Although the Bill Fisher book was originally written many years ago it is
still a good read and has a lot of good info in it. For those of you going
to the Portland Swap meet, Bill is usually there every year. He is usually
in the Smithsonian Building. I was there yesterday for setup day and I did
not see him there but he usually doesn't come in until Friday. If any of you
going to Portland want a copy of that book and cannot find Mr. Fisher, I
know that there is a booth in building 2 in the Northwest corner that has
several copies of that book along with lots of Inline 6 cylinder
"stuff"(headers, intakes, etc. The booth number I cannot remember, but it is
in the second row from the northwest corner of what we call building two
which is, I believe the 2nd building from the north side of the Expo Center.
It was a neat day there yesterday as I had a vendor pass and for the 2nd
year in a row vendors can sell to vendors only on setup day. I saw five or
six AD trucks for sale, one was a show class truck and they went down hill
from there. I don't remember seeing any TF trucks but I did not make it all
the way around the outside as I was busy until almost noon setting up the
booth that I mentioned above. I bought mainly tools and I found the long
wire bushes (almost like gun cleaning brushes) that I need to finish
cleaning the passages for the Chevy "261" that I am building.
Ralph Linnell
"ChevySix"
ChevySix@seatac.net
http://www.seatac.net/chevysix/
Inliners International Membership Chairman
Inliner # 2132
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeremy Eastman <jeastman@appliedtheory.com>
To: <oletrucks-digest@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 1999 7:00 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] How to "Hop Up" Chevrolet & GMC Engines
> Got my 235 head back from the machine shop yesterday after crack repair
and
> valve job. Got talking to the machinist about strategies for rebuilding a
> spare 235 or 261 and he lent me a pretty neat book... "How to Hop Up
> Chevrolet and GMC Engines".
>
> This book's still in print, but a direct copy of the 1951 edition.. got
> some great info on what was available for the Chevy straight sixes back
> then and some good technical information on cams, pistons, etc. The
author
> recommended the Chevy truck block for building. Some really nice pictures
> & explanation of chevy-six hi-po gear (probably pretty hard to find now,
> but worth wishing for at swap meets).. Besasie & Roots superchargers;
> Hilborn-Travers fuel injection; Nicson, Edelbrock, Tattersfield & Edmunds
> manifolds... I had no clue this stuff was available (at least then) for
> the late 40's and 50's sixes.
>
> This shop does a fair amount of work on Chevy sixes.. The machinist there
> has really got me thinking about a roller cam & lifter set-up when I look
> to rebuild my spare (whenever I get it). (I'll put in a plug for them..
> their prices are pretty reasonable and they're into the Chevy sixes. Shop
> is Jim Farrand Engines, they're located in Syracuse, NY, phone is
472-8708.)
>
>
> How to "Hop Up" Chevrolet & GMC Engines
> Fisher Books
> 4239 W. Ina Road, Suite 101
> Tucson, AZ 85741
> 520-744-6110
> ISBN 1-55561-147-8
> ($14.95 US)
>
>
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