Out with the Old, in with the Rebuilt Old.
#s matching 283, 2-barrel. Never apart from what we could tell.
She had a lobe essentially ground off the cam, one rocker arm completely rotated 90 degrees and not touching the rod, and some decent wear of a couple cylinder walls. But RAN. Testament to what things used to be I'd say.
Key Parts:
Comp Cams "Thumper" Cam
Keith Black Pistons (0.060 over)
Edelbrock Intake
Holley 4-Barrel (600 or 650 cfm, can't remember off the top of my head)
Hedman Mid-Length Headers (fit horribly, sound great and have a killer old school look)
*can get specifics for anyone that wants to know more