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| | | Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 4 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 4 | I have a pair of heads from a 85 305 camaro. Will they fit on a 1958 283 block? Thanks for your help. Mack | | | | | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 59 Member | | Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 59 | Mack, If you can tell me the casting # I can tell you the spec's for the heads are.
Will they fit a 283 ? YES . The casting # for the block would help.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 | Hey Mack,
Where are you? I have a set of stock 1966-1967 283 heads with a valve job, hardened seats and new seals just sitting here.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 21 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 21 | Pablos,
How much for the 283 heads? I am rebuilding a 67 283 for my truck and could use them.
MACZ
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 58 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 58 | Pablos, are those heads from a 2bbl or a 4 bbl ? I have a set of heads with the big valves (2.02 1.60) with 500 miles on a rebuild. I prefer the smaller valves. (1.9 1.5)
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 | The engine they were on originally on was a 2 barrel set-up. I'll drag them out and check the casting #s and maybe I can find out something.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 | MacZ, don't how to get them to you. Freight might be pretty high.
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,440 Moderator - The Electrical Bay | | Moderator - The Electrical Bay Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,440 | put them on a grayhound bus...
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 | I haven't seen a greyhound bus in years.
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,251 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,251 | I've rolled 'em up in cardboard before and mailed 'em USPS. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 | will a pair of 307/327 heads work for you ? I have a set in the swap meet section on page 6 or 7.
casting# 3911032....68......307/327......70cc chamber
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,067 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,067 | Yes. To get back to your question, 305 heads will work on a 283, and the combustion chamber size is very close too.
I had a set of old Corvette dual-quad 283 heads that I recently gave away. I wish I new earlier, I'd have let you have them.
The 305 heads have bosses drilled and tapped for accessories that the 283 heads lack. Other than that, very similar.
BTW, I wouldn't suggest 70cc heads on a 283 unless you need really low compression for forced induction. 305 heads were 58 cc's and 283 heads were slight less than that, if I remember.
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