283 head bolts

[Don B.]

Hello - Does anyone have a good source for 283 head bolts that are like the originals - ie, judging correct?? I have found at least two sources of head bolts, but can't tell if the bolts are valid replacements.
tnx, Don

[Mark P.]

Re: 283 head bolts

I bought my set from Paragon but haven't been through judging. I hope they pass.

[Don B.]

Re: 283 head bolts

Mark - It seems to me that the original bolts have a circle on the top of the bolt head and the letter C within the circle. Do your bolts have this identification?
tnx, Don

[Ray C.]

Re: 283 head bolts

I believe the bolts with the circle are the inside bolts covered by the valve covers, at east they are on the set I cleaned last evening. The shorter bolts have different letters. ( C M A and other letters) I just cleaned an original set with "M".

Ray

[Mark P.]

Re: 283 head bolts

All of my bolts had only O's. I heard that there were several markings used. A friend bought a set of 34 bolts off a 283 Impala motor and they all had just O's like my set.

[Don B.]

Re: 283 head bolts

Thanks for all the input guys... as usual, nothing is cut and dried even with head bolts, I guess.
Don