Aspen with a 383. 
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Feb. 7, 2011 1:10 p.m. 914Driver SuperDork
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Feb. 7, 2011 3:00 p.m. SVreX SuperDork
Is a Mopar 383 a big block?
A GM 383 is a small block- 350 with a 400 crank.
Didn't K-cars start in 1981?
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Feb. 7, 2011 3:36 p.m. triumph5 Dork
That's not a K car.
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Feb. 7, 2011 3:41 p.m. Tom Heath Web Manager
The Aspen is an A-body.
A 440 is sure to improve it!
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Feb. 7, 2011 4:54 p.m. Jerry From LA HalfDork
It would still run hard as a 383 due to the relatively large bore and those lovely fat lifters. Good article recently in Hot Rod recently on that very subject. A cheapo build-up resulting in 500+ easy horses.
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Feb. 8, 2011 12:00 a.m. valiant171 New Reader
I hate to be a potty mouth or a donkey... but
There a lot of things wrong and a lot of things right with the prior posts...
383's are great! almost square in two ways!
Its not a K car, however, a K car with a mid mounted 383 would make me leave the house for milk when the milk only smells "funny."
But that is no A body... Aspens, Volere, Mirada, Cordoba, etc are known as F/M/J bodies.
now this is an A body!
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Feb. 8, 2011 10:20 a.m. pinchvalve SuperDork
I thought that was a Kei car?!?
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Feb. 8, 2011 10:22 a.m. mndsm SuperDork
Hm. I have a sky blue Volare with what i presume to be a seized 318 ( hasn't run in at least 15 years) in a barn... that I inherited from my dad when he passed. Always wondered what to do with that car.
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Feb. 8, 2011 10:26 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork
mndsm wrote:
- Always wondered what to do with that car.
Cruise the GRM back issues and look for the Ford Fairmont wrote up. Same thing only Mopar!
Nasty.
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Feb. 8, 2011 10:27 a.m. Tom Heath Web Manager
valiant171 wrote:
But that is no A body... Aspens, Volere, Mirada, Cordoba, etc are known as F/M/J bodies.
now this is an A body!
Learning things is good. Thanks for the clarification; I thought the Volare/Aspen were more like the Dart/Valiant.
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Feb. 10, 2011 6:46 p.m. Rob_Mopar HalfDork
The F-body Volare/Aspen twins were the last all-new Mopar RWD unibody until the LX cars (Viper excluded). They were designed to be an upsized compact replacement for the A-bodies. Similar in concept to the Granada over the Maverick.
The F-body design was modified to create the M-body Diplomat/Gran Fury/5th Avenue and the J-body Mirada/'80-up Cordoba/'81-83 Imperial.
The Mopar 383 is a big block. The one in that car is probably the most common B-block style. There were something like 3 million B-block 383's made. Prior to the B-block 383 there was a RB-383. The R stands for Raised Block. That's the taller deck version of the B-block the 440 is based off of. But the RB-383's were only made for two years and less than 30,000 were made.
And to confuse the Chevy guys even more, Mopar had a big block 350 at one point too.
The Volare/Aspens were not available with a factory installed big block but they fit very well. Either modifying the mounts on the K-member or use any of the now commonly available aftermarket swap mounts.
Quick edit:
This is a 383 K-Car:
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Feb. 10, 2011 7:09 p.m. Ranger50 HalfDork
In reply to Rob_Mopar:
350BBM? I only knew for the 343(?) and the poly "big block" 318.
Altho 383 blocks make awesome 451 strokers.....
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Feb. 11, 2011 4:38 p.m. Rob_Mopar HalfDork
In reply to Ranger50:
Yep, a 350B was made in the late 50's. It might have been '58 only, or maybe '58-59. It's a really small bore 383. The 361 came out a year after the 350. It was an bored 350.
And 400 blocks make really nice 496 strokers too.
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Feb. 13, 2011 10:54 a.m. Goldmember Reader
In reply to mndsm:
- for sale, possibly? Location?
