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Very nice. Congrats again.

Gorgeous car man.

Congrats again

Also subbing for the 572 build

That is freaking on point!


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Needs a couple of small things but not much.

Adding a tach.
Dash lights don't work.
Speedometer is off.
Radio powers on but no sound.
Missing a bit of chrome between the headlights.
Could use updated headlights.
One reverse light doesn't work.

Engine could use a tune up.


It has the 383, 700r4 transmission, and 12 bolt posi rear.

Long tubes into stainless flowmaster exhaust.

Paint and body work is about 10 years old. Engine is 2 years old from the date of the rebuild. 4 bolt 350 converted to 383.

Congrats!

Congrats. I know you've been wanting a Chevelle. She looks well taken care of.

Future plans?

PS. leave it to Chevy guys to copy the 383.

Not really sure yet. Going to enjoy it as is for now. Might eventually go big block and drop the 383 into the camaro.

396 would be a good block, or larger. Had buddies waste too much $ on small bocks just to find out chevy big blocks were so much more reliable hp builders.

Is the car numbers matching?

No.

I would suggest a 496 but honestly without a ton of work they don’t seem to be worth it over some other engines. Just from my readings.


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Duck Vader wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2026 5:53 pmNo.

Then you're golden. Sky is the limit.

Jacked up the back end to rotate everything to see if I could figure out gears. It has 3.73 in there along with the posi. So now I need to figure out what gear tooth I need for the speedo to transmission cable to fix the speedo. The dash lamps will work if I manipulate and shake the lights nob. I am guessing something is loose.

Thats a pretty good street gearing with the ability for some highway use. I wouldn't change that. I have 3.91 in my 67 Charger and its not happy on the highway. Anywhere closer to 3.55 is ideal for mixed use.

ChargerX3 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2026 4:42 pm

PS. leave it to Chevy guys to copy the 383.

yeah they seem to do that. take someone elses work and make it better

Not really. Its a newer take on a 350 small block stroked out to make what a refreshed 1960's big block 383 already makes. Not to mention longevity of chevy motors when that far tapped out.

Put that same 3.75" stroke into the 383 and you get a 426 Wedge.