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| | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 71 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 71 | I finally gave up on rebuilding a 216 and decided to install a 235. I did a search on disguising a 235 to resemble a 216 but found no help. Anyone got trick valve covers to fool the eye?
Thanks | | | | | | OLTrucks Unregistered | | OLTrucks Unregistered | Use the valve cover from your 216 and the two long rocker arm bolts that hold on your valve cover to the 216 a 235 gasket cut off the tabs that stick out for the four bolts and thats done. then use the water pump adapter plate your good 216 water pump and your crank pully and you about a good as one can get.
Mike | | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 71 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 71 | Thanks OLTrucks. That sounds way too easy. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 874 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 874 | I've disguised mine. The 216 parts I have put on my 235 are: bellhousing, flywheel, starter, distributor, fuel pump, road draft tube, and of course the valve cover and water pump (with adapter plate) Photo Of course the short side cover is the most obvious giveaway, but most people won't know the difference. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 | If you have a oem oil filter setup, you can take it off in order to further the disguise. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 388 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 388 | If you really want a 235 to look like a 216, with the tall pushrod cover, you need a 1941-49 235 "Hi-Torque" engine. Is this one being discussed on the Inliners' BB still available? These blocks came with the low pressure oiling system, but it was once fairly common to convert them to high pressure with precision insert bearings. Hoyt | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 388 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 388 | Curt B.,
That is a terrific side cover (and truck - I hope that mine comes out even close to it!). Did you make the sidecover yourself? As I recall, our member 6cylindersovertexas has a somewhat similar side cover on his 261 in a 1937 pickup. Of course, a dedicated nit-picker would complain about the upper row of attachment screws being in the wrong location, but I won't tell anyone. One could also "install" some fake 1/4-20 pan head screws up where the original 216 side cover attaches to the head, and cover the 'real" screws that attach the new sidecover to the upper face of the side of the 235 or 261 block with a "decorative" strip of machined aluminum to complement the rest of the sidecover. That would probably be easier that converting a 41-49 Hi-Torque 235 to full pressure and insert bearings.
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