The "blue flame" six was the high performance engine chevy put in the
corvettes before they came out with the V-8.
John
49 3800 chevy panel
52 640 GMC Firetruck
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From: Passnb4U@aol.com <Passnb4U@aol.com>
To: apache58truck@hotmail.com <apache58truck@hotmail.com>;
oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, December 18, 1999 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Ever see a fleetside dump truck?
>In a message dated 12/18/99 3:08:39 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>apache58truck@hotmail.com writes:
>
>> Hi,
>> I saw a 58 parts truck today.
>> The man said it has a power takeoff.
>> It makes the back lift and dump with gears to a pump.
>> Now it is on a Viking 6000
>> I had an idea. Here it is but I need some help.
>> I might want to make a fleetside dump truck.
>> I have an Apache 36. Are there any like that?
>>
>> First I wanted my 59 all original.
>> We can't find all original parts so far.
>> We need to but an engine and trans in but
>> original was automatic shift. The man has a 3 or 4 speed shift.
>> Also did anybody every hear the name of Blue Streak or something
>> to name the Chevy 6 engine?
>> Bye-
>> Brian
>
>
> I've many pickups with dump beds on them, as a side note my Dad had a '58
>Chevy 1ton that he put a flat bed dump on.
>
> I think you mean "Blue Flame" engine, but I've no idea what it really
>means, I see reference to it in my MoToRs manual. I wonder if it's the
>hydraulic lifter motors?
>
> Mike
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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