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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 222 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 222 | Has anyone heard of putting an old Hemi in an Advanced Design, 1951, 3600 truck? I have a 1954, 331 Hemi and I would like to know if it will fit and clear the frame rails. If you know of it being done, how about letting me know! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 576 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 576 | do a search on the hamb for a guy who uses 65standard as a handle...his build is unbelievable......dave
1949 Chevrolet 3100 "When this thing hits 88 miles an hour, you're going to see some serious sh%t." -Doc Brown
| | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | You'll find that dimensionwise, the Hemi will have all of the same problems that putting a Smallblock Chevy in an AD has, only a bit worse, as the Hemi is much wider than the Chevy.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 | I've seen an Olds 455 sitting between the rails of a '49. I've also seen plenty of LS motors in them too. Can't see any reason a Hemi cant' be done. I'm sure the inner fenders and steering shaft/gearbox will need to me massaged. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 222 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 222 | Thanks for your thoughts. The truck has a small block in it now and when you set the old hemi next to a small block it looks more massive. The heads are larger and I was concerned that there might not be enough room for headers to clear the frame without having to set the engine up much higher. I am not registered on hamb so I can't see 65standard's build but I take it he did put a Hemi in his truck. At any rate, thanks! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,168 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,168 | | | | | | Joined: May 2008 Posts: 14 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2008 Posts: 14 | Check out Hotrodsandhemis.com. Bill put a 331 hemi in his AD and gives a step by step pictorial for his project. He also has a lot of info on early Hemis.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 222 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 222 | Hi Gabbyp! Thanks for the site. I took a look and found it very interesting. I am going to email him and run some ideas by him. Thanks again. Rick | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | do a search on the hamb for a guy who uses 65standard as a handle...his build is unbelievable......dave Ditto on that one Dave,I seem to remember he dimpled the inner fenders to clear the heads and headers. Nothing's a problem for him though,he's a master with metalwork!
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
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