stovebolt V blueflame

hi all, if you had a choice, what would you use and rebuild? looking at it from a $ and practicality angle only, not from nostalgia...

cheers

 

You know

 

sorry but i dont!

here in Oz both are thin on the ground and parts are not to be found at the local parts store.... i can ***ume that the stovebolt is not a cheap thing to build compared to a 1970s 250 six for example, just wondering how the blue flame sits in this situation as well...

cheers

 

Rebuilding a stovebolt here in Australia is fairly pricey, because of the babbit bearings. Then again, trying to find a blueflame is not that easy either. If you decide on a stovebolt, I have one sitting in my shed.

 

see if you can find a 54 or later 235 that maybe is swaping a v-8, get it on the cheap, maybe free!!!! it will bolt right up and is a good engine!

 

where I come from blue flames are stovebolts too.

 

Strictly speaking, only the original Gen-1 1929-36 L6 207" etc. engine is a "stovebolt".
The "Blue Flame" name was only applied to the later Gen-2 235, 261 etc. - and they stopped using babbit in 1953.
The 1962-* Gen-3 194, 215, 230, 250, 292 L6 is a completely different and unrelated engine.

 

If these are the boundaries then for practicality. The 250 inline six would be my choice. CUZ THEY ARE TOUGH LITTLE ******S...John

But I do like the blue flame 235 Had a couple in some early 50s chevy trucks.

 

I dont know about in Australia but price wise theyre pretty similar round here, but it also depends what ur looking to do to it? if youre going to just run it stock just see what you can get running for cheap. theyre both tough little motors, odds are they wont need much