I am fortunate to have 2 trucks. One has a 6 cylinder / 4 speed, and the
other one I am contemplating the V8 so that I can take it on 4,000 mile round
trip visits (driving 10 hours / day) to see my family.
I do not have faith in my 6 cylinder that I could do that at today's highway
speeds and for extended periods of time.
I have seen several V8 conversions that did not have any sheetmetal mods and
could easily be converted back to a 6 cylinder.
Walt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Nick, please reread my earlier replies.
I am not trying to answer questions to have an argument.
They were my thoughts, not anyone else.
I don't need medication for my thoughts.
However, to help someone else I will still try.
Personally, I did not ask for putting in a V8, I would keep a 6.
I haven't seen any other replies to help.
Only excuses to not do it.
It depends on each others cake.
I would rather have a six but the V8 can go in.
What front sheetmetal do you think needs modifying?
The V8 is shorter than a six, so fits without firewall or radiator
mods.
True, mounts have to be added to frame.
Some removing of old brackets will be needed.
I did not give a complete 1,2, 3 of doing it.
I said there were things to read between the lines.
I agree, some people do not install very well.
But, it wasn't the improper install of a V8 that kept me from buying
any trucks.
All, please don't have a sheltered life of not looking at many
trucks with nice installs. They are out there.
Please check out the link from StoveBolt that someone else did:
http://www.stovebolt.com/techtips/projects/johnhenry.htm
Just my Thoughts,
Walt
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Walt
> To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 2:33 PM
> Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Re: V8 in a 1951 Truck
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> Walt said:
> ""Its a piece of cake actually."
>
> I didn't want to get into this, but Walt has not been taking his
medication. Piece of Cake! Don't think so. You have to butcher
more sheet metal and change more things than you can imagine. Can
it be done? - Sure. But certainly not a piece of cake. Probably
the only reason he has seen more for sale with V8 is that by the
time they got done hacking them up they needed to sell them. Most
of the ones I've seen have been so porely done that they wouldn't be
considered road worthy and they are trying to pawn it off to some
sucker. They were made for a I6 - keep em' that way.
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> Nick K.
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> 51 261 3100
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> Oak Island NC
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> Hardly. Don't forget about butchering the front sheet metal.
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