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#42558 11/09/2003 10:01 PM | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 4 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 4 | I have a 1961 c-60 that has a 261 engine that has gone bad.I have a 292 engine in a 1964 c-60,would it be a lot of trouble to put the 292 in,or should I keep trying to find another 261, thanks,Jim. | | |
#42559 11/10/2003 1:31 AM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 55 Member | | Member Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 55 | If your truck came with the option that year for a 292 you should be able to put the stock 292 motor mounts on it with little trouble. If not the 292 had off set or (one on the passenger or driver side went more forward than a 261) so mounting the motor mount to your frame in the right spot is the challenge. Who you are speaks so loudly that you are one of Gods children, I'll listen to what you have to say. O  | | |
#42560 11/10/2003 3:25 AM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 687 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 687 | I believe the 1961 truck came with the torsion bar suspension. I have a 1966 c10 and it's set up from the factory to accept a 230-292 straight six or any small or big block v8 - only the 292 requires a frame bracket change.
The '66 has a crossmember in place in which to mount the engine brackets to the frame. Being that a small block was optional back then you should be able to mount a 250 by just finding the appropriate v8 hardware from another '61. Since the 292 mounts differently on the passenger side, and wasn't available until 1963 chances are that some fabrication will have to be done to the frame and/or crossmember to accept the passenger side bracket.
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#42561 11/10/2003 8:23 PM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | Don't throw out that 261, I'm sure someone will want it as a core, since they are getting rare.
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