Hey fellas, Just wondering how many sixers are still around? I have a fiftytwo chev Styleline 2 door with a 216 that won't die, but I am replacing her with a 78 292 and would love to see any one that still rocks a six and what I can do. Got an idea from a great guy from longveiw with the same car(Deviants Car Club?) who's running an s10 Trans and rear. If your out there man love to here from you! We spoke after the rod run in Ocean Park along with your pal in the choped 49 chev Matt I beleive?? from $IK fl@mes @nd $tripe$ Much respect love yer rides!! ShiftyTwo PanDraggers Customs
Yes!!! Long live the straight Chevy 6! Happy to see this post. My Dad is rolling in a '62 with the old 235 still running great. The '63 runs well with a 230, and the '64 with a 292 truck engine actually! Sounds really cool with the dual exhaust and headers. Purposely looking out for a good Chevy that must have the old stovebolt. Got my eye on a '54, if that car is what the ad claims to be I'll be running the six and looking into duals and glass packs. The 6s have a sound that's all their own. Thanks for the post!
That's really ironic, I was considering the idea of dropping in a 292 into an early '50s Chevy, and I was just talking to my Dad about this actually. We figure the hood is tall enough and it would allow for enough room. So much fabrication was required to make the 292 work in the '64 without cutting a hole in the hood. It evolved in fabricating a really crude air cleaner made of components including '58 Chevy air cleaner lid and a chrome pot and a few other pieces. It's really crude, but it works for now...
my dads 41 stude. 245 flathead six. he holds the record at the maxton mile in XO / PRO. future plans are a honkin 270 GMC straight six transplant. he said he wants to be different.
I'm surprised by this. The 292 in my '63 dropped in with just a fabricated passenger side motor mount. Are you still running the single-barrel Rochester?
This would be right after putting the fresh 292 in the car...notice the open manifolds... <object width="480" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9H64_ScsRmE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9H64_ScsRmE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="390"></embed></object> ...and with the new exhaust last spring, complete with Porters... <object width="480" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2v44D01t3Wc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2v44D01t3Wc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="390"></embed></object>
Dropping a 292 into the '52 AD I am rebuilding. Gonna be backed by a 700R and turning an S10 4WD rear. Gonna drive it stock till next winter then will be going through it and adding a turbo.
292 is a great motor i have one in my 49 suburban with a t-5 trans, and a lincoln 8.8 disc brake rear end 3.27 ratio and 600-16 tires
wife and i are both rockin' 235's. we love that engine. i toyed around with the notion of replacing the one in my truck w/ an 8 and i though my father and father in law were gunna go fist to cuffs w/ me. they obviously love that engine too. -DVZ
I've got a 235 I'm planning on putting in my model T, that is if I can ever afford the overhaul kit for it and get a replacement trans and a frame to bolt it into.. etc. etc. I do have a running 300 ford six that's going to power my OT 49 Chevy 3100, maybe that sort of counts.
I'll keep an Inline in mine. '54 235 with 89,000 original miles. No smoke and no leaks. Still rockin' a 6v too.
I'm still running a 215 six cylinder in my 53 Ford. I've owned it for 37 years and always been able to go any place I wanted to go. Even drove it around the track at Indy. I don't intend to ever go V-8.
I'm runnin a 235 in my '41 Chev spl dlx (oil pressure is good!!) upgraded to 12v, mallory electronics, K&N, Fenton splits w/ sweet soundin smitties. Drivetrain is stock w/ 411's & 3 onna tree. Kinda burnt on stock suspension tho', lotsa body roll & good although 70 year old braking system.
Here is mine- Ford 226 in a 50 sedan. I am running a lightened flywheel, T5 5 speed trans, header, weber carb, cam reground by Schneider, higher compression (milled the head) cleaned up the ports on the intake, adapted a chrysler distributor to get some Mechanical advance (a big shortfall of this motor!), later ford flex fan etc......I also am starting in on a Ford 254 which is the bigger bore version of this motor and was only available in F6 trucks. Plans are to either build a similar but "hotter" version with some other goodies or possibly even supercharging it with a Paxton.... PS: I am always on the prowl for speed goodies for these! -James
Take a look at my photo albums in my profile. I have only ran the six bangers. I love the 235 but would love to get my hands on a 261 or a big GMC straight six to throw in my 53 and 40. Those are the two that I have now. The 49 and 51 are long gone.
I have a 1950 chevy wagon and will be yanking the 216 for a 1981 chevy 292 I have a S10 chassis, trying to decide if I want to tacke the frame swap.
hey, got a 300 cui I6 in my '65 ford f100. just rebuild and backed by a three on a tree, but thinking for a c4...runs like a champ...gotta love them. see ya
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