He took the truck down to the frame to do a frame off rebuild and only has
the bodywork remaining. He was running on pump gas but had to ease off the
pedal or the engine would ping. He will probably add some of the higher
octane racing fuel this time just to be safe. He had a heavy foot that's for
sure and did most of the damage right out of High School. He got tired of
shifting "lack of leg room mostly" so this time we installed a Turbo 400
with B&M stall converter and shift kit.
----- Original Message -----
From: "kirk pierce" <kpierce@charter.net>
To: "joe" <chevy1@jps.net>; "OleTrucks mailing List"
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 283 question - RPO 354
> That sounds like fun to me! Do you still run this engine? Did it run on
> pump gas?
>
> The way you were going through parts, I am guessing you weren't going to
the
> grocery store for groceries!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "joe" <chevy1@jps.net>
> To: "kirk pierce" <kpierce@charter.net>; "OleTrucks mailing List"
> <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 10:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 283 question - RPO 354
>
>
> > Funny story about that little 283 engine. In the early 70's my brother
> > finally talked the neighbor into selling this little chopped and
channeled
> > 34 ford p.u. that he had in the backyard. The neighbor only drove the
> truck
> > like 3 times a year to the end of the street and back into the garage.
I
> > guess he got tired of my brother asking him if he wanted to sell it and
> > finally told my brother....."when you going to buy this truck off me"?
My
> > brother went straight to the bank and got the money and was one happy
> > camper. Luckily for us the truck had what turned out to be an early
Vette
> > 283 but not stock but we didn't know how "non stock it would turn out to
> > be"! After the motor chewed up two rearend and two different Muncie
4-spd
> > trannys it was time to freshen up the little motor. We pulled the
Double
> > camel hump heads off 194 fulies we were told and had them rebuilt. The
> > suprise was when the heads came off to see these giant dome top pistons
> > staring right at us. These pistons turned out to be Jahns "spelling"
> 11.5:1
> > dome top pistons. The cam was a solid lifter model and had a double
> roller
> > time chain. The engine has an Offenhauser aluminum intake with a
Holley
> > 750 cfm carburetor and it actually required a 50 cc squirter to
eliminate
> a
> > bog off idle. Not a rough idle but it lets you know that its not stock.
> >
> > Joe
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "kirk pierce" <kpierce@charter.net>
> > To: "OleTrucks mailing List" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 7:44 PM
> > Subject: [oletrucks] 283 question - RPO 354
> >
> >
> > > Anyone know the heads and camshaft used on the 315 horse 283? The RPO
> > > number for the 315 horse 283 is RPO 354. I have been unsuccsful
finding
> > > camshaft specs or head casting number. Thanks.
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
1959
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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