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| | | | Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 57 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 57 | i have 51 3100 would like to swap hubs from 6 lug to 5 lug.... putting camaro rear end in along with t5 trans and 250 in line 6 , would like same bolt pattern... | | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,191 Insomniac | | Insomniac Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,191 | Our truck has a Camaro rear end. We put Camaro disc brakes on the front and Camaro master cylinder under the floor. The 5 bolt pattern will be hidden behind hub caps.
Caveat: I have only driven the truck up and down the drive way and on the street in front of our house. We still have some work to do before we can put plates on it and fully test it. I am working on the box at the moment and I'm a bit worried that the tires will rub on the box sides. I'm not sure as I have the 14" Camaro wheels on the truck at the moment. After Fran paints the 15" rims, I can get tires mounted, wheels installed and I will know for sure. Wheel spacers are available, but I'm hoping that I won't need them...
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1954 1/2 ton 235 4 speed
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,307 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,307 | I had a 250 six in a 72 gmc . My 54 has a 235 in it and I like the 235 much better.don't know what your 51 has in it or if it will bolt up to the 235, but I think it will .if you have a 216 I think the only mod for the 235 is a water pump with a shorter shafts. Or keep the stock 216.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 57 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 57 | this truck had an low oil pressure 235 with org 3 on the colum org 411 rear end inclosed drive shaft..45 to 50 was all it wanted... the last old truck i had had a 216 .. im retired now and live out from town, i dont want to trailer or tow this truck....this 250 is out of a 77 nova t5 from s10 early 90 camaro 323/1 rear end should cruse 60 65 all day.. is there some thing about the 250 you didnt like... | | | | | Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 57 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 57 | did your disc brakes come as a kit or did you bone yard part it? the rear end messured almost the same ..i dont have mine in yet .. but i belive no adapotors will be required...i hope | | | | | Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 57 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 57 | sounds like yours will be done, before mine let me know about the spacers | | | | | Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 57 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 57 | yea it will bolt up to a newer 235... i found 250 and went with it....ill not list my old drive train untill im happy with new one | | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,307 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,307 | The 250 I had was a new rebuild and never ran right when I got my 235 in my 54 it ran a lot nicer and was more basic to keep tuned.no pollution control gizmos. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 39 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 39 | It's been a while since I did it, but I used '54 Chev car front drums. Seems I had to use different bearings. | | |
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