Jim,
That 302 definitely fits into nostalgia.
When I was in high school, (1956-1960 - and if
that ain't nostalgia, I don't know what is) the
flathead was king. I had a '46 Chev business
coupe that was lowered, nosed, decked, frenched
headlights, teardrop tail lights, skirts, moon
disks, etc. I blew the motor, and when I went to
get another one, the guy at the junk yard (who
knew me and my car) told me he had a 302 jimmy in
a schoolbus, and that if I mounted the radiator
in front of the core support instead of in back
of it, the jimmy would slip right in. I think I
also had to put the motor mounts backwards or
something like that. He then told me he would
throw in a split dual exhaust system and a Sharp
intake with dual carbs. I stuck it in the old
chev and flatheads may have been king, but the
GMC was sure a lot faster. The only local "hot
rod" that could outrun me was a guy with a 54
Dodge running a 271 Desoto hemi. Even a kid with
a new '59 Biscayne with 348 and four speed
couldn't nudge me out. We already have a guy on
this list racing a "garbage truck" motor, I think
we need somebody with a "dump truck" motor. If
it was me, I'd go for it. BTW, I have a picture
somwhere of a 302 GMC with a 472 blower mounted
on it. Really cool. If I can find it, I'll
email it to you.
Dick J
In East Texas
--- Jim Rose <jimrose@lightstream.net> wrote:
> Well, the 6 cyl GMC is in a '72 dump truck
> that's been parked for years.
> Body's shot, bed's wasted, but I know it ran
> strong when it was parked. My
> guess is a 302. I know it doesn't EXACTLY fit
> the 'retro nostalia' because
> of it's mfg date. What do you think? Should I
> go after it? Did they make
> 302 6 cyl back in the '50's, or is that the
> newer, improved version? Or
> will I just plain get slammed now because it is
> a newer engine and won't fit
> my strategy? :)
> I remember my dad telling me about a '52
> (or so) GMC 6 he dropped in one
> of his cars way back when, and it was pretty
> hot. That's what made me think
> of this engine. Any tech advice on this thing,
> like how does it rev, what
> kind of performance mods can be done/are
> available? Reliability?
> Love those flat heads, but...Hmmmm...
>
>
> JR
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