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I've found information covering putting a spin on adapter on a six but not a V8. I bought a '62 Biscayne with no oil filter at all so this isn't converting from a canister to a spin on. This is putting a spin on adapter where there's been no filter before. What's the process for putting a spin on adapter on a filterless 283?

Tiny,
Chevrolet V-8 engines began using on the block oil filters in 1956. They were the canister type for many years (haven't looked up the year that they converted to spin on). I believe the conversion used a bolt on adapter plate.

1968 and up 8 cylinder engines in passenger cars came with a spin on type filter. The various 1955 and up vendors sell an adaptor stud for the 1956-1967 models so a spin-on filter can be used.
Your 1962 should have a large black canister hanging in the left rear corner of the engine if the original canister is still there. If no filter is visable there should be a round plate with a bolt in the center blanking off the opening.
All 1962 engines came with a filter as standard equipment, 6 and 8 cylinders.

I don't see an obvious spot to mount it Chip. It doesn't currently have ANY filter at all to give me a hint as to where to mount the spin on kit. I can get a kit about anywhere but that does me no good if I don't know where to put it. There are two threaded holes in the front of the block below the generator but neither has a plug so I doubt they are oil passageway holes.

I'll go look again Gene. I've found information that says it was '63 when they were standard.

For many years the filter on a V-8 was listed as an option but it was a required option and you couldn't buy a car without one. Direction signals were the same from 1953-1956 (except in Canada). Bumpers were the same from 1933-1937.
My 1962 facts book lists the filters for all engines as standard equipment.

I think I found it. If what I'm looking at is indeed the filter it's a big honking thing hanging straight down at the aft end of the block on the driver's side. Looks like it'll hold two or three quarts of oil if that's it. It helps when you look in the right place.

Yup, that is where it is: back driver's side corner of the block. The canister holds approx. 1 quart with filter cartridge in place. It is a thick walled unit with a bolt through the center to hold it in place. No way to remove it without getting oil on you. After it is removed then put on the spin-on filter adapter and use a more modern filter. It still will get oil on something when taken off just not as much or as widely spread.