[Oletrucks] possible engine swap

[Kinderlehrer]

AND, if you want to rebuild the 235, I have a set of new pistons, 40 over 
with rings, a set of bearings 10 over and a reground crank, 10 under - all 
available at a reasonale price. I also have a spare head, but it would need 
a little valve work.

Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonas Thaler" <jonasthaler at jonasthaler.com>
To: <oletrucks at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Oletrucks] possible engine swap


> Maybe I'm not enough of a connoisseur, but I love my 235.  It was very 
> carefully rebuilt and it is rock solid and smooth.  My truck is a 1959 
> Chevy 3200.  The original engine was un-rebuildable so I got a 1962  235 
> block.   Just sayin....
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 31, 2009, at 1:02 PM, mark wrote:
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> only bolt-up will be 216/235/261 get a GMC bellhousing for same year  as 
> truck
> and get a 228/248/270/302-superior motors!
>
> if you are willing to do some frame crossmembers then my personal  choice 
> for
> an inliner is a 250 chevy from 63? to 198x with an automatic 700R4
>
> you can also bolt any GM trans to the motor with a post 1955  bellhousing.
>
> --- On Thu, 12/31/09, oletrucks-request at autox.team.net
> <oletrucks-request at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:47:36 -0500
> From: "wayne osborne" <wayne at chevytrucks.org>
> Subject: [Oletrucks] possible engine swap
> To: <oletrucks at autox.team.net>
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> Hi guys,
>  HAPPY NEW YEAR to start with...
>
> Got a guy with a 52 with a worn out 55-235 engine and wanting to  replace 
> the
> engine with as little hassle as possible and upgrade to a more modern 6
> cylinder. Anyone have an idea what might be an easy swap or what  engines 
> can
> he use and still keep the original tranny?  Anybody replaced the entire
> engine/tranny with a more modern 6 cylinder engine?