the '67. A GM 327 which ran '62-'69 would have been both small journal AND large journal, with the changeover in '68. So, your comment is mostly incorrect, with the exception of the '67. Every small journal 4" bore block I have seen were 327's, but there had to be some for the L48 Camaro in '67. The ONLY way to tell is to look at the suffix of the engine stamping (large one) to ID what the engine exactly was and was originally installed in. A '67 & '68 should have a "MO" suffix, and the '69 will be "DZ".
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It is funny how many have Chevy's. But as you said we started somewhere (me It was a charger ) but I wanted to go fast and it was way to expensive for a 16 year old to get a 74 charger to go fast so I bought my buddy's 79 trans am with a 383 stroker he kicked my *** every race! I've had many Chevy's and I hate to admit it but there's not one mopar on property (except the new van I just bought) I have my 64 300k convertible but it stays at my dad's as I bought it for him.
But currently I have oldest to newest
38 cadillac
56 cadillac (flip)
67 lemans (brother in-laws)
79 camaro (bought for kid next door)
92 camaro (flip)
I guess there's 60% of a charger here
I feel so dirty !
Maybe that 69 charger will come my way soon
Absolutely beautiful!! Well done!! Those LS engines get with the program. A guy I know has a LS9 6.2L in a 69 Chevelle automatic. A lot of fun. Another guy I know has a LS9 in a 66 three pedal Chevelle, a daily driver. Black on black. It makes me crazy to watch him drive it everywhere, everyday. He doesn't care. He has other new daily driver cars, he just wants to drive the 66. It's scary fast!!Besides the mopar, i have this too. No small block now but has held a few, I've owned it a long time. A 6.0 LS swap now. 11.90 car.
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That’s Really Sharp lookin!!Besides the mopar, i have this too. No small block now but has held a few, I've owned it a long time. A 6.0 LS swap now. 11.90 car.
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