Post Your Straight Six Pics!

[pritch]

Here's what I've done lately to my 250 in the green '68:

Power brakes and HEI


Here's a few more sixes waiting their turn for rebuilding.

The twins. Two 292's. I'm going to take both to the machinist and have him tell me which is the best. I'll build them both, but only the best for my Panel:



The cleanish one is the 230 that was in my Panel when I bought it. It would start up today, but it has suspect pistons. One was broke when I got it, which I replaced, and I broke another one, which I also replaced. The dirty one is a 250 that has a hole in the top of the number five piston. The V-thingy is a '68 327 that I pulled out of a donor 'Burb. I bought it from the original owner and he swore that the motor had never been apart. BUT-it's hard to see in this picture, but it has mis-matched heads. The one on the left (driver's side) has mounting holes and the other one don't. Thing is, nothing was ever mounted in the holes-they what looks like 40 years of build-up in them!:



Parts and more parts:





So many motors. So little time. And money.

[tkeduk8r]

the casting marks on the heads on that 327 are EXACTLY the same as my mismatched heads on my 66K 327 in my 68 C30... I wonder if they were short of the new alt. hole small block heads and needed to use some of the old powerpak heads on the side that didnt need 'em???? And I LOVE all those 6's... im gonna try to pull a 292 out of a 65 C60 tomorrow!!!!
--Mike

[pritch]

That's pretty wild! I have a better picture of it somewhere around here. I'll see if I can find it.

[pritch]

Well, I thought I had better pictures

This one shows how the alt. was mounted:


And this one is with the alt. removed-see the mounting holes in the head? Looks like nothing ever was in them.



Maybe we should work out a trade, then we would both have a matched set!


I never have taken off the valve covers to see just what heads they are. The motor is promised to my friend's kid, who is building a '67 chevelle.

[33shooter]

Originally Posted by pritch

What's the blower for? Looks like an Eaton from a Lightning?

[pritch]

Originally Posted by 33shooter

What's the blower for? Looks like an Eaton from a Lightning?

It's an Eaton-I'm not real sure which one-but it's off one of those little 3.8 or 3800 or whatever V-6's. I just picked it up 'cause the price was right, and to keep me focused on building a supercharged 292 for my Panel. I'm not saying that's the blower I'll use, but just seeing it sit there on the shelf every day keeps the dream alive

Oh yeah-I stopped by the machine shop the other day to visit with my blocks. They ain't done yet, but getting close. I sent two 292's in to be gone through.

[slick copper]

Got it running again today and back together!! Just waiting on my radiator mounts to finish it up. Well, I guess it'll actually never be done, but you know what I mean!






The before, just as a reminder!

[68 IRON]

Originally Posted by slick copper

Got it running again today and back together!! Just waiting on my radiator mounts to finish it up. Well, I guess it'll actually never be done, but you know what I mean!
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The before, just as a reminder!
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Let me get this straight, you did THAT without removing the engine?!? Wow!!!
My before pics are similar.....Maybe I'll try that. What paint did you use and anything else you lend for advice would be great. Again nice job!!!!

[slick copper]

Originally Posted by 68 IRON

Let me get this straight, you did THAT without removing the engine?!? Wow!!!
My before pics are similar.....Maybe I'll try that. What paint did you use and anything else you lend for advice would be great. Again nice job!!!!

Yep! I'm pretty handy with the ole spray bomb! Thanks. And what I did was scrub the thing down three times. Twice with purple power, and once with simple green. Took it all apart, at least down to the basic engine. plug all the holes and then blasted it with brake parts cleaner to remove any leftover oil or grease. Sanded it with some 400 grit sandpaper and then wiped that off with a clean rag and laquer thinner. Then primed, painted, and clear coated with Duplicolor engine enamels. Oh! Lol! Don't forget to tape off, and cover with paper your firewall and inner fenders, and anything else you don't want to get overspray on before you paint! Yes, I even taped off my oil filter and starter. Then, clean and paint your other things brackets, pulleys, fan, and whatever else you want seperately. As far as tips, I used a foam nerf ball cut and used as corks for different holes. And take your time! Well that's how, now let's see your outcome!

[72BlckButy]

Originally Posted by slick copper

Got it running again today and back together!! Just waiting on my radiator mounts to finish it up. Well, I guess it'll actually never be done, but you know what I mean!

The before, just as a reminder!

Awesome work!

Would you mind posting some up close pictures of the powersteering setup you have? Would like to see some shots of the brackets, pulleys and the overall setup.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Love that turbo rig in the Veraneio. Gives me an idea about resurrecting my longtime-downed '67K/10 Suburban with a 292 on turbo, w/TH700R4//NP205 thru to military surplus 3.08 axles . Used to run w/ a 454 BBC/TH350//NP205 to 3.73 posi Corp 12 bolt.
Obviously, with gas at more than $3.60/Gal a bigblock with 6-8MPG is not a good bet.
Maybe a lump-ported L6 head. Maybe rigged for propane as fuel. Propane pistons. It would be nice to see that old white whale rolling again.

[Shaky]

Painted my 250 with the POR-15 stuff:

[oldblue1968chevy]

How ya like POR15 paint shifty?

[Shaky]

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

How ya like POR15 paint shifty?

The paint itself is very tough. I put it on according to the directions - it was a lot of work and it didn't "self-level" as much as I thought it would.

My buddy sprayed his engine with epoxy primer and then used the POR-15 color coat on top. He thinned it and sprayed it using thin coats. It looks great.

[caja_larga]

slick copper.......... the glass fuel filter is not a good idea above the exhaust manifold.

[slick copper]

Huh.....I never thought about it. Don't really know where else to put it though. Any ideas?

[longhorn70gmc]

Here is my set up out of my 1968 Chevy LWB Step Side. I think it is a 292 and my trans is an automatic, but I don't know what it is for sure yet. Just picked the truck up recently.
R/

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by longhorn70gmc

Here is my set up out of my 1968 Chevy LWB Step Side. I think it is a 292 and my trans is an automatic, but I don't know what it is for sure yet. Just picked the truck up recently.
R/

Looks like a 292 L6. The Longbed was rare on 1/2 ton stepside models.

[70STOVEBOLT]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Looks like a 292 L6. The Longbed was rare on 1/2 ton stepside models.

Definitely a 292, the fuel pump is behind the motor mount and the lifter covers are 6" tall.

[Dano69c10]

Originally Posted by caja larga

slick copper.......... the glass fuel filter is not a good idea above the exhaust manifold.

Originally Posted by slick copper

Huh.....I never thought about it. Don't really know where else to put it though. Any ideas?

I think he meant that the glass fuel filter is not a good idea period.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by Dano69c10

I think he meant that the glass fuel filter is not a good idea period.

That's why I use a steel can type Fram GF-11. I had a plastic gas filter that melted thru when I had a carb fire on a 454 once. Electric fuel pump kept going after the engine stalled, since I had scoffed at the need for the safety switch that worked on positive oil pressure. I was lucky to walk away from that.
The glass ones like in the pic have another issue: the plastic filter medium is affected by the ethanol/alcohol additives present in most commercial gas. It swells -- causing a restriction.
So I prefer a steel can with a paper filter medium.
I use about the same placement as you have, but my fuel filter is about 4" higher than the manifold and stays cool enough there.

[slick copper]

Originally Posted by Dano69c10

I think he meant that the glass fuel filter is not a good idea period.

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

That's why I use a steel can type Fram GF-11. I had a plastic gas filter that melted thru when I had a carb fire on a 454 once. Electric fuel pump kept going after the engine stalled, since I had scoffed at the need for the safety switch that worked on positive oil pressure. I was lucky to walk away from that.
The glass ones like in the pic have another issue: the plastic filter medium is affected by the ethanol/alcohol additives present in most commercial gas. It swells -- causing a restriction.
So I prefer a steel can with a paper filter medium.
I use about the same placement as you have, but my fuel filter is about 4" higher that the manifold and stays cool enough there.

Darn, I JUST bought the thing! Guess I'll use it for now, see how it does until I figure out what I want to put in it's place. Also gotta get it running good, and fix an exhaust leak. Thanks for the heads up guys. Not driving it a lot yet until I get these loose ends tied up so it'll do for now. any pics of better fuel filter that would fit in that spot?

[Bishops Trucks]

My Dad's '57 pic-um-up.

[RichardJ]

>>Got it running again today and back together!<<

I'd like to see pictures of that PS bracket as well. Is that an existing setup that you have some run-time with.
I would expect belt slipping and squealing with that setup. The belt contact on the Alt has to be less than 40 degrees of the circumference. The water pump pulley has less than 90 degrees, but it does have two belts. You may want to consider having one belt on the PS pump as it is now. The other, shorter belt around the HB, Alt and water pump would make greater contact on those two pulleys.
With AC I have the Alt belt by itself. The other water pump groove is used by the AC belt. You can see that the PS belt makes insufficient contact on the Alt pulley.

A friend of mine had a long water pump extention and flex fan on his '67. At rpm when the flex fan straightened out, it was out of balance. He let it go and the fan flew out through the hood. Cut through it like butter.

[70STOVEBOLT]

The p/s belt arrangement in that pic is similar to mine, except I don't have a/c and the 2nd belt goes around the alternator, balancer, and water pump. I have run it that way since last fall with no issues.