long lost 383

[venom04]

I bought a 69 charger that came with the 383 but it was long gone.  What would be the best way on trying to find the motor.  The guy i bought it from says the motor was gone when he bought it and has no way of contacting the prev's owner.  I live in washington state and i figure it might still be here since the title was originaly titled here in the 70's or so, is what the prev's title told me.

Thanks

[sext7366]

Not sure about how to find it but I have heard that you could get a properly date coded motor and the have a machine shop or engine shop grind off the old numbers and put different ones on.  Just a thought in case your just wanting the car to be numbers matching.

[deputycrawford]

You might just want to stick to finding your old one or going with a date coded block. Changing the serial numbers on a block could get you 2 to 5. It is a felony to acid off the old numbers and fictitiously represent the car as numbers matching. With that out of the way, was it a 383 magnum car? You would be surprised how little the resale value changes on these cars without the numbers engines. As long as its a 318 or 383 2 bbl car. It will be a cool challange to find the original, but don't forget to relax and have fun with the car.

[venom04]

yea its an 383 4bbl car.