Hello
I'm new here, but I'm a born and bread car guy. And I love trucks a lot.
I'm a skilled ex-mechanic and a trained Welder.
The other day I was contacted by a guy who is a friend of a friend. Very nice guy, whom just bought a 56 Chevy 6400 firetruck.
He had an issue with the engine (261), that put a rod through the block.
He wants to do an engine swap, but can't find a 261, this side the Atlantic, that is running but without car. I should have mentioned that I'm Danish, and also apologized for any shortcomings in my English and my spelling in general.
He also got an early fifties 235 pressurized car engine in his stash, with a car transmission and pedals from a 1936/37 car. With motor mounts further back on block them the ones in his truck. But luckily both his engines have the same early "under the timing cover" truck mount. That sits over the front crossmember.
We been going over this a couple of times. I think he should stay inline, and he just wants to get it on the road. So if I help him, he don't care what we stuff in it.
I've been looking around and there ain't many 261 engines around. The closest we got was a 250, in Sweden. Or a low miles 235 from a 57 pick up. And I think that the 250 will be better for a non period correct truck, that will se some mills on it
This is a long post, I know, but I try keeping it short.
But what is the commonly used way to get a 250 in to an old truck?
Is motor mounts in tha ball park of right?
Is there an "timing cover" motor mount available? Or can anybody do a drawing of how it needs to look, because then I can have it laser cut at my work.
But I would prefer to have some advise on how to do it if anybody else got any good input?
Is it correct the 235/261 is same length, as a 250? And the 230 is shorter and the 292 is longer?
And can anybody measure on up for me?
What starter, clutch and flywheel do I need for a 250, to match a SM420 with a 55-72 V8 truck bellhousing? 168 teeth flywheel of an V8? Will the 261/SM420 clutch fit the flywheel? Will a v8 starter from any car/truck with a 168 teeth flywheel fit?
Is it a good idea to run a Dual carb intake on a truck?
