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Originally Posted by Short 3/4
My K10 also originally came from the factory with a 283. Drivers side mounts are the same no matter what engine you use. On the passenger side, all engines EXCEPT the 292 use the same mount. Not only is the mount further forward than the other engines, but is unique to the 292. To make matters worse, the unique 2wd mount is different from the even rarer 4wd version.
I was fortunate to find the correct part on this forum back when I did mine (and for a very reasonable price, members here are great!). Have seen others move, then modify a V8 mount as shown in the picture, or modify a 2wd mount. I was lucky to find the right part, as I don’t have the fabrication skills necessary to make one as nice as the one in the picture.
Good luck with whatever you do, as the 292 is indeed the perfect engine for a K truck, and well worth the trouble to fit
Tom
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Thank you for the clarification Tom, I was thinking that it would be somewhat challenging to install a 292 in a k10 that didn't come with one from the factory. Not only because 292 stuff is unique to all other motor setups of this era, but that the k10 frames a particularly unique and rare as well.
I guess I can start hunting everything down needed to make the conversion. The 283 will work fine until I source everything else.
Great pictures and information on this build AlaskaK10, I enjoy seeing your progress. So nice to see your pictures too; amazing what good lighting and a clean, light colored floor can do to see all the detail in your pics.
Helps so much when working on K10 stuff, since it is a rare and not very much documentation on them. Thanks again!