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Old 10-08-2007, 10:03 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by captjim View Post
"I'm having problems finding local sources for 403s as its a bit of an oddball engine since it was only offered for a few years and I was wondering if it might be easier to hunt down a different Olds small block"

That is a pretty heavy car, the the extra cubes and torque are nice to have. A 455 is taller, so the other choice would be a 350. No real sense in losing the extra 50+ cubes, and you already have it! What issues are you finding as regards to parts? What is your over-all goal for the car?
I think his question was that he wanted to know if another SBO (like a 350) would be an acceptable source for all the bolts and small parts missing from his 403 basket case. For that matter, you could probably get a 260 for free and use all the bolts from that.
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