My first car was a 1949 Chev that my dad helped
me put a 302 Jimmy in. It was a gas engine
though. Is this the same motor you guys are
talking about? If so, that was the true stealth
weapon of the 40s and 50s. It just took a little
sledge hammer work, and moving the radiator
forwar a little to get it in. Dad hogged out the
intake manifold and put some kind of 2-bbl carb
on it - I think it came from a straight 8 Buick
or something. Most guys thought the motor was
just a plaine jane chevy, but I chewed up every
flathead rod in town. Even when the Chev v8 came
out in 55, it was two years before anybody around
town did enough soup-up to any of them to take my
jimmy-powered chev. As a mater of fact, the
first car ever to beat me was a 57 chev with a
paxton blower on it. That jimmy had some kind of
torque!!
Dick J
--- Dave Mann <davemann@roadsters.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Jul 1999 KingGlamis@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Rich,
> > Where in the world did you get the dumptruck
> engine idea?
>
> He was referring to Russ Meeks' car, which is
> powered by a GMC six. These
> engines were introduced in 1937 and produced
> until the late Fifties, in
> 270- and 302-inch versions. They were never
> used in passenger cars - only
> trucks. Their applications ranged from pickups
> through dump trucks to
> massive US Army trucks.
>
> Russ likes to be different. When you see his
> car, you'll realize he's
> doing a pretty good job of it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Mann
>
> Webmaster, Roadsters
> http://roadsters.com/
>
>
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