Post Your Straight Six Pics!

[50bomb]

My 67 chevy c10 longbed says on the info that it use to have an inline 292 but when I bought it there was no engine. It had the original OD 3 on tree though. Now i have a 350/th350 but I am strongly considering about trading my rebuilt sbc350 for a 292. I can care less about power just want a good ol workin reliable 292. Plus gas prices suck and I heard these are nicer on gasoline. But i love the old sixes. You just don't see people running them like the old days.

[Shaky]

Be aware - 292s are not that great on gas. Get a 250 and an OD trans if mileage is important to you.

[50bomb]

I do not want to get out of topic here for such a cool post. But something I will have to think about. All in all I just love the straight Sixes. Thanks for the heads up Shaky.

[rkn463]

Here is the 292 in my 67 c50. The original air cleaner was missing so I fabbed up an adapter for the carb and stuck the cone filter on it. Somehow the irony of it amuses me every time I look under the hood. Yes I know I need to filter the vent on the valve cover. This truck only gets started about once a month and never runs for more than 15 minutes. Baby steps...

-Richard

[slick copper]

Originally Posted by rkn463

Here is the 292 in my 67 c50. The original air cleaner was missing so I fabbed up an adapter for the carb and stuck the cone filter on it. Somehow the irony of it amuses me every time I look under the hood. Yes I know I need to filter the vent on the valve cover. This truck only gets started about once a month and never runs for more than 15 minutes. Baby steps...

-Richard

That's cool! I'd love to have one of those big trucks! I know where two are sitting in the woods rotting away, but the owner is being stubborn about letting them go.

[Rich916]

Finally got my motor installed-1971 250ci

[CParnell]

Originally Posted by Rich916

Finally got my motor installed-1971 250ci

Looks really good.

[Mark B]

Rich916
Your engine looks great. I'm in the middle of a similar built on a six. Where did you get the fuel line (pump to carb) from, and where is the distributor advance hard line from? What paint did you use on the exhaust manifold? What transmission are you using? Is there a Rochester Monojet on it?

Pic of my engine just painted last weekend.

thanks
Mark

[Mark B]

Here's some before pictures of where my engine came from.










the Fixer
aka Mark

[Mark B]

And this is where my engine is going...










the Fixer
aka Mark

[Rich916]

Originally Posted by Mark B

Rich916
Your engine looks great. I'm in the middle of a similar built on a six. Where did you get the fuel line (pump to carb) from, and where is the distributor advance hard line from? What paint did you use on the exhaust manifold? What transmission are you using? Is there a Rochester Monojet on it?

Pic of my engine just painted last weekend.

thanks
Mark

Thanks Mark,
I purchased all my hard lines from Inline Tube. The paint is a Por 15 product. Instructions for prep is that the manifold needs to be sand blasted first / No experience with it but will see how it holds up. I kept the Saginaw 3 speed.

[67-1sttimer]

She aint pretty, yet! But sure runs good, thanks to this forum, Thanks Guys!

[shawno72]

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[camrycurt]

Originally Posted by 67-1sttimer

She aint pretty, yet! But sure runs good, thanks to this forum, Thanks Guys!

Cool! I've got the same carb/air cleaner setup on my little 230. Simple, easy, and runs good.

Nice to see another little Rochester out there!

[Achevytruck]

Great looking inline six engines ever one, And how hard is it going to be to find the painted orange valve cover that saids chevrolet on top

[pritch]

Originally Posted by Achevytruck

Great looking inline six engines ever one, And how hard is it going to be to find the painted orange valve cover that saids chevrolet on top

You mean like this one?





Actually, it's still a work in progress. I need to re-do the script a little better.

[Achevytruck]

Yes sir pritch What years was that on and what inline six engines had that on it

[pritch]

Originally Posted by Achevytruck

Yes sir pritch What years was that on and what inline six engines had that on it

Truthfully, I don't know what motors or years they came on. I found this one in a junkyard somewhere. And congratulations on having post number 292 in this thread!

[Gokart Mozart]

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=406441

Originally Posted by raycow

235/261 covers 54-62 had the script on them. I have never seen a later six with the script, but there is no reason why yours couldn't be the first. Have a laser cutting outfit cut the script out of brass sheet. Buff it so the top corners are rounded and solder it onto your cover. After painting, it should like it grew there.

Ray

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Early models of the L-22 series L6s had the raised script valve covers. '63 to '65 or '66. When GM started painting the sixes in Orange, the covers got plainer.

[shawno72]

My 68 with the original 292 has a script valve cover. And about two weeks ago I picked up a chrome script valve cover from the junk yard.
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[Achevytruck]

pritch good to and great your being honest about it and thank you did not see that intell you said somthing and most like it would be found in some other state , Gokart Mozart thank you for the info so i know now a 235/261. shawno72 that is really good to know your 292 had it , most likey some have keep there eyes open for

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by shawno72

My 68 with the original 292 has a script valve cover. And about two weeks ago I picked up a chrome script valve cover from the junk yard.
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Could be an early '68 production, or a truck not originally made in California.
I know my original engine had a plain valve cover, and the only one who messed with it since 1973 was me. My truck was a Fremont build in late '68.
In this pic, I painted the valve cover cast iron grey to get the look of a cast aluminum Clifford or Offy cover [which I can't afford, even if I did find one.]

[camrycurt]

Here's my 230. It's amazing to me how tough this little engine is - I've had the truck about two years now and basically everything I've touched on the engine in that time has been broken, but the thing has run the whole time.

Of course, whenever I fix something it runs a whole lot better, and each time I think to myself, "How in the world was this thing running without that working?"

[RAS C-10]

Well, finally got some pics into this thread, been meaning to do it but better late than never!

[68 IRON]

Mine looks like this

...but imagine PS, PB, and 3 speed OD. I hope I have the chance to do this soon! Oh ya, the Chevrolet valve cover (the cherry on top). I pulled the valve cover off of a 64 with a 292