Hitman's Pontiac Trans Am Forum
General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sopcich04 on April 24, 2017, 10:29:13 PM
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My wife's father passed away about a year ago and he had a 1981 camaro that is now ours. Well finally getting settled into our house, I'm going to start fixing this car up and getting it to run right(he was a life long mechanic but many things are not working on the camaro)
First thing i looked up was the engine block number........its a 283 from a 58-62 chevy.....why on earth is this engine in the car?
looking at the VIN, it originally had a 229CI.
does the 283 bolt right in and is the block similar to the 229?
thank you in advance, its been years since i posted here and years since i sold my 79TA!
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.......its a 283 from a 58-62 chevy.....why on earth is this engine in the car?
Maybe it's what he had on hand at the time...or he preferred that particular SBC...hard to say; people have different reasons why they choose the powerplants they use.
does the 283 bolt right in and is the block similar to the 229?
Since 2nd gens came with a variety of engines, the subframes are drilled for nearly anything GM had to offer...from your original 6 cylinder to any SBC (like the current 283). An older engine like that may have required motor mount adapters (can't say for sure) but it obviously "bolted right in" haha