Hi Oletruckers,
I went to a local car show last week and I saw a 1939 Chevrolet coupe.
This car had a really neat engine compartment. The engine was a later
235. It had the following modifications. Dual split fenton headers, 4
barrel aluminum water heated intake manifold with a 4 barrel carb of
some kind, the water heated manifold was plumbed the following way: A
water hose line from a "T" adapter from the Thermostat housing 3/4
inches outlet to one side of the manifold and another "T" connector from
the temperature sensor on top side of the head to other side of the
manifold.
It also had a arge HEI distributor with the coil on cap cap. I was not
able to find the owner to ask questions, but I kept on wandering where
the HEI distributor came from. Yesterday I had a chance to browse around
the local pick'n'pull, the closest that I saw was a 1975 Chevy Nova with
a 250 6 cyl engine, I proceeded to remove the distributor and noticed
that the shaft and gear are very similar to the distributor shaft and
gears of the 235 stock distributor. They want $24.95 for the complete
setup, I did not get it because they are having a 50% sale this weekend
and I also noticed that someone had already removed the electronic
module from inside. I am going back this weekend to get one from another
car or get this one if has not been take yet. All 250cid 6 Cyl Novas had
this HEI from 1975 to 1979.
To make a long story short, Has anyone out here done this modification?
How much work or machining is involved?
Thanks,
Antonio,
'53 3100
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