Wasnt sure if a 216 Harmonic Balancer would fit a 235 (so you have the hand
crank ability) or not. I have a 216 with a short side cover. They made a few
for cars that didnt have the long one. I dont feel too bad about a short
side cover, but all else I wanted as close as possible.
Deve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Pewterbaugh" <dpewter@email.msn.com>
To: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>; "OleTrucks"
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 11:43 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Disquised 235's
> Don't know what else you CAN do, but I DON'T think you can hide the side
> cover being shorter (all 216's had a full side cover). You'd have to
> actually extend the side cover up over the side of the head; 216 heads are
> machined on the side to accept the upper portion of the pushrod cover.
The
> 235 doesn't have the side face machined & you wouldn't be able to get a
very
> good seal even if it fit without any other problems.
>
> Regards,
> Doug Pewterbaugh
> dpewter@msn.com
> Denton, TX
> 49 3104 216 5-window
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Deve Krehbiel <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
> To: OleTrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 3:41 PM
> Subject: [oletrucks] Disquised 235's
>
>
> > I want to build a 235 so it looks like its a 216. Besides a 216 Valve
> Cover,
> > what other things does a person do?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Deve Krehbiel
> > Hesston, Kansas
> > 1950 3100 * 1949 3600 * 1948 4400
> > www.speedprint.com/Deves50/index.html
> >
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
>
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