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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by poofus1929, Aug 4, 2012.

  1. poofus1929
    Joined: Jan 29, 2008
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    from So Cal

    Yesterday my boss gave me a 57 Vette 283 complete with the Power pack heads and flat top pistons. One cylinder has some rust where water got in and sat for a while but it is still a usable core. I can't complain about the price plus I needed an engine for my project. :D
     

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  2. bigdaddylove
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    Nice score; cool boss.
     
  3. s55mercury66
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    I wanna work for your boss, mine only gives me a hard time. Nice score.
     
  4. poofus1929
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    This is just because the old guy is retiring and he doesn't want to lug it to his new home shop. But hey free is free and it is also an early sbc and it will fit my late 50's build style perfectly. :D
     

  5. Deuces
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    Deuces

    What??... No twin carb intake???.. ;)
    Still a nice score... :)
     
  6. captainjunk#2
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    a good score at a right price ,
     
  7. FlatTracker
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  8. bobby_Socks
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    I agree free is good and that was nice gesture on his part.
     
  9. mastergun1980
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  10. chevy3755
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    nice score..........
     
  11. onlyonthurs62
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    wow damn good price :)
     
  12. poofus1929
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    Thanks guys. I ran the numbers for sh!ts and giggles and the engine is actually a 57 and not a 58 like they told me so that makes it even cooler of a year. :D The intake # shows Corvette too. :D
     
  13. Deuces
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    Deuces

    It might be an early '58.. Then again I could be wrong..:eek:
     
  14. poofus1929
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    Yup that's what I was thinking. The list showed 1957. He had it in an old Willys wagon 4x4 so who knows where it actually came from.
     
  15. JohnEvans
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    57 had no side mounting holes,58 did. If indeed a 'Vette it could be early 58 because all 'Vettes thru 62 used the front bridge mount using WP bolts.
     
  16. Mopar Jack
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    Sweet....now you wont mind working overtime...
     
  17. poofus1929
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    No side mounting holes. Just the front holes for bridge mount or Hurst style mount.
     
  18. metalix_421
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    nice score!!!! if you want to double your money let me know:D
     
  19. Rodders
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  20. Free is GOOD. A free '57 'Vette 283 is GREAT!
     
  21. poofus1929
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    Exactly. My Offy 3x2 and side inlet 2gs will look really good sitting on top of it too. :D
     
  22. treb11
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    You could sell it to a Vette restorer and buy an engine ready to go !
     

  23. This.
     
  24. Shoot, you could probably sell it to a 'vette guy and buy a non-vette 283 and rebuild that in it's place.
     
  25. DocWatson
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    What? a free '57 'Vette 283, just another SBC. Man take it back and demand he give you something reasonable at least.........like a 427 SOHC or something!!

    Sweet score.

    Doc.
     
  26. damagedduck
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    I was thinking something along those lines,no matter how you look at it--it's still a SBC! :D cool score!!!
     
  27. rustednutz
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    Gee, I'll double what you paid for it if you want to get rid of it.
     
  28. Ebbsspeed
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    Yep, what I'm thinking too. The numbers/date code matching crowd pay big bucks for castings with the right numbers and codes on them, so if you're not picky about what you use, you could turn "free" into some pretty nice horsepower dollars.

    Regarding all of these offers to double your money, I'll give you 1000 times what you paid for it.
     

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