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| | | | Joined: May 2022 Posts: 70 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2022 Posts: 70 | Picked up a project truck that I probably should have passed up. Always like the look of them. Was an impulse buy that hasn’t sat well with the boss. I now own a 1955 3100 half ton Stepside that has been sitting idle for 25 years. It now sits along side 1933 & 1934 Fords that I’m restoring.
I have decoded the numbers. It has a hopped up 327, a 3-speed and late 60s rear end. Been converted to disc brakes up front too but not sure what they came from. My understanding is that this makeover was done many, many years ago. My objective is to pull and sell the 327 and put a 6-cyl back in it.
Been reading up on the Stovebolt and thinking about a mid-sixties 6-cylinder if it bolts right up. Perhaps a bit more reliable, a few more horses and smoother running than the original’55 engine. But who knows where this will end up. I’m rebuilding the Holley 600, while MMO soaks the cylinders, so that I fire it up.
I look forward to learning what I don’t know.
-Mike
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1955 Chevy 2nd Series 3100 Stepside, 235cid
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,441 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,441 | Welcome to the Stovebolt madness. There is no cure!  BTW, the V8 was an option in 1955.
Martin
'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
“I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one!
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USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | If it has a V8 then any of the 63 or newer I6 engines will bolt up to the existing bell housing. You will be trading down for less horsepower and torque with the six and for way poorer fuel mileage if you choose a 292.
Evan
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Welcome to Stovebolt. Best site on the world wide web.....see you around the garage. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,445 Moderator - The Electrical Bay | | Moderator - The Electrical Bay Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,445 | Welcome to the 'bolt.. please post some pictures of your new project.
Another quality post.
Real Trucks Rattle
HELP! The Paranoids are after me!
| | | | | Joined: May 2022 Posts: 70 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2022 Posts: 70 | Struggling to locate an I6 in the New England area.
In the meantime, been doing a lot of reading but still confused on motor mount locations for the various years. Do early sixties blocks, as coilover mentioned above, use/have same motor mount location on forward sides of the block? I’m not interested in fabricating mounts, just want a drop-in bolt in for this ‘55 second series.
-Mike
1955 Chevy 2nd Series 3100 Stepside, 235cid
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,999 Gearhead, Stovebolt Tech and Parts Tracker, Mod for Swap Meet and GTT | | Gearhead, Stovebolt Tech and Parts Tracker, Mod for Swap Meet and GTT Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,999 | Mike, To maybe help hunt down an engine in your area, you can post an ad here: Truck Parts Wanted in the Swap Meet Forum. You may also want to check here: eBay & Craigslist Links Forum as often other members (like myself - lol) will posts ads we come across with resources fellow 'Bolters may be interested in. Good luck with your search! 
~ Dan 1951 Chevy 3 window 3100Follow this story in the DITY Gallery"My Grandpa Carl's Truck and How it Became Mine"1966 Chevelle (Wife's Hot Rod) | 2013 Chevy Silverado (Current daily driver) US Army MSG Retired (1977-1998) | Com Fac Maint Lead Tech Retired (1998-2021)
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