I'm just drooling over this car

[bullwinkle]

The 283 used a small bore which limited breathing due to small valves. It was not a good engine.

They could be woken up pretty easily-camel humps, a moderate cam, & a single plane aluminum intake were a good start. The bored out 283 in my brother's CJ doesn't do bad (aluminum heads, 302 CI, headers, VV Edelbrock carb)-any more motor he would start breaking stuff... (friends in the day had experience in this area with a CJ-7, a built 401 out of an Ambassador or Matador?-CRUNCH went the driveshafts, transmission, axles...).

 

[I<3oil]

Tis no '69 or '70 Chevelle SS or '70 Buick GSX Stage 1 but it would do

 

[jhs914]

Great cars, as were all the A bodies of the era. Except the drum brakes, of course. They got hot and became dangerous!

Yep, my '66 had drums and they were "use them once and then they are done." In '67 they went to discs in the front.

 

[jhs914]

I think these wheels look really good on a Goat . I think they are Rally II 's ?

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That is a modern aftermarket wheel, too big to period correct. That is a '66 and they came stock with 14" wheels. I replaced mine with 15" American Racing Torque Thrusts back in the day.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Nice beater ...... those Rally Wheels are one of the best OEM wheel ever made . IMO

Thanks! Those are 16x8 Wheel Vintiques Chrome Ralleys with 255x50x16 Comp TAs.
I have 5 of the 1 year only 15x7 Corvette Ralley Wheels but the low profile, fatter rubber is just about right on this car.

 

[JeffKeryk]

They could be woken up pretty easily-camel humps, a moderate cam, & a single plane aluminum intake were a good start. The bored out 283 in my brother's CJ doesn't do bad (aluminum heads, 302 CI, headers, VV Edelbrock carb)-any more motor he would start breaking stuff... (friends in the day had experience in this area with a CJ-7, a built 401 out of an Ambassador or Matador?-CRUNCH went the driveshafts, transmission, axles...).

Sure; that was the ticket back in the day. But why build that limited bore 283? At least use a 4" bore, like the 327 and 350. Of course, a 283 crankshaft in a 4" bore makes a pretty magical engine, the legendary 302 screamer!

 

[wpod]

 

[Dinoburner]

The chevy 307 had poor flowing smog heads with a hump in the exhaust port. Put camel humps on them with a 30 30 cam and they became wide awake.

 

[mr_boring]

Nice car on nice period wheels. I like 70's-80's aluminum aftermarkets.

To each his/her/its own.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Remember the DZ 302 was rated at 290 HP, right? Wink-wink.
Maybe at lower rpm, but these oversquare engines had a big fat Holley fuel dumper and could rev to 7,000 RPM.
And then there was the '69 Cross Ram...

 

[wpod]

Remember the DZ 302 was rated at 290 HP, right? Wink-wink.
Maybe at lower rpm, but these oversquare engines had a big fat Holley fuel dumper and could rev to 7,000 RPM.
And then there was the '69 Cross Ram...

When I was in high school those Z28s were popular and they ran like stink and sounded really good 2 of my friends had them one a 68 the other a 69. Why do I remember these things! . I turned 16 in 1969 and The night before my 16th birthday I had a vivid dream that my parents bought me a 69 Z28 for a birthday gift. When I woke up I ran to the garage and nope there wasn't a Z28. Still the dream haunts me.

 

[Brons2]

Remember the DZ 302 was rated at 290 HP, right? Wink-wink.
Maybe at lower rpm, but these oversquare engines had a big fat Holley fuel dumper and could rev to 7,000 RPM.
And then there was the '69 Cross Ram...

They will go 8000 with the 140 offroad cam and a little more spring. Recommend a windage tray though if running that high regularly.

 

[Brons2]

I think these wheels look really good on a Goat . I think they are Rally II 's ?

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I know these got some criticism but I think they look real nice. Modern wheel with a vintage look. I think they're perfect if you're into more of a restomod look, without being over the top.

 

[Rogueman2016s]

Looks like the wheels I had on my f150