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| | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,181 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,181 | My friend Justin Newbury has a 1960 Chevy with a 235 S-6, becasue the engine blew a head gasket and upon inspection of the piston show them to be 0.060 over already, he felt it would be worth changing to a V-8.
He had a 283 and a source for a 396 big block, but have heard that headers ae hard to fit in, but is unsure what would fit the frame of his truck.
Can anyone with exp. please drop a note to the BB and give me some giudance for him to go by?
He CPU is dead and it would be a while before he can get on the net, so he asked me to see what info I can find for him.
Thanks
Jake
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 | Hy V-6 Fix Modelman, the 283 and 348 were both available in 1960 models, depending on size. Using the mounts for the 283, in theory any small block should be able to be installed. As to the exhaust, I have never owned a 60 - 62 light truck so I cannot offer an opinion. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,644 | I vote for the 348 young kids today have never even seen a 348 or a 409 I do not know about getting parts for it but that would be a very cool change .
Pete | | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 431 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 431 | '60 chevy what?
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 121 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 121 | Either the little one or the big one would fit. If a six cylinder was originally in it, I don't think a big one would be any harder to install than a little one. You will need motor mounts and about a hundred things you haven't thought of but it shouldn't be anything that can't be overcome. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | Ditch the headers and run manifolds, you'll be happier and exhaust will be easier to fit,
Scott | | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 69 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 69 | what i have never seen(not that i have ever looked very hard) is a late model dodge cummins 5.9L I6 turbo diesel in a 1950's, or a 1960's chevy truck. more power than a v8. lots of aftermarket parts, and better fuel economy. but, if you still want a v8, i say 409. the 409 was the boss back then, and its still the boss now
2000 Nissan Frontier, 3.3L (sold)
2006 Chevy Cobalt SS, 2.4L
1952 Chevy 1/2 pickup, 235 c.i. I6
when life speeds up, downshift
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | the Cummins 6 has been installed in at least two that i know of. Somewhere in the bolt archives are links to pics. Get the whole driveline. The Dodge installed units had a Chrysler specified FH / RD option that was different than those used in bread trucks and delivery vans. The FH option from the 4B will bolt to the 6B (and visa-versa). Make sure you use an appropriate frame under the truck (1/2 ton wont cut it), as even the Dodge Frames twist under torque and cause the front window to crack.
I am doing a Cummins QSB3.3 in my frankentruk.
The problems we face today can not be addressed at the same level of intelligence we were at when we created them - Albert Einstein Or with the same level of $ - Me
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