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I agree, that sucks Joe. Sorry

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:agree:
that royally sucks!!!! :banghead:

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Well, we've made a plan. In a couple of Sundays (Fred works for the USPS now, his only guaranteed day off) we are going to yank out the 350 and drop the 283 back in. The plan is to tow it to the shop and drive it home... I'll let you all know how that goes...

JC

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wow awesome build thread. Nice pics. To bad bout the motor. Well ur wife looks very happy with the truck. If the women is happy so is the man. Im gonna have to take a trip up their it looks like u all know how to have fun. Maybe one day when the 86 is driveable.

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I had a bad motor in my pick-up, but I spent a lot of time getting it set up correctly. When I changed it out it only took a little while because everything was ready to go. That sucks as its an expensive loss, but at least you have a backup. You'll have the 350 out in 2 hours.:metal:

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Good luck on the back-up motor option.

Mac. :chevy:

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You know the funny part of it all is that the 283 was the original plan for my 65. It should never have been the back-up motor! It was all set to go and in place but when we went to start it............it just wouldn't. We had the wrong flywheel and even tried a high-torque starter but no luck. Joseph scored a hell of a deal from my brother Fred on the 350 so we were both excited as all hell! We heard it start, drove it home and could hear it knocking.....Joseph tried some adjustments but after Fred came over and did a compression test we just knew the 283 had to go back in. We should have just stuck with the original plan and kept working on it to get it started BUT............small lesson learned......BIGGER is not always better. Sorry Fred I am not knocking (ha ha) your motor re-build but it's just one of those things!!!! que suerte!

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Live and learn, huh?

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Yeah - but you've got no way of knowing that up front. :smoke:

I'd probably done better sticking the straight six and 3-speed auto back in my truck, after it got ripped off and thrown in the bed like a dead horse. $200 to find out the POS 283 the idiot stuck back in my truck had many, many cracks and then close to three grand to get the Chevelle's 283 rebuilt, in there, dressed and finished was a very expensive year on my part.

I'm driving the sucker to the moon and back before I do that again. :sumo:

Mac.

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[QUOTE=MacAttack;3425087]Yeah - but you've got no way of knowing that up front. :smoke:

Yeah..........I guess you are right but we already had it in way back since last August or so and it looked awesome! We had the script valve covers on it and the detail work Joseph did on it was perfect! The 350 look good as well but I guess I am just bummed about all the time that has passed.....I am dying to drive this truck!!!! We were so damn close but maybe third time will be a charm................aver que pasa.........

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Yep - time will tell.

Hope you have many thousands of miles and stories to go with them. ;)

Mac.

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That 283 is a good looking motor to. I hope it fires right up for you.

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I was just thinking the same thing, Jason

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Damn, that sucks. I was just as excited as you guys. Let me know when you are pulling the 350, and installing the 283, I'll be there to lend a hand, and drink a PBR.

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uhhh uhhhh Can I help? Llevo la cervesa

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aver que pasa = Let's see what happens... :)

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Traiga bastante para todos:alc:


Si estuve más cerca que estaría allí

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aww come on David it ain't much farther than OK. :lol:

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I just can't afford any more blow outs...:lol::lol:

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This thread is getting very bilingual! Chingon!!

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:lol::ito::lol::ito:

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Yeah, but what does it all mean?:confused: I need a english/spanish for dummys book.

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:ito: Yeah - I love it when the Latino guys in the shop call me 'Maricón.'

Makes me feel so pretty.

http://tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:...9/mariano4.jpg

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Everything's on line...

http://www.freetranslation.com/

:ito::chevy:

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It meens rollinsqrbody is bringing some Miller High Life and Corona's and we are going to help Joe get his lady's engine in so she can get rollin......:aiiet: