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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,317 Former Workshop Owner | | Former Workshop Owner Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,317 | I picked up a copy of his 1954 (reprint) Chevy Inline 6 Speed Tip book at a swap meet yesterday. I have only skimmed through a couple chapters, but it looks like it will be some interesting reading.
Has anyone else read it, and are there any more similar books that anyone can recommend?
I have acquired a couple 235's and one 216 that I am tempted to experiment with.
John | | | | | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,897 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,897 | The 235s are a much better place to start... if they are full pressure 235s. The 216 requires a lot more work on the bottom end and then has the smaller displacement. If you want to get real serious, you would build a 261 chevy, or a 270 or 302 gmc. There is no substitute for displacement.
John
P.S. I have the little yellow book... California Bill Fisher's GMC Speed Manual. It is good reading, but is a little out of date. He talks about knurling pistons, a practice that simply isn't done today, and grinding the crank an extra 2 thousandths fore more oil flow to the bearings, which again isn't common practice. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 873 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 873 | Another one is How to Hop up Chevy and GMC engines. Link | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 841 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 841 | ive got copys of both of them and they are great. especially the prices they quote.  | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,317 Former Workshop Owner | | Former Workshop Owner Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,317 | Thanks, I forgot to count the 235 that is in the truck. So I have 4 total that I can take apart, 2 full pressure 235s, 1 each 235 and 216 low pressure (dippers).
I have some steel parts tubs that I can use to help keep the parts separated. I will probably take apart 2 and pick the one in the best shape to rebuild.
Never messed with an inline before, I always replaced them with V8's. This is going to be a learning experience.
Thanks Again
John | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 887 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 887 | I've always wanted to take two heads from an appropriately sized and spaced v-8, lop off one cylinder and then weld the two 3-cylinder heads together and mount them on a 261 with the intake on one side and exhaust on the other.
I read somewhere that someone did that and it worked well, but I haven't been able to find the article since I first saw it.
'51 Chevy 1/2 ton w/'62 261, HEI, offy, fentons, dual carter/webbers, t-5 & 12 bolt posi
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