After our Chevy small-block 283 disassembled itself, we couldn’t help but give it a full engine rebuild. This iconic V-8 engine came out of 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle convertible 25 years ago and has sat untouched ever since, but now it’s getting the rebuild it deserves.
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0:05 - Various parts come off the intake manifold (stop-motion)
0:11 - Valve covers removed (st