Featured Hot Rods Picked up a '32 Chevy

WOW! Love the Pontiac of course! You've got mad skills! I'm adding that to my bookmarks for reference. I saw a blue '32 Pontiac for sale on Facebook marketplace for like $23k. Looks like a killer deal. The Sprint engines kinda scare me. They are awesome. But building one, finding parts etc. IDK. I'm too old for some battles.

 

I hear ya. I just put my Muncie back in my '64 GTO after a long time with slush-box. I'm probably done drag racing. Gotta break the clutch in a little more then bang gears!!!

 

Trying to figure out front shock mount options. Anybody want to educate me?

 

The 250 six was rebuilt using V8 pistons. He said he thought from a 305 or 307. Two extra pistons came with it. They are +.030". I measured one this morning. I'm confused. Looks like it would be stock bore diameter? Maybe they honed it and put new rings in? Maybe I'm missing the obvious. I guess the casting number means nothing.

 

does it mean a .030 v8 is what fits std. 6 cyl.?

 

Yes. But I don't see a Chevy V8 that is that dimension at +.030". Usually ***ume a rebuilt engine gets bored cylinders. That would put the 250 at 3.875" + .030" @ 3.905". Piston being a couple of thousandths less of course. Thus my confusion. Hopefully a more seasoned engine builder will shed some light on this. Not that it matters a ton. Ha

 

Great start! Reminds me of the late great Pat Ganahl's blue, Chevy six powered 32 Chevy coupe...

 

Part of the 32 Chevy Gang myself! looking good keep up the work!

 

Schmitz, 307 pistons are right for a 250, they bump the CR a bit as long as they dont have a chamfer around the top of the piston as did the stock 250 pistons. I see yours have the chamfered edge so your CR should be same as stock 250.

 

I see. Thanks for the insight. But standard 307 bore is same as 250 bore right? So they must not have bored the block. Surprised that a machine shop would do that. Maybe that's why they're permanently closed. Lol!

 

Got some pics?

 

Schmitz, both engines use a 3.875 bore so if your pistons are marked .030, the block has been bored.