The hunt.....

Ya, I'll probably do that. It likely would be ok like you say. Hopefully it's not cracked.

This was somebody's creation. Too bad it blowed up on them.
It is a 68 non hp 383 block, with a 71 cast crank, 71 intake, one 71 and one 69ish hp manifold, standard rods and pistons and a 68 hp 383 camshaft. I measured the cam and that is the closest I can come with numbers. It was built after 86 as the double roller cam gear is dated 86. I think maybe they screwed up because in the disassembly, a #7 rod nut was not real tight. Maybe 8 let go after a nut fell off. In any case, it seems like I'm collecting 383's so this will just be another in the group!