my winter project
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From: Wentzville mo
my winter project
Got this for myself for Christmas, and a TKO from kiesler for my 86. Got a lot of work ahead of me. It's a 383 roller engine with forged crank, pistons + 30, dart 200 heads, zz409 cam, mini ram, 7 quart oil pan, clevite bearings, and 28# injectors. Built by TPIS.
Last edited by yorkfitter; Mar 24, 2013 at 07:10 PM.
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From: WV
Sweet motor...
...I have Dart heads on my 89 also, If you look at the head on the passanger side you will see that it only has 3 holes drilled for accesories.. If your a/c bracket is like the one on my 89, you will have to drill and tap another hole in the upper right corner for the a/c bracket to bolt up properly...I didn't know this before my 383 was already in the car, just thought I would save you a headache by letting you know to drill and tap it before putting the motor in..It's much easier to do this on a stand .....
..Good Luck with the new motor..WW
...I have Dart heads on my 89 also, If you look at the head on the passanger side you will see that it only has 3 holes drilled for accesories.. If your a/c bracket is like the one on my 89, you will have to drill and tap another hole in the upper right corner for the a/c bracket to bolt up properly...I didn't know this before my 383 was already in the car, just thought I would save you a headache by letting you know to drill and tap it before putting the motor in..It's much easier to do this on a stand .......Good Luck with the new motor..WW
Last edited by WW7; Mar 24, 2013 at 07:45 PM.
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