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AlaskanMan · 04-24-2002, 11:47 PM

So i posted about a week ago that I was looking for some suggestions for an HEI setup for my 292. Nice board member, Jose, e-mails me telling me he has on for sale some i send my money and got the stuff pretty darn quick. That is not my problem this is, After wreaking havoc on my old distributor i put in the hei only to find out it wont fit under my alternator. I e-mail Jose today and tell him ( No not looking for refund ) that it didnt work out for above reason and he says why is your alternator on pass side. Well, anyway here are two pics of my engine compartment can anyone else tell me what else just dont look right??

this is pass side

drivers

and just one of a pretty sunset

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Longhorn Man · 04-24-2002, 11:51 PM

Was that converted to disk? the master looks like a disc one and the lines are all fubared. And I was thinkin that the alt is supposed to be there...I know it was on the original '67 nline 250 i worked on alot in Tx.
That is a d@mn purdy sunset there too. But ours is against green grass now.

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I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it.
FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite.
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**68SWB4x4** · 04-25-2002, 12:03 AM

i dont remember ever seen the alt on that side on a 6, maybe its like that when a 6 got P/S?

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AlaskanMan · 04-25-2002, 12:20 AM

The guy that i got the truck from put in axels? late 70s early 80s & power steering and i have not had a chance to crawl under and get any #'s yet

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The Blue Pig · 04-25-2002, 04:02 AM

Hey alaska man, are you a southerner or interior guy? Blue Pig <---- interior guy

stelth2002 · 04-25-2002, 10:03 AM

Alaskan Man, I believe that is a 250. The 292 has the fuel pump in a different spot and the alternator is mounted on the other side for the 292. This is just from my experince. Are you sure that it is a 292
How tall are the lifter covers??

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boilrman · 04-25-2002, 10:28 AM

Looks like a 292 to me. Fuel pump on 250 are in front of motor mount. Looks like yours is in back of motor mount. I added PS to my truck after motor rebuild and alternator is below that on drivers side.

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Longhorn Man · 04-25-2002, 10:52 AM

Bummer, ,maybe that '67 I worked on wasn't so original.

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'69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man
I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it.
FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite.
If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com
Andy, in Columbus Ohio

texnician01 · 04-25-2002, 11:59 AM

the alternator should be on the drivers side where your p/s is. the p/s should be above the alternator. just like in boilrman's pics. if the side covers are about 5 inches tall then it is a 292 if they are about 3 inches tall then it is a 230 or 250. I've got a 292 and something looks funny in your pic but I haven't worked on mine in a while, so I can't say what it is. If I can remember I'll try to get a pic of mine for ya.

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Longhorn Man · 04-25-2002, 09:07 PM

a 230 shouldn't be in there at all.

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'69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man
I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it.
FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite.
If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com
Andy, in Columbus Ohio

AlaskanMan · 04-26-2002, 08:16 PM

Hey, Thanks everybody now I am pretty sure it is a 292 as lifter covers are about 5 inches tall & the fuel pump is mounted behind engine mount.

Longhorn - Yes it has been converted to power disk brakes

The Blue Pig - I am in Valdez, it gets tooo damn cold up there lol

Boilrman - Your engine is my goal, looks great, do you do any towing??

boilrman · 04-27-2002, 10:29 AM

AlaskaMan,

Not normally. Although I did pull my 95 astro to the garage the other day as the tranny was going.

The motor looks as good as it does due to the #1 piston in the original motor decided it had had enough and put a nice big hole in the side of the block. I had this one machined and rebuilt it myself. I have about 1300 mi on it now.

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jose · 04-27-2002, 02:15 PM

Tom can you send me some pictures of lower drivers side and the pulleys . I wonder if somebody put it on the pass side cause they put something in the way . See if there is a bracket or holes for a bracket just above the front oil pan drivers side . Alternator would normally be mounted on that bracket . I can get you a bracket . What is that pipe running underneath the manifold ?

04-25-2002, 12:03 AM	#3
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04-25-2002, 12:20 AM	#4
AlaskanMan Life Long Alaskan Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Valdez Alaska Posts: 208	The guy that i got the truck from put in axels? late 70s early 80s & power steering and i have not had a chance to crawl under and get any #'s yet ------------------ Customized 69 K20 Crewcab __________________ Customized 69 K20 Crewcab Valdez Alaska Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.

04-25-2002, 04:02 AM	#5
The Blue Pig Thread Wizard Since 2002 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 102	Hey alaska man, are you a southerner or interior guy? Blue Pig <---- interior guy __________________ --70 C-10 Longbed --71 C-10 Longbed --72 K-20 Longbed --74 C-10 Shortbed --86 Toyota Tercel (His Driver) --05 Chevy Trailblazer (Her Driver)

04-25-2002, 10:03 AM	#6
stelth2002 Young Gun wth Fast Inline Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Idaho Posts: 1,475	Alaskan Man, I believe that is a 250. The 292 has the fuel pump in a different spot and the alternator is mounted on the other side for the 292. This is just from my experince. Are you sure that it is a 292 How tall are the lifter covers?? ------------------ 67 Chevrolet LWB with rebuilt 292. 415 ft. lbs of torque, 4 speed, 3.73 Posi, straight and almost painted. __________________ 1967 Chevrolet LWB with built 292! 415 ft. lbs of torque, 4 speed :O with 27% overdrive too, 3.73 Posi. Frame and body done... getting painted!!!

04-25-2002, 10:28 AM	#7
boilrman 70 Chevy 3/4t Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Kokomo,IN USA Posts: 1,230	Looks like a 292 to me. Fuel pump on 250 are in front of motor mount. Looks like yours is in back of motor mount. I added PS to my truck after motor rebuild and alternator is below that on drivers side. [img]http://communities.msn.com/_Secure/0NQBlO9USZ*QwlZq!zDWuSsb3RNpE3clbRbzDstvcIhY5XSE0v2NToIhtaEmgdDckYCi7FnwiyVRZUPviaHv5Eg/newmotor1.JPG[/img] ------------------ 1971 Chevy 1/2t, 350 -- SOLD 1998 Yamaha V-Star 650 1970 Chevy 3/4t, I6(freshly rebuilt), 4 speed Keokuk,IA http://communities.msn.com/SchweringFamily/shoebox.msnw MSN Messenger = boilrman Find a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life. __________________ Find a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life. 1998 Yamaha V-Star 650 1970 Chevy 3/4t, I6 (rebuilt), 4 speed Kokomo,IN

04-24-2002, 11:47 PM	#1
AlaskanMan Life Long Alaskan Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Valdez Alaska Posts: 208	Hillbilly custom engine compartment? So i posted about a week ago that I was looking for some suggestions for an HEI setup for my 292. Nice board member, Jose, e-mails me telling me he has on for sale some i send my money and got the stuff pretty darn quick. That is not my problem this is, After wreaking havoc on my old distributor i put in the hei only to find out it wont fit under my alternator. I e-mail Jose today and tell him ( No not looking for refund ) that it didnt work out for above reason and he says why is your alternator on pass side. Well, anyway here are two pics of my engine compartment can anyone else tell me what else just dont look right?? this is pass side drivers and just one of a pretty sunset ------------------ Customized 69 K20 Crewcab __________________ Customized 69 K20 Crewcab Valdez Alaska Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.

04-24-2002, 11:51 PM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Was that converted to disk? the master looks like a disc one and the lines are all fubared. And I was thinkin that the alt is supposed to be there...I know it was on the original '67 nline 250 i worked on alot in Tx. That is a d@mn purdy sunset there too. But ours is against green grass now. ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com Andy, in Columbus Ohio

04-25-2002, 10:52 AM	#8
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Bummer, ,maybe that '67 I worked on wasn't so original. ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com Andy, in Columbus Ohio

04-25-2002, 11:59 AM	#9
texnician01 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: 12 Miles South of Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 359	the alternator should be on the drivers side where your p/s is. the p/s should be above the alternator. just like in boilrman's pics. if the side covers are about 5 inches tall then it is a 292 if they are about 3 inches tall then it is a 230 or 250. I've got a 292 and something looks funny in your pic but I haven't worked on mine in a while, so I can't say what it is. If I can remember I'll try to get a pic of mine for ya. ------------------ 1969 C-10 292 I-6 4 spd in the middle of a restoration. going to get a 327 and 3.07 gears but keeping all of the original parts so I can put it back to original later on down the road. 55 chevy 4 door 150 47 Willys CJ-2A __________________ 69 C-10, 340HP 327 55 chevy 4 door 150 47 Willys CJ-2A 05 Harley Night Train 06 1200 Sportster (Wife's bike) 70 Honda CL350 OIF2 & OIF7 Veteran Nathan & Tiffany

04-25-2002, 09:07 PM	#10
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	a 230 shouldn't be in there at all. ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com Andy, in Columbus Ohio

04-26-2002, 08:16 PM	#11
AlaskanMan Life Long Alaskan Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Valdez Alaska Posts: 208	Hey, Thanks everybody now I am pretty sure it is a 292 as lifter covers are about 5 inches tall & the fuel pump is mounted behind engine mount. Longhorn - Yes it has been converted to power disk brakes The Blue Pig - I am in Valdez, it gets tooo damn cold up there lol Boilrman - Your engine is my goal, looks great, do you do any towing?? __________________ Customized 69 K20 Crewcab Valdez Alaska Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.

04-27-2002, 10:29 AM	#12
boilrman 70 Chevy 3/4t Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Kokomo,IN USA Posts: 1,230	AlaskaMan, Not normally. Although I did pull my 95 astro to the garage the other day as the tranny was going. The motor looks as good as it does due to the #1 piston in the original motor decided it had had enough and put a nice big hole in the side of the block. I had this one machined and rebuilt it myself. I have about 1300 mi on it now. ------------------ 1971 Chevy 1/2t, 350 -- SOLD 1998 Yamaha V-Star 650 1970 Chevy 3/4t, I6(freshly rebuilt), 4 speed Keokuk,IA http://communities.msn.com/SchweringFamily/shoebox.msnw MSN Messenger = boilrman Find a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life. __________________ Find a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life. 1998 Yamaha V-Star 650 1970 Chevy 3/4t, I6 (rebuilt), 4 speed Kokomo,IN

04-27-2002, 02:15 PM	#13
jose Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Salem , Oregon 97301 Posts: 1,796	Tom can you send me some pictures of lower drivers side and the pulleys . I wonder if somebody put it on the pass side cause they put something in the way . See if there is a bracket or holes for a bracket just above the front oil pan drivers side . Alternator would normally be mounted on that bracket . I can get you a bracket . What is that pipe running underneath the manifold ? __________________ 68 GMC 4x4 SWB jose6772@yahoo.com



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