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OK, here is a pdf of the latest version of the Lime Book.
Enjoy...
Enjoy...
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it also has steel crank hardened and cross drilled with twin tower heads. To hear its a 22bbl truck motor is to say the least disappointing. Can you tell me where that info came from?QUOTE=JohnZ;1596619345]1958 Flint 283/160hp 2-barrel manual transmission truck engine, built January 23. 
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it also has steel crank hardened and cross drilled with twin tower heads. To hear its a 22bbl truck motor is to say the least disappointing. Can you tell me where that info came from?QUOTE=JohnZ;1596619345]1958 Flint 283/160hp 2-barrel manual transmission truck engine, built January 23.
From the "Lime Book", the most authoritative source I'm aware of for decoding Chevrolet V-8 identification markings.
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Thanks Keith...
I guess the next question is, where can you get a copy?
GUSTO
Ah... I see said the blind man, to the deaf man...
https://www.ncrs.org/shop/index.php?...roducts_id=383
I guess the next question is, where can you get a copy?
GUSTO
Ah... I see said the blind man, to the deaf man...
https://www.ncrs.org/shop/index.php?...roducts_id=383
Last edited by GUSTO14; Feb 19, 2018 at 05:12 PM.
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Thanks Keith...
I guess the next question is, where can you get a copy?
GUSTO
Ah... I see said the blind man, to the deaf man...
https://www.ncrs.org/shop/index.php?...roducts_id=383
I guess the next question is, where can you get a copy?
GUSTO
Ah... I see said the blind man, to the deaf man...
https://www.ncrs.org/shop/index.php?...roducts_id=383
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The Lime Book, and the associated Lemon Book, have both been out of print for a while.
I keep telling myself that I will resume printing one day, but that day never seems to come.
Stay tuned...I have another idea.
I keep telling myself that I will resume printing one day, but that day never seems to come.
Stay tuned...I have another idea.
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That engine got those heavy duty parts because it was a big truck engine. Not your basic pickup truck engine.
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A good friend bought a nice '59 over 20 years ago. It had a 400 small block in it at the time and ran extremely well. Shortly after buying it, he decided to remove the 400 and replace it with a correct 283. It took him over 6 months to find a 283 block that was suitable for rebuilding even back then. He actually bought 3 blocks before finding one that was worth rebuilding.
I personally would much prefer a 283 from a truck suitable for rebuilding over one that needs major machine work or even resleeving. Needless to say, good 283's are becoming very scarce.
Good luck... GUSTO
I personally would much prefer a 283 from a truck suitable for rebuilding over one that needs major machine work or even resleeving. Needless to say, good 283's are becoming very scarce.
Good luck... GUSTO
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Are you sure the mains are cross drilled? Is the hole straight through each main journal?