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Old 01-29-2023, 08:11 AM   #14
67 twins
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Re: 1970 350 vs. 1978 350 ???

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Originally Posted by franken View Post
Call me crazy, but (given the platform) I'd probably go with either 350 block, a longer crank, the Vortec heads and a minimal overbore. Close to 100 cubes of displacement is bound to be noticeable (in response to the 283 comments).
Oh I'm sure you will, but I don't need 400hp to get the job done. The best part is there are a lot of people that think as you do making it easy for me to pick up 283s cheap.
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67 C10 283 T5 swapped longbed fleetside = wife's daily driver
67 C20 292 (originally a 250)4speed longbed fleetside w/original wooden bed=my project truck
67 C10 283+.060 (so a 292 as well)T5 swapped longbed fleetside=my DD
72 C1500 Sierra Grande 350 TH350 longbed fleetside=wife's fair weather truck
Can you tell we are fans of longbed fleetsides & 67s
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