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Off to pick up 2 x 283's tommorrow.
ex 1960 belair and a 61 El camino.
as luck would have it, i have "lent" my chevy book out to someone and i need to know if these had the early engine mount bosses?
i think that the early mounts were from 1955-58???
the 61 camino motor comes with a 3 speed box attached. any ideas what this would be. synchro? or non synchro?
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They will be side mount engines. The 3spd might be a 3spd Saginaw or 3spd T10.
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cheers for that. got them home and the 3 sp is a saginaw hanging off a 283 with powerpakies this one them has a 4GC Rochester - anyone got an opinion on these? the second motor has a 61-66 casting 283 block, with 60-67 casting heads that say 1.72 / 1.5 valves off the casting numbers website. this motor has the symbol at the the front just like a powerpak, except without the little triangle on top.(SO THESE JUST HAVE A LARGE RECTANGLE ONLY) would these heads still be regarded as powerpak? Tuning for Holley carbs in Perth? PM me. Edited by user Saturday, 25 December 2010 11:18:14 PM(UTC)
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the 61 camino motor comes with a 3 speed box attached. any ideas what this would be. synchro? or non synchro?
A 61 Chevrolet 3-speed manual gearbox is a Saginaw with synchro on 2nd & 3rd only. One point though. To my knowledge there where no El Caminos built in 1961, 62 or 63. Dr Terry _________________________________________ When calculating a car restoration budget, be as accurate as you can & then double the final figure. It will be closer to the truth. |
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i didn't look at the tags on the el Camino, but the front end looked just like a 1960-61 Belair..
the motor out of it is a date coded 1960 or thereabouts.
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adam , if you can give us some head and block cast # I can tell you what they came out !....Jack
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Correct on that Dr Terry. No ElCaminos1961- 62 or 63.
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