We must have been doing something wrong, we usually got 120-150k miles before serious work on a 283. Unfortunately, winter salt in Wisconsin usually did a number on the body not long after that. After the tranny blew, my '57 w/ 292(from Utah) was sold to a guy who had a good 283 & tranny in a rusted out body.
David
We must have been doing something wrong, we usually got 120-150k miles before serious work on a 283. Unfortunately, winter salt in Wisconsin usually did a number on the body not long after that. After the tranny blew, my '57 w/ 292(from Utah) was sold to a guy who had a good 283 & tranny in a rusted out body.
David
I never got a long time between work on the engine of my 55 Chevy. But I also raced it all the time.
Some of those engine blocks were better than others. The cylinder bores could be all over the place and the thing would run fine but wouldn't last. The cylinder wall thickness varied quite a bit too. If you have a good casting and remachined the thing on a good CNC it would sure last a lot longer than most of them.
John
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