Originally posted by oldno3fan
geez were all the 283 folks did they all buy 383s or something
I am one of the middle aged guy's on the forum and the last 283 I built was in about 1985 or so.The reason everyone builds the 383 is you can find an old 350 block just about everywhere and the aftermarket cranks can be bought new for less than $200 if you look in the right place.