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#30260 11/06/2002 10:57 PM | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 | I have this 292 sitting in my barn. Also have my 37 Chevy 1/2 ton thats been powered by a modified 261 for 6 years.I'm seriously thinking of pulling the 261 and dropping in a built 292.I did some measuring, the 292 is the same length as a 235/261 without a shortened water pump so its about 2 inches too long, no problem, move the radiator foward. A bigger concern is the rivited crossmsmber that supports the bellhousing on the truck.Do any of you have or seen a 250-292 engine sitting in 37-40 truck? was the crossmember modified for clearance? I'm thinking the bottom of a typical small block clutch housing will foul the crossmember. Perhaps a cast iron small block with the removable inspection pan will clear. | | |
#30261 11/07/2002 5:11 AM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | Well, My brother and I put a 230-6 cyl. in the `48 1-ton when he had it(16 years ago).It had the cast-iron bellhousing and We made some brackets shaped like a wedge to fit the flat area on the stock crossmember to the angled mount area on the cast-iron housing.The mounts are long gone or I would send them to you  . I think that the GMC radiator will work for an inch or more clearance at the front of the engine as the GMC radiators sit more foreward,not at an angle like the Chevy radiators.
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#30262 11/07/2002 12:03 PM | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 | I would probably use a tranny mount and the two mounts on the engine. The engine mount brackets are easy to make and I made a tranny crossmemeber for a the truck 6 years ago, its bolted in but not used with the 261 engine and transmission.I suppose the best way is to pull the present drivetrain out and install the 292 to see what's in the way, and go from there. | | |
#30263 11/24/2002 4:32 AM | 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 | go all the way, Put a hoss v8 in the 37 pickup. I did and now its a thundering pickup  | | |
#30264 11/24/2002 2:12 PM | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 800 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 800 | What's wrong with the 261? Gonna use it in you NEW one?!?!?! You're busted. New truck on the way. We know all!!!!!!!!! | | |
#30265 11/24/2002 2:40 PM | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 | Nothing is wrong with the 261, just like to try something else, but not a V-8.Yes, a new truck may be on the way, like a 34 Chevy dump truck, maybe. | | |
#30266 11/24/2002 7:49 PM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | Why not get the 302 from GL and put that in the truck  Or I could get you a 32,000 mile GMC V-12 that is COMPLETE! If you think you can make it fit 
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#30267 11/25/2002 2:44 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 30 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 30 | Tony, I'm attempting to replace a 216 with a 292 in my 42 1.5 ton Military Chevy. The 292's side motor mounts interfere with the steering box and the engine is a couple of inches longer. I had originally planned on an electric fan (the radiator can't be moved) but now am considering modifying the firewall to move the engine back. A GMC 270 or 302 would work a whole lot better but I wanted to remain all Chevy with more modern power. Good luck, let me know how it works if you do the conversion. web page | | |
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