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starting a 50' gmc 3/4 ton build and im tired of seeing everyone with camaro frames under em. lets see some big 8 lug beasts.
Been asking around for a good transmission match for my 292 in a 50' 3/4 ton GMC. Running a full race cam, q-jet, longtubes, and an offy intake so...
Got a rebuilt Q-jet thrown in with this 292 chevy I picked up. I don't really know too much about the quadrajet other than they can be a little...
i wouldnt go as far to say their slow. you can make a really mean inline with some head work, cam, and a double pumper. not hard to make em hang...
not sure of the motor mount set up you have in yours now, but the 292 has off set mounts. 2 passenger and one midway up the drivers side. and yeah...
yeah im not sure they were just scarfing the salisbury steak down their throats then.
Just wanted to see pics and projects from anyone that has done them, or has heard of them. Trying to get ideas for my 292 chevy project.
would i be able to install the ladders myself, looks pretty straight forward, but i have never done it. and would this still be a streetable...
thank god it was set up HEI when i picked it up.
i have heard of people putting 5.3 heads on ls1's to get theirs higher, could i do this with an old 228 head i have laying around? or is it going...
Trying to match an exhaust to my 292 inline six. Its got full length headers, and big cam, but im not sure if straight pipes are gonna help it or...
ive heard of a lot of people porting and polishing the intake runners on the head, would this be a noticable mod, and would i be able to do it...
well the truck is a 3/4 ton so it has the factory rear gears, and unfortunatley i dont have a workin tranny behind it right now. still trying to...
i got a 292 in a 50 GMC. space would definately be a promlem. its a really long motor. you might be better of with a v8, or maybe one of chevys...
I got a 292 straight six in a 1950 GMC. Its got a pretty meaty cam, wish I had the specs on it, an offenhauser intake manifold, full length...
I have a 1950 gmc 3/4 ton and the casting on the block says its a 228, and it came with the 3spd column shift
its just going to be a street truck, so i was looking for something simple to bang through the gears
well its going in a 3/4 1950 gmc so no off roading, what would be a good manual street trans that would bolt right up?
Looking for a strong manual tranny for my hopped up 292. Had some people tell me to go for a sm465 or the sm420. Let me know if you have any info...
Just picked up a hopped up 292 and im looking for a good street transmission that will bolt right up. Not sure if it will bolt up the factory 3pd...
yeah i figured on it being a torque monster, not trying have a race car or anything. Im putting it in a 3/4 ton 50 gmc so i was just looking for...
go for the six and use that 305 for a trot line weight. no offense.
Just picked up an inline 292 with a big cam, offenhauser intake, 600 cfm quadra jet, HEI distributor, and hedman long tube headers. I have heard...
Ive had a 1950 gmc for a while and just got a 292 for it, thought this place would be a good source for info. If you know anything about these...
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