old rod in semi-trailer find

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umm, yeah

 

^^^^ what he said.

 

they look like the 55 265 manifolds to me. i don't think you'll get rich off em

 

265

 

Agreed, they are 265.

 

forget the manifold- can we get a picture of the whole car- what a tease!

 

Possibly combine manifolds

 

thanks for the info. I knew I shoulda bought lottery tickets instead.

 

How about some pics of the whole car and what kind of car is it. Don't keep us guesing !

 

Yeah, let's see the rest of the car!

 

Why do people do these tease postings, just to make us wonder for a week?

 

39 chevy coupe trying to figure out the motor numbers now. I know its a 57 sbc with poer pack heads. 4 speed with Hurst.

 

That's a stronger start than most people get around here.

 

If it was a '57 motor, it would have side motor mounts...yours doesn't, so it's a 55-56.

 

Looks like the engine has no provision for side mounts making it a 1955, 1956 or 1957 so it probably has some value.

 

This one aint a start . I got enuf projects now. I just cant walk away from an old car or a old part. Its causing havoc at home and storage is bulging.

 

nice find, will take some work to finish it....but it'll be worth it.

What are your plans for it? continue with the 70s build?

 

57 didn't have side mounts

 

motor casting numbers are 3731548 and F926 F?. web sites says 57 283 4bbl powerglide.

 

X2 ...side mounts didnt appear till 58....

 

Are the valve cover bolts staggered or straight across from each other?

SPark

 

its got an oil filter on it so that eliminates 55 motors.

jeff

 

straight across

 

I got it running today. Put a coil, condensor and points in it and it runs beautiful.

 

later heads

 

I stand corrected...but I'm actually sitting

 

It looks to me as though you have a '57 block as you suspected (looks like front mounts to me) and later heads (straight across valve cover bolts) as rust runner noted. Check the head casting numbers to find out.

Cool old rod. Thanks for rescuing it!

-Dave

 

that's what I thought, too. 57 was still front mounts, 58 went to side.

 

Pretty sure that engine has front mounts...

-Dave