I talked to a guy at an ATHS truck show in Brooks Oregon a couple of years
ago. He had a 1957 GMC 370 LCF. He put a Cummins 5.9 L diesel in it. He got
the engine for free (I think) from an old manure spreader!! I think he's in
the Yakima area. I'll probably end up with a 292 . I'll look for the casting
number that says it's a GMC, but I'll end up getting whatever 292 comes
along. I'd like to keep an inline 6. And I think I can rebuild the 292
myself. I believe the 292 should bolt right up to the 700 R4. The Cadillac
500 would be a great engine. I remember somebody putting one in a Scout II.
But he put it right in, with no repair work. You can't beat the Chevy V8's
for power per dollar. Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@oldsub.com>
To: "Bob KNOTTS" <raknotts@qwest.net>; "oletrucks list"
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Fw: eng swaps..
> At the Good Guys (Puyallup) show last weekend I saw an AD panel truck that
> had a small block Ford under the hood. While I guess I think a guy should
> be able to do whatever he wants with his own stuff, I have trouble seeing
> any way that his choice made sense.
>
> But Bob, you don't need my permission to do something I think is nuts.
You
> can do it your way.
>
> I've been playing the mental configuration game for quite a while, and I'm
> convinced the best choice for my GMC is a Cadillac 500 or 472. Second
> choice is a Buick 455 and then a Pontiac 455. But looking around I don't
> find many of those available, and none cheap, and my research suggests
they
> will be costly to build.
>
> I got a Buick 430 as part of a trade that made it feel free. After
> researching parts for it I snapped up a Chevy 454 when one came along at a
> reasonable price.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob KNOTTS" <raknotts@qwest.net>
> To: "oletrucks list" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 2:09 PM
> Subject: [oletrucks] Fw: eng swaps..
>
>
> I seem to have a problem operating this computer! BK
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob KNOTTS
> To: JMungon@aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 11:56 AM
> Subject: Re: eng swaps..
>
>
> But therein lies the problem-the V8 is the easy, logical way to go. If
> you're
> going to spend thousands to restore a 50 year old (plus) truck, I think
you
> owe yourself the option of doing something exciting (not TOO exciting!)
when
> it comes to the drivetrain, or even body changes. I REALLY liked the 56
> extended cab Chevy that was at the Brothers show. But it wasn't practical.
> If
> I can do it, I'd like something different, even tho it CERTAINLY isn't
> practical. The choices are 1. 4 cylinder Cummins diesel, modified to put
out
> abt 350 lbs torque (heavy, big conversion job). 2. Stock engine. good
> choice,
> but not exciting. 3. GMC V6. Heavy, but engines in the same basic physical
> engine size, 305 to 478(6) cubic inches. VERY different. 4. 292 or 302 6
> cylinder GMC or Chevy. There is a casting number for GMC 292. Does anyone
> know
> if this engine is actually any different from the Chevy 292 six? 5. GM or
> other V8 engines. Cadillac 500, Olds 455, Pontiac, Chevy, GMC, etc. Some
of
> the less common engines might actually be better choices. The choice will
> probably be dictated by what's available and the size of my pocketbook
when
> the moment of decision arrives. But I've seen just plain BEAUTIFUL trucks
> with
> completely stock engines, "Dolled up" stock engines, and V8's. Bob K in
PHX,
> AZ.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: JMungon@aol.com
> To: raknotts@qwest.net
> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 10:41 AM
> Subject: eng swaps..
>
>
> it is fun to speculate about the different combos of eng and trans to
put
> in
> our trucks, and i do it often, but in the final analysis small block or
big
> block chev is the only way to go when you consider parts availability,
> initial
> cost, trouble free operation, performance per dollar spent, and the list
> goes
> on.....our panel truck has a 350 chev with 700r4 trans..is driven
> daily....has
> turned up 100,000 miles in five years of trouble free operation.....happy
> motoring......jerry....... weatherford texas
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